The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-10-18

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Copious thomers visited this s.e.sction
che lat week SLING eisser1s md doing .
hont Of good "a the trees and al growing
vegetation. Capt Dpyab sngipeer q the
Lake City Difision ofahe r a01DH -
making rapid headway t6@kI.Is liz
City, the northern terminus Of he 1naip
line. Major g. r Fovier, 81 this plsce,
brought curiosity into the JoaandI Of
zee, yesterday, which he called the g Flor
ida Yam" At cnrsory glance it re-
semhled mushroom or the ed fangi 30
often found on dend wood. But Il IL q
solid substance with . light, thin akin,
whcih is peeled or before sssiug. The
taste Is similar TO that Of the sweet
potato, but - the Major expressed it,
I" like mixture Of squash and lrish pota-
to-" It grows On vine, the 4ubess hang
ing from the item similar to bean vine.
The seed was obtained from the Indians
in the Everglades, by the Major, and be
thinks no one else in this section possesses
any Ofthe seed. 1t lis agreat curiosity and
may prove valuable as . food plant
PILGtkG Journal, Oct. 6.
Mr.. B. L S. GLADDEN., our worthy
foreman. has migrated, with the material
belonging to the old ReputEicds. Office to
Waldo, wheF re he intends running a
weekly paper to be known as the Florida
Cracker. Or ck your whip, and we hope
with much shccess.-Mr. C. A. Board
man, N. r. Gruelle and other parties
passed over the surveyed line of the Flor
ida Southern Railway last week, in com
pany with Capt. C. w. Keep and Hon.
d. H. Irvine, looking for 3 suitable loca-
ton to erect central sugar factory upon.
This is a grand movement. and if once
started will be of vast income to our
county.-Judge. G. w. Means, an enter
prising citizen of Orange Lake, has sold a
half interest in his Lake grove, commonly
known as Means Landing, to Genl. J. b.
Gordon, of Georgia, for $4,000. Genl.
Gordon will shortly visit the lake, &C
comPanied by several distinguished
gentlemen with view to locating. We
are happy to welcome him again to the
Land Of Flowers, as his name is identified
with the early history of the lake region.
-Oc0LG LGcOn, Oct. sth. .t.t--.~.
Col. w. /. Turner, of Manatee, well
known to many of our citizens, has been
undergoing surgical treatment in Allan
ia, with very favorable results. The En-
gineer corps will move of from Gaines
vile to-day at two o'clock ca route TO the
Santa Feriver. When they get fairly start
ed they will trace out the preliminary line
of the Florida Southern in q hurry, and
the permanent one will Is expeditiousIy
folloW.-Rey. J. P. Depass, whose resi-
dence Is few miles from Archer, laid on
our table last Saturday number of ex-
ceedingly luscious looking and palatable
peaches of late varieties. His trees bore
heavily. The peaches are white and yell
low free-stOn e and of large size. The trees
will have Tipened all their fruit within ten
days from now. Il Is possible TO secure
varieties for COR peach growing section to
GIl the demand from May 20. November.
The peen-to and Honey peach, the DePass
ard GOodb1ead varieties, supplemented
BY kinds to be found in the mountain
spurs of Tennessee, North Carolina and
Georgia, with our own excellent kinds,
would give as supplies almost from frost
TO frost. = GHipesuile AdgDcdte, Oct 81.
Sweet potatoes are worth eighty
cents bu6lIel, and scarce At that. Why
don't folks plant some near town to sup
ply the early demand ~ Peaches are Ouly
worth twenty cents dozen, aud none
too ripe. We Just remark that late
peaches will pay The producer, and are .
sAers crop We think i void psy some
baby carriage manufacturing establish
msnt 70 send an agent to Lake City TO
nAka errangemenss for surpyiss all the
happy sires at wholessls rates.-The
market gardens around are beginning 10
look qnite bpsiness-like Of late. A finer
market, wei think. awaits orr produce
next Spfing than for foar yesfs baek.
TIE eumlne3 dkouth North snd Wet MS
cut the supply Of even ordinary vegeEa-
blss short, Ahd cabbage, tagpips, potssQss,
etc, asaallg 20 abugdsat sss ssaros II
The North, anil our vegetables may ax.
poet % meet warm and remnnerntiye