The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12
BY SEA BREEZES
Echoes From Provincial
Coast, Stream, Hillside
and Valley.

Through the efforts of Editor Nicker-
son of the coast guard, cold storage
stations for fish are to be established
at the principal shipping ports in Nova
Scotia. Editor Nickerson, like the
apostles of old, is practical fisherman
and his sermons on the doctrine OF
preserving perishable goods have al
ready borne good fruit. He is the
avoWed champion Of the fishermen and
his influence at Ottawa turned the at
tention Of the government to the needs
of this class. With a stock OF fresh
fish always on hand the New England
markets will no longer be liable to a
glut or famine.
Statement Of the quantity and value
of the Holsters and fresh mackerel
shipped from Yarmouth to Boston for
the month ending May 81, 1893: Lob
sters-Packages 1891: value $36, 1906
mackerel, packages, 40S6; value $685.
10.
A new industry has been started at
Clarks Harbor by Capt. T. Kelley Of
Yarmouth, in gathering and preparing
for United States markets the marine
weed known as Irish moss. 1t grows
plentifully on the rocks at low water
mark. 1t requires great care to bleach
and otherwise prepare 1t for use, which
is chiefly that of clarifying beer. There
is no other business of the KIND IN Ca
nada.-Coast Guard.
Two smacks arrived at Digby from
up the bay with 10000 live Holsters for
the Boston market.
Mr.. Moffat of STAIRS road was in
town Thursday with several specimens
of gold bearing quartz. He thinks he
has a mine worth at the lowest figure
SIS, 900.
The Kemp gold mine has been sold
to the American syndicate by whom it
was bonded last year. The Carlton gold
mine will be opened up shortly under
the management of e. S. Walton,
formerly manager Of the Kemp mine.
The Creampot mine will soon resume
| operations, Manager Huntington hav-
| ing secured the services of gang of
expert Halifax county miners. All
| these are in Yarmouth county.
A proud and happy father was Capt
| Samuel F. StanwOod when he brought
| the reliable, speedy steamer Yarmouth
into Boston last Thursday. The ship was
profusely decorated with flags anc
bunting from her deck to trucks in hon
or of the recent marriage of his daugh-
| ter Winifred to Mr.. ]. b. Corning, al
| enterprising young business man OF
| Yarmouth. The happy bridal couple
were aboard the vessel, and are making
an extended tour of the country before
settling down at Yarmouth. The display
| of bunting also did honor to the tria
| trip of the Plant liner lie Grand Ouch
| esse on her trial trip that day when she
! proved herself very speedy craft, reel.
I ing off 10 Is knots an hour during hel
| 80 mile run-about the same rate as the
| steamers Boston of the Yarmouth line
| and the Prince George Of the Dominion
Atlantic line.
The Halifax carried over 200 passen-
gers from Boston last week, among
them being a number of tourists. The
corresponding trip last year the Hall
fax only had 80 passengers.
The tourist pamphlet of the Domdn-
ion Atlantic railway for the season OF
1899 is being distributed. This booklet
descriptive of holiday tours through
Evangeline's land, is an artistic produc-
ton Of railway literature. On the first
cover is view of Cape Split and on
the back Blomidon looms up as seen
from Wolfvlle, while below is a mar
of the d. A. RS land and steamship
| lines, and immediate connections, and
just inside the cover is a picture Of the
fine steamer Prince George. The bulk
| of the book is taken up with very prac-
tical information-tabes of routes for
tours between Nova Scotia and Boston
via Yarmouth and D. A. r.
Among the attractions at Bay View
park, Yarmouth, this season are a beau
tiful little donkey for driving, a forty
pound turtle and a real Florida alliga-
tor that was presented to Pilot Haines
of the Boston last winter It is as play
full as a kitten and will share the at
tention of visitors with the alligator
rock"
DR.. Edwin Gilpin, Jr., Halifax, has
Just issued a letter inviting the owners
Of gold mines to assist in making up
an exhibit for the Paris exposition The
government will guarantee the return
of any specimens loaned. If half tee
mining men will take part in the eX-
hibition the display will attract world
wide attention. Nova Scotia, so far as
free gold is concerned is able to make
a show which will defy competition by
any part of the world
Schooner Beaver has been chartered
| to load rails at Baltimore for Var
mouth, at 81, for the Coast railway.
Hancock is said to have the honor
Of owning the largest girl in Nova
Scotia. She is seventeen years Old and
weighs 230 pounds.
Nova Scotia apples were selling in
London last week at six dollars and
| fifty cents per barrel.
H. B. Mulch and Samuel K. Page ct
| Boston are in Cumberland and Pictou
counties looking for a site for the pro-
posed iron smelling works. H. NJ. Whit
| ney's works are to be in Cape Breton
/ the Nova Scotia Steel Company will
| also erect mills there in addition &c
| their works at FerrOna, and now thesf
men come forward with a fourth
| scheme. and all because there Is much
| iron there"
A party of American capitalists made
\ an examination Of the copper areas
| held at Coxheath, Eagle Head ard Ga
| barus. by the Cape Breton Copper
/ Company last week. The party con-
/ prises Benjamin d. Hyde. president Of
! the company; Isaac P. Cragg, general
manager: N. NJ. Cunniff, one Of the
| directors; Thos. A. Mcdonnell OF the
/ Boston and Quincy railroad. and rhcs
F. Anderson Of the Boston Globe. Man
/ ager Cragg said the company had con-
/ eluded a deal looking toward the pur-
/ chase Of two square miles % copper
areas at Eagle Head. Gabarus. Tn
property has been bonded with right
to conduct prospecting and mining op-
Il The aaror.or nv ara said na re