. King's handbook of Boston harbor. Burt Phillips people who desire to get well-nighout of sight of land. After passingthe Light, the steamer heads boldlyout to sea, with the South and NorthShores unfolding on the right and leftquarters, and after a time the long lowline of outer Cape Cod rises from thelevel eastern horizon. A landing ismade at the quaint old mari- ,„.>- time village of Provincetown, V\ which has been so long famous ;; • , in the annals of New England, »V - and has an added interest this •> - season in being the head-quar-ters of Admiral Cooper and theNorth-Atlantic squa
. King's handbook of Boston harbor. Burt Phillips people who desire to get well-nighout of sight of land. After passingthe Light, the steamer heads boldlyout to sea, with the South and NorthShores unfolding on the right and leftquarters, and after a time the long lowline of outer Cape Cod rises from thelevel eastern horizon. A landing ismade at the quaint old mari- ,„.>- time village of Provincetown, V\ which has been so long famous ;; • , in the annals of New England, »V - and has an added interest this •> - season in being the head-quar-ters of Admiral Cooper and theNorth-Atlantic squadron, in-cluding the Tennessee, Al-liance, Vandalia, and Enter-prise. Occasionally the vesselpasses around Cape Cod togive tourists a view of the cliffs which face the open sea, towards Europe ;and runs down as far as the famous Highland Harry A. MGlenen, the Business Manager. 260 KING S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. Once a week the Empire State goes out on a fishing-excursion, runningout to the Middle Ground, which is between the capes of Massachusetts,about twenty-five miles from Boston Light. The fortunate person whosecures the largest fish receives a dollar for each pound of its weight. The usual afternoon trip in the Bay is patronized by many thousands oftourists, and affords the best attainable views of the North and SouthShores. The course is laid along the outside of Nantasket Beach and theCohasset shores to Minots Light, giving an admirable prospect of the V£»/.,:\ii MW
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