The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-09
0kLANAHA RIVER ITEMS
Newsy Notes Gathered ON the Banks
of FlOrida's Most Picturesque
Stream by the Stars Spe-
ciaI Writer

ciaI Writer
Silver Springs. Nov. 8.-captain Nc
Guire. handsome United States snag
boat, the vessel which has been doing
excellent service on the Oklawaha riv-
er until just recently. while proceeding
10 Lake Harvey on the st. Johns, brake
her crank shaft Capt. Lawless com
manded her, and on board We're Major
c. ID. Jenkins. civil engineer, Elwood
Fort, Warren Marlborough. Julian Ram
sey and several others including Mr..
Marsh of Connof. The Captain Nc
Gufre has a very handsome 40hp- Lamb
engine for power and the crank shaft
was broken as the vessel motored thru
the drawhridge above Sanford. Imme-
diateiy the +. s motor vessel Hills
borough. took the disa ahled boat in tow
to Jacksonville, and her sailors and
workmen were sent aboard the L. s.
dredse Florida In Sanford vicinity
Pilot Elwood Fort and Mate Warren
Marlborough, who live at Conner, and
Mechanic Julian Ramsey Of Ocala. Sc
cured leave Of absence and are now at
their respective homes ashore Major
c. D. Jenkins, after his boat receives
a new crank shaft, will proceed TO
Lake Harney and snag that PARTON OF
the great ST. Johns. Fierida's largest
river, in preparation for the dredge
| Florida, which is to make some cuts
down there.
Capt. E. L. Mills al the sharpsheeter
is IN Jacksonville on business. The riv-
| er captain has finished and launched
| the new ferryboat for Grahamvills fer
ry, and Mr. Allan Norman Is In charge
of the ferry ship.
On account of the very low water,
Mr. 9. f. Smith. the Heather Island
naval stores magnate. hauls his rosin
and spirits down the east bank to
sharp's Ferry. where Captain Mills
| picks them up with the Sharpshooter
and motors to Silver Springs.
| When Mr. c. Carmichael. owner Of
these surroundings, immediate and fu-
ture down stream to left bank. is "on
deck" all the whole place is all smiles.
Mr.. Carmichael is a great man and he
does things. Back two years this place
was wild like. and today under Mr.
| 1Carmichaefs- touch, the Springs look
like a real resort Mr.. Frank Mathews
the expert boat builder of ocala and
| Fort Pierce, now has the under hull
pinned onto the large yacht he is build
ing for Mr.. Carmichael. He pinned it
| on with copper nails. During the past
! week Mr.. Leland Smeak has been
sisting Mr.. Mathews on this yacht. Mr.
Carmichael is very anxious to receive
the vessel by January
| Mr.. w. j. Whitehurst. the crosstie
man, makes the chips fly out in the
Lynne and Conner country He rolls
| cut many a tie each day and he Is mos.
always there to check them in. Captain
Iutto of Jacksonville has the contract
to tow his ties to Jacksonville. He
carries some fifteen hundred ties in
leach raft down stream to the big port,
lusing a small tug on the 6klawaha
for towing.
Fug Rust, of Wilson Cypress Com
pany, passed Conner Saturday. down
stream, with loaded lighter OF logs In
town. She meets tug Margaret at Or
lange Creek. where this motor boat
takes the loaded lighter and gives the
Rust an empty one to tow upstream
to the dredge in Silver Springs run.
THE Margaret proceeds from Orange
ICreek to Jacksonville with the logs
The Rust was due back in Alexandria
TUESDAY and the Margaret Will again
meet her at orange Creek, when she
motors with her town down stream
"Wednesday. The bid dredge stationed
in Alexandria Roads has been idle
during the seven days past. Her big
marine engines never turned a wheel
last week.
! Fhe Hart Line Okeehumkee which
Twas reported to arrive in Silver
Springs on the first week in Novem-
ber. has not. put in as Yet. Mr.. r. w
| Thompson of the Hart Line, gave out
the news to the river correspondent in
person. saying that the Okeehumkee
is to steam for Palatka on the frst
week in November with party OF
sixty from Boston.
/ Regular launches leave for Conner
and the orange grove at a. m. after
the Ocala Northern train arrives or
Sundays There is no regular schedule
ON week days However. you may &c
down stream any time by seeing Mr.
J. L. Smoak. as he has several mighty
nice launches for motoring down tn.
weird Oklawaha river. 1t Is grea
stream. a stream OF mystery and ALI
: gators, and turtles and fish as long a
you are. I've been down this river hun
dreds of times and I am always de
lighted to go again down the Okla
h waha a-spinning. A A. G.