San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-07
FROM ROCKPORT
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RocKPoRT, Tex, Dec. 6, 1891.


RoCKPORT, Tex, Dec. 6, 1891.
70 the Daily LIGHT,
The entire coast this morning is one
blaze of light. The sun is shining out of
a cloudleSs sky, and the strong southeast
wind is raising the white caps on the bay.
The white sails CLEAN on the field of blue
as the boats cross and recross the line of
vision, most of them with shooting par
ties on board. bound for the islands
Great numbers Of ducks are flying and
good bags are brought in every night.
The shooting is unusually fine and there
are number of SpOrtSmeu here, some
from as far north as Chicago. San Anto-
mo IS represented by quite a number of
MeSsrS. Tendick, Of the Grad opera
house, and Kampmann, who went
down on the Saturday train and
are today at st. joseph island
trying their luck with the feathers. The
weather here has been unusually mild
even for this season. All fruits and We
gelables are growing delightfully."-, and
ripe StIawberries are coming into market.
The best specimen. has just been mea-
sureo and Is an even four inches in cir
conference. Fish and oysters are prime
and there Is no death of fish flesh or fowl,
The boom is thing of the past and mat
tiers are quiet but both the Arkansas Ho-
tel and the Shell Beach 20 miles up the
beach have been will patronized all sum
mer. Hon. A. p. Cogswel, who has had
charge OF the Shell Beach, for the past
two months has just rented the Arkansas
and Is putting things in shape for a run
of winter visitors. The LIGHT has bee"
elegantly cared for by the people at the
Shell, which as San AntonianS know is
the finest location on the bay for either
summer or winter tourists. Mr.. COgS-
we'll is from Kansas City, has been
in the hotel business for thirty
years. Is well acquainted with the
travelling public and will make out OF the
Arkansas and the SHELF the two most
desirable hOstelries on the coast The
Shell is under the0 immediate care of Mr.
COgswell's son. who with his wife are
making that delightful retreat on the bay
real home for all who come. Special
efforts will be made to draw winter GUS
tom to both houses, and II will not be
long before they will be known all over
the north.
The market gardens are supplying this
region with fresh potatoes, tomatoes.
strawberries, and other luxures rather
unusual for December, and altogether the
provisions for both the inner and outer
man is ample and attractive. Fishing is
unusually good and some fine specimens
OF trout are landed from the bulkheads o
the little docks that project into the bay
Nothing is being done with work at the
pass and matters appear to be at some
what of standstill all over this section
so far as property exchanges are concern
ed, and building enterprise.
The friends of Col. Fulton will be
grieved 10 learn OF his serious illness. He
has been confined to his room for severa
weeks and the Improvement in his condi.
ton from which so much was expected Q
week ago has not been permanent Nc
man on the coast is more beloved and nc
one could be less :eaSily spared. An i'm.
prOvement in his condition is hoped for
but the more than allotted four score
years has already been passed and ID the
natural order of events it cannot be many
years at best before the summons viii
come to cross the great divide. The Who'll,
community seems to regard Col. Fulton!
illness as personal affliction and mucI
anxiety is expressed concerning the issue
VIII write the LIGHT again from Corpus
in day or TWO, and let its readers know
what is being done there in,the way O
deep water enterprise. w s NJ