The daily gazette., 1881-04-15

Green Cove, Florida, which contains
a long article descriptive of numerous
places, from which we clip the follow
ing offer to sell lands to actual set
tiers
Green Cove Spring, situated upon
the only route between these impor-
tant towns, must always have more
travel and trade passing her wharves
thar any other place in the State, and
as they are all popular places of resort,
full of large hotels, their close prox-
unity gives to the farmer, gardener and
fruit raiser upon our justly celebrated,
fertile soil, easy and cheap access to
their markets.
Green Cove Spring is also very popu-
lar with the travelling public as q re-
sort, invalids especially coming here
from all parts of the country, North
and South.
The Spring is a mineral spring of
great magnitude, discharglng 5000
gallons of water per minute, (enough
to run large factory,) possessing
great medicinal qualities, and con-
stantly growing in favor with all classes
of tourists.
The tract of land on which the town of
Green Cove Spring is built, known as
the "Bayard Tract" commencing at the
mouth.of Governors creek, one and o
half miles below the town Of Green Cove
and running up the st. Johns river some
fourteen miles now being put In market
for "actual settlers only" is one Of the
best upon the river. This tract was, dur
ing the time that Florida was o Spanish
colony granted by the Spanish govern
ment to Don G. i. f. Clark, who was at
that time the Spanish surveyor General
of the colonp. Occupying that position
he had every opportunity tor knowing
the country well, and would very natu-
rally have chosen the best lands for him.
self. Another fact showing that this par
ticular tract of land was highly esteemed
at very early day by the Spanish, Is,
that 1t was one OF the first places where
they located on the st. Johns river. The
remains Of an old fort, covered by orange
trees, are still plainly to be seen at Bay
ard Point, some eighty miles above
Green Cove Spring. This fort was built
more than 300 years ago by Menedez. A
few years later it was destroyed by the
French, led by Dominic de Gourgues.
Laler rebuilt by the Spanish. Shortly
after the United States acquired Florida,
Gen. Clinch, of the U. S. army, then In
command of the troops in this depart
mem, purchased this tract of Don Clark
aud 1t has been held by his family ever
since. His son, Col. Houston CIinch,
OF Georgia, now for the first time offers
it for sale. He has had the whole tract
laid off in lots of twenty and forty acres
each, and offers 1t on liberal to ACTUAL
SETTLERS ONLY. No others need apply
as he has no land to sell to speculators,
perferring to keep it until 1t can be sold
TO those who wish to make homes upon
it. This course. he believes, will In
year or two place family upon each lot
enabling them to have the advantages of
good schools, good roads, and all the
conVenieuces of an older settled country
at once.
The tract has large area OF land of
remarkable fertility, and miles of the
best ''bluh" river front upon the st.
Johns. The lands, as they reeed from
the river, are diversified with creeks and
ridges, some Of the ridges rising to
hight of 200 feet above tide water, Civ
ing a large area ofthe best orange lands
In the State.