The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-03-13
OUR FLORIDA CORRESPONDENCE.
From Anderson to Florida Through tho
Country-Plsasures and Annoynnccs In
cident to tho Trip.


the morning of 9TH Of March, bright and
early, we push on in direction of l,ew-
nanavilc, which place we expect to pass
during the day. Upon this days travel
We cross the Santa Fee River upon nat.
ural bridge, about eight or ten miles be.
fore reaching Ncwnansyille, which would
have given Us astonishmcn. and wonder
for the whereabouts of the river along
whose side we ride for some distance
when suddenly it disappears and we see
it no more, but we had been apprised of
this phenomenon at Mr.. O'Quinns', who
informed us that this somewhat remark
able disappearance continues for several
miles, reappcaring us suddenly as it had
vanished.
Somewhere in this neighborhood there
is said to be q remarkable cave, the en-
trance to which, Mr.. O'Quinn says, is
near the road we pass. The entrance is
only large enough for man to crawl
into, hut, once in, the cave expands, and
one can easily stand erect, the walls be-
furnishing other entrances to different
apartments. Though it has been fire.
qucntly entered, Mr.. O'Quinn says it has
never been fully explored. We did not
visit it, having no guido and not know
ing its exact locality, though we saw a
hoie that we supposed to be its entrance.
The little town Of Ncwnansville pre-
sents no remarkable features except for
dizziness, as indeed do all the little vii
lagos through which we pass
Archer Station, in Alaclua, comes
next en- route, and except for being made
famous for its election frauds and as the
place where Dennis figured in the .iant
fraud of the nineteenth ccntury-thc
fostering of Hayes as President over 4
people who did not call hini-would
never have been heard of by your read
ers. Even here, though, we refrain for
some Of its peoples sake, for there be one
who comes out and gives us friendly
greeting, inui;ively feeling, as lie said,
that we were Caroinians and from old
Anderson. This was Mr.. Holland, fur
nierly of Anderson, who had many in
1uiries to mako of her and her people,
cordially and pressingly inviting us to
go by his fathers and "spcnd day or
two" assuring US Of the pleasure the
family would have in welcoming us and
hearing from their old home. 1t is some
miles off of our direct route, however,
and anxious to reach our destination, we
express our regrets and push on for the
, goal. This night we all pass in the
wagons, as the country is becoming more
thnly settled, and, except some negro
cabins, when night overtakcs us there
are no houses for miles ahead Fatigue
is q good harbinger of sleep, and we arc
soon lost in '.swect forgetfulness," and
1 awake in the morning measurably re-
4 freshed. Tonight, Saturday March
4 9th, we stop with Mr.. Tom Barco, in
! Marion County. With this pleasant
y family we remain over Sabbath ua-il
4 Monday morning, when, bright with an
. ticipations of a home nearly reached, we
s move forward, avoiding Spooners' by
advice of q valued friend left bel. nd,
q and stop Monday night, March 1lth,
II with Mr.. Green Thomas, OH the Charlie
y Apopka Lake, in fernando County.
81 MIR. Thomas is poor man, with meagre
Il accommodations, but, learning that we
u are acquaintance and friends Of Mr.. and
q Mrs. Samuel Crayton, of your town, gives
'is kind and cordial welcome to what
he has, and we are gratifcf at being able
" to contribute somewhat to the pleasure
q and enjoyment of the old lady, his wife,
e whom we find bcwaiing her sad fate of
81 hcing without coffee, and ''living away
81 OIL out of the world, where, if body has
y a little money, they amt got no where
n to go to spend it," Mr.. Editor, it almost
@ made me feel like crying Hallelujah to
think of being where one had no use for
gamoney. Charlie Apopka Lake is about
twenty miles long and from one to
ASfivc miles wide, and Mr.. Thomas says
abounds in fish of various kinds. The
boys and l would have gone out on it for
sa moonlight ride and fish, but the first
hcaUy rain we experienced since we left
Ahome (Andenon) came up just Ms we
reached Mr. Thomas, and continued un-
abated all night. The next morning the
Grain is still falling lightly, but the clouds
are lowering, and gives warning oi
heavier rain during the day; however
We have counted on reaching Mr.. c. O.
s. Nevitts to-day, and will try it, as our
~ wagons are well covered and dry, and we
q have no streams Of consequence to crosa
d Reaching Mr.. Ncyitts, we find his good
E lady looking for us, having been apprised
OF our coming by our friends Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam. Crayton, of Anderson. (Mrs
4 Crayton is Mr.. Nevi,t's daughter BY Il
8 former wife, He is in the cedar swamp
s getting ont cedar for n Northern COM
pany, but the welcome given us by Mrs
n. is warm and cordial. though we are
strangers 10 hcr, and right highly do we
appreciate it, feeling grateful to our
friends behind, though believing it to be
innate in the lady. We will stop here
two or three days, which will give rest to
cn' mules bruised and sore shoulders
which render them almost past travelling
land here ] would advice any one trav.
cling long distance to use bark o,