The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-03
NEWSY LETTER
FROM FLORIDA
ALLEN A. DOC" SMITH, iNTELLI
GENcER'S FLORIDA EDl-
TOR, WRITES.
Describes in interesting Manner Nj
ami. Palm Beach and Other
Places In Southland.

(The following interesting letter
has been received by the Intellieen
Ger from Allen A. doc" Smith. local
restaurant proprietor and well known
as sportsman. Mr.. Smith Is al
present in Florida, where he spends
each winter. AS has been his GUS
tom the pat few years. he has written
letter to the Intelligencer, describ-
ing many of the places he has Wis.
ited.)
MIAMI. Fla. Feb. &c. 1916.
To the Editor OF The Intelligence.
Dear Sir--After long tour along the
eastern coast OF Florida. I have lately
until after the big boat races to be put
on mere within a few months. This is
the big event of the year. according TO
people here. who are already looking
eagerly forward to them. Right we'll
should they. too. for some of the fast
est boats In the world are entered for
the races: There is one being built now
by the Miami Yacht & Machine Works
which. ! was told by the manager and
owner. Mr.. w. J. Huffstetter. will cost
when finished between fifteen and eight
cen thousand dollars.
Miami Is fast becoming one of the
greatest cities In Florida for winter
tourists At present several things are
TO the tourists for This city and sur
rounding country. The Everglades are
being drained. the Dixie Highway is
ments on Biscayne Bay. she will have
the only real land-Iocked harbor in
America.
Tells Of st. Augustine.
ON October IL. 1915. when the frost
began to chill tho air and topcoat was
very good company. ] left that good
old city Of Wheeling for a cline more
! arrived in Jacksonville. where I STAYED
untiI the 2lst. leaving there APP. COM
ng on 10 ST. Augustine. Just word
the honor OF being the Oldest town in
America. having boon founsed in 1879
on the site OF an Indian village called
seloy. IL was on this memorable and
historical spot that Ponce DC Leon thai
spanish navigator. landed in his search
Tor The Fountain OF Youth II is
a .,s me Oldest permanent European set
States. '"''ou
The old fo-t sun stands where n
MS rulIt IN mat olden time. At the
tune spain claimed ~. plans were made
20 strengthen ~. and II Is a tradition
that INDIANS were kept at work for an
years duarryinE stone on Anastasia ISL
ana and Transporting n 10 the mainland
wnerc IL was used. Taken Ali in ali
spots in the United States " is To-
on one side hv tho Nrater-as ri,er and
on the other by tho San Sebastian rtver
ne hsrbor Is To the east protected bv
1000 IL the record 90 this citv aItho,sh
IN Writer II has THRICE that numhcr
V ,,n OF me finest hotels in ST Angus
s ,nJ ,, s .ne Aicsyar. which Is 81 Spanish
ter and surrorny'o.t b., doer eattn- Oeh-
..-r, Anto--ohiie spsedwav
Ormond- psy, d p,ace we storped was the
side of the Peninsula the beaah
,,oss h f1r thirty niles In one contInl
without break Ait .ougb driy,nea 5ho s.:
~ ,ssorlte pastime. vet its fitness FOR
a ao ,raNeI IL causing the horse 10 siv.
" was on this course that fred n H.
Ilott made measured mile IN 2Sfs
, s.Jaonds ilat. and Victor Demoreot male
TEL vel accomTmoda;ions at this PLACE az.
po ~2sT 3 s.o stop was a, Tl,u.vnI..
vile. The town IL located On ,sc h s.In.
Of the far,famed Irdian rivsp s % S5ns
,Ies Us ~ head here. Hunting par
a 80 nave no trouble IN securing yecbts
aoHs and guides for reasonabie ,nr.e,'
10 70 ne southeast 81 Titusviiis Is a mas.
miles vide. formed by the rnd, sooq R,, siS
Here fishing duck shooting. ana roS..
eon,s snn Ne 'n eIs,s " e your hearts
s seit had lutte little pleasure shootin1
svttltnoush NJ. Clark had little on NJ
ssS Ss e. ana re a. this same 4 sesrns too
beins the only man Who ever S seof fa,, o.
t stsn gucfe out % ono convey from, the
boW OF launch boat. which can h. o,o','-
en- ~ my old friend Billie" Stoops
MERITS Islands was our neSt ..oo
Ihis place e. the homa 81 the wild az.
.ey' aeer opossum, while the surround
tishlns u fire. qnd from the long ..,ss
estendlng from the hotel several bIg
eatcnes have been made. The fa,,cf.s
banana trail IT, ono ~ the ,vcnfcr. -
florida. II leads from the River vis,v
lotel under banana trees along ire ~.
aian river 20 tho pretty Village 81 r.
aia2,a, where We haa one good day OF
. some rlorsds rish
- me of the real places visited was
rort iierce. -. Lucie county Forf
Fierce u located on the east coast ~
iofi1a IN the pineapple belt. and o.
pcste the famous Indian River f,i1,
~ Was AZ this point that the frs, tsr-
ppn vas ever killed IN FLORIDA. and sin, =,
maj time tarpon fishing has become ors
y me greatest sports In the state ara
~. .t- me most famous point Other Fish
taken here are Spanish mackerel isl