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Several more might be named whose efforts are far 

 superior to the ordinary newspaper trash of the day; 

 but the limits of this article have already been ex- 

 ceeded, and we must bid adieu to the island's poets. 



Police. 



Probably no town of its size in the Union has better 

 order than Nantucket, and rarely is a drunken person 

 seen on the streets. 



The regular police force consists of two night patrol- 

 men ; there are, however, several " special police," 

 who can be called on at any time when needed. The 

 steamboat company have an efficient officer (special 

 police) at their landing, whose duty it is to preserve 

 order, and check the wonderful exuberance of spirits 

 always displayed by hackmen and teamsters at all 

 watering places. After 10 p. M. , two men are stationed 

 in the Tower the year round, whose duty it is to 

 watch for fires ; and many a little blaze has been seen 

 from their high perch, which might, if not discovered, 

 have produced serious results. 



Ponds. 



The following valuable information in relation to the 

 ponds upon Nantucket was kindly furnished by Wm. 

 C. Folger, Esq. : — 



Contents of all the ponds on the island of Nantucket, 

 copied from a book of surveys by Benjamin Bunker, 

 a surveyor, who died April 14, 1842, aged ninety-one 

 years. 



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