Forest and stream . with great foaming curlers in her wake. Off the town there is adeep hole of 40ft. The proper anchorage is in 10ft. around the lastred oeacon, and abreast of the railroad and steamship wharf at thenorthern end of the town. Tliere protection is also had against thesea, which constantly rolls in upon the city wharves. ThoughElizibeih is not very impressive to one fresh from Norfolk, it is thelargest and most important town on the Sound, and the last likelyplace at whirh to fill up with stores. All the surrounding countrvd aws upon Elizabeth It has the only rnari- e railway on
Forest and stream . with great foaming curlers in her wake. Off the town there is adeep hole of 40ft. The proper anchorage is in 10ft. around the lastred oeacon, and abreast of the railroad and steamship wharf at thenorthern end of the town. Tliere protection is also had against thesea, which constantly rolls in upon the city wharves. ThoughElizibeih is not very impressive to one fresh from Norfolk, it is thelargest and most important town on the Sound, and the last likelyplace at whirh to fill up with stores. All the surrounding countrvd aws upon Elizabeth It has the only rnari- e railway on the Soui d,and is connected with Norfolk by rail. Steamers from various points. in Albermarle and Pamlico, con-nect here for the North. The riverwater is fresh enough to fill up yourtanks. Some miles higher up theold Dismal Swamp Canal has its en-trance. To this canal the prosperityof Elizabeth is originally due, andthere is now a movement to dredgeit out to suit modern traffic. Mean-while manufactures have sprungup to add to the life of the is a cotton seed mill, an icebouse, a net and twine factory,several saw mills, a large four-storybrick hotel occupying a whole block,a fine court bouse and many hand-som- littln, dwellings with taslefullydecorated gardens. Likewise speci-mens of the old bome-tead of ante-bellum era and a large contingent oftenants1 cottages scattered about theoutskirts. The stores take up severalblock* near the water, and most ne-cessaries are to be had at fair gmeral air of thrift and progresspervades the place. It may be re-marked that all the manufactures arecarried on by men from the professions are stt 11 re
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