The news., 1885-07-14
TUCKERTON.
The County Line Matt r.

son attorney for Atlantic county, met
at Absecon, July I'd, 1885, to hear evi
dence on the part of Atlantic county
Eli Bo,cela, sworn-I was seventy
five years old the twenty-fifth of Sep
tember last. l was born at Smith.
vile. 1 have always followed the bay
When | was boy l went with ia.
ther. l was familiar with the waters
about Little Egg Harbor. Father was
over eighty-four years old when he
died. He died about thirty years ago
| heard him say when l was young
where the county line was. | heard
Isaac Holzcom say he was there when
the line was run. l heard James
Baremore speak of the line. He told
me the new inlet was called the line.
1t ran down the Grassy Channel to
new inlet. Heard Isaac Holzcom say
line was run from swimming over
point to Grassy Channel and to new
inlet. Always could land on Little
Beach and walk to Absecon Inlet.
Old Brigantine Inlet used to run out
below Shell Gut Inlet, so old folks
told me IsaaclHolzcom was father of
Captain William Holzcom. Baremore
House formerly stood on Little Beach
where Daniel lived: James lived far
ther South. Shell Gut Inlet ran
along Pullen's Island one hundred
yards. James Baremore said Burling-
ton county wanted to claim on Little
Beach but that they could not come
there. Brigantine Inlet was then
North. The waters ran North through
Shell Gut.
John II. wilson, sworn-I am sixty
nine years old. have always sailed
vessels. ! am familiar with the wa
ters of Little Egg Iarbor. was
born in Burlington county. Moved to
Atlantic county when | was twenty
one years old. Father was sixty-five
years old when he died. He died
forty years ago. Heard my father
James Wilson, Ebenezer Sooy, Will
liam Leek, Captain Daniel Townsend
and Charles Loyeman, all old men,
Loveman was eighty-four years old
when he died and has been dead about
forty-five years, heard those people
speak about the line There was once
a dispute as to oyster beds, and Dan
iel Townsend said the line was from
swimming point to deep point and
straight down to Salt Island, down
Grassy Channel and then out new in
let to sea. All these men lived in Bur
lington county. Daniel Townsend
was well informed man and was al
ways looking up such matters. All
these men were present when the ex-
| planation was made. was boy lis
tening. All agreed as to the line
Don't know where old Brigantine In
let was. Different times inlets broke
| through and closed. Have travelled
from Little Beach to Absecon Inlet
These inlets were at the Northwardly
part of Little Beach. Grassy Bay wa.
ters emptied out Great Thoroughfare
and went out Shell Gut. Brigantint
Inlet was then closed. James Bare.
more's house stood South of Brigan
tine Inlet. We used it for guide in
coming in.
John Collins, sworn-I am seventy
nine years old. Have been farming
and watering. | was familiar witt
the waters. Heard old people SPEAK
of the line. Heard John Endicott, NJ
Endicott, Clark Williams, Ebeneezel
Sooy of Burlington county. Under
stood from these people line was from
mouth of river through Grassy Chan.
mel North of Salt Island across Huey's
Bar South of Anchor Island. Heard
there was contention about wrecke ed
goods and at such times would be con.
tention about the line. Daniel Town
sends father said line was as described
above. James Baremore's House was
half a mile below the Government
House. l guess at it from looking W
a year ago from the hotel below Brig
antine Beach. Don't know where
John Candy or present Brigantine In
let is. Haven't been on beach for {
number of years.
Felir Leeds, sworn-I am seventy
seven years old. / am son of Rober
Leeds, Deputy Surveyor. Have littl,
knowledge of bays and inlets. HearC
father say river and bay was the lin'
and think | heard him say the lint
did not follow the bay, but crossed
the beach to the sea. He said instead
of going to the inlet it went across tn,
beach to the sea across the Nortl
end of Brigantine Beach now Islant
Beach The waters of Shooting Thor
oughfare formerly ran down South
wardly by new inlet to the sea Soutl
of Point of Sods.
Samuel Dduis, sworn--I am seventy
five years old. I have been a seaman
l am familiar with Little Egg Harbol
Sailed with Captain Jonas Smith
Heard step-father speak of line whel
was young. He was ninety year
old when he died. Been dead abou
thirty years. | was a boy when
heard him speak of it. understoo'
him to say had to be particular whei
oystering as to the line. Line was b
Grassy Channel through new inlet
sea. Heard old Adam Conover spea
, of it in the same way. / was grea
hand to wreck under wrecking-mastel
Wrecks on Short Beach were usual
attended to by Atlantic county master
Have helped wreck-master of Allan
tic county at North end of Islam
Beach under Holzcom, who was az
pointed by insurance companies ol
; Wall street; Captain Adams was ar
pointed the same way. There was n
place known as Brigantine Inlet il
my young days. The inlet at Peter
Beach we called Brigantine Inlet. /
was open when first knew it. 1t j
North of Absecon. 1t closed fift
years ago. Another one North of j
S opened and closed since. Where AT
secon now is my step-father said ther
WAS grove of oaks. There was ar
per inlet cut through Brigantin
Oh three miles South of J. Gand
We waterman don't call thes