New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15

Ipss the last ponds N tfs decsndng mas Arc 'uPP
d. the siren ming pickle Of those above sad h7
pond is soon s,renethened - The poin' u '1~ -
ssr constantly depos ing iis mPur ties nom the INNS
.s,. ,b 6rs. pond until reScfss tie last anu pc
en-. Clarified When the pickle 50 hcentiy '.rons'r
,ur,rd bv windmill. into cry,tszing pans "h'on &c
sor,- two feei iehe- than me natural ponds N"i
~ ,,sos mil the salt made, which Is about e'gh'
DAYS in good weather then carsiaiiy rak j. '"nse V
hears 70 drain. and Thea to the sAihouse -
At,b. time the ev@porsDg surface l. 600 acres Aaa VI"
400, h. increased to ZOO The enterPrsng and in's'seni
.-o,.,o, h.. had A. one time daring III pat ~n'er
= - in his uoods and pans sufficient TO make 10000
brbeis NJ salt The whole numDer Of HANDS tneSroes'
e,,loved q, these works is only "A, ana The san cum
Md Al the works a ready sale At % to p cents per
baLf You thus that the best OF SAIL Is N az mere
~, tbs ousut, made "hereabous can be increased IN
definitely aud that the salt making business cAa De made
very lucrative II skiliuliy and adicously managed.
The south portion Of the penin-aAr 81 Florida rom
T.,rr Hay on the Wet Coast and the mouth Of the 81
Inns RIVER on the East Coast distinguished FOR
Marine disaster swanps and Indians is really the region
f the South peculiarly susceptible 4 producing the m's'
varied and valuable productions II region OF P-rP-'
ual vers-te climate always genial and h-a'hiu- me
vegetation continuous and unceA-ng and where the troP
a. fruits grow and rpm the greatest priscton mere
also the sugar grows 20 great hSh' ana -z@ "Aen
p,1ted On the poorest lands AID the season for s growth
IL " ~
l the planter 10 cut and hoas7 ~innoF tn, can- -
ave 10 b. done in Lou.an, prevent IL freezing Here
tho crop can siano il the ded till the planter ready 10
mt and grind II ard reason Why TINS portion
f the peninsular Of Florida must not eysniuay nave
inear iis great staple
Sweet oranges Of delicious favor, are now grown ~ TAR
north ~ the vicinity Of st Augustine and thu hne rnt IS
r,d upor the Key and ia South Florida The pine apple
which crows On barren soil md houi carr i asogroFn
std The cocoanut and other palms produced here IN
rest perfection and beauty There are hundreds OF the
cocosnu trees On Island in full bearing and can no
where be- raised more successfully The commercial VAue
4 the cocoanut may be inferred from the vast quantity OF
Palm OIL shipped from Africihs cordage OF TIE Cnnese
ir which Is all made from the busks hbres or hasz'
sre tie best filing Tor atir s'es s." A. a. as u 9s''' -
p.sspi odor and protection from all insects aud
tie oocoanu pies and custard- are PROOF 'n"' VIC "N
delicious and valuable.
The lime grows here. and without culture producing
abundance OF fruit in 4 months from the seed and -
agreeable acid is generally preferred TO thai o. tns iemoa
Which al,o grow here. The cH1rI from whith the suA'A
ili,~ i. made l. grown here ia any quantity grapes
plartsins baans- timsrind,, fE gooseberry aud mli
berry tres indeed nearly I'll the tropical fruits are grown
and can be increased 10 any extent in South Florida
Another valuable production and which must become
~ great comm. rca Importance j. what the Indians call
Coo,Le and from which the FLORIDA Arrow root smade
II i. allied to pam and plant some three feet
hirl apparently thriving best IN barren lands Inc root
contain. per Of pure starch and has been used
b. the indians article Of food from time INNS 'rii
This plant seems have been created 20 grow IN certain
norton Of south Florida or will eHplaa
II Ev.ryad are IN inmers basin one hundred and fifty
miles long by shout ninety miles wd- and bounded on The
South AID East by srdge n OF tertiary lime stone on
The Wet this basin stretches along the Gull coast from
near Cape sable TO C.roosa HGchee river aud on the
North the Lake Okeechobee is the limit although in high
wafer the Ki-simee valley is continuation Of the gsds
Tie strip II and outside the gad- and bounded by The
Gulf AID the Atlantic, is fifteen miles IN average width
covered with stunted yellow pine and the soil thin
and barren The same barren uniformity ohartet-riz--
This strip o land with occasional hlmnocks from Indian
river to APE Sable and upon This barren STRIP that tns
Coopbc grows in the greatest abundance Without tni'
valuable plant this region would be Entirely worthless ogt
with IT, other equal portion OF land can De male more
valuable the only expense beng il digging the roots md
carving them to the mill plants shoot forth from
email piece ei, in the ground This Florida Arrow
root hiss been for sale in Fords for the last ten
Years At r.t only for medical Purposes bG, recently tor
manufacturing aud household purposes BY facilitating
the process Of grinding and washing is production would
be ch.apenod Snd the demand tor starch tor msnuAc
turing and domestic purposes is almost mie's tbs supply
can be ne1hausiibe from these barren regions % South
Florida and thus living business and the most hesl,nd
home provided for invads who have not the means Of
| living here without remuuerstlve empoym-nt
| Different species Of GgGre or great American aloe,
have been introduced aud grown abundautly ia South
| Florida This plant iadspen ,abe TO the saci-n,
| Aziecs and is stl So to the modern h-Sctns Three
kinds only have been introduced herr the aqrc
from which the ,sa Amp of !. made the agar
MIfcona from which the int, xicatng drink lpulue Of
ancient and dem Mexico Is made and the GgaVe Aner
cata All have long succuent leaves aud very strong
fibre " import a million Of dollars worth Of ths
tbro, annually makes the best II cordsge, cotton
bsggng guLny bags, Sc. These plants not only grow
wla on the Keys but the main land lar north as
Tampa Bay aud Indian River AT the North. this p mt
j. carefully cultivated in greenhouses, and called the
century plant from the impression that It
blossoms OILY once in hundred years sud vel can
| remember the exhibition in Nes York OF the century
plant ia boss taken from the greenhouse Of the PATRON
Albany but this plant goes seed in Mexico IN three
year. aud this island where Is planted hedges
srd fences blossoms in five eight years ascErng to
the rapidly growth. Nature has provided for the
reproduction % this plant by IL agency the tatsr
root. that the surface send
and these in turn the thereby eusurng rapid repro
ducion with, Ut he agency Of Tba, sisl hemp can
be made in South Florida, and ;hese keys shers this
plsnt grows spontaneously and sbundany aud that the
business Of making IT, with the Of little Yankee
machinery, be made more profitable than cotton.
growing. have no doubt
1hus you see that this "bsdybooed extremity OF the
Union now in nearly the wilderness state Il xas
thirty years ago and with climate The NOS, life preserving
and health restoring the world susceptible Of pro
cucrg TO an almost indefinite extent various articles
Of great commercial value and always in demand which
would largely augment the national ssah and administer
10 the comfort, convenience, and support men Orszj
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