The Republican journal., 1873-03-20
Glimpses at the South.
Correspondence OF the journal.
ENTERPRISE, Fla. Feb.

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have to say that the Admiral is of the
female, colored persuasion, purveyor,
stewardess and fac totum Of the Darling
ton, and the jolliest, shrewdest, most
energetic admiral who ever trod the deck
OF river steamer, at least on the ST. John.
OF The thousands of travellers on the river
for years past there are but few who have
not seen her, and seen tor once she is not
readily forgotten.
Lest may forget it, note here that on
the passage | met an intelligent clergy
man. resident IN this state Tor some twenty
years, who said to me that he had taken
much pains to find out the signifcation of
the word Welaka, the Indian name of the
st. John, and that he had ascertained to
his satisfaction that the true translation is,
the river OF lakes. Il certainly is descrip-
tive OF the river for it is a chain OF lakes.
The first link in the chain after leaving
Palatka is Little Lake George, about three
miles wide. About twelve miles farther
eighteen miles long and twelve wide
DravtOn's Island, containing about nine
teen hundred acres, lies at its northern en-
trance. Four miles above its southern en-
trance is the old settlement of Volusia,
once covering an extensive cultivation
all that remains to mark it is the old.
ILot f,1,l Il Al.
that an English philanthropist, in 1868,
established colony OF about three hundred
fallen women gathered from the streets of
London. Like many other phiianthropic
schemes Of a similar character, beautiful
in theory but utterly impracticable it
tailed. On the bank opposite Volusia is
Fort Butler occupied by our forces dur
the Indian wars, About four miles above.
the steamer passes through the western
end of DeXtel's Lake, ten miles long, one
or the tavorlte resorts of sportsmen. About
ten miles farther on, on the easterly sid
OF the river, is Blue spring forming Il
BASIN about one-fOurth OF a mile in
length, twenty-five yards in width, and
varying in depth from ten to twenty feet :;
the water is slightly impregnated with
sulphur. Soon after passing this point
the liver narrows, and winds it's way for
some twenty-five OF thirty miles through
meadows, on marshes, with here and there
i spot OF elevated ground, until another
link in the chain is reached, Lake Monroe
six miles long, five wide.
Numerous landings are made by the
steamer in ascending the river. The only
one which can have any particular interest
ton you is at Orange Mound owned by
Nh Ihaver Carr, son of Thomas H. Carr,
who once resided in Belfast many of your
fellow citizens viii remember both father
and son. The steamer stopped long
enough at the landing to enable me to see
Mr.. G., his wife and two children, and to
90 through a portion OF his beautiful
grove. He owns about nine hundred
acres OF land; has house, the most New
England-like one have seen on the river
is beautifully located on shell mound
ITO Not feel at liberty TO state what sum he
pad tor this property, nor what sum he
has been offered tor it by party desiring
to purchase; but | am happy to say, as
you will be TO learn, that there is living
fast boy who has no cause or disposition
70 quarrel with Dame Fortune, and whose
lines have fallen unto him in pleasant
places.
am ROW at Enterprise, the shire town
OF Nolusia county, situated on the shore
Of Lake Monroe. On arriving at the hotel
the Brock House, | was gratified at find
ing that its landlord was from our own
State, Mr.. |. J Carr, a native of Bowdoin-
ham, formerly of the De Witt House at
Lewiston. The house is kept to the en-
tire satisfaction of his guests, and is filled
to OVERLOOKING. 1t stands near the bank
Of the lake, in near proximity to the
springs OF which | shall shortly write is
very inviting in its exterior. and in in
terror arrangements is adapted to meet
the wants Of the travelling community in
every particular, save that it is not large
enough to accommodate all who come as
comfortably as its landlord would desire
! have not seen in Florida any place OF
resort preferable to this for invalids seek
my Il quiet place OF refuge. There is a
large number of sail and row boats on the
lake, and an ample field for the sports
man near at hand.
Within a few rods of the landing there
IS, on one side of the pier, Il spring strong
y impregnated with sulphur and on the
other side another spring as strongly i'm
pregnated with iron the two are not more
than four rods apart. To escape the im.
putation of partially, take tumber tul
from both before breakfast, as an appe
tizer. They are not quite as palatable as
the cup of coffee that follows, but are
probably, much more conducive to the
health.
About mile and halt from the hote
there is another spring called Green Sui
phur Spring; it is very appropriately
named. The water in the basin is of {
deep green color; when taken out it is a.
clear as well water usually is in this sec
ton. A strong odor of sulphur is percep
tible as you approach the spring
draught of its water explains very satis
factorily the source from which the odo
comes; but what of the source whence
the water comes2 There is nothing in tn
appearance of the soil or vegetation
around the spring differing from that O
the region round about, far and near
The rock over which the water pours fron
the basin is a species of sand-rock, pal
TALLY decomposed, apparently, and s
soft that it crumbes in the hand on press
nre; the water passes in quite a rivule