New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14

,o ,t..- s,ror.oe, appeal 20 thos" living IN IN"
w., va, an readily reach q pleasant f''r'l' 70"
sor, without going So far f'ei a. 'h' "''-'
Cincinnati . -, ..,.,,,, OIL.
THE "ADlRONUACkS OF WESTERN FLORIDA
DE F,iniak springs is midway bc'"'"" I,h'".
col, and Tallahassee. and is hk'"'@" 'N' "'. "''
,ou-o between Ncw-Orcaus ana JA'f'o"''"' ~
-. or..r ar twenty miles from fh" Gun
and 3. situated On comparatively high rf'inl H'""
ground that u.s. COR Florida. The h'fh' A''N' vac
o;ulf is about y" feet and there i' ".'' H ANY '''
f., rlorid, which has a greater elevation SOM
enthusiasts admirer - bc FHHiak mas ''7 ''"'
this region as The AdirondarH~ - ""s''i" '''''
a a." Al m. first glance there Se'fns to BE- some
,,t,r ~ hyucrbolc In this bur th" descriptive
,hrasc viii bear examination. The region - "''}
There is said 20 Doe one hil not FAR 'I"" ''' "'"
49,, ,,,ch q view extending thirty-nsc miles can
-, had. and within three or four m"7 - " III"
from the summit OF which tn" blu" waters "' '"'
Gulf can bc seen clear day 1t ~ !" '"'7 r.
eion that the Appalachian mountain sy7''i" A'oi'S
away 10 the Gulf Of Mexico
If De Funiak if lacking In mountains he''S
s,rv :, Justify a comparison Win the famous
<o,tb Woods o: New-York. ~ not want
~, IN polnt Of water De Funiak Lake -
In fact, the chief attraction or IN" F'''"
This II is which dner"n'iat"s II from the
miles upon miles OF sandy land when surrouh'
II In which pine trees rru~ as u Trey I"Veh ]"
purer sweetcr water is safe TO say. ~ not 20 b"
found on tn. globe. It IL simply aqua purd. ana
ubuc n is without distinctive medicinal qualities
/, h. been found extremely beneficial FOR persons
suffering from diseases OF the kdn"ys
SPRING one MILE ~ CIRCUMFERENCE
The lake is to I'll intcnts and purposes an exact
circle and its periphery measures on" statute mile
almost to the inch. Tho most n'tr""r'N| 'h'hs
about il IS that IL has neither inlet nor outlet II
lies IN n basin surrounded by rins of sand, winch
stones gradually 70 the waters edge. This lax" Is
In reality a huge spring, eighty feet d'ep I'D some
parts but IN the centre s Hp1c" ABOUT f"it} ''''
square which has never been sounded. Al 'liheS
on stiI day the water can be seen gently bnhhlnf
M 70 the surface at this point The conformation
~ tho lake ana its surroundings suggests the crater
Of an extinct volcano. but thcr" are no signs o.
volcanic action in tine neishhorhood. II Is rather
big boiling spring ana the action OF the water upon
the sand can easily be- accepted as accounting for
the inclosing sandy ring. \ boiling spring does not
denote no, water however. ON the other hand. the
water OF the big spring" a. De Funiak this IL
the name which the natives and frcqucntcrs prefer
- apply to it's delightfully."- COOL II has teinp"ra-
ture of about 20 degrees. and IL cool enough for
drinking during most OF the year without being
iced.
one Of the regular winter residents Of De Funiak
| &C. Wallace Bruce recently United States Consul a.
| Edinburgh who is well known IA poet and lect-
urer In his recently issued volume OF "Wayside
| Poems he has thus sung the charms OF De funiak
Lake which he describes "a magic spring one
mile in circumference. round as the moon and clear
| al the SKY
A lotus land where time forgets It's date"
: dreaming place beneath the swaying trees.
A lake =, pure seems the welded mate
o. yon IA sky before the rustng breeze
To rpplinr laughter wakes its gentle breast.
II wing IT, too IL human. on. what JOY
IT, ram IN sunlight here. KIND natures guest
Nooing her smile, . without alloy.
Or watch the moonlight Kiss the iapsins wave
with love, ana speak with answering eyes
Tho arat ne
lest ran should be- outcast from the skies
No spot 80 sweet. water half 30 blue:
| GODS crowning circle wrought with compass true.
| ALPINE SPRING AND PARK.
Mr. Bruce first visited DE Funiak about ten
| wears ago when he went there to deliver lect-
| ure. lie was at charmed with the place and
| his family have passed every winter since with
| the exception OF those they spent In Scotland on
some property owned by him near the Lake. on It's
south side he has constructed a beautiful park.
which f. generously thrown open for the OF
| the public 1t IL entered by means OF stlic over
which is his inscription. III" verses being Mr.
Bruc-s
4I.PINE SPRING ANp rAtN
The forests not all fcll"d
Nor tn" flowers all swept from the sod.
And the words not ali spelled
| That declare the glory % God
| Within the park. constituting In fact It's central
feature. is q splendid spring. with en- abundant