The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-11
BELOW MAIN STREET
INTERESTING MAN!

Yes, 7 intend to spend the rest OF
my days fishing and hunting right
| here in Fiorida--that's the reason am
/ building this boat" said Capt. J. G.
| Falcon to the fellow who noses around
below Main street" looking for the
squibs that go into this little column.
To begin with, Capt Falcon is one
| of those fellows that If does one good
to talk TO. He has just turned seventy
! and has Travelled in all sections Of the
country. Originally his home is in
Chicago, but he. like thousands o.
/ others, was attracted to the Land OF
Sunshine" and he stuck. Although
he claims TsTpon Springs as his pres
Tent home he says that Pensacola is a
mighty fine place.
The 'Cap'n" is building himself a
! nifty boat, which he says he will use
! in making his fishing excursions. She
is now in the course OF construction
back OF Johnson's boat shop. and from
all appearances win be trim little
craft when completed. The hui is IS
| Net long, and will draw about three
feeS Of water when she is launched.
This will make the boat highly desir
able for cruising up and down the
shallow lakes. bayous. rivers and
creeks that empty into the Gulf %
Mexico and its tributaries. She Is all
finished in mahogany, with a specially
designed six -cylinder engine TO pro-
,pell her.
However, Capt. Falcon IS taking no
chances so he is going to rig his boat
up so that he can sail her IL neees-
sary. TIL tell you" he said, Il have
been out too many times when the en-
CINE failed to plug and 1 would have
given anything in ths world for a sail,
so am fitting her up with one"
Up until the time he retired Capt.
Falcon was in the submarine diving
business, and he had some interesting
things to say about how il seems for
a fellow to be way down probably q
hundred feet below water, working
among the denizens or the deep. How
ever, the writer could not get his view
point on this particular subject. No
sir!
But when the "Cap'n" struck the
reminiscent chord and began to re-
late some of his experiences during
his several trips to Florida before he
finally decided to stay here for good,
his words fell on anxlou ears. y
first visited this state in 1876" said
Capt. Falcon, and how well do re-
member how I was impressed. I sailed
down from the north in a little boat
which I called The Falcon and spent
three months cruising along the shores
of Florida's beautiful bays. Right then
I made up my mind that someday
was coming to Florida TO live. What
more could a fellow that wants to hunt
and fish ask for? Thousands OF miles
of the best fishing grounds to be found
anywhere; woods and streams mora
pleasing to the eye than anything that
I know of are to be found right here
in Florida"
''This is particularly true OF the
Suwanee river" he declared. where J
the trees bordering the dark colored
stream, just wrapped in Spanish moss, !
seem to learn out over the water 20
furnish cool shades for the hungry
trout swimming below. We sure had
some fine sport hunting alligators on |
this stream, too. One day I was out !
in n small boat when I spied about a !
fourteen footer' sleeping in the warm |
sunshine near the bank of the river. |
/ padded UP cautiously where he was /
lying and looped the painter around |
his body, and kulosh!' he went. For /
about the next ten minutes I exper- /
fenced some OF the biggest thrills I |
ever had in my life. felt bit more |
alright when the old boy |
gave one terrific lunge and was gone
painter and all"
Capt. Falcon viii have his boat fin |
ished in about another month.