Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1921, Page 74

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—JANUARY . : E A typical cottage of the islanders, where, except for the call of a gull, peace and quiet PICturesque reign. thc photographer stood on an ancient Indian burial ground to snap the camera. Photo by H. Armstrous Roberts. , Isle in &, \ Machipongo - Bay Another page of interesting people and scenes takén thirty miles north of the Virginia Capes—photographs that recall the backgrounds of Robert . z Louis Stevenson and other “Uncle Abner” ranks just as high as a duck hunter as he does as a fisherman. His|romantic writers. particular knowledge concerns the haunt of the greedy bird, its odd habits and at just what hour in the day it is most liable for a surprise. Thoto Ly H. Armstrors Roberts, Drying the nets. A photographic subject worthy of the brush of a master. Fishing has been the main in- d;xs‘t;y since the days of the Nanticokes, an Indian tribe which exacted such a heavy toll among the early settlers of Virginia. Photo by II. Armstrong Noisris, The isla:der's net i; l:;ev;‘r empty; the sea affords him fish of a hundred varieties. And then, the oysters of Machipongo bay are noted for their flavor, while ducks and geese, Unloading the Machipongo bay oysters. Unlike the bivalves of the Chesapeake and Delaware ba £ Lo O » 3 ! a 3 b , these scallops and clams are there “for the picking. are not cultivated, but grow naturally on the mud flats and sedges in clusters. Because their shells y:re very Ploto by 1. Ammstrong Roerts. irregular and they are not fattened for the market, they are deemed unsuited to the regular trade and are canned. Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts,