The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-09

too? Some sand flies and mosom.
toes are to be seen, but nothing like
just over yonder, and climate Just the
thing. Such, Messrs. Editors, are the
usual replies to my questioning while
travelling over the State. Now, this
diversity ofopinion might 60 to prove
that some one is necessarily mistaken
about their own location, vet it
might also be proven that all places
have sufficient advantages to make
them attractive. The fact is, that 90
into any portion OF peninsula
Florida, you please, you will find
much the greater portion of the new
settlers satisfied with their locations,
which, being the conclusion of my
mind, that our beautiful peninsula
combines in it's sum-total of advan-
tages in almost all locations. more of
the requirements demanded by civil
ization than any spot of its same size
in the world. Now, after my long
generalizing about the State, loca-
ton, etc., must hasten and confne
myself, as the object of this writing
is to give the outside world de.
scription of my own location by Lake
Weir, leaving for any intended emf
grant to the Land of Flowers, whose
eyes may see these lines, to draw
lis own conclusions, and whether or
not he can say after reading this arti.
Gle descriptive of the gem of the lake
region: Eureka is solely with him
self. | will promise to write can
didly and honestly as see it, and
nothing added to embellish or mis-
lead any one.
LOCATION.
Lake Weir is situatetlin the south
ern portion of Ngsaie sso5sssys asaa 10
one Of the largest, and, believe, is
acknowledged to be the most beauti-
tul of all those pure crystal watered
inland seas that make up collectively
the group OF lakes, that gives to this
portion of the peninsula the sobri-
i quet of the lake region, and properly
so-called, for one travelling over this
beautiful high rolling plateau is
scarcely out of view of one or several
of those beautiful small lakes, whose
waters are so transparent that the
trout, breem and other fish, can be
seen several feet beneath it's surface
in countless numbers; for the lakes
aside from their beauty offer greater
inducements to the deciples of the
immortal Izaak Walton in catching
the fnny tribe, than any portion of
the land that it has ever been my
lot to visit either North or South.
TOPOGRAPHY.
The Typographical features of Lake
Weir and vicinity present to the
eye enough of irregularity of surface
to prevent any feeling of monotony
from arising while looking over
these hills and dales which are
carpeted the entire year with their
covering of green, yet no rugged,
repulsive !rocky hills, marking lines
as well defined between the valleys
and the sleeps, as if cut by the hands
OF an architect arrest your eye, as is
usual in almost all the undertaking
portions of the North. The high
ground merges by gentle but smooth
declivities into the valleys, thence
again rising to loftier attitudes, like
gentle swell of old mother ocean, and
reminding one of Landseer's imagin-
ary paintings. The land becomes
more elevated as one approaches the
lake and finally terminates generally
in bold bluffs overlooking the beauti.
full white beached Lake Weir.
A. L. CARNEY.
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