The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-12-24

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On Decembsr 9Th, The 1sst parry q touEistss
under ,hsssusp,css q Bsssy's Amstican Tourist
Arencv. IA Chicago en- rouss f5r Florida. The
pertv OF twesty.six persops, consisted d land
s.eker.. hsalth-seskerss and sxcuuicnises, and
were booked for Tallahassee. On arriving u
Atlanta, they learned that the MORGAN House
(where they were TO siop) vas burned lna' sne
Tally. Ho " had fallen through, and that mr.
Morgan, ITS leading spirit bad gone.
Therefore they "turned aside" and went 70
Florida another way, and that way inc usual
one-Jacksonville. Only three Of them pefse.
vered and came throssh to ThomasvilIe' ana
thence by stage to TalIahassee. Here they
stopped for txo days and expressed ihemselvee
delighted with the "hill country" They enjoy
ed charming visit q, the recently repaired and
elegantly furnished residence OF DR.. Arrow
smith, on the y Hopkin's place" Here they
were entertained with true Euglish hospitality.
The second day they dined at "Shidzuoka," and
rambled over the hills and under the giant oaks
at Lake jackson. Two of the party Prof. J. q.
Flint, Of the Chicago University, and DR.. Har-
mon, Of Blue island. Illinois. left FOR South
Florida, expecting TO return this way shortly
Three more parties of excurslonis,s will leave
Chicago for Florida this winter, and they would
all be booked via Townsville aud Tallahassee,
were they only assured of suitable transporta-
ton between these two points.
Judge Higley, of New. York City. President,
of the American Forestry Congress, Professor
Wetherby, Of the Cincinnati University, and
Mr.. B. E. Fernow, of Brooklyn, New York, and
Corresponding Secretary Of the Forestry Con-
gress, were among the arrivals from DeFuniak
Springs on Saturday last They proceeded Al
once to Shidzuoka,"' where they were enter
tanned on Sunday at the Oakdale Farm House.
These gentlemen were enthusiastic over the
beauty of the scenery, fertility of the soil, and
wondrous variety of fora of the Lake Jackson
region. They gathered minute shells on the
sandy shores of the. lake, plucked botanical
rambling through the woods.
In the dense hammock lands of magnolia and
live oak they pointed out scores of varieties of
valuable woods designating their market price
and uses) and opening up new possibilities and
new profits for all the hammock lands Of Leon
county.
Mr. VIM. G. Weston, of Stevens Point, Wis
consin, together with Mr.. 81. d. McCuIlocb,
dined with the delegates of the Forestry Con-
gress al Skidzuoka, and the whole party pro-
nounced Leon county turkeys (well roasted and
stuffed to be equal to any in the land.
Prof. Wetherby, of Ohio, has arranged with
Mr.. c. G. Pearce, for hunting expedition on
the lake, and Judge Higley has arranged for
an ex curson TO ST. Marks and The Gulf Both
gentlemen have gone to Townsville, but intend
returning here after q short visit in the vicinity
of Gainesville.
Mr.. Weston is one of the largest lumber mer-
chants in Wisconsin, and will accompany the
gentlemen to The G. If to investigate the guam
tity and quality of lOBg-leafed pine 10 be found
in that vicinity.
All parties pronounce themselves well pleased
with the possibilities and prospects of the Hill
Country" of Middle Florida, provided we ONLY
had-a railroad!