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the city, and whatever luxuries the great emporium affords. 

 The intervening plains furnish an occasional saddle of veni- 

 son and a great variety of feathered game. The fertile belt 

 of land which girts the island yields of its abundance its 

 grain-fields, its gardens, its orchards, and its live-stock. 

 Water-fowl and fresh-water fish throng its ponds and 

 streams, and the broad salt marshes afford an excellent 

 shooting-ground for sportsmen. Beyond them the ocean 

 rolls up its surf on the outer beach, while within the shel- 

 tered bays the mostf delicious fish and shell-fish are found in 

 profusion. The long, level roads offer the rarest opportuni- 

 ties for driving and trotting, and the bays for bathing, boat- 

 ing, and yachting. 



The James Slip Ferry connects with the Long Island Rail- 

 road at Hunter's Point, and the Grand and Roosevelt Ferries 

 with the South Side Railroad. The entire journey to Green- 

 port is made in about four hours. 



