The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-02-21
Of the Elori1ian
IIGI.I.-S BEND


HILLS BEND
PANAsoFKEE LAKE. r, brnary .. 1892
Editor F7orasiah- Tle mss~s-- of Eurs,I,e are
graEitaiing ioaarl tire CAii'-i >isie-, an Ihose
of The United Siait> IL ii.. land Il ilB- DtL~ons
and the D,-Ssfas; wsfh rhrm ind "Ir~elf
drawn ." Florida Ia >ee tor oarsslf. Whs-iher the
wondrou- stories r, al 81 lhi- iaisi,si cuarairE
are tue. ArrivIn. in Frrnandina ifsak the
natural channel OF iTasel ulsr 5hr THAllsIs Rail
road To Waldo; IlIrnce the Pcn.nsuisr Railrnad
To o. ala. and thence by The sag hn- ,sf C-Ea~in
Graham 10 Suniierrilir The e,acls=s fhe
railroads from FeruAndi-a Ia O-lla n ere I.rE
and elegant in finish and et-r and gllraSanl ilT
riding Our eyes and were intiu-lri in
gathering Information. LraEing DC ia TIE sizse
road runs Iaraliei with The TruPic=il Fs0riGz
Railroad, under Construction. The czsn-
tractors, The Moss A-nAs are builtliIt-- frsr-
class road-ilIe banks are heavy an 1T, 'ns-ahd
the track laying is Progressing fiB-ly. tlsr E.srk
can e'e and smoih- In q slss.rf IlIne flse ruad
will BE- finished 10 Lake P.snus dkrr By hsrs--
back, have lrarrleI al alspui thi- c unlry
find the people very saciabe and hs'sIiii.ie. ihr
population is grIRiag, neS settlers and improve
menis evrryN here. and a >sreBs desirt - llc
citizens for working people e. sef.le la her
midst The Orange business seems npg io hzvr
been engaged ia extensively, Esr Ihe Nant
transportation, excepI a5nui P4nasssikee Like
where there some large grsxvs Mr. EsciIr-
burgers, Mr.. Lay and Con0Eers aud ether tic
above are Judge Lay 81 R'cIlnioud. TIr=ilia
aud Mr. ConOver. Of New JrrsesL Ma rlzi
a Railroad is crraiHiy many nr~ uIaa=e ur-
chards are being planted Thssse Ihat ! have
seen are ioOklng very 1eli, Tree fF'sm biisst and
what Is ,eralrd dit-back. ami The scale i-secI
From observation and inquiry, lszru Ihzl lie
die-back and scale insect i CAUSED By the FoErrE
of the soil Ia a greater extent than ar 8lber
cause. The trees frum Lawtv. On th- Tr@asif
Rad, down To this scctlon, are l''ssking fFrsh
green and h0uri>hIng- Ia lOoking Al the l4ads
IN what Is known a. the bend lssrmed by Warn
Spring Greek and P4na~ofkee k.k~, I came
across the Tropical FioridA Railrzlsl. fssIlsxiug
the right uf way that had been cui 0uf guiuE
south, | came upon party OF Railroad hzndS
cutting the right OF way Ihronxh P4na=alke~
swamp that Cruises Warm S,sriag Greek where
il forms junction with Panzss.fker Lake These
hands under the management Of Mr.. john
B. Hopkins, whose p0lilenrss and afshle man
ners induced me 10 remain in his camp for 80
days, much To my edihezii0n and iniarnaliuu
where had an opportunity of seeing The man
agemeni OF Negroes Mr. Hopkins = cerIainIF
a very sagacious man; the hands sre perfectly
obedient to every order, g''ing into tiase lzrge
trees that are from six inches ten ferf fhrUugh
with a willingness that Is prziseworthy. ~ben
one cJmes 10 see the mnck-mud and waaer and
the hundreds af cypress knees In the sEAmp
that they wade through and stand IN He ms
three-quariers of mile OF il cuI and s now r.
moving some of the stumps that c0sne In AS say
that are ON the nols. some Of the ro0as and
base of which coFer the entire rsad-Sed The
most severe task is that uf rolling lh< hragy
cypress and other logs 0lt af The road-w.y
Under his instructions and guidance, these hznds
taking every advantage OF the situation of s1znd-
ing on logs, with stout h4nd-stieks roll Llaen cut
often having TO get into the sofl mud, huryinx
themselves 10 their thighs, in heaving these mnn-
sters of the swamp that have swzyed 10 znd Gr,
to the breezrs Of this Atlantic and OF The Gull
for centuries past They have focghf their lzsa
battle with Mr.. john Hopkins; tenacious ~ re
but yielding 10 the batile-xxe come dOzn Win
q Wild reeking craeh thai sena - erboinx w.i
Ear into the distant swamp. Gone, Old kli11A
where you staid he will send The shovel. the
wheelbarrow, and the cart with the earn frum
the high land outside; then The cr@s-liez, irun
rail and steam engine, and these wild w1alh
known only a. the sarmintz, the alhgz1au -
such, will give way 10 the hnshABdAAn 80 ahe
tradesman. Such i progrrss- Mr. Hopkiza tnrk
me over his work; We could get along from ~
To log and keep above The botIonl=z 1ad and
mire below, until We came N the cre=k rhnk
passes by, acFoss which h what hey term IN
island Ii is trres growing ~ in fAs s.ae sl.in
muck. You would suppose Ih@l Ihe Trees Esuld
blow over; not 80. The l&p-Eosa Of cypr-ns win
grow as Tar below the surface - thzzz = -
above until il reaches sohd gTosnd, when i bss9
into il and makes fast This = ~ be ems Ehn.1wA
snd rolled oui Of the way. Thss 4n9Eh-r er.=k.
when The south nhass b rezehed. I'D nsolA.r
s<ge with The heavy Iinb=r zzd 2ad sziare
reaching high land. In al ~ sxperirnes and
observathm / have never sesn wark lA.1 -
any worse or Thers ihs hznds worksd undn
greater di1Bculties and with - mncA ehua<al
Willingness Wbcn they Ihr0w Ia ~ iuag nAe
tssss. Gosr nen - . is..3 ; h.wkA wzzzg