328 Tilt: ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



abroad, having contracted with a number of towns in 

 the State for their water supply. The water furnished 

 by the Wannacomet Water Company is of superior 

 quality, and its introduction adds another to the many 

 advantages possessed by the town as a watering place. 



Wauwinet. 



Wauwinet is a famous resort for all who like a good 

 " square meal "; it is a famous resort for all who like a 

 fine sail, and all who love the sea. In fact, when one 

 goes to Wauwinet one gets the blue sky, the bluer 

 sea, the bluest of bluefish (but not the u blues," — far 

 from that), the best dinner, the best sail, a walk on the 

 beach where can be picked up a pretty shell, a chance 

 at a shark, and a good time generally. There is a nice, 

 cosey little hotel here, where one feels at home from 

 the moment of landing. There are many persons who 

 consider this the most romantic locality upon the 

 island. 



Wauwinet takes its name from an old Indian chief, 

 who at one time controlled a large portion of the east- 

 ern part of the island. It is situated at the " Haul- 

 over" (a portage for boats, as its name implies), at the 

 head of the harbor, and is about seven miles from town 

 by water. It can be reached by steamer or sail-boat, — 

 both leaving the steamboat wharf at 9 A. m. and 2 

 2 P. M., —the fare for the round trip being forty cents 

 by either conveyance. 



This resort must in time become one of the most 

 popular of all the many localities on the island, for 

 those seeking a genuine seaside resort. It is on the 

 narrowest part of the island; the ocean is one side of 



