The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-18
SMITH TELLS
HIS EXPERIENCES
HUNTING BIo - LITTLE GAME
IN SuHUY FLORIDA
Writes Interesting Account of HIS DO
.ngs TO the rntsiligsneer.

know as Doc" Of this city. who Is at
present sojournlng in Florida In the
letter ne tells Of his travels with a
party consisting OF himself. Allen Coo
~noon. Orlando. Florida. L. l.. Brennan.
Mt Pleasant. Iowa. and II. Il. Glossy.
OF Detroit Mich.
, Orlando, Florida. Feb IL. 1913.
Wheeling. ". Va.
Gentlemen ~ ell how are you. ! am
well anu feeling me and arrived az the
end OF my Journey without any accident.
Wen. am having = sreat lime hunt
lng and nshing- The oiange crop Is
me Ia Florida and the grape fruit trees
AL hang full OF fine fruit.
We'll. my drst Trip was To- a place
called iort Pierce. about fort miles
from Orlando. Four OF as Camped ON
the Johns river three DAYS. There We
1ndred and nfty quail and tWcuty-One
large foN squirrels. weighed Ave pounds
apiece.
W. went on w the famous II. Joan's
river. near a place called Puzzle Lake.
where Ne made another stand and usi
some fine sport mostly cu,A shooting
The ducks cons sted OF lafEe MOlords.
HE'D Bids. Tell and HlI Bills. We stay
81 At That pace -four days AMI then We
vent 10 a place called Spalata Fats.
tnat Vas once noted for its large snakes
and ground Owls. There were several
very iarge snakes killed "a tEat part OF
the Douutry years asp tuHt measured
over ;airty-GNe FEET long Thes- snakes
resemble the Great Rotten snake OF
south America. ~Omr ~ the Rotten
snakes Of that country tdve been killed
that measured - feet ia lensta. 1t Is
no thing To lind these mon
Ster snakes IA south America. near the
pathway of watering places WAITING for
animals. with a portion ~ their body
itlng on the ground and head raised -
ten o' fift""n feet straight ~ 50 closely
. resembling "A dead tree sudg that u often
takes a second glance To- convince Npu
that u - A living reptile. Perfectly
stu and erect. 1t stands TIL an "a ot
some other animal passes .tS wa. then
with a downward dart 10 Si-ZeS rs prey.
! PUSHES AMI swallows -. kut why are
they calied tnc rotten snake Ta.s name
- gwen TO u 10y the Indians. These
snak-s i've in the river AID come out ON
TIE dry land TO capture their FOOT sup
ply when they 30 not happen To i;ni u
'fosslns the river AZ some point near
trrm \ four year u.u uN WiufuiuE
across the river seized py on" OF th---
monster snakes f.gnt IN IN. miidie
rushed IL ia AT Instant. rushed To- tI~
hauN and ont upou dry land. sWillOWing
beginning a. the tail and flns-n.Hg until
nofhing reWain'i bat tue head and
horns. winch would To; OF ia fi,. or SIX
day. then MS ~-uakeshfp would Boz free
tu digest has catca- All TIE time While
swallow TX IT. prey. tie snak. dcs,r mes
j. tu n-' % otlrt ANNA from diHturnfu-
81 Vow goa can uad'rs and WAY - -
'a4l,u ~" rotten suAN-. During o." rot
ting process ~" Suah' is almost dor
m.ut 10 tltt part or the country where
ir"y Nv" y" SNAKES or nil gators ar"
found in Florida. near the t~vegr'n1-S
monster snakes allied.
Quail Shooting.
We ~" lad some tr- quail shooting
o. o." Apaltta Flats. :. Is r. I'm open
rrutf-' and We tsi something 100 the
Way ui port i'at was a little uut 81 the
ordinary line of oar sport On. 81 uur
dogs freed - barge ,ttauouut or ~ soul.
all them "a Florida liou The aye =
Lr'I' deal larger Van O. wild cat We
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