The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-02
FANNY ~ CHOW ISLAND.
Cruising Along the North Caro-
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lin, 90. t-Plrnty Of Wild Come.
NORFOLK. VA. March i.--SpeciaL-A
gentleman who arrived here this evening
from North Carolina says that President
Cleveland is at Crow Island the old
name for the beautiful shooting properly
OF a New York cunning club now known
a. Swan Island. THIS property ~ ABOUT
eighteen miles south of knotts isiahd.
and ~ considered the best shooting EiOunu
in the old North state. IL ~ the nome
OF the swan and me canvass back. Iresi-
dent Cleveland is having great sport
The shooting was never better than az
the present time. The Times Informant
says that his health Is good and that the
President Is an excellent shot. When MT.
Cleveland viii return to Washington IL
not known. IL Is not thought that nc VIII
go much further down the sound.
sp, man P.r,di-..
President Cleveland's trip along the
North Carolina coast takes him into a
sportsman's paradise. and the men iamil-
lap with the locality say he ought 10
come back with ducks. geese, swans. cur
lew, Dran,. and perhaps a few deer ana
black bear.
Representative Reyburn. Of Pennsyiva-
MIA. has a game preserve on the North
Carolina coast, and Is familiar WIN the
huntlng grounds through when the fresl-
DENTAL party Is cruising. Mr.. ReyDuin $
preserve is on Durants Island. and IN
rluCes 5000 acres, upon which II Il esu-
mated there are 500 deer. Mr.. Reyburn
has seen eight deer at "a time Wnlle OUT
hunting. lie has i've Dear shihs recently
taken from black bears the largest one
being equal in size 20 a grizzly skin
Below Mr. Reyhurn's preserve stretches
PimlicO sound. iillcd with wild FOWL olS-
tiers. and as the hunters OF me iOcdiiiy
say everything That has hair on. ne
others are very abundant IN the 10"
places. ...,
NorthvDrd from the Reybmn preserve
is Currituck sound. Many club houses
run 10y northern people ana Ne" no,N
gleO a are Win Sea' mere Growth fne of 9'S Weld
celery. attracts game in the greatest
abundance. Ducks. especially canvas
backs. cover the celery fields, also VIVA
geese and swan. Mr.. Reyburn says hc
has seen a line Of swans two inHes lons
flying across the water The young
swans. called signcts. are choice eating,
ana are so shy as 10 make Inc game
Bodies Island. not far away. Is famous
place for brant, English suipe, wid Seesc'
and all kinds Of water fowl. ON l.oa-
nOke Island Mr.. j. II. Weeks, OF New
York city, has hunting rendezvous.
II is the centre for hunters who seek
curlew and what sporismen can nay
birds. II is an historic locality also
as Ballast Island. one Of the group. takes
its name from the ballast thrown over
from Sir Walter Raleigh's snip when
he first landed.
Crii-ing Along the Line.
Mr. Keyburn thinks the presidential
party is cruising along the line Of light
houses which dot these islands and make
the coast resemble at night well-ishted
avenue. He says that game Is plenty n
the present time. lie has Just received
"a consignment of wild geese from the
locality where Mr. Clevelands party IS
cruising. so that if the presidential gun
is put to use it will have plenty Of Occu-
patton. The locality is well suited also
to take Mr.. Cleveland far from business
and official cares as the stretch OF North
Carolina Hunting grounds is said 10 be
thirty miles from nowhere, and *
without steamboat, railway, mail, or
Geographic communication.