The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-28
0kLANAHA RIVER ITEMS
Notes Gathered on the Banks of Flor
ida's Most Picturesque Stream by
the Stars Special Writer

Silver Springs, Nov. 27.-Mr. 7. L.
Smoak. who has charge of this beau
tiful Marion county resort, registers
largs PARTIES Of people who were over
at the Marion County Fair. His motor
boat RoNie very often motors to the
Randall grove at Connor.
\. parties who live in the country
get into Silver Springs, at times. just
at s:3o Sunday morning for the Con-
nor excursion, the boats will not leave
until o'clock.
The crosstie men on the little Ok
lawaha are up against trouble on ac-
count of the river being low. The last
raft Of ties which floated down stream
bursted all to pieces on the shoals and
sand bars. It was almost impossible
to tow the ties.
The Mills motor boat Sharpshooter.
Capt. NJ lis, after successfully motor
ing TO Palatka and returning on her
maiden voyage, on which trip she had
cargo Of freight and passengers
each way, on Sunday night completed
another round trip when she motored
into Silver Springs and docked at the
Rentz terminals on the water front.
On the down stream trip Capt. Mills
listed a cargo of hay, from the r. S.
Hall Ocala farm to the Hall turpentine
farm on NorwaIk, and several boxes
of oranges shipped from the z. T.
Randall grove at Connor On the up
stream trip the boat had as cargo mis-
cellaneous freight for merchants at
way landings. Eureka and Silver
Springs and naval stores which to be
shipped by rail to Fernandina. where
ships load it. Captain Mills will motor
on Wedn asday down stream, to Nor
walk Welaka and Palatka, returning
on Sunday afternoon. if possible.
The Wilson Cypress Company's big
dredge has moved down to Delks' Bluff
on the Oklawaha 1t was tied up Sun
day afternoon with no empties in
sight The two tugs Margaret and
Rust were on the other end of the Ok
lawaha river then
The Wilson Cypress Company and
the United States government have
the many best wishes and thanks of
the river valley in the completion of
their great project of clearing the Ok
lawaha river and Silver Springs run
en- logs that interviewed and balled up
many a propeller and rudder and stove
holes into ltulls. The Wilson Cypress
Co. was on the river at this work some
time over .hree years Captains Nc
Cloud and Kirby and Startling are the
men in charge of the dredge. The tug
Margaret is commanded by Capt
Priest, while the Rust is smaller
vessel and is commanded by various
captains
In railroad circles the Ocala North
ern at its mill is remodeling several
coaches for its new ocala- Palatka
trains.
The City of 0cala, Mr. carmichael's
new boat in construction, still on the
ways in the dancing pavilion, about
forty per cent completed was given
last week a rub over and the hull is
now as smooth as can be. 1t is now
ready for the corking and puttying
and paint. Mr.. Frank Mathews, who
is constructing this boat, certainly
knows his trade we'll His work is
artistic. Capt Henry Mason, the Con-
ner boat builder. assists Mr. Mathews.
Mr.. Carmichael, since placing the City
| of Ocala in the constructors hands,
| has had so many letters from North
erners asking when the vessel would
| be put on the Dklawaha river route as
| a daylight boat. that he will probably
! put this boat on a regular schedule
| run and then construct another one for
the excursion .tolks.