The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-05-03
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ceived number Of letters and papers,
but there was nothing there for Mr..
Dunn" In all our travels, and in all
our experience we we're never so bit
terly disappointed. What could be
the matter2 Where we're our letters? +?
They had certainly been written.
Bowed down with disappointment. we
returned to the boat, and wrapping
our blanket around us gloomily set
tied down for the night.
10 the course of an hour after leav-
ing st. Lucie, we came TO a stop for
the reason that we could not find the
entrance to Indian River narrows.
Farrell was ahead, ON the lookout
Paget at the rudder. We would sail
to a point where we imagined there
might be an entrance, then pole out.
Finally we saw place that must be
the channel, and stood for it. Within
few rods of shore Farrell sung out
"land ahead, all round" and indeed
it looked so, as we could not in any
direction see any way to get out of
what now looked like small lake.
Nevertheless Farrell heard good
deal about "land ahead all round, :"
before we reached Sand Point.
We sailed around here the rest of
the night, and just before daybreak
heard somebody singing. Hailing
the voice, we took that direction, and
found a man named Pierce, from
Lake Worth. Day breaking, we took
breakfast with him, and with good
breeze started on. Our breeze, how
ever died almost completely out short
ly, and a rain came up. This was
very dampening on the spirits, as Mr..
Pierce had assured us that the wind
would change before that day was
out. However we crawled along, and
the wind freshening, we reached Sand
Point at 2 o'clock on the morning OF
the 9th. Chapman and Farrell made
bed in the boat, and Paget and our
self took our way to Mr.. Farvey's,
where we had good beds and good
sleep.
We must not neglect TO relate that
the night We were hunting for Indian
River Inlet, we caught terrible cold
which, contrary to its usual custom
settled on our lungs. We were some
what alarmed, fearing that some one
had lost his consumption down there
and we had picked it up. This cold
stuck to us for over a month. II
was rather tougher article than a
first class northern cold.
The 9th, being Sunday, we took .
rest, and ate oranges. On the 2Stl
went down to the landing, and il
company with Paget and Chapman
sailed down to Titusville, about tw,
miles below. This place is the resi-
dence Of Col. Titus, by reputation |
cowardly old bully who figured con
spicuously among the border ruffian
of Kansas, and who while there Offered
reward for the head of Walker
Walker surrounded his house tool
him prisoner, and made him beg pit
eously for bis life. This circumstanc
is told in Richardson's book "Beyon'
the Mississippi" The old chap !
now prostrated by what he is please'
to call rheumatic gout." The inhab
itants thereabouts abreviate this, an
call it "rot. gut" He's bad egs
The place amounts to nothing at pres
ent, and if ever that section does i'm
prove, Sand Point, instead of Titus
vile will be the place.
On Tuesday, the 29th, accompanie
by three gentlemen named Webstel
Herbert, and Belden, we took passag
in the steamer pioneer" the onl
steamboat on Indian River, for Aurar
tia, little town some ten miles u
the river. The friends of our India
River voyage bid US goodbye an
God speed, and we steamed away fc
Aurantia.
Auraptia is at present about ii
size of Newmanyille, but to look 1