New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
FLORIDA.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND ITS EFFECT ON
WEAK LUNGS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NERY-wIIAT CAN BE DONE THERE.
JACKSONVILLE Dec. 2.-The Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad for $50 miles Of its length passes through
IA vast Lowell covered with tall pines and meager under
growth of wircgass and dwarf palmetto west oil this
the land rolling and Is underaid with the rotten
limestone here are DO found some OF the best cotton
lands in the State Of Georgia Such Is the character OF
the so around Thomasve Ca, and the same terms de-
scribe the soil West Florida hence tnat part OF thh
state Is especially COtt0ngrOwlng region ana mas ho
been sought for by settlers from the North for III"
same reasons it cannot DO healthy nor Is IL so desa
BILE in point of climate The Atlantic and Gull ROAD
sends branch into Central Florida TO Live OAK on he
jacksonville Railroad This branch may be taken as
line OF geological and agricultural division East are the
level lands similar I'm growth to those oi Georgia, pul
having an advantage in being furthef South oh INV
west the country becomes rolling the Color vi tno
il red made from crushing the chalky strata "hch
come down from Alabama. That these western lhndsaie
naturally richer is often admitted hut proper cultivation
on the east will make up for a defects while IN TINS sec
ton will also be found superior advantages Tor certain
peculiar products.
Florida has been for years the theme OF poets and
fancy writers; every charm with when language cOuu
odor b,e becn thrown around tho FiOwery Land, until
many cxueetinc to find earthly paradise have como
borc IN find lonesome Wilderness. Then, from indgna
|
ton they have been blind TO the actual merits OF the
land have not stopped To investigate but went away
cnrsng Florida and all who wrote OF II. dying man
NAV exc ont his lie few months by great care, but 1t Is
the mcrc,t folly for any far gone III consumption to
tlc Nv cnrr even In the -.ual climate Of Florida.
Uiudrel- have here expecting perfect cure stin
Iaeu ny ; , ,ne iunrIi"urc and death was FASTENED
rather than deferred Then thcir friends dchOunocu
tonta IS ' FiorIa bo. many aivufares vet the state
is neither paradise or place winch "oiEs & oil
| al or Tv Steamer 10 Savannah, and thence by
! RAJ, vi ny sto"ncr nv ,l raii the traveller NAV
miht ii Aurn.ta he may ~ Mn the Macon and
AuSl,t "Iu INV ~ , " ,n ' s,vannob7 he goes
1irciIT iv tha AtiIDir aud Guf For he Invalid
Wi'V,'! q 49, - a." t,c tnuri.t tLe FORMER
19"o' vF6n"S ",ri. m the cvcrin, one reaches
IYcEs"3y1o Gcfof6 dinner me next dIy BY steamer Is
Sii I'm nlnasort ,r tlr line from New-York
NJ ivon'1 iirt vim fh. smaller steamer to
I,nm,,d", T,c,souy,Iis o,,.i pil,Lq Reaching Jack
rr yum" me- nm ~, be "a Iobi river is accomv she'd
sohYlHe INC ZIP up To ~. ' g. p;lof' and tLrncr
- hroC" ing % 'l"y SO y,i,,i., Tho sane
steamers from r"fTr "' r nVcraIy cod
81 hnE !'IlHc' . l - ~, ',,irty For travelling la
i ad brrp or no., i b,!.v may he obtained at any
80 H." t,yg,,s 80 -,,rn r,, IN. ny. at getting thorr
vi Fnrij h.. four railroads ir from Jacksonville 10
,iitu,' a. extending thence 90 Pensacola the Florida
y jr.d ,,r II ,,,lrI.al ~ Cedar Key ,; the Di.nrh
Iron" t;c%r-i ~ OaEuJ ,h, Pensacola and Alabama
road Everything from Mrilouvi'r comes down the -
'n' IA P,i1tka thence 10 d,sUuNc or direct 10 Ca
! V,i,,inl
| + ST Florida has q 1ac-I'urlv drr c.mlt'. | was
rorr,fcil, tri, t.t dried rodHh dil not become moist
i'l'''.',3, I t,.'.., tfJ mo t,st during hi, life
hor' i mi ns,a known s a day rain The LONG con
,f o rcrcii, forms of fi. Nnlth o not occur here.
llII'o, , o' fI, n j.. Generally after dark The
n f AIR. nm f. - a., or is moi b. iurious and the
nnti-on,i,,s Nv a lrli.,oI- bauincs I'm Southern
Alabama or Georgia would not have dared to expose
myself &C. the night air a- asa ON lhe u JONI :
| Ijy,r person dying with consumption cHuuOt
nol" ne no. NAV i've logger han in the rough wimi
OF the NORTH ugTo Ore two Instances " contrast:
an Sonr. of him; Nor IT, month here be IN 80
nl,'u uc!,'l 'In . W Xxx, i, ~, h, II ~ rnin I'll In