The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-05-22
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and feel that | am more than paid
for the trip, in what | have seen,
heard and enjoyed. How the heart
is thrilled and buoyed by hope as we
behold so many inviting scenes of
beauty and promise upon every side
IT'S a most unimpressible man, tru
", who cannot feel the blood course
more swiftly through his veins, as
his brow is famed by Me soft
breezes of May while the steamboat
is carrying him, in company with
genial crowd of officers and passen-
gers, down the hower-dec and
sweet>scented Chattahoochoe. As
we leave the thriving and now fast~
growing city of Columbus, we are
cheered by the song OF the boat
hands, and soon, here and there,
small groups of men, who were en-
tire strangers but a few moments
ago, are seen chatting in free and
easy manner, giving and receiving
information which may prove more
or less valuable in the coming years.
The banks of the river are in gem
eral high and dry until after we pass
Clattahoochee, (village.) Fla, and
from thence down to this city, much
swamp land is seen on each side,
with only here and there dry bank
reaching to the waters edge. The
old u. 5. Arsnel house at Chattahoo
chez contains eleven millions of
bricks, and is now the as) lum for
the insane for the State of Florida.
1t is built about one mile from the
bank of the river, upon a high and
dry eminence. From this point we
turned the boats head for Bain>
bridge, in Decatur county, Ga,
passing old Fort Jackson ON the
route, and after run of fifty miles,
land at the wharf of the Oak City,
as Bainbridae is called by reason of
its many beautiful live oaks.
1t, like its larger sister, Column
bus, is engaged in manufacturing
enterprises, and the impetus given
to trade is very sensibly felt already
and will soon be increased Cherry
Chute, few miles below Bainbridge,
is the only sboal water we passed in
the flint for fifty miles, Its banks
are, in the main, low and well tins
bered. Some beautiful, clear streams
enter it from both sides. AS we
rode down towards the noble Chat
iahoochee, the moon casting its sill
very beams, and flowers their fra~
GRANGE, we could not help feel thank
full to the Author of all good for 30
fair scene.
heard of new industry as we
were passing Dead or Chepola lake.
The honey interest 10 being made to
pay. Some men and ladies' are fast
reducing bee>culture and honey,
making to a science. They have
glass and wooden frames have
honey Contractors; make the same
combs answer for many filings: sell
the sweet, white nectar at fair
price and are certainly on the high
road to prosperity. A. M. Hicks,
of Saul's Creek, had the kindness to
show me one of his wooden frames
containing eight pounds Of honey.
Ten miles north of Apalachicola,
the St. Marks river makes off, and
after course of fifteen miles, again
Joins the waters of the Chattahoo-
chez in Apalachicola Bay. The
Bay is very large and dotted with
marshy islands. st. Georges and
ST. Vincent's islands are the largest
and contain some dry farming lands.
There is, however, but one family
upon each island. The "Light-
house family upon the former and
Mrs. Hatch, a brave widow lady,
upon the latter. Orange groves
thrives in certain localities, for one
hundred miles, or more, up tho riV-
err above this city. The muscadne
is common and the luscious scapper
nong finds here cnngenial home.
New industries are being developed
in all this region from year to year.
lis kind of southern Holland, and
when time shall have made popula
ton dense and land high and hard
to attain a system Of canalIing and
dyking, will, With patience, indus
try and perseverance, make this
now swampy region very garden
of delight. What with the fish, oys-
tiers, crabs, fruits and flowers, the
mighty forests and genial climate,
Florida is even now a land of won
der. Bat, to all appearance, the
days of prosperity have hidden Apa
lachcola sad and long farewell
: There was once very lively ship
ping interest here. Over one huns
dred and fifty thousand bales Of cot
ton were sold, compressed and ship
ped from this port. Nov not sin
gle bale is ever brought here. Rail
roads tapped" her at every point,
and Savannah has, annually, poured
into her lap the former trade Of Apa-
lachicola. 'I'is a sad sight to see
what one season of yellow fever, the
cyclone of 1873, and Toe diversion
of trade fer any years have done
for this once lively and prosperous,
but now poor and fast decsying city
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