The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
MANY THINGS TO
 INTEREST VISITORS
Committees for Re-Union at Jackson vile in May Will Endeavor to Make Every One Who At
 tends Have Good Time.

reunion at Jacksonville in May will md many things to interest them be- sides modern, enterprising city. There are trips on the river, to the seashore and elsewhere that hundreds Will desire to take before returning home. The only extensive orange groves of the Jacksonville vicinity are situated on the St. Johns river some miles above the city. A trip to them can be made in few hours by river steamer and in shorter time by auto mobile. The site of the old Harriett Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Toms Cabin, is at Mandarin among the or ange groves. This historic residence, however, was destroyed by fire. Some miles higher on the river is Green Cove Springs, one of the picturesque wonders of America. A claim is ad- vanced for this spring that it is the fountain of youth that Pone de Leon was hunting when he discovered Flor ida.
 One of the most interesting points around Jacksonville is Ft. George Is- land near the mouth of the St. Johns river. The island is high and roll ing tract of land, covered with sub tropical trees and shrubs Mt. Corne- lia, the highest point on the island is mentioned in United States Coast Sur vey as ''the highest land on the At lantic coast for 1,500 miles south of New Jersey highlands"
 Some years ago, Hon. s. c. Ben jamin. United States minister to Per sia at the time he wrote, contributed an article to Harper's Magazine, on the islands of the Atlantic Coast, es- pecially Ft. George Island, in the course of which he said: Nowhere on the face of the earth is there such congeries of islands. They are full of attractions and are often overgrown in the most enchanting manner by ianas, while the delicious sea breezes of a semi-tropical cline, and the his toric legends of the past invest them with wonderful poetic haze, like the golden vapor that sunset weaves over the roofs and spires of distant town. The pecuiarity of Ft George island is, that, more than any other spot l have seen in our country, it seems to unite the vegetation of two zones. The pine and the oak assume form and richness that ally them to the rank vegetation of the jungles of the Amazon
 Another celebrated writer says of Ft George: Prom the top of Mt. Cornelia a view can be obtained un- eoualled probably in America for tro- pical luxuriance and coloring. It. George can be called without fear of dispute, the home of the palm, so noble and majestic are the specimens of this noble tree. Through these lovely woods wind the famous shell roads of 1 Ft George, forming a pavement hard and white as marble. over whose smooth surface the carriage wheels glide without jar, and which would tempt the most timid to mount the frisky bicycle What can be more delightful than six mile run over such track, through the mazes of semi tropical forest, with the salt breeze blowing up from the ocean, the song of the mocking bird, and the soft thunder of the distant breakers for an accompaniment!
 But, perhaps, the best feature of Ft. George island is the salubrity of its climate. Exposed, as 1t IS to the full influence of sea breeze, and being composed almost entirely of high and dry land, it is free from any taint of malaria, and one can, without danger to health, live here winter and sum mer. While affording a delightful re- treat from the cold winters of the North, it does not enervate and weak en the constitution, for the salt air | or the htidiitic hiS |" 0oiiiN PAofN' " which counteracts the softness of the climate, and renders the atmosphere of Fort George most conducive to health and longevity"
 Directly across the St Johns river from Ft. George island is the village of Mayport. connected with Jackson vile by rail Mayport is typical n4. ooo.+ sa+tl,p,apt f,,1l of i'm