The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-07
DESCRIBES THE
KEYS TO KEY WEST
(Continued from Page One)

their SuDSlSLeuCe.
Onward to Rock Harbor, Tav-
ernier, Plantation Key, Windley
Island-they appear just about
alike--southwestward to the Mate
cumbes where we again find all
the elements of civilization, the
Hotel Matecumbe, with genial
owned, Capt. Ed Buffers, shops,
lunehrooms, filling stations, telc-
graph, telephone and radio, piers,
and many boats-Civilization in
the midst of Natures Fairyland
where the Bone Fish and the Bar
racuda, the Tarpon and the Sail
Fish create a paradise for disciples
of Izaak Walton.
A short run to Lower Mate
cumbe with its groves of Coco
nut Palms nodding in the breeze
and jungle hammocks to the west.
Gorgeous vistas Of the island
studded bosom of Florida Bay and
we arrive at the water-gap in the
Over Seas Highway, 90 miles from
the heart of Miami.
1.-THE Overseas Ferry
Here the motorist and railroad
go to seattle railroad across
giant trestles that span islands
and waters on the ocean side
the motorist by ferry through. an
everchanging panorama of sea and
island.
From Lower Mateeumbe to No
Name Key a delightful, restful
and pleasant ferry ride of thirty
miles in four and half hours fol-
lowed by scenic drive of forty
three miles through numerous
small keys. and by causeway, over
wide stretches of water where the
Gulf and Ocean meet, to Key
Island City of America.
To the motorist who would see
America First" this trip is a rev :.
elation. A white, square craft
Monroe County's Ferry, welcomes
her cargo of motor cars and PEG.
pie. A line of cars passes the
ticket booth, a truck and trailer.
1.-THE Overseas Transportation
Co.'S" fast freight, which services
the Keys and Key West from Mi
ami, loaded with perishable food
stuff and merchandise heads the
column onto the boat and settles
amidship while passenger cars go
to right and left. Motorists alight,
stretch bit and make themselves
comfortable on the upper deck for
a trip through the Kaleidoscope
Gulf, over waters so shallow and
clear that marine growthS and the
sea life may be seen from the fer
ny rails.
Driving through the Keys whets
ones appetite and the Dining
Salon becomes the center of in
terest before the ferry is under
way. Here we find ham and eggs
or steaks vieing with green turtle
steaks, Snapper and Jack from the
Keys. served in bountiful portions
at reasonable and popular prices.
A bell clangs and the rumble of
Diesel engines warns that the trip
to sea has begun.
Oceanward stretches the Over
seas Railroad-to the south sim
gle viaduct seven miles in length
it's end dimmed beyond vision,
marks the course we parallel. We
slide smoothly over the opalescent
waters of the Gulf, transparent
waters of green, blue, mauve and
indigo in every hue and shade one
could imagine-studded by pearls
of green, brown and black, small
islands on this canvas of the Mas.
ter Artists-Overhead sky of
blue and white, groups of cloud
marching westward before the
breeze, while to the north a tow
ering thunderhead spreading
across the sky soon discloses
curtain of rain connecting sky and
water.
The tide is spreading slowly
over the coral beds as the Ferry
glides toward No Name Key. Be
meath transparent waters we see
schools of fish, sea plumes, sea
fans, shell and coral of many col
ors. Off the bow are pOrpOise
rolling along. A large tarpOn
leaps from the water and returns
with a resounding splash. Fish
ing boats at anchor and others
under sail to fishing grounds far
Their west. Long Key lies ocean
ward and against its crown of CO.
conut palms white yachts swing
at anchor-Key and yachts fran
ed by multi-colored waters and
fleecy cloud banks.
To the south the Key Vaca
group appear while to eastward
lies Grassy Key. Over the hOri-
zon wings one of the Pan-Ameri-
can Clippers bound for Miami
from the Caribbean. To the west
more planes? No; just pelicans
winging their way to feeding
grounds amidst the keys. Never
a dull moment on this trip-Al-
ways something to sea unique
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