The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-09-28

az. Iuc,day. On the steamers Thomas
l. Edi,On aud SuNancc. On Jur way
I up tbs 4 4lOOsahat,hee.
After leaving rOH Myers a iew
mily,. aud passing the railroad bridge.
NhaI impressed me mostly Nas the
number II orange groves along both
side, II ID, u,cr lhry literally tring-
I'd the uVcr. presenting the appearance
~ the gfO,es al th,, section vi tbs
state >rNeIai years agO.
VI Al,s. aBOuI q uiilrs ~ the TISeE
iT,,n AiyrT,. where ne arrived al ROOa,
ga, ,iliscn, had prepared bOunteOus
|t,ra,t 81 baIUc,uca myal, aud eNCTg
,uu,,N aDi, rAIaoir Lang tables we're
s..aug,a. aud Ga, guvd things we're
| ,a.ca n,gh. a ., said uut Ia De gOOd
..iin iur = guest To- tell ~ lat he Vas
| .Nru e. cat. aud u this case space
.,nuia,. Uut = lea ui the gUOd things
| ,,,,g 40 -, tuld IuT tiiy DvnCut ~ thOss
aii" acre nUt there Among them
.vic DaTDvcuVd DrvI, pOTE, mutton
and "ENgTgladr guat. chicken iTsd.
uANvd. BIuiIvd, III,sssrd. aud eoOked
90 several other iaSOTaDle Ways; eggs.
,alads, white pUIaIUes, rice, avocado
praT,. IvurIccn dIuSTrut Kinds 81 piS
and seventeen dIurTruI sorts VI cake,
,uIiCc. tea, iced tea Nth lime, milk.
VuIIyIm,lk DuI by the TIME the wfIteE
nad paItaNcn 81 each aud eyvIyOnS ~
these g,.,,ds thIngs, he could count No
uIuTr.
Just when | ~as feeling ''tOO full
tot uIIrI aHcr. SOMEONE slaPped mS Un
the shUuIdrT. aud turning around
iUund W IIlIam \. JbIliJ COOk. IOTnlrT
~ at uiu,Ia cOuniy the mAn VIM
started the NuIu>IA IOaniy RECORD
aud Tan q iuT srNeTAI yvArs q, a
pvopiS p~.srT. MT. JuOk - suprrIn-
Icn,icuI 80 Ihr tlUNvTTr orange grove.
.lung the Lanks al the CaluOsahstchev
1 his - q grove vi ~ ACRES, Just com
IHg nicely into bearing some tea at.
the trees had been killrd BY the TrSeuI
high water. but not many. Ar. COOk
seat has god ~OTd To did iTIsIsds ia
Iuiusis aud asks their support 10 ss
cure Immunity from the Had Mrs.
I,-pE Nas With her husband al the
,icnic.
TN again smbATking Nc PrOccrdrd
On cur Nay up the CslOOsahstchsc.
The groves along the nVrr bauks
are m">tiy young, from : to d Or >
yrars ,lHcc planting. bat = lea arc
ui,lcr la them acre seen grapefruit
aud urangC trees Nith luuT to sIN buN-
e. at IruIt un them, that had besn
Srllrd by the recent high WsIcr tine
man toad mg that IA las grove 1T sDO|
trrrs - had bcra killed already thls
year.
The land alung the Csl,S',ahat,hcr
O, very iSriIlC. SugarCanc grows Ia be
the ,Ilc Oi a nans arm, sud grows the
culture year GuSNa bu>hS, grow Mid
n here uncc planted.
AbUut : cl,sCk At night We reached
the hTsI Oi the DisstUn canals These
ate ~ iSyI aide aud Wsrs cut By a
cumpany to whom the State paid one
acre OF EVrrglads land iOT each =
crnts expended ior tins purpose Tins
- huN Onr ut the big companies AZ
guiTcd title o. ihC land owned by u
aud. It - said, the payroll ~as padded
To brsi the b1ndl. We steamed into
Lake iiIcPOches aud At 10 O'Clock our
beds we're spread The steamSrs were
MT large enough o. sleep all the pas
sengrrs IA siairrOOms. but cots and
blankets had bern prepared for all.
These ne placed about IN the sa-
loon, On the hFst secOnd aud hurri-
cane decks. aud slept the sleep VI
just editors and Legislators.
At o O'Clock Wednesday morning
the paddle heels we're again started.
and by 80 OF = We were IA famous
Lake OkeecbObec. We steamed i've
OF six miles into the Lake aud then
turned hack into the canals
The CaloosShstchee Is the most
crooked river the writer has ever seen
Ons travels over % miles TO 80 ~
IN q straight line. Dozens Vi the
bends IN the river are 50 sharp that
the boat had 10 be st0ppsd. backed ~.
seat forward . little way. again back.
ed uP and finally 6ddled around into
a stretch Of river a fsW hundred yards
long; and then the 6ddlihg around
MAS repeated. One bend IN the river
Is 50 sharp that the boa Of the boat
had 10 be tied ~ . post set IN the
ground On shore and the bat sWuhg
around By use Of the stern paddle
wheels.
Besides. the current Oi water from
OkerchObes. whieh IL a. feet Z inches
above sea level Was very swift The
stretch Of lakes and canals from Lake
Flint 10 OkeechObes-abOut - miles,
A l renrusher -orre~eiy -. . in