Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-01-21
To FLORIDA
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road on an overhead bridge, which allows
us O. fine view of the entire line. The
top of the mountain is quite level and a
population of about 1900 reside there.
AS we reached the top near the National
park, the chauffeur stopped opposite
curio shop with the excuse that he had
to see a fellow in there.
In the meantime, the curio man came
out to sell us a lot of junk turned and
cut out of wood We caught on and did
nj bite. About quarter Of mile farth-
er along, he stopped at another shop
where he said we had better get out to
to get warm, and it was bitter cold
day. This man had large stock Of all
sorts of old army relics including an old
chair and table owned at one time by
Gen. Grant After we got warm, we
went out to look over the place where
the battle was fought and the curio man
went along talking as he went, just as
though we had employed him as a
guide. At point Lookout, where Hooker 8
son came up from the south, are sever
al monuments and tablets to mark the
| spot. On a tableland several hundred
{ feet below are other monuments to
mark the spot where the real fighting
took place. The New York peace mon
ument, which was erected at cost of
$500, OOO stands in the park at point
Lookout. On top of the monument are
two bronze statues representing I'm
ion and Confederate soldier shaking
hands. When our inspection was finished
our curio man said he made his living
by "Hot air" and wanted Fhandout,
but we told him we had hired a guide for
that purpose.
We had intended to stop at Atlanta,
but the weather was so cold and disa-
greeable, we decided to &c straight
through to Jacksonville 1t might not
be out of place here to state that ira
yelling in the south is much different
than it is in Wisconsin. Those who OBJ
ject to our commissions and boards and
think they are useless should get away
from home occasionally to really
appreciate what good, clear efficient
government is doing for US in WiscOn-
sin. Especially is this true Of our SUI
pervision over food stuffs, restaurants
and hotels.
Jacksonville is the gateway to Flor
Ida. All trains of any Importance
from the east, north and west come to
Jacksonville and all through trains to
Florida run to and from Jacksonville.
It is the Chicago Of the south.
From Jacksonville we took a side
trip to St. Augustine 1t is only a
short ride of about an hour on the
Florida East Coast r. r. From the
map one would judge that ST. Angus
tine was on the Atlantic ocean but it is
mot. 1t is separated from the ocean
by wide reef and an arm of the
ocean called Mantanza's river. At St.
Augustine, as at Chattanooga, the trav-
eler is met by men wanting to give you
a ride about the city, only here they use
two seated Surveys, pair of old crow
horses and darby driver There must
have been at least fifty of these all
anxious to serve you. They meet you at
the depot and if they don't get you
then they will follow you about town
coaxing, beseeching and entreating
lyou to ride For the young able bodied
person it is much better to take your
time and walk about the city as it is
only place of about 5000 and very
compact. Old Fort Marion is only
FIVE minutes walk from the principal
hotels The whole city has very much
of Spanish style. The streets are
very narrow with second story over
hanging balconies on many. of the store
buildings. The style of architecture
mostly mission, where it is anything
at all. There is not much to see, ex-
cept two enormous hotels, the old fort,
the oldest home in the U. S. and the
unique narrow streets.
Were Not Wise.
A street car line takes you out to the
lighthouse on the reef, where one
can see an alligator farm and burn
ing we'll. We were not wise to the To-
cation of the fort so took a carriage
After visiting the above men
toned places, the driver took
US out to an orange and
grape fruit grove, another game to
bleed the tourists. Oranges are Soc.
and 60c per dozen; grape fruit, S1.O0