Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-05
REHOBorH.
Tho Paradise Of Sporisnien and the
Delight of Epicures-A Pcn-pic-
lure OF the Peninsuia-Cnpita
and uuergy WOutd RriuE Naryei-

and Energy WOuid Bring Warvei-
ous DeveiOpncni.
Special correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
kEHoBuTH, August 27.-Energy, enter-
prise, railroad facilities and the proxi-
nifty 10 the large centres OF population
have combined to dot tho New Jersey
coast with q score Of watering places Of
more or leas renown, until now there ia
scarcely en- available site on that coast
suitable for starting new resort. Year
by year as summer travel has increased,
these various places have been built up
and made prosperous. TIE crowds have
become SO great at some OF them, that q
demand has arisen for some virgin resorts
to which the modsst and retired pleasure
seeker can 20 for rest without being re-
qrired 20 miugle with the large and often
obnoxious excursion crowds.
This demand has turned the attention
OF capitalists to the coast on the PENN
sula which is as yet but little known to
pleasure seekers, ard has never been
doomed like its more prosperous but less
favored sisters on the New Jersey coast.
From Rehuboth to Cape Charles, the sea
oonst of this Peninsula offers dozen or
more sites for extensive watering places
which are unrivalled In all the sdvan-
tages which go to make up those resorts
and all the facilities which help to real
ize the dreams of those seeking either
rest or sport. The boating, fishing, guu-
ming and bathing are unexcelled and
mosquitoes are not SO plentiful as at some
of the New Jersey resorts.
Most OF all, this Peninsula is the gar
den spot Of the United States and can
furnish more good things to tickle the
palate OF the epicure than any strip Of
territory of equal sizs in this or any other
country. 1t is the home OF the luscious
peach and other small fruits, the Buccu.
lent shsd. the sott-shellei crab, the juicy
oyster, the royal diamond. backed tsrrapin,
the cauyas-b backed duck and the Thousand
and one other good things that make life
worth living. Some or all Of these deli
oacies are at your very doors and it only
needs little capital and pluck to bring
these advantages properly before the
pleasure seeking public and the result
will speak for itself. Net only will it
bring thousands of people to this Penin-
sula who now annually leave their ducats
in our neighboring state but it will serve
to advertise its advantages to visitors,
many of whom would undoubtedly find it
pleasant enough for their permanent
abode.
Lswes and Rehoboth, their location
and prospects,, are tolerably we'll known,
but outside Of Ocean City, the remainder
of the PeninBulnr seacoast ia unfamiliar
| except to those few who have discovered
its beauties and are quietly availing them
| selves of them unbeknown to the ma
| jority OF the outside world. About one
mile south OF Rehoboth, and Just back
| of the Douglass House, Is a beautiful
sheet OF water known as Rehoboth Bay,
which Is q paradise for sportsmen. On
it's banks stands the famous old hostelrie
OF Tredeniok, which figures in George
| Alfred Townsend's "Entailed Hat" II
was q famous resort for sportsmen in
days gone by, before tine present large
hotels were built. Tredepiok died a
year or so ago, but his widow still lives
there. It Is now but recollection,
although the long, low building still
shows q hospitable-lookingf front. This
bay sbounds in soft-shelled crabs and
fish during summer and ducks and other
birds during winter.
Just below Rehoboth Bay and con-
nected to it, is Indian River bay, another
fine body Of water for sportsmen. A
few miles further south the explorer will
strike Assswoman bay, long body of
water separated from the sea by narrow
strip of land on which stands Fenwick's
Island light to warn the mariner of the
dangers of the shoals CT here, which
have been the grave OF many brave
sailors. Aasawoman bay, further dewn
ths coast, widens into the Isle of Wight
bay. in which is an island Of the same
name. A narrow body Of water Known
| H.. aku kha To-. 80
Wight bay to Ohincoteague Sound, By
far the largest body OF water along ths
Peniusular coast at the upper end OF
Slnepuxent bay is Ocean City, Maryland's
famous resort, which is enjoying one OF
tho most prosperous seasons in its ex.
istence this summer.
Chincoieegue Sound is a body of water
about 20 to 20 miles long aud several
miles wide. AT its upper end it Is Eepa
rated from the sea BY oinspuxent Beach.
This beach stops just below point
about opposite SnoE Hill, where Greer
Ruu Inlet formerly connected the sound
and the ocsan to form Asssteague Island
which is now really Peninsula.
Where Green hun Inlet flowed mar
named Scott has erected big hote
which has become favorite resort fol
tho ocsan and directly behind it, separ
ated only by narrow body Of wLter, il
the Chincoteague Island, the birthplace
: and home Of the famous Ohinootesgut
ponies. The pony penning, which is al
annual feature st these two islonds and
which usually draws hundreds OF visi
tors, took place Last week. Ohipcoteagu gut
Island, which is about seven miles lonl
and two or three wide, is compare
lively we'll ssttled and contains severa
thousand souls. II has some good hotel
but were the features of this island as {
summer resOgt made known, it would an
nually attract thousands where it nov
, dssws hundreds. The bather can hayl
| quiet, salt water bathing in the inlet o
! he can cToss over TO Assateague Islanc
/ wheEe the beach slopes out so gradual,
/ that one can wade out into the sea two an,
, three times as far as at most other resorts
The breakers along parts of this coast ar
double, breaking first on tho shoals at
considerable distance from shore an,
, then again as they approach nearer L
4 tho beach.
, Chincoteague Inlet separates the islam
of the same name from Wallop's Islam,
] which lies directly to the south of il
This island is but little more than half q
big as Ohincoteague, aud until last wee
it was owned by Thomas Taylor of East
, villa and John Bunting, who lives on tn
/ island. Fer IS, 900, they sold it to som
i New York parties who propose to trans
form il into big resort for next summer
! They will build good sized hotel an
a erect number of email portable cottage
i which they expect to FL with new visitor
4 from New York sud other northern citiel