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with the jetty finished, a cable laid to the main, and a 

 signal station established here, thousands of dollars 

 can be saved, and perhaps many lives, every year. 



Base-Ball. 

 The " National Game" has but few patrons upon 

 the island. Some little interest is usually awakened 

 during the summer months, while there is a large 

 influx of visitors here, and matches between town and 

 'Sconset or town and strangers are of quite fre- 

 quent occurrence. There is no regularly organized 

 club in the town. Most of the games played here last 

 season (1881) were at Surf side, where there is a good 

 field and plenty of room. Those interested in the 

 game are referred to E. K. Godfrey, of the Tourists' 

 Agency. 



Bathing Facilities. 

 The bathing facilities of the island are good, and 

 include both still water and surf bathing. Good surf- 

 bathing can be found only at ' Sconset and Wauwinet, 

 each of which localities is about seven and one half 

 miles from town. There is a bath-house at the " Clean 

 Shore," which is reached by a road branching from 

 Steamboat Wharf. If desired, one can get here at all 

 times a warm salt-water bath, which for certain dis- 

 eases is considered very beneficial. The price charged 

 for a warm salt-water bath is twenty-five cents, and 

 for an ordinary sea-bath twenty cents, which includes 

 the use of a room and a bathing suit. There are also 

 two bathing establishments at the Cliff; the prices 

 for bathing being the same as at the Clean Shore. 



