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Sunset Heights. 



These heights are merely a continuation of 'Sconset 

 Bank, and are at the west end of the village of Sias- 

 conset, about eight miles from town. Overlooking as 

 they do the broad Atlantic, that with its everlasting 

 thunder beats and throbs upon the beach below, the 

 view from these heights is superb. Standing here, 

 one can see the "rips" in the distance, over which 

 break the angry waves, lashed into foam by storm; 

 the ocean steamers which pass and repass ; the putting 

 into the surf of the many fishing boats, and the excite- 

 ment attendant upon their return; the hundreds of 

 bathers sporting with the waves; myriads of sea-birds 

 skimming over the sea, and now and then a school of 

 porpoises rolling sluggishly out of the water. 



Lying prone upon the grass at Sunset Heights of a 

 hot summer's day, gazing dreamily at the azure vault 

 above, or out upon the darker blue of the ocean, — 

 your cheek fanned by the refreshing breeze, — a sense 

 of rest and peace steals over you, and you drop to 

 sleep lulled by the soothing murmur of the sea, that 

 comes mellowed by distance to your ears. 



If one wants a " cottage by the sea" and quiet, this 

 is pre-eminently the place at which to build. There are 

 a number of fine cottages here, and there is yet room 

 for more. The whole tract consists of about thirteen 

 acres, and is the property of Dr. F. A. Ellis and C. H. 

 Robinson. 



Surfside. 



This locality has of late come into some notoriety, 

 from the fact that here is the terminus of the Kan- 



