The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-08
SATURDAY, AUGUST $, 1855.
At Grand Menan.

A small party of gentlemen from this city
have just returned from a fortnight's ramble
around Grand Menan, Eastport Me-, and
neighboriug points in New Brunswick and
Newfoundland.
They found the Island of Grand Menan
which has usually been credited as a rather
favored resort OF holiday seekers almost
deserted. 1t is remarkable island, thickly
wooded and rising in precipitous cliffs from
the sea. The climate is delightfully."- cool.
While duriI G thu hot spell of July the mer-
curry was touching 1000 in Wilmington, in
that a-giIt locality it ranged from 75o tc
500. Boating, stroing around, and fishing
were quite enjoyable during tho hottest
hours Of the day Catching fish and curing
them is the only occupation of the natives
The few villages On the island are conse
quently not sweet savored. This land is il
no degree a show place. 1t is quie
secluded spot where nothing is expected to b,
done by the visitor but idle.
The locality is blessed with that iucalcu
liable and exceptional qualification of holi
day hours namely the entire absence of so
cial demands The fair sex has not yet in
vaded the territory and it remains free
The natives of that secluded appauage o
Her most Gracious Majesty the Queen looket
upon their visitors from Wilmington will
somewhat of thai reverential awe and respec
that his fellow Indians accorded Sittin
Bull when he arrived home gorgeous
appareled in stOve-pipe hat and othe
habiliments obtained during Ills Visit t
Washington.
Cod fishing was investigated by the part
with some success. The pursuit is not
very interesting one as the cod is not yer
voracious fish. 1t is almost impossible t
tell whether you have bite or not, as bu
the gentlest trembling of the line is th
Indication of a nibble. When being draw
up the cod does not struggle bard, and onl
when you see its silyery form score q
feet or SO in the water are you sure @
having something at the end of your line
The general features of the coast incl
: dng Grad Alensa- ard {the soassss~eg
territory around the Bay Of Fundy are tina
of bold steep cliffs with clear deep watt
at their base. The characteristic Of abno
mally high tides for which this Locality
commonly credited, our visitors foun
great difficulty in satisfying themselves VI
on. They saw nothing unusual at Gran
Menan Island, and though they endeavorc
to get some ocuIar-proof nothing wa
ascertained outside Of the ''say-so" of PEI
pie who claimed to have been in the uppC
reaches of the Bay of Fundy. There it
stated the tides rise to hight of sixt,
feet
The natives arc an unassuming quiet ella
apparently without any ambition whateve
The great attraction of the locality appear
to be the delightfully."- cool fresh atmospher
full of the taste" of sea air, which com
in un0bstructed from the Atlantic
In crossing and re.orossing from Britt
to Uncle Sans territory there were no d
fcultes in regard TO customs inspect,
Oh board the boat there was an Eugli
revenue officer. HIS duties did not aPpC
to comprehend an inspection of the "
mington luggage, it had not heen openc
simply chalk mark in peculiar hieroglyp
was all that could be discerned 10 indjca
any customs inspection.