The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-08-20

TIE FLORIDA sunmer (as Distinguished
mooths, or nearly twice Is long - in the
seven months very pleasant teDpef.ture
the time, and the wonderful canopy OF
clouds kaleidoscope BY reason Of the con-
slant bsesze', affords graceful protection to
animal and vegetable life. Frequent show
ers occur during the months Of Asrch, April,
May and Juoe, and about the first Of July
the regular daily showers begin and CONT
nue. until the middle Of September. Al
though occurring daily, these showers never
lat but few hours-genefally 0owmenciDg
about O'Clock p. m. and being entirely over
BY 5 o'clock p. m, leaving delightfully."-
pure atmo phere.
This seciion Of Florida il pre-eminenily
healthy all the year, and the yellow fever
fcourge Of Southern cities has for nearly 20
years, given: jacksonville q vide berth.
Since the rear guard Of Northern invalids
disappeared in May, physicians and drug
gists can truly say that ''thtir occupation is
gone" Out Of . population Of 1900 in
Jacksonville IN average Of abOct five deaths
are reported monthly, principally colored.
Polite ally, also, this State gives some evil
dence of health, and the rapidly increasing
influx Of the hen st ''bone and muscle" of
tae North will soon establish Florida as
the Southern outpost OF physical, political
and financial vigor.
| Real estate in Jacksonville il firmly held
and commands ready sale, notwi,hwith-
standing the almoet universal letharU in
other pays of the South. The urnivaled
position Of the CITY for business, command
ing river trade OF nearly 1000 miles, and
the ocean GUILE; the lumber, fruit and
other products of Florida-combined With
the daily accession of Northera men and
capitsl-sive the place thrifty. metrOpoli-
tan appearance. New brick blocks along
Bay street, and handsome private residences
in various parts of the city are going up
rapidly, and last winters tourists will be
surprised At the great improvement when
they return in November. A magnificent
shell road has been Constructed TO MoncIief
Spring, four miles from the city, which will
be one of the great at ractions OF the coming
win'er. This spring hourly discharges hun.
dreds of gallons of soft, chalybeate water Of
caystsl purity, and lies embovered in one Of
the romantic ''hammocks" for which Flori-
da Is famous. Commodious aud convenient
bathing houses are being erected. 10 be sup
piled from the spring. Ample State Fair
grounds, with a faultless "mile track" have
lao been laid out in the immediate vicinity.
The crops in all sections of the Safe are
reported as being unusually full, with
''flush times" among the farmer. The
orange groves are we'll laden, and increased
shipmen,s of this golden fruit will be sen!
ncrihward next winter. The cultivation OF
grapes As a STAPLE fruit crop has been begun
recently in this vicinity. and the results this
year are abundan.ly encoursgiog-all vari-
cites producing largely, and of superior
quality. When the direc. steamship line
from this port to New York is established
land measures have been taken to secure
this greatly needed communication, Flori-
da fruit and vegetables will be landed in
New York in the gna,e,t profusion from
January toJuly, and at prices that will
dive hot-house products from yonr markets.
Altogether, bright future is in store for
this lovely ''land Of the grange and the
rine'-;he Italian peninsula of America.