The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-07

County Judge, and we suppose the only represen-
tative Of his race holding judicial of1ce In
the State. j. NJ B lrco, one of the mos, popuhr
Circuit Clerks in Florida, and who has bren .
subscriber to the FLORIDIAN from the time
which his memory runueLn not back: H. W.
Denham, wh"elwrlght and blucksmi th gun
smith, etc. Mr. ID. cOntemplates erecting a shon
soOa 26x4O feet aud two stories high, to accom-
mod .e his increasing business. Taylor d
Shands, general merchants, fruit and vegetable
shippers and postmaster, or rather The l0Imer
hollis the commission and The latter does the
work. The office, however, has been so salts
tactOrIly managed that nearly everybody has
signed their petition. Irrespective of parry for
rcappointment. j. +. jack, son, an old lime
drummer, brother o! the old Doctor who is a
large property owner in the section, had his
name eurO.ic on the FLOREDIAN's swelling
oA, us iid u w Gilman, VINO cdine here few
year, ago as u p 'or Clerk, without !. solitary
copper, and noN mas one OF the prcitiest
places III al florida II is cathusia.t,c
over the outlook for Florida. He bas
Invented and jast perfected phoi oi.,granhie
Camera w.ilcA VIII III axe Piciurcs about .i.hteen
inches 81 rc mdch ch apcr tAan tue ordinary
me nod, .ind wiii trav4l over Inc Stale IN kiug
de>lrtDr views ot every section Tor ihe benefit
nt Fonda
Tae country around The town cannot be ex-
cchei IN florida, rolling pine and .lhc very rich
est hammock. mc oi The preltfcsl groves we
have seen, as We'll DIS pears ana peaches are here
with COmOr able and, in sOnlc Instances fine
dwellings Cous.i uctcd a large number of
groves are bearing their frst crop TINS Season,
and We We're lOid that the crop would be twice
large as heretofore. Vegetable and melon
aud berry growing receive ii large share of At
tenti.'n aud the SHIP. p.nenis from here this season
Will be very large. Some Sea Island collon in
grown, and IN Quality Levy county Is
ahead. At the Louisville, Atlanta and
jacksonville Exposilious the first premium
Was received. considerable amount of SUI
gar cane is also grown, from which u quail
~ Oi syrup Is uiaue which is IN demand over all
olhers where known. Mr. E. ,person Was ship
ping some the morning We lell and informed %
mat ne has Shipped to all portions OF the State,
anu some out Of 1t, and has not been abe 10 sup
ply the demand. To make long story short
every thing that will grow in the State can be
raised as probably and as easily here
Another source of wealth is her tmbers cedar
pine, ASA, palmetto, red bay, oak, hickory, ete,
IN almost Inexhiustible Quantities, awaiting the
Coming Ot The artisan and Offering sure wealth
10 any and all who will utilize them. But the
greatest revelation ot all awaits the world Who
thought that here in Florida there should be
found
IRON ORE
And that in boundless quantities and su-
perior qualities 1t is a black ore crop
plug out OF the ground tor dis
lance of over ten miles, by three or four miies
There has been Two analyses made Uf IT one At
Washington, which showed 721 5 metalIc irons
one at Philadelphia, running up to SO 90 100
Ii is owned by j. +. jackson ano others, who
would give every possible aid TO scheme looh-
ing 10 its development. specimen viii soon
be on exhibition at the FL ,RIDIAN Office, where
il Can be seen by all who desire to do 80, and if
Tallahassee gives them the opportunity a big
snow will be made al her exposition next fall
During the latter part of the lAle War j. r. Jack
son, David Yulee and Others Commenced 10 erect
bloomary, which, just before putting 10 opera
lion, they contracted with the Confederate Gov
eminent 20 take charge Of and operate. The
men detailed 10 do had gollen on their
way AS tar ThomasvIle. Georgia, when
the surrender OF Lee put Quletus 70
the enterprise, and it has lain dormant
until now. There is nothing being done now
further than to talk of it among them selves this
being its first publicity Ii is certainly worth
one eff rr. A blast furnace in Florida, making
ine quality of charcoal iron amidst or anee
groves, etc, would "even up" thugs wonder.
fully.
To sum it all up. Bronson and Levy county
have all The attractions with lew draw backs
The people are intelligent and hospitaole and
Will make the immigrant feel at home and we
do mol know OF a better place. G. MG.