Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18

iora-seVerai patches "l IT, Just lnlhN
OF tnatt suppose tle laIliiers o. Sew
Castle county nave hafoly hhishea
Piahtiis corn yet.
oahlora - y llttle Town ~ l'MNe
MONROE, 10 llilieS ~ rtil anu 40 iiii,gS
py river south OF JacNsohVllle' we
WENT uuu ietuih eu ~ river, ""u
SioLlous UP y was. lncie was I"t NJ,
Delaware raNVr aoout II, Wo' "
stealiiupat rreuellch NC ba'S' t''ai luuh
US 70 SANFORD, was pun ny tl,e .usey
Jones ooHPahyi lhe wy Oh dacks"il'
Vllle, when ptogsh, Us paGk, was pullt
oy the Harlan y ilollillssWoIth COM
panJt my az " ~ ~ ol5uo 'seti''.t'
EMP ouiilpaliy y i,eiiMalo " pola ,,
FROM inc inomeht"hes tepsapotru tlieTe
steamers lie become" luxury 70 giIue
up Or down thet hoble fiorlaa river,
the y. JOINS > N me paiiny nfeeHe'
between SHORES o. such I'Gh' S'tanse
teraure, Keeping y lahsIia lookout loE
possible alligator ana paftaElhg al
meal times OF the excellent 1000 served
IN the cheeItul dining ro9li--scfNeu
win the WINDOWS open ana inc pleaSanI
oreeze sweeping thrcuSll uhnnSttuctcu
is 70 make one ieel llat lhls -
Pretty hiGe WORM 70 iiNc ~ altti ~
we lell JaGhsohNiilc ao"WI Z p ~,
9oth meridian tlnle, fEuaN afternoon,
ana reached lalatkat the iiusl important
town on the 81 Jonh :, u place ol ABOUT
5,Uoo lhh&oilalls, shorlly allcr 0 CLOCK,
Up TO laiatka inc river, Which ullers
from almost every niher important
waterway N the UHllcd HtaIes III now
ing north instead OF sohth, remains y
broad, grand stream, averaging, should
think, over mile IN Wicth. ABOVE
Palatka u narrows rapidly TO q nun
dred yards and even, over considerable
stretches, TO hundred leet, broadening
three or lour hmes, however, on ils way,
INTO lakes OF from I'VE 70 zen miles across,
This narrow, upper river IS exceedingly
entertaining lou steam along the
mlddle-these boats draw only iour
1eet OIL Water--ol this narrow ah9 toT-
turous chahhel, between low lah4s
covered " the Waters cage wan ioTeslS
Of llVe OAK, swamp OAK, pine, anu
other woods strange TO northern
eyes, close enough almost 70 jump
from the aeck OF the poat 70
either shore, occasionally coming 70
country landing, a clearlns,l patch q
untimbered lana grown up ~ rank
weeds and tall grass, perhaps wltlcattIe
grazing thereon, and, as You approach
groves | think they call them, come
down to the river shore and the pillows
raised by the steamboat wheels threaten
to undermine the sahd from beneath lhe
outer row OF orange Trees IN lew
places plilng has been driven 70 project
the land against inns wash. linen, 100,
palms come lhto view, NUMEROUS OF
them, cabpaBe PaiiHettoS they call
them, Win pare trunks flsllg toa helShl
OF from 20 70 ~ leet ana crowned ~
the top by that ilttle tult on leaves thai
suggests camcls ana ueseIt sah"s am
Egyptian pyramids.
Inc mule town OF oahiofu, when ne Is
credited WIN popuihtioh OF ~,ooo
though the census taket must nave
made his ROUNDS Wheh us hoteIS were
hlled with northern VISITORS, is framed
IN py these pains, giving tnc place. Us
viewed from the lake, declde'lly ofleE
tai tone; though there Is manifest neon
gruity between the pains ana the pullu
lngs. FANCY = Die barn 81 hloueTL
hotel IN 2 setting q palm trees as loi
the rest, there Is llttle 70 say apoul pan
ford. we louhd IL quiet alu not apso
lutely nothing stirring TO relieve th'
deafness which VIII hang over me toWf
until the opening Of me next lpuflS
seasou. IhiSs l.hiittEe tot =,
linger there-Mrs. Scudder and MIS-
Bokum and daughter. The town Is sup
piled by sulphur water, from an artesia'
we'll, and this water Is renowned TO
being ms wholesome rs II is, 70 the stfah
ger, unpalatable. The streets ana mos
Of the sidewalks are pure sanu, Di
many of the yards attached to prlVat
residences are quite prcttlly adorhc
with oleanders and other bloomin
things, and the tall and graceful banan
is seen everywhere and sometimes iruIt
in season, as the banana does occasion
ally even here in Jacksonville, thons
for banana plantations one must go !
the extreme south OF Florida OF 10 IN
favored eastern coast down the INDIA
river, at the terminus Of which Ion
inlet, Lake Worth, capitalist name
tlagler IS now putting up a malnhot
winter hotel, which has set building 10
to booming in that quarter
l have said nothing about "
southern moss ~ which one sees U
trees draped and festooheu from SaEaI
nah down, and which IS regarded py III
natives as graceful put winch ! cahh'
pelp thinking hideous, ne thc au
laden webs OF elephahtihe SPIDER
This moss is quite an Item ihcoihhetc
many tons OF II are Satheret ahN cult
annually for use IN uphoisteflhS iuiii
ture and carriages, anu the supply
sight looks simply lne&haustiple:
We had Tor traYellhS companions,
the voyage up the 81. Jolll :, II your