The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . clay and years before the land sunk, cracks were observed in theground, about 10 rods off- As the land there is high, thesunken place still remained about 10 feet above the place is near Roaring Brook, somewhat more than 2 N. W. from Chilmark meeting house. The raised part hasbeen entirely washed away by the sea. The Balance, a paperpublished at Hudson, N. Y., gives an account in 1802 of
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . clay and years before the land sunk, cracks were observed in theground, about 10 rods off- As the land there is high, thesunken place still remained about 10 feet above the place is near Roaring Brook, somewhat more than 2 N. W. from Chilmark meeting house. The raised part hasbeen entirely washed away by the sea. The Balance, a paperpublished at Hudson, N. Y., gives an account in 1802 of thesubmerging of a considerable tract of land on the western partof the island which occurred some years before. This probably refers to the same phenomenon. MORE PIRATE GOLD. There is an unconfirmed rumor that pirates once landed onthis shore and, following Roaring Brook to the spring whichgives it being, there buried their money. It would seem asthough tilling the soil of this treasure island would be difficultfor the pots of gold the ploughshare must encounter. WHEN ROARING BROOK WORKED. A Mr. Harris started a brick yard at the mouth of Roaring 164 MARTHAS Kuins of the brick works. Roaring Urook. Brook about fiftyyears ago and manu-factured pressed did very well untilall the available woodwas used up, but fin-ally gave up the busi-ness for lack of has been donehere for thirty years,and now all that re-mains is a brick smoke-stack, a great waterwheel, broken downwalls, a dwelling and an unlimited quantity of clay. Chilmarkcontains beds of alum clay which yield 30 to 35 per cent ofpure alum. An antiquated aqueduct which once carried water from, thebrook to the deserted kaolin works a quarter of a mile belowon the shore is interestmg for its crudity. It is an abject ruinnow, looking as though it might have been constructed a thou-sand years ago. PROSPECT HILL. Prospect Hill is but a half mile west, and from its summitis to be had another extens
Size: 1758px × 1422px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectmarthas, bookyear1908
