The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-05-17
FLORIDA.
Correspondence from J. 6 knapp
Limona, HiI!sboso Co. Florida.
April 22 lSasssz

April 22 1879. ssgssag
EdIloss INDEFKxnEST
A correspondent from Nesilla writes IN
quines about this regsOa. 50 lar. from the
beautiful valley ofthe Rio Grande-beau-
tifal BY nasure, made more % by the hand
Ct man, and still capable Of being made
more beautiful Land Of The vine. which ne
minds one Of regions blessed of God above
all lands, before the hand Of man made
desnlate the vineyards and olive groves Of
India May yoa never want for ~ aban-
dance II water. or suffer from want Of
culturel What are yoar means Of inter-
course with New Orleans. Jacksonville and
other centefs Of trader
Ans; Tampa nextto Pensacoga. has tie
best natural harbor, and easiest Of access,
in the Gulf Of Mexico. Tampa Bsy, ..yIrg
as IT does in the region Of light winds where
tornadoes seldom, aimest never conn, =
the safest hari,or in the Gull, and vessels Of
"a feet draft can enter ii, and pass to within
eight miles Of the whaFfs: while vessels of
ten feet can reach these wharves. By was
OF thst sarber and bay Tampa has an oy,en
highway TO all the markets of the world
Sailing ressels and steamboats, are constantly
engaged in trading between Tampa and Ha-
vans and New Orleans The mail steamer
makes semi weekly fnps to Cedar Keys,
anil there connects with rSilraasl Ii, Feraaa-
dino, and the entire system 10 the northern
States. and steamers of The Atlantic COST.
Occasionally vessels clear FOr Pensaeo.a,
New York and other ports The position oi
Tampa as place for commerce and sERsle IS
/ all that can.be desired. and the place must
grow Is the region around it shali be devel-
oped.
Lfinona, from which this Is written, lies
len miles east d Ta,ara. IN hne, rolling
sracs u piae lAnl Its communication fpr
sraas i through Tampa, By teams oscr .
sandy road.
Did sEle past Winter appear % have any
bad elect on the prospect cf the orange crop
| in your locality, or in other localities r
Ans In this Iocaiity tho Winter, ss snch,
dit not etffert the grange crop. Nsrii Of
this latitude the cold was mere severe, and
may have iujuriousIy effected the crop. Trees
of forty years growth may be seen 10 this
county. which have never been dam
aged by frests. The prospects far full
crop OF oranges Is NOT equal 20 an average
year but this must be aafTibutea to the
great amount Of watef which fell during the
past year greater than 10 any year during
tic past one hundred years In all lands,
where there was not The most perfect under
! drainage, this large rain-fall destroyed many
Of the roots of the trees, and 10 some in-
stances killed them outright About fhe
/ mladle of September northeast gale, IA
tended by a heavy rnnfsll. prevailed for
three days, which whipped the twigs and
leaves of the tsess, and aslseEvby injured this
years crop. This heavy rainfall and storm
prevailed over the entire State. Since Jann-
airy there has been but slight rains, and tho
trees, especially IN the lands where the wafer
had damaged The sooss slurinR the past year,
ars suaEariag from xant of rain. Alspgsthsr
the prnspeets are now for leo than half !
crop this yeH.
sDo yoa hare mueh fosgy ~ drixxl5
weather / Areraiaa mOasly aashing showers,
Or long and copsinaons r.
] Ans | have never seen ) ioegy day ii