Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-08
THE SPORISNEN WANT /.
GIBSON ISLAND MAY BECOME
GAME PRESERVE.
Desired By Army Officers But The
SpOrtsmen May Get It-Fine
Site For Coast
Defence
ON A RIVER WHICH Is RICH
WITH RESOURCES

Sportsmen are after Gibson Island.
located at the mouth Of the Magothv
river. They want il and will pro6.
ably get IL rs negotiations are being
made with the three owners of the
property. two OF whom have Welded
1t the sportsmeu who are also connect
ed prominently with big railroad
system, are successful in purchasing
the property, they will make il the
greatest game preserve in MARYLAND.
Gibson Island is said TO be one OF
the most beautiful spots in Anne
Arundel county, and is believed bv
officers Of the Coast ARTILLERY 10 be az
incalculahle strategic Importance 10
t1e defence of Baltimore. Washington
aud Annapolis But while the govern
ment officers have discussed its neces.
sity TO the defense OF the three cities.
sportsmen are likely to step in and get
the property. to he used as "A game
preserve, and those familiar with tho
spot know that it will be ideal for the
purpose. But twenty miles by water
and twenty-five miles by land from
Baltimore, is is yet splendidly isolated
for the use Of sportsmen, as there Ia
no regular transportation line TO IL
and 1t is seldom visited, excepting bv
few lovers of beauty, who go there
to enjoy the magni 'tient water views.
Fortune hunters have also gone there.
as for century there has been "A
legend of buried treasute.
The island comprises about 900
acres, and is owned by Mr.. II. L..
Thomas and Mr. James Bond, of Bal.
timore, and by. Mr. II. o. Linstid. ST..
Of Maynard, Anne Arundel county.
1t is really peninsula, as n narrow
strip of beach about feet wide and
one-half mile long connects it with
the mainland 1t is situated on the
north side of Magothy river, by which
it is nearly surrounded on It's west
while the Chesapeake Bay runs along
its entire eastern border, the MaRo
thy river emptying into the bay at the
south end of the island. This place il
very rich in traditions. In olden
times it belonged to an Englishman
named Gibson, who was reputed TO
have been very wealthy. and TO have
buried large amount Of his money
before he died.
On the island are the remains Of sew
eral old buildings. The brick of the
chimneys and foundations are said TO
have been brought from England. All
Of the timber Of the houses was hewed
from trees from the adjoining woods
Even the laths were chopped out by
hand. There are also the remains Of
an old church, Jail for the negro
slaves, with its iron rings, to which
| the unruly were fastened. an icehouse
and the foundation of several other
dwellings. Evidently the old gentle
man knew how TO live and must have
had lots of slaves TO cultivate the
place and do his bidding. There is
| also the old family graveyard. grown
over by weeds and vines, and in "a
sadly neglected condition. It Is no
| body's business TO care for 1t, and so
no one does. Old MIR. Gibson must
have been a mansof very artistic taste,
as he placed his house on the highest
| point on the island, obtaining a view
of bo.h the Chesapeake bay and Mago-
| thy river that is unsurpassed as "A
water view in the United States.
Tho place is a great fish pond cover.
ing from thirty to forty acres, and it
is also fine bathing beach. Magothy
/ river, at the mouth of which Gibson
Island is situated, is almost unknown
| TO the majority. 1t is the river that
empties into tine bay on the west side
| after you leave the Patapsco. A pc
| cularity Of it is that 10 is the largest
trucking river in Maryland. At least
| $500, 600 worth Of peaches, Tomatoes
csntaloupes. etc, viii be shipped
| from there this season, and yet there
il no steamboat that regU larly runs on
| the river. The island is improved
with three fine residences, with the
barns and other buildings that 90
| with good farms. The houses built
there by Messrs Bond and Thomas are
| models Of beauty and convenience.
| Known as the Mountains by bay navi
gators, the place affords an unparallel.
ed view Of wateTscape.