St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-04

To tie EdjtOr Of tie CaIc1onidu
WOODLAND. Fla. Jan. u. III.
DEAE SIR: We arrived in Savannah,
Sunday night. and left there Monday
morning. What attracted our attention
the most WAS the police of the city.
They we've all dressed in gray. and
were all aimed a> either infantry III
ravalrN. | WAS told 10y Il citizen that
they had all been in the Confederate
army.
The route to jacksonville hN land.
passes through Il very umimterrstinu
region of pine forests. and crosses the
Ogcchce. Altamahal aud SuWauae river.
An occasional turpcutinc It'll and Il
small village. "r Il station without ANY
village. were Ia hc S,.:.E. At one station
where we stopped. Richardson said the
only visible things we've hogs. Alliv-
ing at Jacksonville about ten o'clock
+. NJ. we stopped at the ST. John :
House. kept 10y Mis-. Hudmall. over
the door nf the dining room. WIS the
motto. The Lord will Provide :" and
we judged 10y the appearance of the
table. that II WIS left almost entirely To
him. The 81. james and st. Johns
hotels report more guests than ever he
fore ut this time of the Nral. but the
other houses are not us full aS usual
They say that the weather north has
not been cold enough to drive northern
els from home: but the rush never
comes till February and March.
Mr.. j. :. Adams. formerly of Yer
mont.) who is the postmaster here. has
been quite sick for some time. am
informed that his old failing still fol
lows him. SilShy and Moore we found
at the Mettaire House, apparently in
good health. There are reported to he
more thieves, gamblers. and loose
women in jacksonville. than ever he
fore. There was considerable stir about
Il concert Qocal >ingerS) to aid some
charitable purpose, and eX- Scnator Fen
ton WAS to open the exercises with IL
few remarks.
"Wednesday morning we took the
steamer David Clark, and went up the
st. Johns (Southl to Polatka. The
weather was fine. with Just breeze
enough on the river to make Il light
overcoat comfortable when out on deck.
At Mandarin, fifteen miles above Jack
Sonville. we SAW Mrs. stoves cottage.
and her Tree" which entirely over
shadows the house. She has ii fine
orange grove. but her house is not near
ly Us conspicuous It's Il Mr. Kings. from
Newark. \. j. Near Palatka we >lw
the walking beam of the Maple leaf"
projecting out of the water. This was
Il |. \. transport. and WAS sunk 10y
torpcdoeS during the wal.
For ten miles this side of Palatka.
there ale Young orange groves scattered
along. that have been set out since the
war. They are now coming into bear
ing. and are quite valuable. Palatka
is Il place of about 900 inhabitants. on
the west side of the river. has three
hotels. several boarding houses. whole
sale and retail stores. court house. Jail.
dug stores. post and telegraph offices.
etc. Harris orange grove is across the
river. Ibis grove. owned by Col. H.
l.. Hat, formerly Of Fermout.) is not
the largest or best grove in Florida, but
perhaps is the most noted, as it is the
most accessible. aud consequently the
most seen. In this grove are i've ~
SIN hundred trees set from fifteen 20
eighteen feet apart. being 50 near that
the branches inteIlock and shade the