The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-28
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THE SUNNY SOUTH.

in the county, who would like to bette
their condition in life, and instead OF goinl
to the far cold West, ifthey will believe wha
i write, they will turn their eyes to the Sun
ny South, where land can be purchased as
cheap us in the West, and where they can en-
| joy the finest climate in this country, if moi
in the world. | went in the hot month o.
july starting from Baltimore on the ninth
on the steamer George Appold, for Savannah
| Ga Thence by steamer on the inside route
to Fernandina, and by rail from there tc
Jacksonville.
The trip to Savannah was very enjoyable
1t was my first journey on the ocean, and
| expected old Neptune would demand his
| tribute, but / was not sea sick-much TO my
satisfaction, although my wife, who accom-.
panied me, was taken sick the first day VIC
struck the ocean, and remained in her state.
room until we arrived at Savannah, as indeed
did most of the ladies. | would suggest to
those who desire rest and recreation in the
summer, instead of going to the springs or to
the watering places, and suffer the incon-
venience of an by 10 room, to take one of
the steamers to Savannah 1t will cost but
$25 for the round trip, which includes fare
and stateroom, and TO one who has never sail
ed the ocean blue, it will be rare treat
"There's beauty in the deep.
The wave is bluer than the sky;
And, though the light shines bright on high,
More softly do the sea gems glow
That sparkle in the depths below;
The rainbows tints are only made,
When on the water they are laid;
And sun and moon most sweetly shine
Upon the oceans level brine.
There's beauty in the deep"
And Byron writes
"He that has sailed upon the dark blue sea-
Has viewed at times, ween, full fair sight;
When the fresh breeze is fair as breeze may be,
white lanf friu iobf
The steamer does not touch at any point
between Baltimore and Savannah, and makes
the trip in from go to 20 hours, the distance
being 800 miles. We left Baltimore at p
M. on Saturday and arrived at the mouth of
Savannah river about 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning but as liz the case with all southern
rivers, the mouth or entrance was interrupt
ed by bar and we had to wait on the tide
in order to get up to the city, which is eigh-
teen miles from the ocean. 1t has a capa
cious and well protected harbor, with from
II to 81 feet of water at high and low tides
The city has population of 10000 inhabi-
tants, and is one of the handsomest cities in
the South. 1t is laid out with broad streets
shaded by the magnolia and other beautiful
trees. 1t has some manufacturing interests
but its chief business is cotton, being the
second largest port in the South. There is
an immense business done in naval stores,
lumber and rice. There is one cotton mill,
but it has not been success, owing to mis-
management. The mills in the interior of
the State, at Atlanta and Augusta, however,
are success.
The city has number of attractive resorts.
Forsythe Park, about 90 acres, and Bonaven-
ture Cemetery are the prettiest. The Gene
terry derives its name from the original tract
of which it formed part, and which was
settled about 1870 by Col. John Mulryne.-
By the marriage of his daughter to q gentle
tleman by the name of Tatnall, it came in
possession of the latter family The marri-
age is said to have been the occasion of the
planting of the trees which adorn the place
in long avenues. They are the great live
oak, the branches being arched, and immense
quantities of moss sweep from them. 1t is
said that they were planted in the form of
the letters NJ. and T., the initials of the brides
and groom's respective family names
n sort of schuetzen park The city cars run
out to it. ! was there at night and it was
lighted up beautifully with Chinese lanterns,
and the quantity of beer drank by the crowd
was enormous
We left Savannah for Fernandina by the
inside route. BY that mean q route taken
by some OF the smaller steamers Instead of
going to the ocean we struck into series of
sounds and inlets which are the back water
of the ocean, and divided from it by islands,
the water being as quiet as that on the dams
in Deer Creek There were few places of in.
terest on this line We ran up the Altamaha
river to Darien, where there is larger lum-
Der trade DOING, 000,0 feet was shipped
from there last year. The Altamaha is navi-
gable for 200 miles. 1t is n peculiar feature
oh tho Gputbarn ri tl,ot al,l
ly wide enough to admit steamboat, they
are navigable for hundreds of miles The
Ochawaha, in Florida is so narrow that the
impression is left on the trees where the
wheel houses rub against them.
Darien was destroyed during the war and
still shows signs of bombardment. Fanny
Kemble, the actress, lived there, on the But
Ter plantation. She married gentleman by
| that name. She wrote a very interesting
book, called Life on a Georgia Plantation
We stopped at st. Simons island and
| Brunswick, where there are extensive saw
mills and large business done in lumber and
naval stores, and passed Dungeness, the
home of Gen. Nathaniel Green, and the burial
place of Light Horse Harry Lee. The ruins
of the house are visible from the steamer
The walls are still standing. The house was
| five stories high, and the captain told me the
grounds were well preserved and beautiful
| The steamer stopped at Fernandina, the end
of its route and we took the cars to jackson
vile. cannot say was pleased with Fer.
nandina. 1t has an old and dilapidated look
They had snow four inches deep there in the
winter of 1878, lasting three days 1t was
quite wonder to some who had never seen
snow before. The ride from Fernandlna to
Jacksonville was devoid of interest, being
through pine woods all the way, and desc
late, sparsely settled region. was greatly
amused at the way the train stopped to lei
some one come out and drive the cows from