The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-20

Ltlrcu westward by stories told
among the Indians of the West indies
that there existed on an island. a
fountain, whose magical waters healed
the sick. made the old young again.
and bestowed immortal youth on all
who bathed therein. Juan Ponce DE
Leon, during the early part of March,
1913, set out with three carayeis from
ST. Germain. in Porto Rico. and with
ing a few weeks discovered Florida.
And thus, from beautiful spread
OF lartl to one of the biggest states
in the United States with population
OF nearly l000,00 people is the his
tory of Florida from the year of its
discovery TO the present date, with
villages. hamlets. towns and cities.
within few miles of each other and
now connected by railroads. fine high
ways, and streams.
For three hundred years, from the
day of its discovery to raising of the
independent Flag" at Fernamlina by
an adyeuiurer, George McGregor. who
had fought against Spain in South
America aud which caused Don Fran
| cisco de Morales. commandant of
! Amelia Island to surrender Florida
I history is replctc with thrilling adj
I
] centuries.
3Ponce De Leon discoverer of Flor.
! idA was born in the province of Leon,
! Spain. about the year 1860 Battles
wore fought by HIN before the walls
1 OF 0ranila, AMI when Columbus sailed
ON his SECOND voyage in 1893 Ponce
De Leon held a place in his crew. Dis
function was won by the cavalier in
llayti in wars. Later he was given
a commission to conquer for gold said
To he found in Porto Rico.
Failing TO find the Fountain ci
Youth. Ponce De Leon turned the
bows OF his boats southwark and
ploughed through the water To the ex
/ treine southern port ion of the STATE
There he discovered islands and nam
tcl them Martyrs aud the Tortugas
About the same time Ponce De Lcon
was making his VOYAGE from Florida
0rtubia ;urivettin Porto Rico and re
] ported that his search OF the Foun
tain OF Youth in Bimini was also fruit
less,
Makes Second Voyage.
A second voyage to Florida was
made by the famous adventurer. Sail
ing on the western coast Of the state
he discovered what is now known rs
Pensacola in 1916. Several trading
expeditions were made during the
years that followed by seamen who
ventured in this section of the New
Wori]
IN 1867 the English colony of Vir
ginia limited Florida TO the country
south Of the 3lth parallel OF latitude
south OF the lire running through Cape
Fear Later the line was carried be
low ST. Augustine aud remained tbs
southern limit of the English colonies
until the settlement Of Georgia il
1872 when tia Georgia coloniSts grad
ualiy fixed the boundary between Geor
gia and Florida as it row IS,
fernando de Soto on May Is. 1899
with an expedition consisting of five
ships. two caravels and two pinnaces
sailed from Havana, Cuba. and in ST,
Jays made bay on the western coas
OF the state which De Soto named
Espiritu Santo. because he had dis
covered il on May %. the day OF thC
Feast of PenteCost. This bay is known
now as Tampa. named from one o
the ancient Indian villages in this see
ton.
One OF tie earliest history makins
events in Florida was the marcel
through the state by De Soto. HI,
adventure is marked with thrillin.