Gunnison news-champion., 1903-03-06
A BREATH Or SUMMER.
Sorss A-tra-sfve Pea Ps1ts-es OF
Fiorsza-

The h,liaving da-T4itiaa 81 via.
ler llfc iu tle lana 81 hsuers vas
-ccurel Or NEu- CH1WlsS readers
fhrouah che e1urtezF ai Miss Haleu
s Norton. veh kuaan b. the ea-i ~
au rufhar su3 l,rturer Miss Norton
i- a sister af Mrs Hany p Lake
aud visited ID Gunui-su ssaac wears
sg1
Esstis Lake Co.. fia- fab 3t u3
EbunR GtNEIsaN NEWs-CH4ula>.
BER siE While winter b. hold
rag 50 MANY IN li- icv grlsr and lueI
BE- high and diaieult ta e5ltaiu 30 may
he 1l interest o. kuaW how Ue u tlie
like region 90 Florida me hriug
The seasan has hreu unusually mild
there having beau fret Csc w six
nights and thi- ai na tme SD severe
a. % kil the Young brmehe- af fruit
trees. though u sme plaees they
have been deidliatci Masi Of the
time % has been comfortable without
hre and winter gardens have d5ne
we'll so that the truck FARMERS have
been shipping leume and peas Dor a
hong time aud large beauliiul straw
berries have been in tlc market since
Thanksgiving
Thcre has also been quite large
supply q oranges and grape irul1
aud now the orange tee-'ara putting
out multitudes OF buds Cora ucg cup
which promises to bc larger than fr
years Most OF those who have re-
buddcl and cared fr their trees
since the great freeze of lS9i-9j he-
gin early IN The season and pile sand
around tbe trunks from two t1 three
feet high So as to protect the buds
and lower limbs and 30 the upper
portion is frosted these lower limbs
often bear many oranges.
The past summer was unusually
dry and warm and the oranges did
not look as fine as is generally the
case bat they were very juicy and
sweet The peaches persimmous
and grapes al-a. of this yicinity have
"a wonderfully delicious flavor which
has made this region famous. The
winter r1iufar las been above the
average thus promoting the growth
Of vegetables. Some spring flowers
such as vi5lefs and white h1u~t1lia
roses are iu bloom. the birds are sing
ing and one is reminded Of the May
d1v~ of ~ north
A curious feature Of these woods
iS the great variety of oaks Some
are shrubby and So different from
Northern oaks that one could mot be-
Hcve they are oaks were 10 mot for the
acorns. The tall pines taucrjugab
all other trees, the magnolia, bay,
prickly ash, hickory, mingled with
palmetto and pricklX pear SD that
the vegetation or the temperate and
-ub-tropcll regions are growing in
iuextricable confusion.
Among the many beautiful vines
are the lavender and lavender and
white couvolyuli, the passion vine.
the cypress vine jasmine ivies,
trumpet vine, and green briar
from the roots Of which are
made the curious briar pipes. have
found a few orchids, one being very
interesting frinred orchid Of a deep
corn color ID is not al al strange
that Ponce de Leon should have called
this land which he discovered Florida
nor that it should seem improbable
that here would he found the iabled
fountain Of youth for the climate is
unsurpassed and the Florida Indians
were said to beremarkable specimens
ofphy-ical Development Tho cruel
" Of the Spanish explorers destroyed
the native tribes and the character
of the early settlers prevented the de
vclopment Of the resources Of the
country SO it has not been until re
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