Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-01-28
A. p. p. in The (London) Queen.

useu 10 form the limits of the tourists
Journeys, and every year the choice of
lccallty becomes more varied and more
numerous. In ali directions islands.
rich with tropical profusion. rise be-
Iore the fancy like gems of the ocean,
providing n refuge and retreat from
the inclemency of our northern climate.
Groups OF islands, east and west. offer
thelr hospitality with such tempting
profusion that it is no wonder the
choice OF winter retreat is a subject
OF serious embarrassment.
The Bahama Isles, Bermuda. the
Azores and Madeira have each their
own peculiar charms to offer: while
the tourist, whose only desire is to find
mild climate and beautiful scenery.
could not DO better than to pay visit
to some of the old-world islands. The
island OF Cyprus, rich in ancient his
torlcal remains, which lie crumbling TO
dust in the midst of luxuriant foliage.
has much to offer; and it is a subject
OF surprise that the island of Maiorca,
possessing as it does healthy climate,
beautiful semi-tropical scenery, with
abundance of game, is so seldom
CHOSEN Tor a winters retreat. Here,
too, the historical remains of bygone
ages, the ancient cathedral and tombs
of their early kings, the old legends
and stories connected with many q
picturesque spot would furnish the
artist with an abundant supply of un.
common and interesting subjects.
The winter visitor, on the contrary.
who desires to pass his time in round
of social enjoyments, in the pleasures
OF the chase, or to study nature under
It's most charming aspect, can find all
this and more in the lovely scenery of
Florida, which, although not an island,
possesses all the advantages of the
most favored insular climates. Here
the tourist would find himself trans.
ported at once into the midst of a
bright and cheerful society, for the
Americans, thinking, no doubt, that
prevention is better than cure, come
in great numbers to Florida for the
winter, even though in perfect health
and make the time pass pleasantly
enough in constant rounds of social en-
joyment.
The choice of a residence in Florida
depends entirely on the taste of the
visitor. Those who wish to enjoy the
pleasures of fashionable town resi-
dence, surrounded at the same time
with luxurious vegetation and splendid
scenery, would naturally 90 to Jackson
vile, a large and handsome city, stu
ated at few miles distance from the
mouth of the st. Johns River. Here the
visitor may enjoy all the luxuries that
wealth can command. The hotels are,
some of them, splendid buildings, and
considering the style of accommoda-
tion, the prices are certainly moderate.
The American visitors belong general
ly to the more prosperous classes, and
there is beside good proportion of
wealthy English, who come as much
for the shooting as for the mild climate.
Jacksonville, beside being the largest,
the gayest and the most wealthy city
of the state, possesses all the adyan-
ages to be found at Nice, Naples or
any other of the most fashionable re-
sorts nearer home. But why dwell up
on the pleasures of n town when one is
surrounded on all sides by wealth OF
natural beauties rarely to be found
united in one spot, while the climate is
Justly considered the finest in the world.
The mixture of northern and tropical
scenery produces a series of effects
that any landscape painter would love
to depict. Oaks and palms are to be
found in the dense forest in bright con-
trast with pines, palmettos and numer-
Gus other tropical trees and shrubs.
Groves of orange, lemon and pome-
granate, with profusion of flowers,
have converted the fairy-like islands,
which stud the lakes and rivers, into
perfect gardens. The most secluded