, 1879-03-11
CEDAR KEY.

a DollshtGul l'incs In Ftortda-lta People,
nus'nos.. Climate. Etc. Etc.
f.rns" ~ III. E.h o;.~.There ara few
CEpAh nEt' S.4'' Ese, 49,. ss,.. ,,,,,,
loealitscs IN th'e no"esy ota'e tna+ Wv. ,...s.
attractions to this quaint, pecullaFt oaAf '"''o
civ: uopo that afc more Interesting.
a,,n,tcd IN the Gu,f coat. nearly ia the cen
s.1.e 49, =" w ..I. III. ~ Aha
me ol t'!e !on9 eoaa..lue ~ w. s,...,s,,,ion
s1ate u Is inc eent1e o. tFaae a"u ,a,.m f,c,n
"s on ,t,ss ~ a',,,, a.I aS,.nnn, Inland. or the
v.rv W. vs o,,. . .'s.+. 1 "n ialots frlv ftv miles,
popu.attop Of 80. 900 peon]e, drawing the greater
n,rt ~ the1r .nnrttes from tbIs point, md at
,aa', oa,a ~ sasr ,,,s,t,n- hcrc o,tly in their
!oost once 10 year 'sltnR nc,e ausls =. VI"
most convenient aud in general use. Every
1,v,v. .. II ,var.. ownx a boat. where fov own
.' - ..,n,,.l.s,,nn " n' h~ ho.t ba,n1 alravs
,. .ean ~, a,a" .ss.,, ~. ,nn,u.r.hlo vatcr.
courses reaching Into ali parts OF the interior,
mn, the streams being sluggish In dow and easy
5nr hn,,inr.
~ cDS.s DSa.' wsu, . =, .so,,t on i,h.h,..nt.
including about 500 blacks Iargo proportion
of the whites arc feo,n the North, and all ara
h,,ay and entcrnrtstur. It Ii heatthY place; In
fart is dsath rate i SO yery snail tlia! il sees
xssr nf 1s;s mi thrse tIeurcs are xiyen On the
a,thtr3ty n Maynr IIa}e Ind his oilcial records
II i. a yery ucaceablc, orderly coumunity,-a
druukcn rran4 or an nrrest for theft, or crime
ot anJ kind, being mn event Of uots, it occurs 80
Ccfinr Kcy II rantdlv becoming c!ty of extern
,,ya uri steadily Increasing cGInnerctai irupor-
tance. It is ti,c Gulf Terminus Of the Atlsntic,
uuli t. West lud!a Transit Railroad completed
ami facilities bulIt OUT Into tie ha,bor,
nrrn,ittinr largc stcau,crs TO BE- loadcd
rirhL fran, tic cars, Tho haybor is
ous Of tho finest along the entlrc
fwrivo frct at lowest ttilc and can bo entered oy
vrssnia of fourteen feat draught nj hIch tide.
II /. Ihc mort Of entry for {yc lines Of steam
shin."t,,cludiur two to Uayaua, Cuba,-and
ciears eight steamers weekly. The number Of
| soItinr vrssej. entered lsat year Yax about 300:
ami tI,ts t9nes mt iuc]udc any Of thc crcas NUN.
hrr ri itttie coasters Of under tlye tons b,.tlcn
| that do 10 Immense freight-traflc along tho
,yh;ci, ;nri,t!as d Iarre quantity 0! yaluablo
soIsr n lors and ucncil.boaris, aud yellow
nIne -nrsnTes. fsh. oystcrs, turtles, spougr.
sheif-)[nc, for fertllizln9 purposes, aud various
Htpnrnn,"ht onnrnpration Of S900dO Is being
a nosssns1ds T., dpcnont,~ tj,c h.rhor nj Tia har
.,,.1,t..r ~ ~ immensa drcilrinrmarhinc.
nrc at untk. untler direction of Col, Smith, En-
| Observation-Disclosures. rap1tY cutting out the OBJ
sttuctlon' . ~ ,.o,, H.,
Cedar Key Is an lslanu. separated !foln ~ lns
mainland by smail, SWALLOW iaeoon, ana G1o ~.
nectcd hy the wcll.hnait lmi9oau.oElase' on1l 9ll
gulatly, It. has no roadway Or common irallls
bridge to the matnlad, wnlch y 9nite it WIN ano
!lnecttled Just At W. point; pat ~ e nuAntss s
Is drawn from points lnfihef up anu uoNn tue
coast, It was frst selected as lnndine-placc
IN 1895, by Cot Mtcs $ol Marpcrs : fefsy susrsu
at war With the Indians Of Florids. Mal. Johi
Parsons, ~ en!erprsiEs, Nea'tas eens!Gaihn
noW realdihfs mere, "as clslK 70 ~" sIs, .nlcs -
tint date' anu Elves YeGy vt! % t.easf 9ossIs nt
tion Of tue growth ot thls p!aee, and o. ofent! a
that have happcns! IN thc state. y Is eho OF
large number Of Islands {or "keys' as lhcy alt
called herel that dot this po1tioh ol tue Goast
They contain iFom teh 70 MY acres o. ltnu
arc oil covered WILD dense FeEetatio1, 'oclunl!at
palncttos, dates, cocoas, oranees, palms, ecuafs
lemons, md cactst--ltil arc 4etI tronleal ~ ap
peatance. NuHe oeautnut w. i''et eo''e ei ~ ~
It Is sutnwhat singular that lily contain
greater variety Of plants nnd trees than u
naiulMntl. They are alive win countless noek
Of Enme-b1rss,.-du pIovess' Aetlst nei9as }l
Wild geese, curloWs, aiia pellcans,-peelafs uee
.snd such Eaine. anu are fosnl helds lot III