The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-09


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The Comforts of the Climate Of Florida and
th. rrop,eal Beauty of Its scenery-Im-
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Of the Immortal areely 20 meSs Me
stili echoed anu VIII pe re-ecnoeu aS ti'Is :
progresses, yet II the old gentleman cou.a
look over his speetacles under nus ola
white hat and see the mulatades Ia noeSlns !;
In oyercrowded cars totn sunny eo1sn =,
the land oi the magnola, orange aha ailiii
gator, ne woald imagine Ihe aiteclon mas
reversed and that the iand o. ~ degrees
below zero and six teet OF snow was ioos, !,
ing its millions for q migration to the land
OF flowers, where one can walk without an
oyercoat and breathe the balmy ar WITH q
temperature ot CO. on February 20; .. me
great Exposition at New Orleans while at
present the Hub Of the South" around
which travel reyolyes will have TO be de-
scribed in detail, but the constant rainy
weather and damp atmosphere with the
many drawbacks induced us TO seek q
most congenial CLINE and short run and
long pull on the Louisville q Nashville
landed as in the charming city OF Pensa-
cola-famed for its bay and made histori-
cal by the defence OF Fort Pickens and the
Ike q pleasant dream that we have enter
ed in at this western gate,of Florida.
FLORIDA.
Tho }bame seema exborsted vet "the oId
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story u ever new. 'ls' floflua was pufclaeeu
from Spain after the war Of 1924. Cen
eral jackson captured Pensacola before
tbe hattie ~ New Orleans, The State wears
a. n ;on, noa f,o,,, ponca daI aon,s
ma sreh n searcb Il tba Fonr,n,tain a. Youth
The Tho state Il called ,ittle Florida a,tbongh
| It Is the largest East Of the mississippi
river, and is rapidly filling upwith the
best population OF Europe and the North.
Florida Is about 600 miles long by 40 to
150 wide. 1t is twice as large as Indiana
| II is larger than Pennsylvania or 1fichf-
gan, Illinois or Iowa. II Is as large as
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
put together. One county OF. Florida is as
largo as New Jersey, and 1t has forty.one
counties in all. Florida is strange land,
both in It's productions and It's natural
features. 1t was the first settled OF the
all ofthem. and yet the greater part Is still
a great wilderness. It's early history Is
one OF romance, OF battle and massacre,
and its annals are exciting and interesting.
The Spaniards who were the first Chris
tian people to visit 1t were much impress
ed with its mystery and scenery, and as
they discovered it on Easter Sunday,
which, in their language is called 'Pascua
Florida" they comemmorated the event
by calling it Florida. "
WAS ONCE A SAND BAR. h..
Tbo tima wae wban Plorid. wos orca /. /,
tAe "ue vas "AsA ..ls. 1--WE voc onee -
tnt,eoe =, oA"1 70. sss,e.s tA'o sA
'u.i y tueN.so' n ~ ...e pe.aii's seA.
tbe oe con,se % of sces % the % seaS .r,iad 10 10
shores by the sea and the winds and Tie
birds, have clothed it with luxuriant yege.
tat9n 1ntefspetsea , wlLh tfacis Of barren
sand; ~ y iaha9 81 peculiar :ll ana excep'
tional scenery, which tne pencil OF tne ar.
tist and the praise OF tns ihoasands oi
touilsts maae Woriu renowned iS n anu famous. Il.
Natulel staraStetl1es ~, ali tnat Y. ssen. ~
thss ttopiSai iahuscaPe tne Saounaance ol
MOWERS Wlich ate supposed 20 oe peculiar
70 Wall si.iiates .ts are eAcepIioI,at plases
theyl ea,ss .t ~ ttie fecesses oi tne swamp,
where Ine pufning sun is checked ~ lts
ihlleehs.ty. IN these iecesses liormed py
Wa.er W. navs .lie Wiluest eneets. floweIs
ana vines ana trees are no Where eise to
pc seen, aha as we Journey towafqs va = aek-
sonyine ana tne PoihtS on the 81. 1ohn we
nope 70 wait 70 you Tue very essences OF
the Perlume ahu heip you % Imagine tne
coiofing ana shape ot the mowers ana
palms anu ioiiage, p9t IN thls letter ! VIII
G,ose aisef . uesclipIton 81 ieIlsacoIa, oh
Pensacola Bay, one q the most celebrated
places during the rebellion.
PENSACOLA.
tits thesite OF large navy ward, and the
bay "a deia,ded on tbo Rae. by Fort p;ct.
pa' % us.etoee ,s,, " wy. tta' ~. - -
ems, on hossa Island ana on the West py
Fort Barraucas on the mainland. There
in a naval hospital, a light house and the
ruins Of Fort McRae. (
The bay il one OF the finest on the
coast. Tie climate h unusually flne and
tourists flock here. Tie city contains
churches OF the yarious denominations.
The harbor offers unusually fine facilities
for boating and sailing. and those who come
from our smoky city and nave never en-.
ioved a davis sail IN the beautiful hlue
Waters N he Gnlfo of NIeYico have n nleas.