The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-19
OKLANAAA RIVER ITEMS
Notes Gathered on the Banks of Flor
ida's Most Picturesque Stream by
the Stars Special Writer

Silver Springs, Jan. 18.-William
Howard steamed yesterday as did also
the Sharpshooter, for Palatka. The
Okeehumkee arrives today from Pa
latka The Hiawatha cruises on her
first trip on the 29th.
The Hart Line Okeehumkee, Captain
Lancing, with passengers from Palat-
ka to Silver Springs, was due to arrive
today at noon. AS the Okeehumkee
glided into her berth Tuesday she
collided with considerable force against
the dock piling and sent two OF the
posts spinning landward.
The William Howard of the Inter
Ocean Line, Capt. Allan Gibson. with
passengers from Palatka to Silver
Springs, put into the Blue Gates We'd
nesday at 8 o'clock a. m. on her first
voyage up. The William Howard runs
| on this schedule: Leave Palatka every
| Monday. Wednesday and Friday and
arrive in the Springs Tuesday, Thurs
| day and Saturday-at noon.
The Hiawatha of the Hart Line,
Capt. Harrison. is appointed TO steam
| from Palatka on her first trip up
stream Monday the 29th and to arrive
| here Tuesday the 30th. When the
| Hiawatha is put on the Okeehumkee,
her sister ship, will arrive and steam
from this port on the odd days Of the
| week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
| The IOkeehumkee's schedule here is
| Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, ar
| irving at noon and sailing at 2 p. m.
Messrs. Frank Mathews and Leland
Smoak and their powerful right hand
man, Hawkins, and several others sue
| cessfully launched the City Of Ocala
from the dancing pavilion to the
marine railway Tuesday. Wednesday
the .ngine stood ready to be swun g
into it's bed. BY the Goth of the month
her cabins will be finished and the
| engine in place and the boat ready to
plow the blue. When this pretty and
strong yacht is completed the con-
structors' belief is that she will make
a daylight trip to Palatka, down one
day and up stream the next day. And
lit she can make this fast time she will
observe that schedule, enabling tour
lists to see the full length of the Ok
lawaha river in daylight. The owners
Messrs. C. Carmichael and j. l. Smoak
are very proud of the new vessel as
IS per cent complete.
Heads are getting together among
the stockholders Of the Oca1a Trans
possibly six Sharpshooter type boats
will be placed in Shipbuilder Franz
Mathews hands. The old river need:
the boats. and Ocala needs a reduc
tion in freight rates. The Sharpsh oote1
type vessel makes time, and 1t is no
costly. Five thousand dollars would
build all six and three hundred dol
| lar engine would operate each one
The six boats would have Jackson
latka,
The Sharpshooter with freight from
silver Springs and the Little Okla
waha river to Palatka and Norwalk
motored down stream late Wednesda,
afternoon. The boat is due in Palatk
Thursday evening and she returns t
this port Saturday night. Orange
: constituted part Of the down carg
which was listed
An old alligator as big as a hors
r has undermined the Kyle & Youn
J, | dam on their drainage land over o.
the island. sixteen miles above here o
the Little Oklawaha, and the foo
gates tore loose and let quantities Q
y water out over the rich cultivate
land, doing damage, howeve
l. Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Kyle were in Ocal
Tuesday looking up a pile driver t
build a piling dam for the Little Ok
lawaha.
h The Glen Ira Is now in charge {
Mr.. ]. L. Smoak. who will make sam
a first class hotel.