The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-03-15

| much interested IN tne lale. flnally
we took field glass out Of our valise,
and thought VIC would look around,
and see if we could see any panthers,
bat for the life of us, we couldn't get
it higher than our mouth The driver
also experienced the same difficulty.
The shivering stopped shortly after
ward, and the driver took the trouble
to make bed for US in the wagon we
turned in, and we're soon in Tionesta,
in spirit, while our body was being
tumbled around somewhat after the
style of Sons Of Malta initiation.
We were awakened by the stoppage
of the wagon at Cooks ferry, aud
looking at our watch found it was
4:15 a. m. We had made the entire
distance of fifteen miles in the unpre-
cedented time of seven hours and ff-
teen minutes With the driver for
bedfellow, we turned in again, and
sweetly slept until the gray dawn APP
peared, struggling with the fever-laden
fogs of the st. Johns river. A few
lusty shouts brought man across
with fat boat, and after little per-
suasien the mules were enticed aboard,
and the vehicle, passenger, driver,
field-glass, and munitions of war, were
landed on the southern shore of Deep
Greek.
Here we found our passengers.
Four able bodied men, three ditto Ia
dies, and three heavy children, exclu.
sive of the driver Each had at least
one valise, and several packages. just
how that vehicle was to get away with
its load was a conundrum that we
gave up on sight. However, cup of
coffee was made and drank, few bis
cults eaten, and the trouble COM
menced. First, the baggage was piled
in, and lowered above the seats. Then
eight passengers got in, and sat with
their feet hanging out of the wagon.
Two passengers walked ahead with
their guns. The driver walked and
drove the team.
We walked ahead about four miles,
and had just gotten good sight on a
large hawk, when our ears were salut-
ed with cries from an old he-buzzard
in the Wagon: ooh! don't shoot
The tympanium of my ears are very
sensitive, and it will certainly ruin my
hearing!" We desis.ed but during
our ride afierward we managed to
ventilate our opinion about any man,
or set of men with poor tympaniums
who would come into q land where
half the ammunition made in the
United States is used. The old cor.
morant also made himself very disa-
greeabie to all the party by eternally
grumbling about the "provide" at no.
tells and on steamboats, throughout the
whole State.
At noon we stopped at the side of
the road and partook of some more
coffee and biscuit, and after waiting
for the mules to feed, started, and by
charging about, all the passengers had
couple of walks during the day.
We arrived at Mr.. Harvey's, Sand
Point, at eight o'clock p. m. having
made twenty.fonr miles in twelve
hours. This was not as fast as our
travel of the previous night, but then,
we had a heavier load.
The road over which we travelled
was one continuous pine barren the
trees were yellow pine, from eight
inches to a foot i'll diameter, and more
scattered than the trees of our North
ern orchards. The land was poor,
and will not probably be settled for
years to come.
Sand Point, however, which com
prises a neighborbood of perhaps one
by five miles is composed of hammock
lands, and good pine lands, underlaid
by loose porous sort of stone called
"Kokena" rock. The correct way of
spelling this word we do not know.
The ants work in this rock, which is
of yellow color, and the heaps thrown