The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-12-04
HAyRE De GRACE.
A Maryland TOwn with Interesting Sur
rOundiRgs Ancient and Modern.

A Maryland TOWn with Interesting Sur
FOundings Ancient and Modern.
The editor Of the CLIMAX recently
spent several days at and near the pref
" town Of Havre de Grace, which is
situated at the head OF Chesapeake Bay
and mouth Of the Susquehanns River.
The town has only shout $500 people
and is not the county seat but il, new
ertheless, a place Of importance. A
chief feature is its stone pavements,
great squares Of stone, full width of the
/ pavement, being laid In succession,
/ forming the best walk imaginable
These choice stones are procured from
Port Deposit, town five miles up the
river on the other side, where one man
owns park, a beer-garden, a church,
and a school house. Havre de Grace is
building a shoe factory as large as
whole square Of Richmond. II has also
a tomato canning factory of gigantic
prOpOrliOns-that Of Mr.. (. ]. Seneca,
one Of the oldest and largest operators
in the State, noted for its vast product
OF canned goods. His factory makes
its own cans and boxes, aud lie has an
immense warehouse with a railroad
running into il.
The river is more than q mile wide,
but is Spawned by two iron bridges
the p. W. & b. and the b. & o.
An excellent system Of water works
supplies the town.
PUMPING COAL
A canal from away up along the blue
Juniata empties into the Bay at this
point. The other day canal b ,at
loaded with coal collided with bridge
pier and went down. A wreckiDg
barge came to the rescue and, with
sor,., E;u.4ss $500 '-- -
so. -. ssss;d OF powerful and capacIGus
steam pump, pumped up the water and
coal at one aud the same time, the
water going overheard and the coal
going into the barge. The canal boat
was soon raised.
DUCKS.
Havre de Grace has for nges been a
favoTile resort for duck hunters from
the cities and elsewhere. The canvas
back grows to great perfection, aad
there are other kinds nearly as good.
But this year, alas, is an off one for
ducks. The heavy spring rains covered
the celery beds-a kind Of grass on
which the ducks feed-with mud, and
the ducks have gone 10 fairer fields for
the season. Canvas backs sell at 81 TO
s. a pair, according TO supply aud de-
mand, and frequently cannot be had at
all. 1t is told of a Richmond lawyer
10 Washington that upon looking over
bill of fare at a prominent hotel on
the European plan, that his eye caught
the rather large figures at which
plump canvas back could be Obtained
So. He quietly remarked to friend:
Il have eaten canvas backs i'm my time,
but / can't say that / am fond Of them.
In fact, don't like 'em at all, and
don't see any use in ordering thing
That a fellow dOu't like"
in the Olden time a duck-hunter
AIMED himself with a swiveI-gun
weighing sixty pounds, seven or eight
feet long and mounted on the bow of
his boat. He was ready for them then
both "a comm am q gwine." Later,
the ordinary shotgun was introduced.
The law now prohibits the swivel-gun.
The hunter embarks in a small boat,
barely large enough for him to lie down
in, it having wings extending from
each side several feet wide to keep
off the waves. Having anchored nu-
merOus wooden decoy ducks hard by,
he awaits the arrival Of the real, live
ducks.
Certain points and sections OF Chesa-
peake shores are held at high prices for
duck shooting. A tract OF three or four
hundred acres on Spesutia Island, in
sight OF HaVre de Grace was sold re-
Gently for $50, 600 to a Philadelphia
club, and a clubhouse will be erected.
In 1862. Col. Ute. Of Virginia, held
council with The Susquehanna Indians,
having settled there, and ten years later
the council OF the colony met at his
house. Soon after that the Island was
fortified by British troops. In noticing
tie sale, editor McCombs, Of the Re
publican says "How many ducks
have been shot from its shores, and
fish taken from its surrounding waters
are beyond computation"
FISH.
Speaking Of fish moves us to cay that
We do not expect any but the most
credulous TO believe what we shall say
concerning the fisheries at this point.
Al have heard extravagant fish stories