Evening journal., 1921-09-22
GAME PRESERVE
in CHESAPEAKE
Col. Albanl phillips, Cam
bridge Bo. Buys Land
in Chesapeake
PLACE TEENS
WITH WILD FOWL

CAMBRIDGE. Nd, Sept. %. -
Bloodsworth and Billys islands. in
the Chesapeake Bay not far from
the mouths Of the Potomac and Pa
tuxent rivers. have been purchased
as a game preserve by Colonel AL
banus Phillips. OF Cambridge.
The two islands. which are epe-
arated by a stream so narrow that
they are virtually the same island,
contain about $500 acres Of land. or
nearly eight square miles. They are
uninhabited and have been so for
many years, although a family of
Bloodsworths once lived on the ISL
and which bears their name, and
John Bloodsworth. one of those
whose property Colonel Phillips
bought. was born there. The islands
constitute the largest uninhabited
tract in Chesapeake Bay. On their
northern border is Hoopers Straits,
on. the east Tangier Sound, on the
south Tangier Sound and Holland
Straits. on the west Chesapeake Bay.
Steamship lines trading to Nor
folk Washington and Baltimore are
some six miles distant. The Patuxent
river is fifteen miles away and the
Potomac twelve. Cambridge is twen-
ty-eight miles away. About IN hours
run in an automobile and ten-min-
ute trip in a power-boat across
Hoopers Straits from Bishops Head
will carry one from this place TO the
hunting ounds.
The sht Of the islands could not
be more picturesque. They have
waterfront OF eighteen miles, in
dentcd by numerous bays and coves
and many narrow, but deep. creeks
penetrate the interior. Many small
ponds dot the islands. and in these
large focks Of waterfowl make their
home. Boats drawing twenty feet OF
water can find anchorage not more
than half a mile away in 'Hoopers
Straits.
Bloodsworth Island has long been
known as the greatest hunting
rround in Maryland. Wild geese and
wild ducks are more plentiful there
than anywhere else on the coast
Large focks of black ducks and NAL
lards make heir home on the Islands
and raise their young in its marshes.
wild geese. canvasback ducks. red
heads. blac heads and other feath-
ered dcnizens Of Maryland waters
abound there from the early tall un'
til the end of winter.
Besides the wild fowl on ant
around these islands. mink, otter anS
muskrats are plentiful in th'
marches. while oysters, fish and
crabs abound in the waters nearby
The oysters af Tangier Sound are
irstlv famous. Nowhere probably on
The entire coast could a better nat
ural game preserve be found than
this
Colonel Phillips expects TO arrange
at once for the erection OF large
bungalow as headquarters Tor care
takers and with room sufficient 70
accommodate large hunting and fish
ing parties.
Among the former owners from
whom the properties were purchased
are J E. Todd. John Bloodswortn' a.
c. Parks, ]. T. Robinson, Elmer
Dean. Wilbur Dashien. and M y
Lewis. of Baltimore
Dorchester county is fast becoming
a faxorite place for the purchase ol
LANDS for game preserves T. Cole
man dupont owns the Moors in the
Neck district and a large tract II
HurIeys Neck. Drawbridge district
Alfred l. dupont has Cherry Island
off Morris Neck. Little Choptani
river. Charles II. Ford, Of st. Louis
recently bought Ragged Point as
sporting place and game preserve
Clement S. Henry purchased JAIME
Island for the same purpose, and A
w. Gibbs has a 500-acre muskra
marsh and sporting place in Churc
Creek district. Colonel Phillips pur
chase is the largest game preserve i
MARYLAND