The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-28

PNSS'A S3AN"SAS nv PASNASo
that next years peach crop will be by far
the best ever known.
1.-Two handsome steamers with steel
bottoms are to be built and put on the
Halifax and Indian rivers.
E. F. Joyce struck petrifed wood in
a we'll 600 feet below the surface at
St. Augustine few days ago.
The sponging business at ST. Marks
is rapidly increasing. Thousands of dol
lars are dropped there by traders.
Last year 1900 children attended
school in Volusia county. -Four years
ago there was but 400 in attendance.
Mr.. J. B. Vaughn, of Pensacola, says
he cut 1880 shingles from one cypress
log, the valne of which was $lo6.5o.
Mr. J. J. Sullivan, of Pensacola, last
week purchased tract of GAO acres of
land lying between Bayou Texar and
Magnolia Bluff, for which he paid &c.,
100.
Cedar Key Gulf Vieu.. The
drained sawgrass land on lake Apopka
has muck soil 10 feet deep and raises
careless weeds 25 feet high and foot in
diameter.
Orlando Herald: Mr.. George I. Rus
sell sold one pine apple from his patch
last week for $3.50. The succulent
sugar cane is in the market and maketh
glad the average heart of the colored
man.
Mr.. J. P. Pratt, G. E., says that the
Ship Canal across Florida will certainly
be built. Mr.. Pratt evidently knows
more about this than he will tell us. De-
velopments may be expected before many
months have expired.
New Smyrna Breeze Captain E. N.
Dimmick, of Lake Worth, has lime
tree that brought in 1927 in 1885, 500 in
1886 and $50 in 1887. This year he has
not kept track Of his income from it,
This tree is years old.
.-Apalachicola Times: The Collector
of Customs informs us that in addition to
East Pass Lighthouse, he expects to get
a Range Light on Bulk head, and also
one at mouth of Carrabelle river. This
Will be of great service to our port.
George Moseley, twelve year old
son of Mr.. G. A. Mosely, Of Haskell,
went out hunting early last Friday morn
ing, and returned home before school
time, bringing two fine wild turkeys
which he had shot and killed near Seward
Lake.
Kissimmee Leader The steamer Col
onist, Capt. P. E. Gibson, brought up
Sunday night, the 5th inst, 5000 lines
and lemons, and about $50 alligator hides,
making something over 5000 alligator
skins brought up from the Kissimmee
river by this steamer alone since May.
.Gainesville Democrat. For 3s7
crates of tomatoes shipped from Gaines
vile to C.S Jewell, of New York, returns
were received on Friday. The shipper
less the freight, 35 cents per crate, which
was prepaid at Gainesville.
Fort Ogden Nears. There will be a
large rice crop in DeSoto county this
year. Rice cleaning machinery will
soon be put up in Fort Ogden .5,Ooo,-
900 shad are now enjoying themselves in
Peace river We are looking forward to
the time we will enjoy them on our table
Green Cove Springs Spring. I. B
Mann, of Baker county, has an orchard
Of five acres from which he has sold over
$1,000 worth of peaches. :. The Japan
persimmon crop will be quite large in
this vicinity this year. The fruit has al
ready commenced to Color up, but it will
be some weeks yet before it is fit to mar
ket.
Madison Recorder = The hunting
season has opened, large crop of quail
is reported and our local "sports" are
happy 1t took sixteen men and IA
dogs and nine charges of buckshot to kill
the bear, mention Of which we made in
our last issue. Four of the dogs were
also killed and three others wounded.
The chase lasted for twelve hours.
Lake City Tobacco Plant The
buildings for the Lake City Institute
have been completed and handsomely
and comfortably furnished :. We are
informed by our farmers that the sugar
cane crop of Columbia county as a rule is
better than for many years =. Lake
City shipped nearly one half of the total
S. l. cotton receipts at Savannah for the
week ending Saturday, the 22d inst.
-DeSoto has grand future. Just think
a little. We have phosphate sufficient to
supply the Southern states. Our graz
ing lands, free to all, are dotted with
100000 head Of hardy though small cat
tie. We have railroad communication and
water transportation. We have no debt,
and about $4,000 in the treasury. Not a
bad showing for DeSoto, is it ?
Tampa Tribune: At Arcadia, near
Charlotte Harbor, the phosphate interests
are being rapidly DEVELOPED and good