The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-02-21

make a Kansas man feel that prOhi-
bitiOn might succeed in his state if we
could just exchange the Kansas sup
ply of whisky for the Florida water.
Port Tampa, outside the docks is an
aggregation of tumble down
buildings. 1t was formerly cigar
manufacturing center but the factories
are now all gone but one. The Plant
system docks are a scene of activity
and somewhat take the ours off, but
you are compelled to walk out mile
Deep water vessels are loaded here
and quite numbef can be handled at
a time. The Cuban mail goes from
this point. Another thing which for
chilly impresses one here at this time
is the complete absence of flowers.
After writing to you Friday evening
l took a walk around the grounds of
the Tampa hotel to see the place lit
up. 1t certainly is the most .beauti-
full place have seen in Florida. Be-
ing pretty tired with my days sight
seeing [ returned about $50 satisfied
that the yacht Kathleen could not get
in before morning. About $50 was
disturbed by the voice of Capt. Lew.
is ordering my room opened up. So
dressed, paid my bill and went
aboard. Found Mack and wife, faith
er and Mr.. Wheeler, a neighbor. l
was certainly glad to see them as fa-
miliar faces had been scarce with me
of late. Saturday was nearly all
spent taking on supplies and attenc-
ing to some formalities at the custom
house. 1t was $3.50 in the afternoon
when setting all sail we glided out of
ho ..iu xvit q f.ait nd f0
St. Petersburg, 20 mites distant. The
schooner Blanche had preceded us
by about 80 minutes. She is the ves-
sci the Florida party went to Grove
City on last year. The wind was very
light, scarcely filling the sails. still
we slipped through the water at an
astonishing rate. Five miles out we
passed the Blanch, and at Z o'clock
p. m. dropped anchor here, making
the 20 miles in three and a half hours,
wonderfully good time considering
the wind. We went ashore to view
the city by electric light. I called
at the hotel to see Mr.. Forsha of
Hutchinson and learned that he had
returned to Kansas just in time 10
get the full benefit of your recent cold
weather.
This morning it is raining softly
and we are waiting till it lets up
go up town, after which we will sti, t
down the bay again.
The yacht Kathleen is pure de-
light; cabin large and dry, beds com
Portable. We carry Il good cook who
She is fifty feet long by 10 feet wide,
has three large double berths in the
main saloon, and a stateroom, and
has great capacity for storing away
things. The center board goes to the
.fop OF the cabin so that the berth op
posita the stateroom can be curtained
of and make q second room. The
great beauty of this yacht ia that she
is a comfortable sailer. She is car
vassed for cruising with sails 80 stiff
that she will carry her woi king sails
in n half gale.
You would have been delighted
with our run last evening, the sea
vas smooth, the boat was slipping
through the water. leaving a glisten-
ing white trail of phosphorescent
light in the rear. You have seen the
same thing many times, and this was
simply on larger scale. You can
well imagine the pleasure it was to
me after my long fast, from salt
water.
In all OF the southern clGleS the Dug
yards are projected by law, they are
the city scaveugers. 1t certainly
looks odd to see flock of them
perched ON the roof and chimneys of
some nabob's dwelling. Here at ST
Petersburg the pelicans arc very
thick and can be seen everywhere cit !
ting around on the docks by the fish |
house looking as solemn as possible, |
apparently not moving a muscle or
batting an eye for hours at a time. |
unless they chance to spy a fish AT |
some convenient point when, like a |
flash, they will drop head first into
the water aud come mp with their
pouch so loaded shat one would think |
they would tip over.
A very curious boat is lying across
the dock from us, called Catamaran
It is two cigar shaped boats lying
parallel few feet apart and covered
with one deck. They are said to bt
great sailers but are not popular OF
account of their lack of house room.
They are all on deck.
We are getting ready to be off now
so will close this and lend hand il |
getting under way.