The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-17
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. I
u April 9th, 1873 (


sure what kind of weather you are hav-
ing up there in your latitude but of this
loue thing I am certain, "Old Sol" is
on duty in 6ue earnest down here, and
has been keeping the murcury we'll up
for some days past, so well up that the
writer has had no use fos wooden goods of
any description for a week past, and for
that matter Gotten and linen has been
as weighty as comfort desires. The
weather is not only warm but the atmo-
sphere is dry and balmy, having about
the same effect on the system for toning
it up, that a dry bitter cold day would
have in our Northern climate, without
the unpleasant sensation upon the sur
face that always attends cold day.
Now while 1 write (3-30 p, H. the
Thermometer stands at $50 yet there is
very pleasant breeze from the south,
and one of the advantages of hot weather
here is, that we have pleasant nights, so
that there is no trouble about that little
matter of sleep SO extensively INDUCED
in by the people of this section. North
ern health and pleasure seekers are be-
ginning to leave for the north, stopping
on the way at different points, having
their calculations to reach home from the
LIST to the middle Of May.
But you may be, to some extent desif-
Gus of knowing something abuot the
price of real estate, and the character of
the soil. Well as to the price Of land
here it ranges between IS cts. and S25,-
900 per acre. A good wide margin,
say you, so it is but such is the case,
but when speak of lands worth S25,-
600 per acre we mean the high priced
city lots in this city, where lots rate as
nigh as $l5000 per foot from lands
worth 70 cents per acre, are, so far as
soil is concerned in very many instances
superior to that of the high priced lands
in city lots, but they lie in the interior,
and are what l would call wild or uncul-
tivated lands. So far as | can learn
lands on the..St. Johns River from this
point to Enterprise "a distance. Of 2O5
miles, could not be bought at any point
for less than $40 per acre. There
are great many inquiries. .for. land suit
able Tor the culture of the o1auge, land
every one seems to have orange. groves
on the brain, and on the south and
east. ,sids OF the st. Johns has the rep
utation OF being the best Tor. the growth
OF the orange. Yet IL would seem that
when there is frost enough h here te in
jure the orange, it Is also injured as fal
south as the Indian River, 300 miles
soutb OF this place. Persons wanting
information as to any Of the peculiarities
of the soil in any part of the state, car
obtain it by writing or calling on j. H
Norton, real estate agent, Jacksonville
Fla, who is thoughly acquainted with
every part Of the state and cheerIullj
anwers all questions to persons wanting
information about Flori6a Lands - Nor
ton is a Northern man, and prince
among the princes of men.
Well yesterday was Election day witt
US (but the subscriber didn't; t;vote) and I
more orderly Election we never witness
ed any where than here. The "Ameri
can Citizens of African decent" exercis
ed their right of franchise in an orderly
and intelligent manner,in way to refec
credit upon them as citizens.
The peoples ticket was elected, mos
of the men elected were straight republi
cans The City Marshal, and three o
! eight Alderman are colored. A peculiar
and by no means unpleasant fe ature o
the election was the presence of mos
excellent band discoursing the best O.
, music at intervals all day, and at tn
close of the polls went to their room
!, playing ''put me in my little bed" &C.
Our little Hotel De st. Johns is still
t lively, and our hostess Mrs. HulnaI
0 now as ever is miniStering to the comtor
. of her guests, at the moderate rate o
SO per week.
Yours as ever,
q Q in the Corner.
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