The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-06
OKlANAhA RIVER ITEMS
Notes Gathered on the Banks of Flor
ida's Most Picturesque Stream by
the Stars Special Writer

Silver Springs, March 6.-The City
Iof Ocala, Capt Frank Mathews, with
several passen gers, motored at a. m.
Monday her schedule to and from
Palatka. Her daylight run of the full
Oklawaha river route is this: She OBJ
iServes Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day clearing from this port, not
isailing until the a. n. Ocala Northern
ltrain from Ocala arrives. and Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday as motoring
from Palatka. at a. On Sundays
Captain Mathews with his yacht serves
the local public with a popular open
air excursion. which is appreciated by
all, especially those who are cooped
up in the city all the week. Mr.. Will
bur Cleveland at the Ocala House has
been appointed agent for the new yes
sci, while Mr.. Egbert Burnett serves
as her popular travelling representa-
tive. The fare on the daylight boat to
Palatka has been fixed at $3.50 for
! the round trip. Meals are served a la
carte at Rodoff's cafe on board. Many
passengers sail on the new gasolene
tyacht as it is SO inviting and quite
tantalizing to ride on so swift a boat
| The Hart Line out of Palatka, the
! line which advertises the Oklawaha
river route and Florida all over the
world, has two steamers on the river,
| the Okeehumkee and Hiawatha. sailing
| daily into the springs. The Hiawatha.
| Capt. Lancing, with passengers arrives
here at noon Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, and the Okeehumkee, Capt.
! Harrison, with passengers puts in at
noon on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri
! days.
| The William Howard, Capt Allan
Of
only line running through boats to
Jacksonville, only arrives here twice
weekly, on Wednesday morning and
Saturday morning. The William How
ard steams from port after the Ocala
Northern train arrives at a. m.
The Sharpshooter being a freighter,
goes and comes when there is freight
| to haul However, Capt E. L. Mills
| schedule to Palatka once weekly is OBJ
served, the typical river boat motor
| ing from the Rentz dock Wednesday
evening and from Connor Thursday
morning.
The old river flows on as before but
at times it becomes quite turbulent
from the plowings of so many vessels
| in transit. And at times there's a
! imix-up of big steamers when they un-
/ ieXpectedly meet sir and sir, without
sounding each other previous. The
lOkeehumkee and Sharpshooter almost
bumped bows the other morning down
| in Cores Creek near Osceola's last
battle ground The big liners general
Ily know each others location on the
river and whistles are sounded in or
der to found themselves more
Infinitely. In the Connor country
these sounding whistles can be heard
on both sides.
The tourist season stands now at its
best. Hundreds of visitors arrive here
and a Connor daily via the Hart Line.
IInter-Ocean Line and City of Ocala.
The Grey Hound of Eustis put in
there Saturday and her party came
lashore. They Grey Hound cleared from
1.-THE Blue Roads Sunday morning for
|Eustis She listed a party of seven,
1.-THE names of whom I did not get. The
little skiff had very graceful and full
Hines, with torpedo style and her motor
Registered very fast-a three cylinder,
Icostly engine.
The Wenona, P. T. RandaIls pleas
lure and hotel launch, Capt J. w.
Randall the youngest captain on the
IOklawaha, anchors at Connor, her
ihome, instead of the Springs. Parties
reach her captain by telephone. The
lWenona has been very busy during the
Tourist season. She is the only Ok
llawaha river vessel which will sail
lany and everywhere in and around
Florida. She has often been on long
lcruises. The Randall boat will pick
iup and motor back to Silver Springs
Those who wish to take down stream
Hart Liner to the orange grove any
lday. Take the Hart Line boat at 2 p.
m. go to the grove and return in the
late afternoon in time to catch the
lOcala Northern at 7:30
Captain ]. l. Smoak of the Silver
Springs Company, never sleeps, he
is always on hand and in person over
sees all that goes a this well
known resort. The jolly captain al
ways has a crowd around. A. A. G.