New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28

beyins None Of these so-called rivers are properly
"rlvers": they only stray pieces of the sea- or
10 be poo'ica arms OF the ocean The sea mas more
arms in florida than II knows what 70 90 Will
Wherever the Indian River begins IL is ioVe'y
sbee, Of water. and many yachtsmen. hunters and
fishermen seem TO have found y out. Tor q great
many OF them 80 there every winter. Clouds OF
ducks-a, least a large number OF them-retreat 70
this inviting place as 1t grows chily IN Inc
North: and the heron crane, snipe, bit'erh anu
pelican think It Is good enough FOR them an '"e
year round Sportsmen hunt wild iurkey-' d,er anu
uuall and they that bears sun roam a. 80 -,
TN. writer never SAW on" there. 50 dorHn nv ~
commit himself. The patent ishet.nhm h 'aH lrban
mel bass trout and perhaps dsvn-hSh o'S.,slo'.,s
\ town with prosaic nam, -lltusV4' a. i, r,,
bull Hammock begins and extends soI.hw4rd ior
forty miles. number OF wraitny NVranT Tt nvI
have their winter hOmes at city Point below Ilius
Vile The residents occupy their time IN Ili.us
along the bank OF the river thf9ush i al ,S
oranges they can conveniently hold In their spare
moments they FISH. 49,, ut,
from sand 10 c1quina rock, and at kockl"igs there
ar splendid drives. This IS the pace the llr or
auge. come from. Northern guests. when they are
not .iil"5 TN r,,DV tIeasant excursions pos
sip AT Rockledge and visitors are at no loss 70 oc-
cupy IN. time Eau Glllle j. further down the river
ana is 4 kind Of jumpins,on pace. ior me Fss' %,
the way down the coast at present mas 10 De
trayers,l by water Not far south of this are the
Indian River Narrows and people who Ike oysters
a IeS s,yrn miles Of oysier-beds Pneapples grow
tlere as II they were used 10 the climate nj,
and at santa Lucia Init Here it is that the
sportiye sea-cows. or inmates career through th1
for with a hook and line and II is 4 mistake 10
suppose that they supply the hote.s in that part ot
was taken to the Sub-rropicar' at jacksonville
1t wasn't pretty to look at and wasn't as GRACEFUL
was kindly but firmly refused. Then /; got dis
couraged and died. AZ Jupiter Inlet the Indian
OF this place. and we'll they may be. for the iishin4
boating and hunting are excellent
FAIR LAKE WORTH
II is not far % Lake Worth. one OF the most beau
uful places In the State. This is a resort and
bids fair 20 rival St Augustine. II is about $50
miles south of the Ancient city" and its climate
Is tropical. Here some Of the things which fur
nlsh forth It's larder: Potatoes. both kinds sweet
corn tomatoes. the tamarinl. mango, pawplw, ba-
mana. gauva. almond sapadilo custard apple. grape
fruit. maumee apple. shaddock etc. Some things
which grow there are the rubber tree. cork tree.
mimosa. mahogany and eucalyptus. Mr. Flager
has bought the fine Mccormick place on the eastern
shore of the lake, and Is building an immense hotel
Bsclyne Bay is AT the end of florida and Is one OF
the best places for cruising in the country. Here
is one Of the places whSre , the i large and LIVELY
of trouble before they land him
on THE ST JOHNS RIVER
The st. Johns rises or begins in Southern Florida
and flows 400 miles before II reaches the ocean.
It's channel is crooked that the plots grow gray
prernaturely and die of 80 fast that constant inn
portations have to be made to keep up with the
demand. The banks of the river are lined with
dense vegetation and forests Of cypress and oak.
The first point OF interest on the river Is Fort
George Island. at it's mouth This is "A favorte
point with excursionsts from Jacksonville and we'll
rcpays visit. There Is long and beautiful drive
through forest of live oaks and palms "A
hard she'll road. There was hotel there once. on
the beach but one morning the guests woke up and.
finding water all about them. thought they were At
sea The ocean had inclosei them in the night.
They said that although they liked floating hotels,
the land WAS good enough for them, 50 they swan
ashore and the hotel kept up the fight all alone
until last fall and then 1t sank into The sea. Man
DARN is fifteen miles south OF Jacksonville there
is only worthy Of note from the fact that Harriet
Brechcr stowe used to live there. The house has
Its springs. good drives and shaded walks. This IL
"A popular resort and good theatre and dancing
tennis courts near the hotel and championship
matches were played there last spring. These are
to be repeated this year II Is said only two
miles away Is Greek Cove Springs. Visitors at this
place hunt. fish. sail and few drink the water
from the SULPHUR spring This Indefatisable well
eggs which are on the shady side OF life.
Fine oranges come from Federal Point. not many
stream for 100 miles. The next place Is Paatka.
city Of 5000 people. Connection IL made there Tor
the Ockawaha River There are good hotels there |
and the visitors amuse themselves with tennis |
hoatIng hunting fishing. etc. SO much mas been
written about the Ocklawaha that II Would De
superuous to into details. IL IN 80 outraSeousy
crooked that veraclous tourists have Deen nearu 10
declare that the rudders OF the steamers oteh Eot
tangled up with their bows and these delays make
The TRIP seem longer than it really Is, After leav-
Ing Paatka the allgators II IS sra.ey s.'ssu oe
gin TO be so thick and so szy wa; wsy With boa,
Rock This il one OF the reasons why the heads OF
Florida steamboat captains ana Pilots sr' wite 80
soon. There isn't space to mehTD D . a., tue ms