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Sume of six Pounds in Hand paid." Quite a number 

 of families live upon the island, gaining a comfortable 

 subsistence by farming and fishing. It is a favorite 

 resort with many visitors to Nantucket, being a famous 

 place for Squantums. Of course the only approach 

 to the island is by water, and the trip is a delightful 

 one. Any of the yachts can be secured for the excur- 

 sion, and the trailing for bluefish, on the way up and 

 down, lends an additional charm to the sail. There is 

 a small hotel here, where one can be made comfortable. 

 The island of Tuckernuck is in Nantucket Count}', and 

 contains a population of between thirty and forty. A 

 school is maintained here part of the year. 



Voters. 



There are seven hundred and ninety-seven legal 

 voters in Nantucket. At the last Presidential election, 

 there were five hundred and three votes cast, of which 

 three hundred and ninety -five were Republican and one 

 hundred and eight Democratic. 



Water Works. 



The Wannacomet Water Company, which furnishes 

 the town of Nantucket with a bountiful supply of 

 pure water, draws its supply from the old Washing 

 Pond at Wannacomet (Indian, meaning a pond field), 

 on the north side of the island. To Mr. Moses Joy, 

 Jr., belongs the sole credit for the conception of the 

 plan for the introduction of water into the town, and 

 the perfecting of it. He worked bravely for months, 

 fighting against public opinion, a very large majority of 



