The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
An Interesting Account Of the Cruise
Of the Staunch Lite Canoe, Eva,
from Paiatka to the Atlantic

An Interesting Account of the Cruise
of the Staunch Little Canoe, Eva,
from Pa,atka 10 the Atlantic
Ocean.
FORT GEORGE ISLAND, Aug. ri.
Special Correspondence Palatka NEWS
You have already had Ia verbal leaf
from the log of the Eva, in her cruise
to Palatka. We left Paiatka on our
way down the st. Johns on Tuesday,
August 18th. With fair wind and tide
we sailed right along until We reached
Oak Villa. There we struck "a severe
wind and rain storm; one squat struck
us and stood us on our beams end. We
weathered the blow, and our little boat
proved all we could ask of her: the
staunche ct eleven foot boat we have ever
been in. At ! 30 O'Clock we came to an
Choir to cook dinner, and laid opposite to
Federal Point until $50 y. M, waiting
for the rain ami wind to let up enough
for us To set sail once more. We reached
Picolata at : 80 p. IN. and spread our bed
on the floor of the canoe and put in
good nights sleep
Wednesday, August lS.-Light :. w.
wind, ebb tide. Made good run To
| Green Cove, keeping ahead of large
sloop from P.coIata. Becalmed at Green
Cove. Drif,ed 10 Greystone; struck
| flood tide ana anchored in company
with the sloop 1880 to 2:lO =. m. Bill OF
| fare for dinner-fricd ham, eggs scram-
bled, fried potatoes and oatmeal cooked
on oil stove. Tide changed at 2:2U, and
with light :. w. wind we made Fruit
| Cove. when the wind changed to y. +.
1 l.. "A "A
ahead of Us III one of the widest portions
of the river, with wind ahead and
| blowing Ifeat guns" We held full
sail unit the Picolata sioop put two reefs
| in mainsail and jib, when we put in one
reef. We We're making very good wealth
| er of it, with the wind dead ahead, and
| were standing a course Just inside of
| Mandarin Point. When two-thirds of
| the way across the cove we aightei the
steamer III. Is. Plant making for Us. We
held our course and the Plant kindly
gave away, giving us IA wide berth.
Nothing else could be expected from
Can't. Hall, however, At 1880 =. IN. we
sailed under the lea of Mandarin Point,
at Hubbard & McDuff's place.
Thursday, August 1y.-Raiu and ~
L. gale. Still at anchor.
| Friday, August 20.-Snug under lea
shore with II foot all gator for company,
who eemed to be well pleased II think
he was out of the weather. Wind n. +.
Saturday, August 2l.-Siill blowing
y. r.. Went ashore and borrowed II
looking glass to shave; first sight of our
mugs for many day; sunburnt some
| what. Was shown IA Jacksonville NctrS
reporting that the Eva" passed that
place the 10Th We PIE afraid the item
was copied from the Pa 1tka NEWS,
with two days added . il.
Sunday, August 22.-Messrs. Hubbard
Il McDutf visited their place in the steam
yacht "Thr. Links" We were offered
II tow to jacksonville. Preferred To go
on our own bottom aI we We're in no
hurry, and the wIn.i looked like it was
going down.
Monday, August Having exhaust
eel the hospitllltics OF the good people of
| Mandarine (and II good deal of hen fruit,
grapes aud milk, we weighed anchor
and hoisted SAIL at = Il. m, pointing our
course to Jacksonville w.th "A fair tide
and light y. T.. wind. tOur three day s
at Nh ndai ne were sIrnt III fishing and
looking about the groves. We were sur
priscd To ind how well some of them
looked.) At 1880 p. m. we struck the
flCOd tide at Grassy Point, just opposite
Jacksonville. At 4;3O =. M. n light head
of wind started up, and we attempted
to stem the tide, but without much sue
cess. We were drifting about, when
| III our lit
hove In sight with young lady out row
ing, came over to see our que IT craft and
very kindly towed us over To the Jack
| sonville side where we made fast 20 the
old Geo. Nj. Bird for the night. We
took supper on shore, the first time Tor Il
week.
Tuesday, August 2i.-Went ashore 10
purchase fishing tackle. We notice all
our frencs looked pale. They remarked
| tlg..t 4
did, but we had not noticed it. After
| taking With the fish experts q of Jack
SONY lille about what kinds of fish
were 10 catch and how To catch them al
the bar, we started once more on Our
course. Left at 1925 II. m. with fair
wind and tide, until within mile OF
Yellow Bluff, when we struck the stronp
flo,.i tide direct from the Atlnnt;c and I.
strong head wind. We made larger
boats look sick for sailing and pointing.
Our little beat il quite curiosity, with
her balance lug sal and sneak box
| bow. She is a ''d'udy" If she was built
in the pine woCis, and for 81 small a
boat rs she IS, II : very able and sea
worthy. One Of Us thought that the
short, choppy seas we have on the st.
Johns, would throw her head To lctwaTd
n heavy winds, but not so. She jumps
clear over them and lands on the other
side. hight on her course. We reache
Fort George Isla al at $50 .. m.
Wednesday, August 2j.-FIXe1 up
fishing tackle and made our { mp in
third story of the old Beach House. No
smiling clerk was on hand to show yon
to the third story, P1d there * not ;,
door or window IN the horse. IL is rap
idly going to pieces. There are Other
CAM ii here-Jacksonvile, Orargr
Park, e.. The outlook for fishing II
not good. The here have not Ia / 20. 1
luck. There has been, however, <, 1
quantities of fir, sh water coming dow Z.
from the upper St. Johrs, but now that
we have lad "A MOI II easter it may -
prove. th'~'l our Jacksonville NEIGH
| l ha fShsp,r here but