The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-01
Florida Letter.

DEAR GRAPHIC-The party of tour
lists accompanied by the old salt. ID.
McLew1s, arrived safely at Jackson
VILE, and from there took steamer up
the st. Johns iiiver to Sandford.
The only incident out of the ordin-
arv on their river trip occurred q few
miles below Sandford in the gray of
the morning. One Of the party up ear
ly and prowling around, after the
fashion of tourists, saw a huge alli-
gator near the bank of the river. They
called on the captain to stop the boat
while they captured him for the Kins-
ley museum. He refused and quite an
alteration followed, but finally uiet-
ed on the captain agreeing to return
their fare.
After interviewing the mayor and
council at Sandford, refusing a public
entertainment at the town hall, they
al took carriages and came on to
Winter Park, where they were met by
the Hon. Frank Price, formerly a res
ident of Edwards county, who escort
ed them to his residence, where he ha ad
spread hountiful repast. 1t remided
them, they said, of Delmonico's down
town of twenty years ago.
q the evening they took train for
Tampa, arriving there in due time, but
OF the two days spent there [ fail to
obtain anything reliable except a gem
eral assertion of a first rate time
Ihere they chartered the schooner
Blanche. IA good boat of about eleven
tons, and went over to ST. Peters bury
they express themselves as delighted
with that town, the finest tourist res Ort
in Florida.
From there they sailed up the Man
atee river, crossing Tampa Bay above
the Notifications being erected at its
entrance by Uncle Sam. good old boy,
we want more of him. Up the Manatee
they visited Braidentown, Foyarty-
vile and other places of less note,
gazing with tourist wonder on the Or
ange groves, the grape fruit, and the
enormous plantations of tomatoes that
line the shores of that beautiful river.
Here as in the everglades the sea cow
or manatee Was formerly found in
great numbers, but alas, they have
become almost historical owing to the
the killing instinct of ruthless vandals.
From this beautiful river they came
on into Sarasota BAY. Here the ladies'
left the boat 6 nd came by hack to the
hOwer-crOwned residence ofCol. Lewis.
who remembers his old friends of Ed.
wards county most gratefully and with
kindest love.
The Blanche came into Lemon Bay
two days later with the gentlemen Of
the party. They were detained day
by a severe storm and the next came
tearing down the coast in d strong
nor'wester. The captain was not up
to it, so turned the boat over to Cap
tain Mac, who beat her through the
Pass In the teeth of tearing wind.
spray flying over the cabin and the
bow in smother of foam. They came
in just at night and were as much of a
surprise to Us as were the ladies ar
rlvlng on hack two nights before.
Since their arrival they have pus in
all OF their time, every bit of it. They
have caught fish, shot quail and duck. |
Yesterday Harry Barker killed nine
ducks. the Blue Bill of the New Eng
land coast: ten the night before. Shot
them over decoys in sight of the
house. Yesterday Mrs. Barker ac-
compared him.
Yesterday A Merryman and Harry
went out on a fiat and brought home |
lnety round clans, called cohanys.