The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-08-26
Aquatic Notes.

Many baskets of fox grapes and elder
berries were gathered on the upper creek
last week by canoeists and other follow
ers of the water.
Louis Rushton and wife, of Haddon
Heights, went to Harvey Cedars on Sat
urday for two weeks outing after hav-
ing Edward Hack ship their sailing ca
noe to that point.
A jolly crowd of canoeists went to
Oakdale on Saturday afternoon and
camped there for the night, occupying
the two new bungalows which have been
erected ON leased ground
A party of campers from Maple Shade
and Moorestown padded to Ewanville
ON Saturday and remained there for the
night. They returned on Sunday even
ing and reported having had delight
full time.
An addition 10 the side of his present
building that will cover the entire width
of his yard in the rear is soon to be
erected by Edward Hack, which will
give him space for the storing of thirty
two more canoes.
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the upper creek few DAYS ago, Samuel
G. Stanton's boat got afoul of the brush
: that interferes with navigation at the
rapids close to Smithville. Assistance
arrived In time to prevent all hands
from being thrown overheard.
A number of dangerous stumps. over
hanging limbs, and other distractions
have collected in the upper creek near
! Smlthville, and canoeists should be Very
careful in passing those points, After
the storms of the coming winter it will
require considerable work to clear away
these barriers and make the stream safe
for strangers.
An attraction at Hacks boat house is
a birch bark canoe that was made by a
full-blooded Indian. The boat, which
belongs to S. p. Howe, of Merchantyille,
arrived here ON Saturday after being
used in the Adirondack mountain region
Its construction is a matter of great in
terest. Another canoe of a different
model is to be kept here by Mr.. Howe.
Theodore G. Jones, of Philadelphia,
was very much disappointed when he
came to Mount Holly on Sunday for his
usual outing on the creek. On getting
out his canoe, which had been in the
freight station here for three DAYS after
having Occn IoJuTu6u from Lake EOpat-
cong, he found it in very bad shape and
out of commission. 1t was badly scratch
ed, the canvass was torn in several places
and two or three holes were punched
through the sides and bottom. "A claim
for damages will be presented to the rail-
road company.
1t was fortunate that two gentlemen
from West Philadelphia knew how tc
swim when they took their first trip ur
the creek on Saturday afternoon, other
wise an experience which they met witt
, might have been attended with fatal re
! suits. While near Smiths meadows or
J the return trip at 10 o'clock at night til,
J men ran into fallen tree A part o
: this obstruction had been cleared away
but protruding branch is still dan
: gerous menace. This struck one of th,
men on the right side and catching hin
:, under the arm pulled him overheard
: The canoe turned turtle and his com
! panion was also thrown into the water
+ Some of their wearing apparel and othe
. effects were lost. The men became some
= what exhausted by swimming around il
: in the dark to save what they could, an,
then made the pleasant discovery tina
they could touch bottom. After gettinl
matters Strengthened out they paddle,
to Mount Holly and ran soaking wet T.
catch the last trolley for the city. The,
!. engaged canoe for another trip on La
Dor day, when they hope to have a NOR
! pleasant experience.