West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-20

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the next day they had one specially
prepared for him. | think they
took four Of the largest and ripped
them open and made one out OF
them. Oklahoma is a daisy in the
water and splashes around like an
old hippopotamus. W hen he went
into the pool it caused an overflow
and nearly started an mbryo flood
! but i failed to notice any perecuti-
bic rise OF the surf when he pad
died into the breakers, although no
report has been received yet from
the other shore.
There are many beautiful shells
to DE picked up along the beach.
very mneh like the ones on the Gulf
coast. and We spent hours gathering
them up and then throwing them
away for prettier one like children.
Two sailors were drowned here
last night trying to get ashore
from the steamer Northumberland
which just arrived from New Provi
dence, Nassau, in the Bahama Is
lands. This magnificent steamship
| runs between here and New Provi
dence, and as there is no harbor at
Palm Beach, large boats cannot
come close shore, and passengers
and freight have to &c loaded aud
unloaded by ting which plies be-
tween the pier and deep water, out
side the breakers, where the large
boats cast anchor. Four sailors
tried to row in last night IN small
boat, and as the surf was very high
it swamped. the boat and left the
occupants to battle with the relent-
less waves for their life. Two swan
ashore, but the other two lost their
lives. We came very near going
over to the Bahamas on an extern
sion of our outing, but time already
presses us and most of us have
business at home demanding our
attention, and we can penetrate no
farther into the variegated beauties
of the tropics, but must now turn
our faces homeward toward the ice
and snow Of the north.
This is the finest fishing ground
in the world, believe, and all the
lakes and rivers of the State abound
in many varieties of fish, so plenti.
full that anyone who knows enough
to bait a hook and drop it in the
water caa catch string of beauties.
Several OF our party have been out
at different times and returned
loaded. Rev. }. D. Thorn pson, of
The Keyser Echo, was out one day
and brought III twenty fine ones
Yesterday some of the boys, anxious
for larger game, chartered small
sail boat and went shark fishing out
about five miles north of here at
Lake Worth Inlet, where the water
comes in from he ocean, as the
lake is salt water and merely "a
strip of the latter run ashore. They
returned last night with two sharks,
one about five feet long and weigh
ing about one hundred pounds, and
the other seven feet long and weigh
ing ono hundred and fifty. They
had bloody battle with them, but
finally landed them high and dry
on the pier here, where they were
viewed last night by moonlight by
the guests of the hotel. examined
them critically and found the lar ger
one with sharp, cruel teeth and
mouth large enough to snap MN s
leg or arm off easily, or bite child
in two at one mouthful. The gen
tlemen who caught them will have
them stuffed and mounted and
shipped home as trophies of their
winter outing in Florida. / don't
believe | will go in surf bathing any
more, as much larger sharks than
these are frequently seen il the
ocean here, and | have no ambition
to try a swimming match with one
or expect to beat it at its own game.
| I'll bet, though, If one tries IA snap
at Oklahoma Bill, 1T will bite off
more than it can chew.
The land around here seems to
be better and more prolific than
any have seen yet in the State.
Most OF the State is sand bar and
don't look like cat and dog tied
together could raise a disturbance
on it, even. Land close to town is
worth, or at least they ask about
800 per acre for It. This IS one
dollar per acre for the land and $40
for the climate. That is the rule
all over the State. If had about
five acres Of the climate Mt home |
wouldn't trade it for q seat in Con
gress.
Alligators seem to be the princi
pal crop down here now. since the
oranges were nearly all killed. and
they have them for sale everywhere.
alive and dead and stuffed and ON
the balfshell and made into many
kinds Of curios for sale to tourists
You can buy the live ones about a
foot long for two bits, while those
stuffed and mounted retail for four
bits. Then they have them IN the
shell, just blooming forth and chic.
reformed or hYpnotized in some
way, with their ugly mug sticking
out Of the shell and dried ard pre-.
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