The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25

herds of wild cattle, floCRS OIL !" ~ 'iiS Sf r
and droves of wild ponies or the typo
known as Chincoteague:: once yen.
the pcnning occurs, Just as 1t does AT
Chincoteague Island, when the ponies
and cattle are "cut OUT and branded
All these animals run Wild, and make
their own living from the grass, seeas
and young shrubs GROWING on the
island and drink from small pools OF
land water scattered here and there
among the sand hills. The ponies are
even larger than those at Chinco-
league, and bring from $50 to $loo
apiece.
The sheep are not used for mutton.
but are kept on account of their WOOL
which Is OF q superior grade.
general Fitzhuph Lee"
On Cedar Island itself there is but
one animal of the four-footed variety,
namely, the life saving horse. Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee who roams as he
pleases, comes to q call like a dog and
eats everything from crabs to Ice
cream.
Three times a day 4 naphtha launch
plies between Wachapreague, the near
est town on the mainland, and the
island, where a small vet very COM
Portable hotel, eXcellently kept by Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Savage, for Mr..
Mears furnishes the attraction for
guests who are fond Of the amuse-
.ment that the sea provides. 1t Is lit
by electricity and furnished with all
the comforts Of a simple home.
The fishing near the island is excel
lent. running from sharks to small
kingfish. and it is no unusual thing to
see single boat bring IN '.a:cli OF
100 to 200 fish. ranging from a pound
to three pounds IN size.
To-
shooting on the beach. there being
plenty Of snipe and curlew, while later
in the season ducks are abundant,
with fair share of geese.
All of this is for sport, but from
commercial standpoint the location Is
an excellent one for oysters, clans and
sturgeon fishing. whi2h has made
the reople of the section rich, one man
having planted within tho last few
months not less than 10000 worth of
oyster shells
No Oyster Police.
The writer asked certain of the In
hatitants If the Virginia oyster Navy
rhtroled the district and kept down
oyster stealing. The reply. was that
the entire section was practically with
out the least protection, and that only
one small sailboat was in commission
there, commanded by the oyster police.
and as this boat could not keep watch,
the guarding Of the oyster beds was
a serious matter The fact is that
scattered all over the marshes are small
huts, built upon high piles, in which
| live the guards who look after their
oyster grounds In broad daylight the
writer one day counted not less than
twenty sculls, illegally engaged in
| raising seed oysters, and one after
noon observed a gang OF men hauling
seine on Parramore Beach. in violation
OF the fishery laws of the State.
1t was explained that these people
kept close watch on the one small
/ police boat and while it was in one
part of the district they illegally
operated at will at the other end Of
the district.
Rest for the Weary.
AS. a rest resort Cedar Island Il
without an equal in Virginia, for sever
miles out from the mainland the wear,
and businessmen visitor escapes thu
news OF the world, unless he desires
to have 1t. and finds himself close t
nature, surrounded by salt water
: within a few yards of the surf, al
t ways alive and bold. with fishing an:
, shooting within three minutes walk
and with air as invigorat ting and frest
, as one finds on shipboard in the middle
of the Atlantic. It is worth "trip t;
any tired man to see this primitiv,
Atlantic City, free from boardwalk
$ crowds and the excitement of tn
), Northern resorts.
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