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

has a terminus mere TO keep mum on the sub
iecs hoping to divert the tide Of travel from H.
They have certainly succeeded. l. would be called
a toxin I'm the North. and n. a large town ether,
there are about 1909 inhabitants. Fernnnina N"s
IN a sheltered situation on ~" west side 81 Ain"ha
Island which Is In the most nor'heast"ry corner
Of Florida \ mile away, AT the northern extremity
Of the island IS old Frrnandna, ittle village now
called Old Town which IL said TO be- "a OIL As ~
Augustine Fernandna prid"s itself upon having
the largest and safest harbpr on the eastern coast
OF the State. Only mile and "A half - the east
ward are the ocean and the splendid beach reached
by a firm straight shcll-roal. making delightful
drive Amelia Beach IL one OF the ln"st IN the
country II IL 40 feet wide At low tide. ana as nara
and almos, as smooth as "A floor II extends Tor
twenty miles and makes fine a place FOR driving
and bicycllng as one could WISH. Tennis AMI base
ball are sometimes played the beach ana In the
summer It becomes fine dancing Moor.
The city has wide. weil-shadci streets HoS' OF
,h.,n sbellcI: electric lights wcl-bui!t. handsome
houses and a fine courthouse. ana ht'B'th't' II
looks much more Ike prosperous Northern place
than do the ma jorliy OF Florida towns The water
Of the city is procured from artcs'an wells ana mas
been pronounced absolutely pure This place IS 50
healthy that there IL fear Of the physicians starving
IN death The city IS right on Amelia River. where
there is good fishing and sailing II - cohserNa-
tive place and differs from the majority "i fIoTia
towns In the fact that the population docs NOT vary
greatly the year round Seine OF the best people In
the state live here and most Of the inhabitants stay
on through the summer. the population beng
then increas ed by visitors from other parts o:
Florida The climate during the winter Is IKE May
and June In the North and 1t Is often coo.er mere
In the summer than II IS in the Northern states
AS for amusements, the people drive. rlde horse
back dance play tennis. sal. hunt ana hSh' a
building the city Is proud Of with good reason ~
A1,.nf Il
the church was burned out Inc hedNy cofu'"a
walls and massive tower were uninjured; the In
terror was restored and the chancel enlarged IL ~
worthy OF mention here because 1t Is without uouo'
the prettiest and most artistic chlrch D"lIhihB !"
Florida IL is not large. but 1t Is gem n me
organ and a richly carved oak altar nave just oee"
set up.
TIE HUNTING AND FlSiilNG
people in Fernandina don't have to 20 far Tor
snort At this season OF the year chhhhei paSs'
,rou, nd voung drum are caught In good numbers,
and later the fishermen get striped bass and drum
Lotion and Boggy creeks. lie" fheS away
abound in red -beled perch a favorite Trip win
the sportsmen here is out to the banks. from ten
~ tven,v miles away, OF the pilot-boats;
there they troll for Spanish mackere ana catch at
anchor. back bass. snappers and Groupers Deer
,ar,ridges and English Wilson snipc may be
found within ten miles Of Fernandina. on the main
land Partrdges particularly are pientiiui' ana
0fty-four I'm day have been Killed by one
man The finest hunting and fishing about this part
Of the country Is at Dungeness. on Cumberland Isl
o,a c.oroia only three four miles from Fernan-
dina This Is the Southern home Of Mrs. 7. w.
Crnooi. and her family. and the preserve covers
a large part of the island Mrs Carnegie has a
bIg house party at her lovely nome every WINTER
and the men who are iona Oh 'he rou anu gun nave
on,o onnortunty to indulge In their favorite pas
,,nns All kinds of fish seek an insecure refuge In
,mn,aross Creek which runs close by the house:
and deer and wildcats swarm over the wide do
MAN. while bears also nave merry "me Oh "
,od,,tno and stopping bullets and shot.
FLORIDA has passed a game law. which has been
l., 80, for the last year. This has helped to make
The hunting better around this part OF the state
than it had been for several years The state Zane
..o,a,,on was formed on December Is. 1888. In
,Lsonynl. with a membership at the start OF 800.
md two OF It's ofrcers-captain D. e. Maxwell the
president. and Arthur T. Williams. the secretary
live here. The principal object Of the organization