The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-16

clays, sands and marls which they had an,ece-
IDENTIFY. were washed away and werc deposit d
elsew here n leveljng up the country, and Thus
casioning the extended Oats II the State These
facts are just such % correct theory would sug-
gest and whAt-accordlng 10 all analogies-did
take place Thus these rocks lie scattcrcdover the
lands; and IN many places ruinousiy TO sgricul-
tural uses
l. 10 remarkable that the iossils Of soma Of the
rocks OF Florida possess the chsraotersiics Of the
lacustrine tertiary Of Nebraska and other locAl-
tiles OF the eastern slope Of the Rocky Noun
tains, ~ also those OF the marine tertiarieS Of
France aud England; aud the fauna and fora
Of this portion Oi our continent are exceedingly
Interesting to the pale0ntologist I have no
doubt but mat from the various characteristics
Of the deposits and the peculiar order Of them,
more thorough examinations of them may dis
cover new species for while the same lslitudes
and hOriz ms usually present sOmcw haf uniform
characteristics In their fossils or species yet special
localities have their special char ,cteristics slso
l ca, but believe that the geological survey Of
the State that is now begun will not only accrue
greatly 10 the material interests OF the Stale. but
will add something to the great collection of the
materials 0f science Bot Il will require great
care 10. determine the facts correcily; for while
the tertiary deposits are ever found TO be char
acterixcd by sudden changes Of local conditions,
great bodies Of everything sand aud other mate
rails Of recent deposits make the labor OF the
ge0lOgist difficult, and the absence of exposures
of the undislurbed rocks In many places adds 10
this while also the cuts for railroads and other
secular Improvements seldom 60 below the re-
cent sands, clays and marls
Read before the American Association for
the Advancement of Science at Its recent meet
ing, and furnished TO The Scientific AreR1 by re-
quest
Titusville, Florida Star.l
In the Star last week we referred to an ar
ticle which would appear this week in reference
to the lands reserved for the Florida Coast Line
Canal and Transportation Company.
During the past year many of the settlers on
our river could not secure homestead or loca-
ton where 'i.sy wished on account of that tract
of land being reserved for the Florida Coast
Line Canal and Ira, -portation Company. Even
some OF those who ms. settled on such land
when they learned o! tn. claim OF this company
promptly vacated ii, an,l The causes OF diss ,tis-
faction ere great.
Realizing the Importance of proper settle
ment of this vexed question to the improvement
of our river, Captain j. @ Stewart, some time
since, had consultation with Governor Perry,
in which interview he urged the importance of
placing the land so it could be secured by actual
settlers either through the Canal Company or
the State. Parties on our river had frequently
written to the Canal Company for the purpose
of purchasing the property but never received
an answer TO their letters of inquiry.
The Governor becoming interested in the mat
ter as presented by Captain Stewart, then called
a meeting of the Trustees of the Internal I'm
provement Fund, which was held June 14th, and
at which meeting the following resolution was
passed
Rssoloed, That the Trustees of the Internal
improvement Fund will sell to actual settlers Tor
the purpose of homestead and Improvement of
the lands reserved for the Florida Coast Line
Canal and Transportation Company, in quanti-
ties moi to exceedO one hundred and sixty acres to
any one settler"
Through some delay Captain Stewart was not
advised Of the action Of the Trustees until the
18th of this month, and he then furnished us a
copy of the above resolution and the facts in the
case.
Actual settlers, therefore, can secure these
lands for the purpose of homestead and improve
ment in quantities not TO exceed 100 acres
The people of our river are thus indebted 10
Captain Stewart for devoting his time and the
expense of trip TO Tallahassee to set Alright The
purchase Of these lands, which were thought by
many to be locked against purchase or home
stead entrv