The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
AL THE WAY BY WATER.
A Family "Trip frum Eunaso to TIorid'
-, NJ -, s.,.o,, Yacht.

A Family "Trip frum Dufaso to Florida
ard DaoiS on Steam Yacht
There are at least four people in the
city who can laugh at stern winters
fiercest onslaughis. Most likely some Of
pou viii say to yourselves, There's moth
ing strange about that. These four per-
sons have probably got good, warm over
coats or sacques. as the case may be; or
may be they We got in an extra supply OF
coal. But the reason is they are not
going TO be in Buffalo or anywhere
where winter can get at them
Tie four persons referred 10 IN the
foregoing are Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G.
BRADLEY and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones,
all Of this city. For some months past
arrangements and preparations have been
mating BY this party for proposed SIX
months Measure "trip aboard steam
Yacht. The arrangements and prepara-
tions have now reached a stage Of COM
naratire completion. Tie yacht, pretty
little craft IS by feet lies in the Colt
slip near the foot Of Erie street. ready
to start on her long voyage TO Florida
and back.
Mr.. Jones was seen last week by an
Express reporter. who questioned him In
regard to the proposed trip.
..Do yoa expect to go all the way by
water?r he was asked.
"Yes. that's what we expect. answer
ed he.
How will you do it--what route will
you taLey"
"Wel, here. I've Just received this
sort of guide as to how TO get there by
water. We did intend to go to Philadei-
phia after arriving at New York by way
Of Erie canal and Hudson river. and
have the yacht shipped from New York
10 us: but we've changed our plans, as
you'll see by reading this over. We've
decided 10 take this as our route These
directions were sent TO us by friend OF
Mr.. Bradley's, Mr.. John Carey. OF
Rochester, who is going in company
with us, but with another party-about
four. think. He and his party will
have Yacht Of their own, but the two
yachts will cruise together"
Here is the route: From Buffalo to
Albany through the Erie canal. down
the Hudson to New York, through the
Kill Won Kull to the Raritan river. up
the Raritan 10 the Delaware canal, down
the canal TO Philadelphia, After stop
ping at Philadelphia for n day or two the
voyage will be resumed down the Della
ware river to Chesapeake bay, down
Chesapeake bay TO Hampton roads and
James river, across James river and up
the Elizabeth river to Norfolk, Va. An
other short stop will be made here be-
fore continuing up the Elizabeth river
aud through the Dismal Swamp canal TO
the Pasouotank river at Elizabeth City,
n. c. From Elizabeth City they will
pass down the Pasquotank to the Abe
marie sound, acress the SOUND 10 Croatan
sound. through Croatan Sound 10 Roam
oke marshes, from Roanoke marshes
down Pamiico sound to Juniper bay,
across Juniper bay TO the Pamlico sound
again, down the sound, passing Brant
island, TO the mouth of Club Foot creek,
up Club Foot creek to Club Foot canal,
to Harlem creek, to Newport, to Beau
fort, y. c., down Bogue sound to
Bogue sound inlet. to Bear inlet at
Swansborough. \. c. From here they
go outside on the Atlantic and follow the
coast of North Carolina, South Carolina
and Florida down. going inland and
coming out again ~ intervals until
Il IIasi
they will stop q week or so, taking In all
the points of interest there. From St.
Augustine they 20 down through Ma
tanzas river eighteen miles to MatanZas
inlet, then out on the Atlantic again and
down forty-fve miles to Mosquito inlet,
through Mosquito lagoon to Indian river,
down tho Indian river $50 miles to Jupi-
ter inlet. through Che inlet TO the Allan
tic again. down the Atlantic to Lake
Worth inlet. then south twenty miles on
Lake Worth.
This is as far south as tho yoyagers
will go. They calculate that they will
reach there in about thirty days. This
may seem something like pretty fast
time, but Mr.. Bradley claims that the
Yacht which he has engaged (the Sas-
sacus) has q speed Of about fourteen
miles an hour.
The party expect TO spend about three
OF four months in Florida fishing. hunt
ing and having q general good time.
Among the places Of interest they viii
visit is the Silver Springs. Mr.. Bradley.
who has made a number of such trips
as this, says that the water of the springs
is so clear that you can see pin through
eighty-five feet of it. Said he: II was
/ down there one time and l had nickel
with a hole in it with me. OF course /
couldn't squander it in any way, so, just
for fun. dropped it out of the boat.
You could see it sink rather slowly to
the bottom, and there it was on the bot
tom as plain as day TO DO seen~-hole and
all."-Buffalo Express.