The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-07
LONG ISLAND.

A marked peculiarity about New
York, the empire state, is the fact that
while it is the main entryport of the
United States and has more maritime
trade and vessels of every size and
description carrying flags Of all nations
constantly coming and going, its only
seacost is Long Island. This Island,
whose west end rests south of the city,
extends one hundred and thirty-four
miles to the eastward of Montauk Point,
shutting off the ocean from New York's
main land and portion of New Eng
land forming Long Island 6ound, hence
the state secures, instead of very
small portion of coast line, an aggre-
gate of about two hundred and fifty
miles, counting the ocean and Long Is
land Sound, and the beautiful bays at
the east end of Long Island. The Is
land itself is unique in many respects.
Biologists tell us that it was formed by
glacial action aided by tho ocean. The
South Shore is wonderfully attractive
to all lovers of the ocean, its grandeur
and its pleasures. For half its South
Shore the Island proper is protected
from the Atlantic by long low beach
line called Fire Island, which forms the
Great South Bay, noted for its oppor-
tunitiesfo yachting in safety and com
fort to those who are not full fledged
salts, and furnishing still water bath
ing. The attractions for the fishermen
are great. All kinds of fish abound,
the gamey blue fish being perhaps the
favorite. Blue Point, just west of
Patchogue, is famous the world over,
as it is the home of the Blue Point oys-
ter. Little Neck clans are found in
great profusion on both shores of the
Island, as are oysters of superior excel
lency. While the South Shore is partic-
ularly attractive on account of its
beaches and ocean frontage, IL is not a
stretch of sand or absolutely level for
its entire length. The Shinnecock Hills
have long been of interest to scientists
and artists. These furze clad knobs
have many picturesque, winding roads.
In many points one sees marked re-
semblance to New England villages.
Rows of magnificent elms and flower
ing trees of every description abound.
Even Montauk Point itself, swept as it
is by all the winds, is covered with ver-
dure, and has, like other points, num-
ber of fresh water lakes, one of them
two and three-quarters miles long.
These lakes, like Artist Lake, Lake Ron
konkoma, West Lake, at Patchogue,
Lake Success, near Hyde Park, are fed
by streams coming in from the bottom
No inlet or outlet appears on the sur
face. Besides these lakes number oi
beautiful streams flow across the Is.
land, and the fact that clear, cold water
of great purity can be obtained any
where on the island at no great depth
has led scientists to declare that this
water came from the mountains of New
England. Analysis shows that the wa
ter is, in most cases, the same as the
mountain streams of Vermont and New
Hampshire.
The North Shore of the Island is high
The roads dipping up and down ovel
the hills, and the heavy woods comprise
all varieties of shade trees; elms, ma
pie, locusts, walnut and sycamore grow
in great perfection.
Through the center of the Island tn
entire length from Brooklyn to the cas-
end run line of wooded hills calle
the backbone. These hills slope ava
to either shore. The North Shore ha
many beautiful harbors well known t
all yachtsmen, as they afford saf
port in anv storm.