The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-22

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Mayor, Alderman, and real estate
agency inhabitants 500, 2 groceries,
| / meat stall, dry goods store, and
a drug store. Here are several board
ing houses, large and small, and the
very INCEST little hotel that know OF
in all South Florida The town is
well laid out, and a broad shell road
along the front, between the lots and
the white beach of the river; from
this. avenues 100 feet wide lead back
to the 3rd street, parallel with the
front, "Ridgewood avenue" a wide
park avenue OH high ridge with no
Bile shade trees nearly the whole
length. M
The place was first settled by an
Ohio Colony, and there is still there.
strong element from that State,
though all parts of the North and
West are represented. To Daytona
I would unhesitatingly advise all to
come who wish to spend quiet,
pleasant winter in FloIida. The ho-
! tel 1.-THE palmetto HoteF9 is pleasant
| " situated and arranged, and invari-
| ABLY has the most agreeable OF COM
pany. The food is good and well
cooked, and the wants OF the invalid
are supplied with kindness and judg-
ment. Fine water is supplied by an
artesian well in the yard. But my
interest lies farther up the river. At
ORANGE Island. one mile above Day
tona IS fine large saw mill supplying
lumber and shingles conveniently,
and as to price moderately. And |
almost omitted mention the little set
Element 3 miles north Of Daytona,
"Holly HILL" just dignifed with
post-office. Two Episcopalian minis
ters live here and preach regularly at
| New Britain and Daytona AT last,
we reach New Britain, 6 miles north
of Daytona, and Is miles north of the
inlet. This was settled by colony
from New Britain, Conn, in the win
ter of '74-5, and has population Of
about 100, including the Peninsula"
settlement, which extends along the
shore, opposit New Britain, for 8
miles. The village itself might have
had twice this population had the
ground been laid off as town instead
of being divided up among the mem
I bers of the colony in farms, and set
tiers turned away The States here
represented beside Connecticut are
| Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri,
kentucky, Virginia, New York, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Maine and
the District of Columbia; Canada,
Holland and Sweden are also repre-
sented, likewise Africa. There is
one boarding house pleasantly situat-
ed and nicely kept. The peninsula
has the advantage over the mainland
| in its nearness to the ocean beach,
the walk from river to ocean being
but ] mile, and interesting in showing
| by the successive ridges and graded
vegetation the way that nature built
this odd strip Of land. sold Orchard
Frye" Hampton" "Long Branch
all together would make but small
blot on this 800 miles of ocean bor-
der-50 miles right here without a
break, wide, level and firm; and far
to north and south, till hidden by the
smoke of mist, the great Atlantic is
hurting in its crested ranks, line after
line Of white named chargers grandly
rushing to their fate The same At
lantic that dashed its white breakers
on the rocks of Maine-bully old
ocean | Shells, coral, sea beans, and
an occasional barrel of lard or lump
of beeswax relieve the monotony of
stroll upon the sands. Here, too,
have we picked up chunk of resin,
for which, am persuaded, my old
and esteemed friend, Prof Chandler
would have stood upon his head in
Market Square, and would shed tears
| of joy at receiving it.
Bathing in winter is delightful
The Gulf Stream sweeps up along the
coast, SO that the water is never too
| cold; nor is the air less pleasant than
1.-The water, except during a northerly
awind. Well may the grand old At
tlantic be called, Florida's hen coop
| form summer do poultry called "log-
4 gerheads' proceed out of the brlny
1 deep and lay eggs upon the sand
whole baskets full | have known
one s'poultryn to make q deposit IN
the Florida sand bank OF $50 eggs,
intrusted to the care of "Old Sol"
At small bathing house on the
bank we will turn to re cross the
Peninsula. We find a graded car
rage road which leads rs across the
broad stretch of "parmita," "a KIND