The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-22
h ANDCRUISE
'0INfASTCOAST'
.,n New Smyrna to Miami via
'I s,tsotIy Completed Canal.
MAGNIFICENT TRIP
,.,., and Stream Publishes an In
" , ,~ Account OF a Yachting
Iauot via indian River

a., EXCELLENT journal, Forest and
man, Of the date OF November D.
N ,..,n, an interesting account OF a
,htug trip from New smyrna to MI
u s, via the Florida East Coast Coast Cana Canal
rs Of the party, Dewitt Webb.
o., describing the voyage through
\ n, Indian River NarrowS' he continues
.1Ss skill of the pilot on the river is
,,,,, shown to better advantage than
Nm, night falling, he has only his
nsal knowledge of the river to guide
y All landmarks were lost in the
a.I,ss, and We stole along almost by
,,i,et not Stacking speed very much
iAg but keeping the channel as if by
rhiOn until finally the lights at Fort
p,sa were seen. Then we sailed on
rdon with that curious effect OF light
nm the water, which tells no story of
,,.her il Is near or far until you are
A.. upon it, when all at once we were
xt before the wharf and ready to
rd Then came the search for quar-
for the night, and sound sleep at
xriers to be ready to start at u am.
fort Pierce and st. Lucic and the
rss in the immediate vicinity have
I'm made famous to fishermen by the
he Senator Quay, who tished so much
kapon here and was so successful,
ut these fish can be caught at any of
N numerous inlets along the coast.
Tort Pierce and st. Lucie have
ks been noted for Tarpon fishing,
imply because the late Senator Quay
" bis winter residence there and
aght a great many whose record of
Issht and length may still be seen at
&Lucie and Fort Pierce, recorded on
tsr own silver scales.
'Wewere all on board by 6 a. m,
hPen grocery at the foot of the
'ia'f enabled US to replenish our lar
swIthout any delay The early boy
E0n the wharf with his line already
for the early fish. The scene had
hanged since yesterday. A long,
kaght stretch of open water; the
wiz on the west side of the river
@Sned with many cottages; fields of
NAPLES coming down to the waters
SEeverywhere prosperity is likely
'%y as long as the pineapple re-
asa luxury to men.
ine river there was like an i'm
aa'e straight canal for many miles.
/ Hal
'aaow, not so far to the right, we
.sa The place where the st. Lucie
"e Joins the Indian River known as
s'eIs Point Almost opposite is Gil
WIS Bar, a shallow inlet, and we sailed
NDs just inside where one could al
", .nrow a stone into the ocean be-
|,"a' indeed, It is $. close that the tide
sS 'ne sand of the bar over so far
hlhw. ~ ~ WY
We sailed for several miles and
ssu nnally into Hobe Sound, the
N VI mangroves and the tortuous
h.. @.' oenlnd US, and another wide
wv W." VI open water before US, the
4. \" cultivated on both sides, and
~! evidence of civilization, the
%s soaO' at hand. AS in the neigh
S,, M OF Fort Pierce, the pineapple
,'0ns come down to the water.
S,,, "e'e was and still is, | think, a
a., mostly ~ of young Englishmen
J. s.na the life pleasant. Here Joe
| G vs, Of pleasant memory, built
An %s y a voyage that every tourist
AS % ake' There is little need to
h ~ s'a a now to come or where to stop,
sa,,o van come in any sort of craft
Ne ss,, anywhere ~ his fancy may choose.
dAs ss az every landing will tell him
i.,s. abundance s'M of fish. The wooded
|as a. ",'' tempt him with innumer-
at,s ~sa' camping places, the towns
Ass , VIZ, most IS conveniently along the
Il ,un,, a 'e!l him he need not fear for
MIX 'p n,s Tor either his larder or his
No. IN ss tent may be the simplest
|%%. H. 'est wall tent he can pur.
|&A. Nv Nv san live on his boat or on
ne can cap,,> l.: a.