The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-25
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hear from the Indian River Country:
Visitors to Florida who are looking
for the beautiful in nature should
come here and call on Captain w. II
Sharpe and ask that gentleman tc
conduct them through his orange
grove. Don't 20 alone because you
will get lost. Hore arc 80 acres OF
tho most naturally perfect orange and
grapefruit trees in all Florida. The
oranges will weigh ninety pounds IN
the box and every orange perfect in
color and size.
II would take much space 10 re
veal 20 the inquirer all the advant.
ages, beauties and desirable condi,
tions 10 be enjoyed by tarrying dur
ing the winter months in the far-fam-
ed Indian River country.
Il is called the Indian River Country
from the famous Indian River, which
! is not a river but a body Of salt water
! wing parallel with the Atlantic coast
line and separated from that ocean
! by a narrow strip of land, varying
In width from two hundred yards to
several miles.
Indian River is beautiful. One new
er tires Of the vista of it's sparkling
moon or sunlit waters, through RUN
cd by the tonic southeaster or white
water stretches away from the north
ern end OF Brevard country in a south
easterly direction without crook or
! bend, till lost at the south end of the
country in what is known as Jupiter
! NarrowS its width varying from one
10 five miles, one and "A half miles
being probably the average.
The land lying adjacent TO these
fair and beautiful waters Is known as
the Indian River Country The things
that make this country so attractive
capped by the rushing norther. For
over one hundred miles this body Of
peculiar and romantic scenery; its
superb fishing. hunting and boating;
It's uneXcelled fruits, vegetables and
soils; its delightful climate and it's re-
markably clean bill Of health.
Located on the west bank of this
beautiful and famous Indian River. 173
miles by rail from jacksonville stands
Cocoa the busy little up-to-date town
the business centre of the section,
pretty as a boQuet, clean as pin,
while "A mile or so further south is
beautiful Rockledge, the most charm.
ing resorts Of the Indian River Coun.
try. with its fine hotels and palatial
residences surrounded by the orange
groves that have made Il famous.
From Sharpes and City Point on
the north 10 Bonaventurc on the south
along the west bank of Indian River,
with Merritt Island dividing the great
waters into what are known locally
as Indian River on its west side and
Banana River on its east, lies the
center Of the great Indian River or.
ange belt. All in, through around
and over this section nature has been
lavish with her charms, attraction and
advantages,
a body Of land IS miles long
about six miles wide at it's north end
and tapering to "A point at it's south
end, lying in this great inland basin
Of salt water the portion west of it
called Indian River and that to the
Is known far and wide as Merritt Is
land, the famous resort for Brooklyn
ties.
Courtenay, lndianola Merritt Georg
lana. Lotus Brantlcy, Banayan and
Tropic are attractive places. where
fruit growers. truckers, wealthy North
ern settlers, cattlemcn. fishermen,
boatmcn, etc, reside in easy reach OF
the main land across Indian River
surrounded by fertile land where or.
ange groves truck farms, pineapple
aud banana fields yield their increase
The Indian River Country is well
known for its health-giving proclvi-
ties. as II il for pleasure resorts.
The walks and roads paralleling
the Indian River for many miles are
made OF shell, and are SO hard and
smooth that bicycle riding and driv.
Ing are of the pleasures tourists speak
in the highest praise.
Quail, snipe, wild doves and ducks
abound for the hunter in this vicinity,
while twelve miles inland deer and
and wild turkeys are to be found Ali.
gator hunting is favorite pastimc
and this can be done safely and with
rare enjoyment.
We leave TO the last what this
section is particularly noted for in
sporting way, and that is the fishing.
The salt water Of Indian River yield
an abundance Of sea trout, channel
bass, crevalli and shecphead to the
fisherman, while the fresh water OF
Lake Poinsctt. a tributary of the ST.
JOhnl River, furnishes lake trout.
black bass and pickcrel
In closing. dear friends. the quota.
tion Kissed by sunshine, lulled by
breczes' speaks well of the Indian
River country
Respectfully
George A. Soulc.
Sharps. Florida. Jan. Is.