Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-31
FLORIDA LITTER.
st. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 23l

st. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 23i, 40.
Ii | had started frem home to hunt the
most desirable spot on the continent Of
4 meii "a, would be satisfied to pitch my
tent ct ST. Petersburg, Florida, aud ex-
claim with old PythagoraE Eureka, EH-
reka."
Let me give to my Shenandoah friends
a description of some OF the attractions OF
this place, which induce me to think that
it has material advantages over nearly
all others.
It's situation 10 unique, being upon a
peninsula about 20 miles long by II
broad at the lower extremity, aud shapsd
like gourd. being connected by the
handle to the mainland. This beautiful
peninsula lies between Tampa Bay and
the Gulf Of Mexico. It's climate Is as
near perfection as any that God has given
10 the most favored spots on this globe.
Tropical fruits and plants that cannot
be safely grown 200 miles further sonth
on the MARYLAND, grow to perfection here.
When the cold wave rushed from the
north and destroyed nearly the entire
crop OF oranges throughout the state,
those on this delightful peninsula escaped
uniDjured
On the high, hold shore lies the young
CITY of st. Petersburg. We call it young,
for so it appears to all OF Us OF this dsV,
bat if we pause to look around Us, we tind
tzat ages before Columbus discovered the
Western contln mt, this peninsula was
inhabited by a people who enjoyed It's
climate. ITS fruits, its game and fish for
a time, and then passed away, leaving to
Us only the large and symetrIcal noun Is
containing their remains, as an evidence
that they once lived here. The density
of the ancient population is manifest
from the mounds, there being more than
a dozen within the corporate limits tf
st. Petersburg.
The town Is laid ont, on most liberal
scale, the streets being 10 leet wide,
with a beautiful park in the middle, and
delightful drive ways on either side lts
churches, SC hools, benevolent organiza-
tiops and hotels are all that coalI b. de
sired. The new Claraden Hotel urd..-
the management of Capt. j. +. Chase,
furnishes in the way of creature comforts
all that a guest could desire. Capt
Chase was one Of the cannoneers, at the
battle of Gettysburg, AID Lotwlihstand-
ing the fact that he received Is wounds
in that battle, he still survives and takes
the greatest pleasure in entertaining both
"Yanks" and "JOhnnies" With stOIi Is OF
the war.
To some the frnits of nearly all kinds,
including the pine apple, banana, straw
berry grape, orange, &c become an at
traction, but TO me the greatest attrac-
ton is the excellent fishing. Why on
the " haIf the aggregate catch, with hoos
and lines has run from 1000 TO $500 lbs.
10 a single day. | went ont the other
daJ and caught l23 fsn, with hook and
line. How did wish that had josiah
Kiber or Joe fIauseulluck with me. l
would have liked TO seen Josiah bat his
eyes OF Joe eXclalm Hedges Molly,
Lutte, what a whoppelw
Besides the fish, we have an abundance
OF excellent oysters, which not only
furnish delightful food but bring 10
handsome revenue.
One man IN this ne ghborhood this year,
will pick GOO boxes OF oranges from his
grove.
love the old Shenandoah Valley and
the further away get, the more | feel
that it is Gods county" but If any OF
our people want to escape the SHOWS of
winter and cnj1y the delights Of tropical
climate, would say, como to St. Peters
burg.
The HERALD is worth many times its
cost to me. while am down here.
Yours truly,
IL. NIsMAN.