Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-03-07

Coast All Of hen stop 10 lax
'onvll.e. spending part ~ their
FacaitiOn time laloyi4g The many
tlfacii0E ihai The rify ana c0m+
mnnity afford 1nlE COZ 'ant
stream Of travel has made Iack ou-
lie better and more nv5raDif
known thsn anr city on the Atlantic
coast iiscofnlz ~ the OppOr'un Ties
pr prOiiiabie business and Invest
enis. nev citizens are acquired cy
'rt ygar--nciiFe progressive yopuf
men, with brain end capital Rht
.Oin 10 the work " making Jackson
ellie q WORTH product Of the goth
century
JacksonWlle new city set ~
s old Il ono reads the Autquit."
roy Florida. be- binds that the terri
tory now covered BY thls marvellous
CITY vas fought over Lcarll four
hundred year agO by the sturdy ai
ysniurcrs OF TIE 9Th century Tho
"1rlf settlewoufa OF the Florida pen
iufula had their genesis and origin
iu the relil 1us troubles e1per.cur
I'd d. The Hueueuois. under Charlie
*. Ling o. France Jean Fihrali
headed The Nr' expedition 90 the
uof World b. 1909 ior the purpo "a %.
puDdlug colony on what D. UOF
Doe East ConH " Florida These
l9 ufurers first Landed af tho
mouth n tho $50 I"hns river. TWEEN.
Df Intkson Here they erected
Ii JHcksonulln ere they erected
monument. Nut afterwards sailed up
rln c0ar and established settle
ueni "a Port ROYAL. South CaroIian
This settlement Was abandoned. att
~ stormy Frir with the indians
Another expedition came "a the Ea
Coast iron France 100 1854 This ad.
venture wa headed bv Landowners.
lis first landing was NJ the present
itc of 81 Augustine. but 90 O. hort
time ne sailed mp the coast aud IN
Icrod tht 50 Johns river About
h1If way between the mouth OF the
81 Johns aud the present city of
Jacksonville rho expedition erected
tort and named II Fort Carolind
King Putin u 0i Spain through h1
red OF the religious faith of the iius- .
Ida to drive DOT the French Fort f.
Caroline fell before an attack by
fhis expedition The site Of this old 7
'ori Is bal ..V miles below Jack F.
iOLville. HirHr, IS FUN of evidence .
hat both ihe French aud Spanish
brought Their Rarrhips Co.. Igr up
he st. john river as jacksonville. +
They were tHe first white men 90 /
iot loot on Ett Florida
The terriinr" noe covered hF The +
cits OF ZACH -uU,ii'c was HIs0 '1Uehl
over by the tos ana Indian in the
carly wears o.. the eighteenth renin
ry \ garrison was butchcrod Dog the
Indians AT point ia the city whore
a business block nov stands Dur
ing the civil var. Jacksonville was
occupied thrr. times by Fedora.
troops The purpose OF this occupl
ton was 10 R'"p the 81 Johns river
open aud 10 rruit the negroes 90.
service IN tn Fcderal army While
no pitched btile was fought 81
Jack ionvtt tlrre vas much skigm 7
ishiug, I'd ~ ua. attended Boy
N'lhf toAf W V''N NV WV" "it"
Coniedcraies
During the Confederate reunion
steamboat cNcur ions will carry vet
toraus aud visitors n these points o.
histori, iutcres on the beautiful 81
johns river. which bounds the city
OF Jacksonville on the south ! boa .
ride Ou This river is worth coming
miles Go .nioy In many respects u
* the most wonderful body of water
IN America. n g. river OF scusa-
tions. ia. by never failing springs /
~ points above Jacksonville O. !
rcaches width of five or six miles
and Il doubtful Do az any poin'
between Jacksonville and Palatka Il
.s less f.ln mile wide. The ludi
ans called II Welaka meaning, Dr.
their tOuluo. Chain uf lakes Tho .
81 John is nayigablc for n0but goo
miles uE palatiai steamers make
roEular trips IRON jacksonville nc
he head of navigation The igrge0
oc.an-F0mg vessels come To Jack
,onvillo 9TH pas erEers aud trcieh
from OF parts oi The world. The
raffic .I this river brings 90 Jack
,onvilll an important factor In ~ .
lusino aud the rivcN itself o. O
Is ondor aud drhfluul revelation
10 the tourist.
4 Wit 10 the s,ashore viii b.
iuothor lightlul trip Tor visitor .
Turing OBJ. rennion \ splendid au
oway h1 been built boy Duval coun
~ 10 Nantic Beach a distance
come twenty miles from Jacksonville
This h. Ur. Of the finest ocean beach
's on t.' south Atlantic coast. IN
decd, s pronounced by man
ourist the finest beach On Tho
cast. surf bathing. fishing and al
he otlar seashurr attractions de-
light On. sitors. This beach is ais
connected with jacksonville by rail
mi Us popular resort IN ever,
.cnsc
-Four Miles northeast 0t Jackson
lille. and reached by electric cars
he visitor will find an attraction
hat D., can see IN but two other
,laces ir the United States Ain
ION b. made 10 the ostrich farm rhi
arm hg "a II $50 fine specimens o.
he ost.I %. some of them trained
q drive harness and they max
lorse speed. There arr but tire