The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-12
SALT SPRINGS

The permanent population of Salt
Springs consists of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Brewer and their bright little
boy Jimmy, and the servants of their
household. They live in tie roomy,
old-fashioned house on the crest of
the hill above the springs, and cou-
pie of hundred yards from the waters
edge. Mr.. Brewer is sturdy young
Georgian and Mrs. Brewer is North
Carolina girl, who, like most others
who come here, finds Florida kind
and sl1nny-tempered stepmother state.
Tho raised in a city Charlotte
is in love with her country home, and
when / spoke to her of the conven-
fences of the town, she said she never
missed them in the greater freedom
and solid comforts of the country
Jimmy" is a live boy, who at pres
emit thinks of the wide veranda around
his parents home as you and | think
of Marion county, and puts in most
of his waking hours playing upon it.
Jimmy was the guest of the Marion
County Hospital for while not long
ago, and it cured him so much that he
looks like he never would be sick
again.
The floating population, when
Friend Wilkes and | pitched our tent
II put up one of the poles-was led
by Harley Reynolds of Ocala, R. M.
Long of Conner and w. D. Fort of
Cornell They had well equipped
camp right on the bank of the springs.
and were having a good time. There
was also a gentleman and his wife on
good-sized and well equipped
launch. from DeLand, who remained
day or so after our arrival.
Mr.. j. NJ Hillman and party OF
Anthony, were present Tuesday
Thursday night and Friday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Griggs and Their
stalwart son, of near Lynne, were al
the springs They went down the
creek to the river, fished nearly al
night and came back with a boatful
of mullet and trout. They ate all they
could and sailed down tubfull tt
take home. In company with tn,
folks already in camp, they had {
swimming party Friday which was ;
great event.
Captain Perkins and Will Fore o.
Lacota and Josh Martin of Moss Bluff
fshed all Friday night, but left be
fore crawled out of the hay. Satur
day night, party of boys from Gal
See Williams, w. j. Walker, Allel
Beers, W. E. Hammack, Ray Goolsby
6. Melton and Ralph Seller arrive,
and fished, caught. cooked and at
fish until morning. There was on
party from Orlando and another from
Ocoee.
That is the record for one week
showing that the inaccessibility o
Salt Springs is largely myth.
Mr.. w. J. Wilson of Fort Mccoy
came over in his car Thursday, t
take me to the fish fry at Eureka, bu
] was too lazy to go.
The venerable W. P. Williamson, bel
ter known as 'Uncle Ned accom-
panied by his charming wife. cam
over from their home Friday, to Sc
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer, and visited tn
camp awhile.
Friend Wilkes drove back to Deal
Monday, leaving me to my own d.
vices. I had a little sick spell, br
the boys at the other camp didn't ID
ne sick it out alone. They kept m
supplied with everything | needed an
then some. / can recommend Harle
Reynolds as a good doctor. He can
barefoot thru the sand from his tel
half a dozen times Tuesday night
see if l needed anything. He an
Long were out fishing much of tt
time, and they gave me all the ifs
I could eat Such fish, too. Some
the trout were so big they cut steal
off of them, the meat being so tend,
it would hardly hold together. Bi
tender mullet, also. No wonder /:
many people go over there to fish.
There are many things at Sa