The daily news., 1900-02-23
Pensacola, Florida.
Some Facts About Pensacola of Interest to In
vestors and Home Seekers-A City That is
Progressive, Happy and Rich-A City With
a Bright Future.

The city of Pensacola has Just reason
to be proud. She has always been con-
sidered one of the healthieSt cities in
the world. Situated in north latitude
800, "a 30" aud west longitude So, ~
63'', she enjoys the natural adva anta ges
which nature giyeS-an equable temper
ature restricted to summer and winter,
the changes being by easy graduation,
without the suddenueSs which would
tend to shock the most sensitive or
delicate human organism where ordina-
~ care is observed IOr the protection OF
health.
Our summers are made pleasant by
the ever present chlOrinated breezes
from the Gulf of Mexico, both cooling
and inyigorating. At an early hour the
NIGHTS are rendered cool and pleasant
bv the rapid radiation of heat down 40
the warmer water of Pensacola bay aud
the gulf, and thus we secure Il refresh
ing land breeze, and the draught made on
our energy through the day IS adj USED
by a comfortable nights rest, maintain
ing ever the freshness of health and pro-
noting longevity.
The city is situated on the Bay Of Pen
sacola, about eight miles from the Gulf
Of Mexico, protected from the northern
winds by elevated lands. A sandy soil
gently sloping 10 the bay with q stratum
of clay varying in depth from twenty to
forty feet, renders an effeCtdal surface
and deep drainage. such physical con-
ditiOns constitute nat1re's own system
Of sewerage. The general health of the
city is good. ErupIive diseases are
seldom seen, and then only spOradiCally
and often traced 10 distant origin.
Typhoid and malaral fevers are so in
frequent that they scarcely deserve allu-
sion to in this brief reference to the
health of our city. Yellow fever has be-
come distinctly an unknown entity. Suf-
dee ii to say that for the past ten years,
according TO statistics from the Escam
Cia county and state boards of health
that our mortality rate is twenty-five
per thousand per annum. This is an
excellent record. and should satisfy the
most morbid on the subject of health,
and we must take into consideration Tia.
this estimate is for the county of E.
cambis, q population OF about thirty
i've thousand; narrowed down TO the
population Of Pensacola, we can calCu-
late sixteen per thousand, Pensacola is
the delight of the tourist, situated on
one Oh Lllt llOSL DGd dus4lul DbNAlNe VI
water known To man, whose clear limp
ed waves ever ripple ag1ins' the snow
white sands OF the shore, surrounded
by lovely bayOus, grand LSOons, and
undulatiug hills of semi-ITOpiCal YER
dure, gently famed by the soft salubu-
Gus breezes of the Gulf of M=XicO, and
kissed by ten thousand suns amid the
hOTal regions OF Americas bluest skies,
Pensacola is wiJhouta superior in the
world a. a place where tourists may en-
10Y themselves to the fullest extent.
IL one be fond of fishing there IS no
Iimis TO his opportunities here. He may
90 TO the wharvcs and fish at MS pleas
ure, or seek better place IN sklt, or
steal away with a net and hook and line
10 one of the ten thousand secluded
hooks on the bayOuS or la@OOnS or rlv-
ers, all of which are teeming with fish
There is an abundance of blue sea
crabs. shrimp, delicious oysters, seal
lops, clans, all TO lie had for the thhIng.
IL something zeal exciting - desired
one may fish for tarpJn, red fish. horse
maCkerel or man eating shark. II l. no
trouble TO hook 4 shark and not nearly
so dangerous a. mos. people imagine.
but to land one is most exciting.
Pensacola is one Of the largest fish
markets iu the world, and is famous for
the nne red snapper fish, which are
shipped from here to all parts OF tn"
country by the firm of +. +. Saunders
Co one of the largest rsh dealers in the
United States.
Ii one be ford of hunting he NAV hud
many SpOrtmen companions IN iensa-
cola who can take him TO good hunting
grOnu1s i'm few hours. quail, deer,
and turkey are sii plentiful; an occa-
slonal bear and semi occasional alligator
NAV be found and in mid-winter plenty
of water foul
Those who delight in the early his
tory of America Will be glad to rem'm-
Der that PensaCola is the oldest AmcIi-
can city. will be pleased TO zee the Ola
buildings that have existed under t1rcc
governments. will have great interest In
visiting old Fort San Carlos, century
older than the government, VIII LOOK
with interest upon the waters where the
feet of the unfortunate DeSOto rend'/-
voused three wears during his fatal
search for gold, will view with medi'a-
zion the almost Cbitcrated ruins Ot