The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-04-12

swamp on both sides. Sails are use
less here, and "white ash breeze" in
dispensible. A couple of hours Of
steady rowing however, put us through
the narrows, and we sighted Hope
Sound. This is a sheet of water about
one mile wide and three in length. As
good breeze was blowing, our sail went
up in hurry, and we skinned over
water at q rate that was almost alarm
ing, considering the oyster beds in this
vicinity.
Along this sound are Spanish land
grants, and many efforts have been
made By the owners to have them set.
tied up, but after spending an inn
mense amount of money for improve
ments, and getting no returns, they
were all allowed to lapse into their
old, tangled, aud wild condition, and
person would scarce know that the
foot of man had ever disturbed its
peace.
Nothing of any note is observed
from here to Jupiter Lighthouse,
which place we reached about noon
on the 18th of February. Here we
we're warmly welcomed by Capt. Ar.
mour and family, and his two assist
ants, Messrs. Moore and Whitehead.
The family quarters was large build
ing, with verandas all around it, built
apparently, of concrete. The light
house is situated on a bluff about thir-
ty feet high, just west of the family
residence, and is itself one hundred
feet high. 1t is built of brick, circular ;
is 20 feet in diameter at the base, and
about 10 feet at the top. The founda.
tion is 16 feet deep. The light is
made with sperm oil, and can be seen
probably fifty miles. We saw it at
the distance of twenty miles. Each
lighthouse on the coast has its own
, peculiarities, and the mariner who has
lost his reckoning, may know to a
certainty where he is, if he sees one of
these lights. For instance: One light
flashes brightly for few seconds, and
is then seen no more for four minutes !;
another has interval of six minutes !;
another eight; another has fash, a
steady light, and an interval; another
a colored light and so on. Thus it is
that every light on the coast is as well
known to the seamen as the points of
the compass.
AT Jupiter is the junction of the
Indian, the Lokohatchie, and Jupiter
rivers, and Lake Worth Creek, beside
the ocean inlet. The two latter rivers
and the creek, are fresh water. The
inlet is at present closed with sand
and shells thrown up from the ocean.
After hearty dinner we went FISH
ing, but experiencing difficulty in
finding bait, wandered to the ocean
beach, and watched the "sad sea
waves" and picked up shells md sea-
beans. On the south shore of the in.
let the sisel hemp, of which MANILA
paper is made, grows profusely. 1t
resembles the century plant near the
ground, but from the centre shoots up
a long crooked trunk about fifteen
feet in hight. No doubt, when trans
Portation facilities are once made good
about there, this plant will be cultiva-
ted with success and profit.
On the morning of the 10Th, after a
good nights sleep and hearty break
fast, Farrell and ourself started down
the beach, for Lake Worth. We car
ried a haversack, filed with ammu-
milton, gun, and bottle of coffee.
This bottle business is necessary be-
cause no fresh water can be found be-
tween Jupiter and Lake Worth Inlet,
a distance of about twelve miles.
Farrell had haversack with a few
hard tack in it; also bottle of cof.
fee. To equalize the burden a little,
he relieved us of our gun, and for a
hundred yards or so we travelled along
together. Then the young man took
off his shoes and stockings and lit out.
Walking on the beach, with load, is