. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . THE OLD SURF HOUSE. The arrangement is such, that the railroadother hotels, that will lie erected, and the visitorsto their point of destination. This will sa\e muchmuch to the comfort of the throngs which will s(of summer. The Inlet (upon which the railroad terminatecon with the ocean, is about three-fourths of a milenel and outlines distinctly marked, forming anspacious bay, with good anchorages, and afTordiiuwinds, for large fleets of coasting vessels
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . THE OLD SURF HOUSE. The arrangement is such, that the railroadother hotels, that will lie erected, and the visitorsto their point of destination. This will sa\e muchmuch to the comfort of the throngs which will s(of summer. The Inlet (upon which the railroad terminatecon with the ocean, is about three-fourths of a milenel and outlines distinctly marked, forming anspacious bay, with good anchorages, and afTordiiuwinds, for large fleets of coasting vessels. safearbor itusion, a straigen trail tills anddirectlyand addthe heat of .\bse-lit chaii-; to thefrom all. CLARENCE PETTIT, ESQ. THE LAND CcniPAXV AND SURF ASSt JCI ATK )X lyi A bar at the iiioutli oi this inkt, which is covered from ten to twelve feetat low water, preckides the entrance of vessels of lar_e^est draft of water; this harboris never ice-bound during the severest winters, and by the way of railroad willbe within one and a half hours of Philadelphia. We have sjood assurance thatwhen the road is completed an appropriation for a lisjhthouse, and for improve-ments of harbors, making it practicable for the larger size of vessels, can beobtained from Congress, and it will thus be made a complete winter harbor forthe city of Philadelphia and greatly tend to promote our shipjiing trade. We need only ask the question, wliether a location like this will not growinto importance? It will be a direct, cheap, and quick rmue to the eastern ports,and will be always accessible when our river may be entirely ol)strucled with ice,as it is too frequently the case during winter. The bay a
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