The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-26

to run near the government station at
the point on the gulf called Point
Ybel and from there to Punta Rassa
This place is on the bay at the mouth
of Caloosa river. Here we dropped
our anchor for the night. This place
has stock yards from which are
shipped the scrubby Florida cattle to
Key West, Cuba and other places. If
the cattle were shipped to our markets
they would sell only for Gamers and
it is doubtful if they would pay the
freight. At least all that we have
had this pleasure of seeing and MAX
ing remarks about would pass in that
class.
The weather for the last three days
has been delightful, with a tempera-
ture ranging from 80 to 80 degrees,
and when it is spoken of Captain
Lewis says emphatically that this is
the kind of weather we always have in
the winter in Florida.
Saturday we pulled our anchor at
$50 a. IN. and sailed for Point Ybel,
the government lighthous so as to
spend a short time Smelling on the
gulf. We found a fine lot of shells,
some of different kinds and much
nicer ones than any we have yet
found. While there we got permits
sion to fill our water tanks from
Uncle Sans tanks with fine soft water
supplied by the kind hand of Provi-
dence, a higher power than Uncle
Sans.
While we were taking water people
began to gather for a fishing picdic
There were fortyone all told, some
tourists and some islanders. Some
came in boats and some in wagons.
Here we saw more horses than we had
ever before seen in the state of Flori-
da. There were no two-horse rigs
present, but the outfit consisted of two
single seat buggies and seven little
one-hOrse wagons, some of them with
one spring seat and some with two.
The picnickers fished at the dock
while we were taking water and all
seemed to enjoy the sport. We had
to carry our water quite little dis
tance and the weather was hot. MIR.
Austin was very uneasy for fear Cap
tain Lewis would injure the tanks by
crowding them.
We left the dock at II O'Clock,
noon, and sailed for Fort Myers. We
had an incoming tide and favorable
wind and made the trip in good time,
but a part of the way is very difficult
to make as there are so many oyster
beds in the Caloosa river. Arriving
there at 3 p. m. we soon had the boat
anchored and all our work one ready
to take in the town.
We found Fort Myers the most
beautiful town that we had yet seen.
1t has 1900 inhabitants. The streets
are wide, sidewalks fair, and the finest
shade trees, flowers and fruits in the
yards and lots that we ever saw. We
visited many places of business and
found genteel class of business men.
| We also visited where the old fort al
one time stood. 1t is now set in
orange and grape fruit trees, al
heavily laden with fruit, a beautiful
sight to see. We also saw the winter
home of Thomas Edison. He has ar
electric plant and beautiful home,
with dock running out from his
residence something over 800 feet to
deep water. Where the soldiers were
buried in trenches during the war now
stands beautiful church of the Meth
odist Episcopal denomination.
We then wendell our way to the
Fort Myers hotel for o'clock din
ner. This hotel would do credit tc
many large cities, and 1 think all die
justice to the occasion. After supper
we went for walk and then returned
to our beautiful little home, the Kath
leen.
At l o'clock the mercury stood 81
degrees in the shade and Ito degree:
in the sLn-the captain says the kline
of weather we always have during TIT
Florida winters.
Fort Myers has no railroad, but ex
poets the arrival of one in ten days o.
two weeks, a direct road from Jack
sonville. Sunday night at 9 o'clocl
we anchored at Walfort. close Il
Blind Pass. We lifted our anchor a
s a. m. and raised sail for our return
coming down the Caloosa river. w,
had head wind, viii ch made it hare
sailing, but anchored close to POin
Ybel for dinner. as it was too rougl
to try to eat while sailing. We thel
sailed to ST. James City by $3.50 ant
spent the evening on the beach, abou
one mile away. After supper Captain
Van Horn and wife and daughter