The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-04-26


| the billows. There was just enough
danger about this ride to make it ex.
citing. In the first place, if the boat
were not nayigated skillfully, we were
in great danger of being swamped
and in the second place, we were ac-
copanied by about half-dozen large
sharks who were ready to take us in
out of the wet provided we swamped.
In addition to this we had not pro-
ceeded far until every man in the
boat began to show symptoms of sea.
sickness. Farrell was the & rst to yield
and, leaning over the side of the boat,
his breakfast soon mingled with the
salty sea. In about two hours We ar.
rived off Jupiter Inlet, and Harmon
was issuing orders like a commodore,
when, right in the midst of his con-
versatioD, he was interrupted by some
emotion that caused him to lean over
the stern, and his contribution to the
Atlantic was hapded in. The other
chap, Lenhart, and ourself, although
feeling waves of trouble roll across
our stomachs, did not get to the inter.
esting stage. So now we stood in for
the shore; we took our station at the
bow, Lenhart and Farrell the sides,
and Harmon the oars, to pull in.
When the boat struck the beach, we
jumped, and run with all our might,
the boat following us up close. We
got very wet, but the boat was pulled
ashore without shipping any water.
This was considered a good land, as
it is very seldom that a boat comes
ashore in the breakers without filing.
Here we had another "haulover,"
Jupiter Inlet being also closed. After
some heavy lifting we got the boat in
TO the Inlet, and sailed over to the
lighthouse. Here we took in our va
lise and some other traps, and Ham
mon took in two bags of wheat. The
wheat was not for planting, as we
first thought, but was used for food by
the Lake Worth people, first being
cracked in mill Harmon kept for
that purpose.
After a pleasant hour spent with
the inhabitants of Jupiter, we started
again for Lake Worth on the 'inside
route" which is, instead of couple
of hours ride a hard days work for
three men. We sailed and rowed up
Lake Worth Creek about four miles.
The crooks in this creek may be imag-
ined when VIC, after sailing and row.
ing tive miles up the creek, saw the
lighthouse not over quarter of q
mile in a straight line from us. AT
The end of four miles we found a good
camping place. and tied our boat up,
Soon roaring fire was kindled, and
'ur usual fare was improved by some .
resh tomatoes which we had brought
With US from the lake. After supper, =
hree sand-fy nets, in the shape of an
inverted box, were erected, aud un.
Ter these we enjoyed fiue nights
est. ~ ORIG I1}lhtti litJ'hl
In the morning, after au early G
'reakfast, we shipped again, and took T
the oars, the stream being so crook n
d that sail could not be utilized. f
n about an hour we came to a place !,
allied the "rapids." in which there n
'as about as much current as there is
, an Allegheny river eddy in low
tater. Here the oars were put up, =
nd poles resorted to. After pushing Il
while, We were obliged to cease, and
ct out ard pull The boat Shortly B
e came into the everglades" called
saw grass" This consists of an i'm. ri
ense flag, about eight feet high, with Go
nall channels running through it. CT
hese channels, sometimes not more ~. n.
an five feet wide, and very shallow, Co
tersect one another every few rods, BE
ID it used to take an experienced pi. Hi
to find his way through, but re. o., OF
ntly the route has been marked by sv
lall flags, fruit cans on sticks &C., N.
that most any one can navigate it, 10