The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-05


other cities az Florida wefc mere
villages with sandy streets and
board walks and their only mods
81 transportation vas b. horse
and buggy 90 stage coach, over
sandy. rocky, rooty roads lnoM
covered b. beautiful hiahwaysl
ard the East Coast wns . swampy
wilderness below s.. Augustine
. boy Was born in Levy County
whose parents we're very promin.
ent pioneer citizens. The father
waa a surgeon and physician and
owner of several plantations and
vaNi tracts 0f cedar and hard
wood lands in Levy County. The
doxtof was also the owner 81 3
large stock 81 cattle and breed
eF az bloodcd horses and operated
lar8e logging camps In the Gulf
Hammock He had extensive
baasiness relations with many for
eiRners and named four u his
auus IN honor of them. THIS last
80 was named Texaooto Rn-
doipho.
AZ the age Of six ~Dolph~. a.
NJ vas called. Mas given = horse
and gun and accompanied his Ca
tfef on roundup" DAYS and soon
berame an expert rider and rifle
ard pistol shot Youna Dolpi
nd q most excellent tutor IL his
father, Who was an expert rifle
and pistol shot and taught has son
All the tricks u shooting and
horaemanship.
Gull Hmmmock Yves Inhahised
BY Panthegs
During those early DAYS tn
Gull Hammock. 3 large body 81
swampy land. extending several
miles inland from the Gulf. was
inhabited b ferocious panthers
BEAR and wlld cats. which urcycd
on The wild deer. turkey and alsr
cattle and at times attacked hu.
man beings.
A panther Il first cousin 10 1
cougar or mountain hon and
about TIE same Aplor bat has 4
small neck and head while IN
cougar Is heavy set. with larg,
neck ard head Tho panther hal
lythe body and q long tail ane
. large specimen win weigh ahou
Use pounds and Is much mon,
vicioaa and dangerous than
mountain lion.
TIE writer has IN mind enc in
ftnnce which ocCurrra 4 couple b
miles from Magnolia" the ham
uloek hane q nolph. and ahou
thN same distance frum Inglis
whieh wne known AZ that time a
Blind Hofm"
Old man Brown vas .pennlng'
sune "a me doctof's cattle Cor ~
mia and Fertilizer Before day
inaht une morning the doctor &C.
rxlsgd q hurry call O. atieng
hfuwn. who had been badly TORI
hy q nine foot panther The doe
sor reported thal ths cattle bcaar
o. ~ba@i, as they always % of
the apTFuach of q wiid animal
ard Brown wnnt out in his nigh
shirt o. see Nhaf the trulble Vas
TIE pautheF haa allied e yearlinl
ano WaE toying o. SIS over ths
ash fence Wlfh "a nhen Browf
started % climb the fence Ths
pauther spFana af Bruwn. whg
afnaped "a - sta small ncck vita
tseth hands ard choked 10 a
dssath. hui during the meantime
tlse panther was ripping Brown
leGs D. ribbons wifh his hind fcel
w4th needie-ike claws. Browr
recovered sfief many sftchc.
NgfN taken ~ the a0rtuf.
An ExpsFt tEantss
and Fdxhexnan
Wills Dniph had thr advantan,
of = pgiVmte tutuf. vouna hoy,
wNfN aut expected o. BE- very a.
adtaneea ln houk leasnina ~
Waa aimuEi q constant cnmuauioF
- has fashef on hunting and flah.
m6 trips ana ln ihe cedar loaaims
eampa tist nsNtor operated a.
tmes len the hamnuek
Born mm thN eaasf end raised 90
tnf eaKe uf this vast hammock
nolph hNeane a. ezpert hunter
Hfla Fisherman ne an early aas
@na wa8 ~ nauch al borne la IT,
NeteF - tise tsh ~ uaa al "a.
pefi aiFef and had ~ fear 81 ~
tiGeF Ana leatsga aharks thaf les
haestea ~ Nafefa uf the Calf
balnh waa "a expert Isl the a..
~ ne iafiet e. laaao. vh.rh ga.
tuna eugd m thona "a lnafheI
Aith q naaee aua uaed luf catch
lnN Wiia hurssa IS cattle Th.
tiae uf thg bgil whlr Sc drag
a. q maa ealiesf maa one az ~
sceaHspllshmenfs an8 g. euuls
20 the head off 5 rafsie anak.
tn eu8 81 twenty fVt feeG rs.
NfaEh - ihis iyne of ship ua
lise ths aeuna 81 q heaey caiitr.
Fiite and very usgfui I'D drNin,
eattiF
hsFAs Ana nussy Days
NhNse wNTN iTulV ~Harer ans
nuNay DaFe far thr only mod.
mf iIansFs faatlun Inland was :,
hofse, nlale oF ox-dFaan convey