great storm of 1898 found it easier to force a hole or cut through the beach than would have been the case before the artificial cut was made a half a century or more ago, for it is the general opinion of those citizens now living, and midnight partakers in the artificial cut of 1843, that it is in the same spot as now occupied by the new mouth.   It is also the opinion of the author, and advanced by him years before the cut was made by the great storm, that the river, centuries ago, flowed directly to the sea, as at present, instead of turning at right angles and flowing for three or four miles inside of the cliffs, which he thinks is proven by the course it now takes.
   When the midnight cutaways were stealing their march to the sea to cut a hole, they stopped at the house of Ed. Little (a Quaker) on the way, and asked him if they could take his yoke of oxen to work on the cut, he replied, "No!" but I'll tell thee where thee can find the yoke," and they were not long in finding it and the oxen.
   The desire was so great in the last century to have a hole cut through the beach, that they could not rest until they made another attempt, and it is not to be wondered why this desire was so strong, for there is but a narrow strip of land which might be called a bar between the river and the ocean, only a few rods wide, and it was thought it would be such a help to navigation to sail straight from the river into the sea, and save miles sailing down the river through the old mouth; hence about 17 or 20 years after the first cut, another hole was made farther south, the southerly side of Fourth Cliff.   Having gained permission of the powers that be, the citizens began it in the day time, and I am informed by those living here at the time and engaged in the enterprise, that it took two or three weeks to accomplish the task.   Temporary success attended their efforts, and the River flowed directly to the sea through the new cut, but it was not long before the cut filled up with sand, the current not being strong enough