The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
FISHING FOR sNAPPERs.
a Lady Correspondent Thinks It Is
Just the Greatest Fun.

/ a Lady Correspondent Thinks It Is
! Just the Greatest Fun.
Editor MORNING News; The manager
/ ment of Tallahassee's new railroad, the
( Carrabelle Tallahassee and Georgia,
/ struck the keynote when it inaugurated
/ excursions to the Snapper bank, being of
| Dog island in the Gulf of Mexico. This
will also control a line Of steamers, and
in connection with its boats began three
weeks ago the excursion season. Our
first expedition resulted in a catch Of
sixty-three fish. The second (and this
was but very small party brought back
III. The third left Tallahassee yester-
day ana arriving in good time on the
banks, proceeded to work, and in fifty
minutes broke the record in a.catch OF
DAG snappers and troopers.
In this connection ] want TO say that
Tallahassee is under obligations 10 the
Forest City, in measure, for these en-
loyable excursions. Maj. McDuftie, gen
era1 manager of the Carabelle, Tallahas-
see and Georgia railroad, has shown his
good judgment in appointing one of your
former citizens, Col. G.. \. Saussy, in
charge of tho passenger and freight de-
parGments Of his line, and to his energy
and good judgment are we obligated for
these enjoyable excursions.
AS many of your readers may not be
AWAKE OF the ldCL. 4 W III state. Tue HSuluR
bank : are usually beyond the sight of our
low-lying coast, and they have to be To-
cateC! by soundings. 1t is not always that
the f shing party is successful in locating
one OF these banks. That there might be
no disappointment to the pleasure of our
party of yesterday, as well as that of
future excursions, Col Saussy got the
conseht of the management of the line for
the USE of one of the steamers, and with
z11ffiaip bOuve aftpY. f.lraf1l cOuudiutrc
bouyed the banks that no time should be
lost in trying to locate the abode of the
crimson beauties of the deep.
We ladies (for there were about
twenty Of us) feel Under peculiar OBJ
legations TO your city for the donation of
the genial colonel. He has just walked
right into the esteem and regards of our
people, ana to him is largely due the de-
lightfm excursion and successful catch
of yesterday. Excursions can leave Tai
lahassee and in three hours and half be
on the banks enjoying the excitement of
this exilarating sport. And we are fifty
miles by rail from Carabelle at that. l
am not selfish, and wish the citi-
zens of your beautiful Forest
City could come down and
with US, participate in these enjoyable
snapper excursions. Perhaps, it won't be
so very long when you may come, for l
Will whisper state secret that Is fire.
quently heard on our streets-that in the
very near future the Carabella, Tallahas-
see and Georgia railroad will begin the
work of extension TO Townsville, and
give YOU a short line to the gulf. You
may not know the fact, but the pilots of
the various Florida ports say these snap
per banks extend entirely around the
peninsula, and YOU need not fear, there
fore, that Tallahassee will exhaust the
supply before you can come and try your
luck, via the extension of the Carabella,
Tallahassee and Georgia railroad Truly
yours, ETHEL GRAY.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 9.