x> j4^ eless. Self-preservation is the first law. Other considerations are merely secondary. 5th. If your case is not hopeless, but is only very bad, my advice is to go to Florida at once, buy a small plot of ground, live there all the goyerkor's creek. 27 year round, plant orange-trees and bananas, and snuff up new life from the soil. One gentleman told me his case was pronounced hopeless twenty-six years ago. He bought a place, worked in the soil, never returned North, and is now alive and well. 6th. When you arrive in Florida, do not fret yourself and waste your remaining vitality by restlessly travelling from one place to another. This is the worst thing you can do. Find a comfortable spot, stay there until June 15th — rest and recruit. Bask in the sunlight all day long. Be carefjil of your diet, and act like a sane man. The most irrational people I have ever seen are the invalids who visit Florida. When they arrive there they feel so much better, that they do everything they ought not, and rarely a thing they ought to do. They will not let nature right itself. 7th. Take plenty of warm clothing and underclothing, and upon your first arrival there, do not begin at once to eat a dozen oranges daily, simply because they taste good. So much of acidity taken into the system every day, and long continued, will make a well man ill. 8th. The hardest thing for an invalid to bear is to be confined month after month in a close room, breathing artificial air, and eating and drinking the products of an apothecary's shop. In Florida he may live in the sunlight, breathe pure air, and leave most of his drugs behind him. Why not stop the use of drugs entirely in Florida, that they may be more potent when requisite to be used again at the North ? GOVERNOR'S Creek. " And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues m trees, Books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." — As You Like It. No lover of nature should ever go away from Green Cove Spring without taking a row on " Governor's Creek." It is a good plan to hire a row-boat directly after dinner, instruct the boy to row it to the mouth of the creek, and await you there. Then you can stroll through St. David's Path, meeting the boat just at the junction of Governor's Creek and the St. John's River. Thus you can have a lovely walk 28 "WHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA. through the woods, — shady all the way, — besides the row upon the creek. At first you glide under the old draw-bridge, then past and through an immense field of huge '■._:. % ^% ' lily-pads, where the pathway in '■ -■ ' \ .- the water is about wide enough for the boat to pass — then out again into the broad creek. It is most important to select a day when the wind is not blowing hard, as you will soon perceive, for the reflections in the water are the chief attraction, and the surface should be wholly unrippled. GOVERNOR S CREEK. 29 Now, as the boat glides along towards the old mill, you begin to see the reflections. The water is like a French-plate mirror, and the small- est leaf upon a lofty branch, or the tiny twig at the top of the highest tree, is perfectly mirrored in the stream beneath. All the colors of the sky and the passing clouds, all the neutral tints upon the trunks of trees, the fungus, lichen, and mosses of the forest, the overhanging branches and flowering shrubs, the clustering vines along the shore, every bird that sings upon the outspread branch, all the lily-pads, every visible thing upon and above the water, is daguerreotyped in perfection. No picture could be more minute, more exquis'ite. When you come to those parts of the forest where the trees have been cut away, and the view opens back into the country, a marvellous effect is produced ; the land seems to be reflected in the water for half a mile back from the shore. Trees and objects standing far away from the creek are most plainly reflected — the same as if at the water's edge. The effect is phenomenal, for you seem to be looking under the land, as into the fabled grottoes of the Naiads, or the embosomed homes of the Water Nymphs. If there be any poetry in the soul of man, this lovely semi-tropical scene is sure to arouse it. As your boat glides along the creek, past the old mill, and far up into the narrow stream, where the branches are within reach of your hand, you instinctively pause — rest upon your oars — sit still and hold your breath in the midst of profound silence. Wild and undressed nature is about you on every side. The prime- val forest is there — the same as it has stood and perpetuated itself for untold ages. Above you is the blue sky. Nothing human is near save the occupants of your own boat. Imagination pictures a thousand strange fancies then. You hsten for the song of the tropical bird, for the howl of some wild beast in the tangled forest, or perhaps for the war-whoop of an Indian brave, which, but a few years ago, blanched the skin of the pale-face upon this very spot. Your fancy pictures, over yonder, a bark canoe gliding noiselessly out from that leaf-covered nook, and rounding the curves of the stream until it passes out of sight, and as the day wanes you linger there, loth to turn back homeward, until the loud bark of a huge bull-frog awakens you to the fact that evening is at hand, warning you to go. Be sure to pause on the way at the red clay bank, on the left, going up; it gives you one of the most beautiful reflections upon the creek. 30 WHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA. And you will find, as you are rowing along back towards the St. John's River again, that the effects of the declining sun produce most gorgeous pictures in the water on all sides and at every turn. A friend from the North exclaimed while reluctantly leaving Governor's Creek one day, " This is indeed worth coming all the way to Florida to see.'''' Winter Seats, Etc. Among the Winter seats at Green Cove may be named the following : Mr. Thaddeus Davids, of New York, has extensive grounds, with young orange-grove and gardens, and has erected a beautiful residence on the banks of the river. Dr. Cary A. Trimble, of Columbus, Ohio, has a very pretty cottage, a thriving orange-grove, and ornamental grounds. Mr. Jno. S*. Harris, of Ravenswood, L. I., and Dr. J. W. Apple- gate, of Indiana (owners and proprietors of the " Clarendon "), have, for a number of years, made Green Cove their Winter residence. Col. Houstoun Clinch, of Savannah, is just starting an extensive orange-grove. Dr. Rogers, of Pomfret, Conn., has lately built a very unique cot- tage at the Magnolia end of St. David's Path, and is now resident physician at Green Cove. General S. F. Barstow, U. S. Army, has lately purchased a corner lot opposite the Spring, and proposes to build this year. Mr. Edgerton, of Long Island, has a snug cottage and extensive grounds on Magnolia Street. Mrs. Duncan, of Philadelphia, has a cottage on Main Street, and some very fine orange-trees. Mr. G. R. Kelsey, of West Haven, Conn., has a cottage and pretty grounds on Front Street, with an outlook on the river, and Mr. Smith, of the same place, has a cottage and small orange-grove. IS FLORIDA OVER-HUMID? ' 31 Mrs. Rufus C. Reed, of New York, has a cozy little house on the Cove, with some fine orange-trees on her grounds. Mr. Lucas Muhoberaz, late proprietor of Hotel San Carlos, at Havana, is now erecting a cottage upon a lot opposite the spring. Mr. Page, of Ohio, has some fine lots on Palmer and Magnolia Streets, and will build the coming year. Mr. Daniel F. Tyler, of New York, has a cottage fronting on the St. John's (adjoining " Riverside "), lately purchased by him of Judge Bullock, of Bristol, R. I. A little back from the town, Mr. C. C. Bemis has a farm and orange-grove ; and Messrs. GouLD Butler, of New York, and John Arden, of Providence, and Rev. Mr. Ellis, of Illinois, have bought places and started orange-groves. Mr. Lucas, also, has a market garden there. Out on this fine ridge of ground a large settlement is fast growing up. Capt. Henry Henderson, one of the Florida pioneers, for many years a resident of Green Cove, is, I believe, from Northern New York. He has resided in Florida for more than half a century. Being now past fourscore years of age, and a hale and hearty old gentleman, he is a fine specimen of what Florida climate does for longevity. Capt. Porter, from Oneida County, N. Y., is another old resident, having been in Florida more than thirty-five years. Is Florida Over-Humid? Last winter I was told by a young chemist from Philadelphia, who had been testing the humidity of the atmosphere at Green Cove, that he was astonished to find his instruments recording a less humid air than that of admitted dry places in higher latitudes. I regret that I have not his figures for publication here. But the very first winter I passed in Florida, my mind was operated upon chiefly by my own sensations, and practical observations there. To me it seemed very dry indeed. 32 VyHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA. In wandering in the woods at Green Cove, I had observed that the lichen, commonly called " tree moss," and the fungus upon old logs in the woods, appeared drier than I had seen it in other places. Also that the roofs of old houses and sheds there did not seem to collect green mould and thick mossy deposits, as in localities that were called "dry" elsewhere. Those simple evidences, to me, were better argu- ments than " idle talk " and mere assertion. But, to cover the ground more fully, I give the reader the benefit of the following extract from an article written by Dr. C. J. Kenworthy (author of " Climatology of Florida"), in the Jacksonville Sun and Press : " Mentone, on the Mediterranean, is a celebrated climatic resort, and is recommended because it possesses a comparatively ' dry atmosphere.' It is admitted by all that Minnesota possesses a dry climate. Hence we shall judge Florida by these localities. " Mean Relative Humidity. YEARS. 1875 • 1876 1877 1878 1879 Mean for five years Mean for five years for States MINNESOTA. 4) lU o -a pr. ct. 75-7 67.7 72.2 76.2 74.1 pr. ct. 67 68 71 71 72 73.2 70.3 67.7 fin pr. ct. 69.0 69.1 67.6 67.7 65-3 70.4 FLORIDA. pr. ct. 70.3 67.2 69-3 68.7 69.7 c « pr. ct. 76.0 73-9 70.5 72.4 72-3 69.0 73.0 74.2 biJ: pr. ct. 71-5 76.1 74.1 74-5 74.2 72.1 " From the above data it will be found that the atmosphere of peninsu- lar Florida, which, Dr. Jones, of Minnesota, says is ' loaded with moist- ure,' contains but i ^^ per cent, of moisture in excess of that of Minnesota for the entire year. RELATIVE MEAN HUMIDITY, 33 " But it is the Jive cold months which interest invalids, and during this period peninsular Florida offers a drier climate than Mentone or Minnesota. " Relative Mean Humidity. Mentone Augusta, Ga Breckenridge, Minn Duluth, Minn St. Paul, Minn Jacksonville, Fla . . . Key West, Fla Punta Rassa X. E > c ;2 6 V u V Q 3 C CS 3 S IT) pr ct pr ct pr ct pr Ct pr ct pr ct •-> 71.8 74.2 72.0 70.7 73-3 72.4 71 8 72.6 73-0 64.7 62.8 68.9 5 76 9 83.2 7b. 8 81.8 79-5 79.6 5 74 72.1 72.7 73-3 71.0 72.6 5 70 3 n-^ 7S.2 70.7 b7.i 71-3 5 71 9 69-3 70.2 68. s ^3-9 68.8 5 n I 78.7 78.9 77.2 72.2 76.8 5 72 7 73-2 74.2 73-7 69.9 72.7 pr ct " From the above reliable data, it will be seen that the mean relative humidity of Mentone exceeds that of Jacksonville by nearly four per cent. Three stations in Minnesota have a mean of 74.3, and three stations in peninsular Florida a mean of 72. 7, showing a percentage of 1.6 in favor of Florida, and 5.5 per cent, in favor of Jacksonville over Minne- sota, and 2.5 per cent, in favor of Jacksonville over St. Paul." There appears to be, in some quarters, an effort to misrepresent Florida ; but it will not avail. Florida can take care of itself, never fear, with the aid of the able men now there, and who are going there year after year. True merit (for selfish purposes) is often decried, misrepre- sented, scandalized. But it is patient withal. It waits for the truth to enlighten the public. This comes at last. And then merit rests upon an enduring foundation. The real cause of wonder should be, not that Florida lacks dryness, — with its sandy soil, its warm sun, and its miles upon miles of piny-woods, — but that it is not as dry as the Desert of Sahara, in the same latitude. Florida needs all the moisture it has, and more too. It seems about as absurd to charge Florida with over-humid- ity as it would be to complain of a lack of ice in Greenland. 34 "WHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA, St. MARY'S Episcopal Church, Green Cove Spring, Florida. The need of an Episcopal church at Green Cove Spring having long been felt, a few church people deter- mined, in 1878, to make an effort to supply this want. After obtaining ^.^i^i/>i^ the sanction and effective cooper a- '■^!!2^W tion of the Bishop of the Dio- ^^^-^mi^^ cese, subscriptions and do- nations were solicited and obtained. The work on the church was com- menced in the year 1878; and now, through the liberality St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Green Cove Spring, Florida. NATURAL qUESTIONS. 35 of friends, Green Cove possesses one of the prettiest church-buildings in the diocese. It stands upon the river bank, on land given by Mr. Thaddeus Davids, and is within easy walking distance of all parts of the town. The plan of the church was furnished by the Bishop, and is by Mr. Haight, of New York. Though not imposing externally, it is beautiful inside. A triple chancel window and two lancet windows opposite, all of stained glass, are the work of Mr. Colgate, of New York, and were given (as were the other windows) by Mrs. John Dore, of New York, in memory of her husband, who had much enjoyed the win- ters passed at Green Cove. Many handsome special gifts have been made to the church, among which are two beautiful embroidered altar-cloths, a silver communion service, a Bible and prayer-books for altar service, an illuminated dip- tych, a handsome cross and lectern for the altar, a bishop's chair, a cross for the church spire, a chancel-rail, etc., etc., etc. Mr. Davids has built a substantial dock for the benefit of the guests at Magnolia. The seats in the church are comfortable, and are free to all. It is expected that service will always be held there during the season of vis- itors. The music is particularly good. Mrs. Clinton Davids, a resident of Green Cove, who is a thorough musician, kindly takes charge of it, and always manages to have an efficient choir. Though not yet quite finished, the church has no debt. The first serv- ice in " St. Mary's " was held on Sunday, March 9th, 1S79, when the Rev. Mr. Aspinwall, of Bay Ridge, L. I., officiated. Natural Questions. It is astonishing to witness the interest felt by nearly every one with whom you converse about Florida. People are at once attentive to all that is said. Thousands of Northerners have never been there, and they eagerly ask many questions about it, some of which are not easy to answer. For instance : 1st. What does an OranCxE-Grove cost? Anszver: All sorts of prices. A poor man may buy an acre of ground from $5 to $100, plant the trees, wait from six to ten years, raise vegetables in the mean- 36 "WHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA. time, and thus have his own grove. But an old grove, with 500 full- bearing trees, is worth many thousands of dollars. 2d. What does it cost to go to Green Cove? Answer: From New York, by ocean steamer, about $26. By rail, about $33. From the Western States, from $45 to $70, I believe. 3d. Can White Men work out in the heat of the day all Summer? Attyiacr: Many say they never miss a day in the year, even the first year they arrive there ; but I think it best to be prudent the first year or two. 4th. Is Florida Sickly in Summer? Anszaer: No place on earth is exempt. They sometimes have fevers, mainly contracted by a wretched diet and careless living, but said to be comparatively light and easily cured. With proper living, one can keep perfectly well. So the veteran pioneer there (Capt. Henderson) tells me. 5th. Can a Poor Man make a Living at once? Answer: If a good workman, yes. I should think it easier to get a livelihood there than anywhere else I know of. But lazy and shiftless persons had better stay away. The community is too new to support paupers. 6th. What is the price of Labor there? Answer: I think it is from half a dollar to one dollar per day, according to the season. 7th. What does Lumber cost? Aitswer: There is a saw-mill at Green Cove, and lumber costs from $10 to $15 per thousand. 8th. What is the price of Freight? Answer: There are so many lines to Florida that it is very cheap. I have sent an immense packing-case from New York to Green Cove for one dollar, and a barrel of flour costs from 30 to 40 cents freight from New York. 9th. Is there a Post-office and Telegraph Station there ? Answer: Yes, both. Mr. Thos. Roberts is the postmaster. loth. Are Taxes low ? Anszuer: Yes ; they are about one per cent., I think, and the law permits the owner to fix the value. It is said there are thirty States in the Union where taxes are higher. nth. Is there a Physician at Green Cove? Answer: Yes. Dr. Rogers is there during the winter months, and also Dr. W. D. Col- mar, who resides there permanently, and has a drug-store in connection with his practice. 1 2th. Does an Orange-Grove pay ? Answer: Few things pay better, as the Florida orange is the highest priced in market. You can- not send too many oranges North from Florida. Let us have them cut up, like peaches, on our breakfast table. They ought to be so plenty as NATURAL, QUESTIONS. 37 to put them in the New York market at two cents, instead of six to eight cents, each. A great many oranges are sold in market and called " Florida oranges. " This is a great fraud upon the public. In a few years I expect to see the Florida orange rule all others out of market in price, as they now do, and always will, in flavor. 13th. Do YOU NEED TO BUY MUCH Land ? Answer: No. The idea is, many farmers, with a Utile land each. These are the men who are welcomed — good workers, no matter how poor they are. 14th. Do YOU HAVE Frost in Florida? Answer: Yes, not unfrequently in the months of December, January, and February. Young orange-trees, when unprotected, are sometimes injured by it as far south as the Indian River region, and beyond. Many contradictory things are told us in Florida, and we know not at first what to believe. This results from too great local enthusiasm and a laudable anxiety to attract desirable neighbors. That the climate and soil of Green Cove is adapted to the orange, is shown by the thrifty condition of the young groves there. Hundreds of wild orange-trees, growing until recently on the " Bayard Tract," prove also that this region is the natural habitat of the orange. Nearly all of these wild trees, except those too large to be easily handled, have been transplanted into groves elsewhere to be budded on. The raising of wild orange-trees in large nurseries ought to become a lucrative business at Green Cove. They are, even now, growing very scarce everywhere. 15th. Are THERE ANY STORES AT Green Cove ? Answer: Yes, several. You can purchase about all you need there. And this is a potent reason for settling there, instead of at some point away from all conveniences and from all society — a mistake that many persons make in order to buy land a little cheaper. Is it not a good idea to own less land at a better place ? Excursions. Green Cove is admirably located as an objective point for tourists, there are so many pleasant jaunts to be enjoyed therefrom. A Trip to St. Augustine : Start off about 1 1 o'clock a. m. ; arrive at St. Augustine in a few hours ; stay all night, and return next day. 38 "yirHERE TO QO IN FLORIDA. Upper St. John's Trip : If desired, the steamer can be taken at Green Cove, and the excursionist may go to Enterprise, on Lake Mon- roe, and back again to Green Cove, remaining on the steamer all the time. This trip takes about three days, and is one of the most beautiful excursions in Florida. OcLAWAHA River Trip : This celebrated excursion requires three or four days. Oclawaha steamers start from Palatka. Steamers from Green Cove to Palatka daily. Distance, about forty-five miles. Trip to Mandarin : At Mandarin is the Winter home of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is distant from Green Cove about twelve miles — a very pleasant trip. Trip up Black Creek : This excursion takes all day, and is very picturesque. A little steamer is chartered by the pleasure-party at Green Cove for about twelve dollars, and the party can picnic in the woods at the old deserted village of Middleburgh. The scenery along this creek is equal to that of the Oclawaha River, and alligators which have been frightened from the St. John's may here be seen. Trip to Fort George Island : This is a very pleasurable jaunt, and takes all day. The island lies at the mouth of the St. John's River. Fishing there is very fine, and the drives on the island most beautiful. There are many other beautiful excursions near by, for picnics, fishing, sporting, and alligator-hunting, and I am told that the drives and horseback rides through the pine woods are very fine. Advice to New- Comers. By J. S. Parker. adopted by the FLORIDA FRUIT-GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. Immigration to Florida, during any month of the year, is attended with as little risk as a residence in New York during the same month. To commence farming, every month in the year is a good time. January : Attend the Fruit Growers' convention and fair ; set out asparagus roots and sow seeds ; dig stumps ; make fences ; paint the ADVICE TO NEW-COMERS. 39 house ; make repairs and clean up generally ; set out orange-trees and plant Irish potatoes: gather and market oranges, grape fruit, limes, citrons, and lemons ; put out shade-trees ; make hot-beds for early spring vegetables; plant all hardy vegetables. This is the best month to set out grape-cuttings. February : Set out grape-vines ; plant Irish potatoes, corn, cucum- bers, and squashes ; make a hot-bed to propagate sweet potatoes ; trans- plant shade-trees; finish breaking up the ground; by the 15th, plant sugar-cane; hoe the garden; clean the grass from the fences to prevent fire from reaching them; gather and market oranges, lemons, citrons, limes, and bananas. March: Sow oats, pease, and turnips; plant corn; pick black- berries and strawberries; plant Irish potatoes; make trellises in the vineyard; by the 15th, plant melons, cucumbers, squashes, radishes, beans, and pumpkins ; gather and market oranges, limes, lemons, citrons, and grape fruit. April : Pick blackberries and strawberries ; plant melons, pump- kins, cucumbers, okra, squashes, corn, and lettuce; hoe the grape-vines and nursery; set out Guinea grass; sow cow-pease and corn for fodder; gather oranges, etc. May : Hoeing ; plant sweet potatoes ; dig Irish potatoes ; sow corn for fodder ; gather and ship vegetables ; pick strawberries, blackberries, huckleberries, and plums. June : Dig Irish potatoes ; gather the grapes, melons, tomatoes, and vegetables generally : sow cow-pease ; plant sweet potatoes ; gather plums, peaches, and huckleberries. • July : Market the grapes, melons, peaches, and figs ; set out orange- trees (except sour orange stumps) ; plant sweet potatoes. August: Transplant and bud orange-trees; sow cow-pease and corn for fodder ; make beds and sow seed for cabbage-plants ; gather pomegranates, grapes, peaches, melons; stick slips for sweet potatoes. September : Hoe out the nursery of orange-trees ; plow and hoe the vineyard; set out Guinea grass; sow corn for fodder; sow cabbage, turnips, celery, radishes, and lettuce ; set out strawberries ; commence the winter garden ; gather and market corn. October : We commence digging sweet potatoes ; prepare ground for cabbages, and set out plants; extend the Winter garden: harvest cow-pease; fill the barns with hay; brand the calves; fill the wood-shed 40 VyHERE TO GO IN FLORIDA. and whitewash; set out strawberries; make guava jelly; sow oats and rye. During the last of the month, begin to transplant orange-trees. November : Finish making hay ; dig potatoes ; cut the Guinea grass ; make sugar ; work at the Winter garden ; continue planting orange and other fruit trees ; plant strawberries ; begin marketing oranges ; prune grape-vines immediately after first hard frost. December: Make sugar; bank the seed cane or plant it; hoe the garden; chop wood; grub and clear ground ; pick and market oranges, lemons, citrons, and limes ; protect young nursery stock and tender plants from frost ; continue planting orange and other fruit trees ; plant grape-vines, English pease, and Irish potatoes. mo> W^ff^^¥^ STEAMER ROUTES TO FLORIDA. 4I ROUTES TO FLORIDA OVERLAND. Savannah, Florida and Western "All-Rail Route." N. Y. City, 315 Broadway. Chicago, Office P. C. & St. L. R. R. St. Louis, Office of O. & Miss. R. R. Detroit, Office of L. S. & M. S. R. R. (See Advertisement hereafter.) Piedmont Air Line Railroad, via Richmond, Charlotte, and Atlanta. New York, No. 9 Astor House and 944 Broadway. Philadelphia^ Cor. Broad and Chestnut Streets. Boston, 228 Washington Street. Magnolia Route, via Augusta and Yemasee. Office, 347 Broadway, New York City. Kennesaw Route, via Washington, Lynchburg, Knoxville, Dalton, Atlanta, INIacon, and Jesup. New York, No. i Astor House, and 303 and 944 Broadway. Boston, 203 Washington Street. Philadelphia, 700 Chestnut Street. Atlantic Coast Line Railway, via Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, and Savannah. New York, No. i Astor House and 944 Broadway. Philadelphia, 501 or 838 Chestnut Street. Boston, 205 or 306 Washington Street. Cincinnati, 171 Walnut Street. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. New York, 261 and 315 Broadway. Boston, 219 Washington Street. Philadelphia, 700 and 838 Chestnut Street. STEAMER ROUTES TO FLORIDA. Savannah S. S. Line, Wednesday and Saturday. New Pier 35, North River, foot Spring Street. See Advertisement hereafter. Office, Geo. Yonge, 409 Broadway, New York. Charleston S. S. Line, Wednesday and Saturday. Foot of Park Place, Pier 27, North River. New York, B. D. Hassell, 317 Broadway. Boston, 54 Central Wharf. 42 HOW TO GO TO FLORIDA. Mallory Line for Fernandina and Jacksonville, Fla. Foot Burling Slip, East River, New York. Old Dominion Line, 197 Greenwich Street, New York. Chesapeake Bay Line Steamers. New York, 229 Broadway. Philadelphia, 828 Chestnut Street. Boston, 306 Washington Street. Baltimore, 157 West Baltimore Street. Inland Steamer Route from Savannah Office. Fernandina Line, Pier 3 North River, New York. Philadelphia and Savannah Steamers. Pier 22, Philadelphia. Office, 416 So. Delaware Avenue. SAILING VESSELS. From New York to Jacksonville. Warren Ray's Line, Pier 15, East River. Slaght, Bailey & Co.'s Line, 78 South Street. Despatch Line — G. H. Squire, 91 Front Street. W. H. Van Brunt, 165 Maiden Lane. James A. Van Brunt, 75 South Street. From New York to St. Augustine. Bentley, Gilder sleeve & Co., 159 Maiden Lane. From New York to Tampa, Florida. Benner & Pinkney, 19 Old Slip. Overton & Hawkins, 163 Maiden Lane. From New York to Fernandina. Abiel Abbot, 53 South Street. J. A. Van Brunt, 75 South Street. Overton & Hawkins, 163 Maiden Lane. Warren Ray & Co., 62 South Street. Slaght, Bailey & Co., 78 South Street. E. D. Hurlbut & Co., 85 South Street. From New York to Pensacola. Benner & Pinkney, 19 Old Slip. Slaght, Bailey & Co., 78 South Street. Evans, Ball & Co., 36 South Street. 43 Clarendon Hotel, GREEN COVE SPRING ^* FLORIDA. *^ Open from December to May. Address by mail or telegraph, HARRIS & APPLEGATE, Proprietors. This Hotel is the largest on the St. John's south of Jacksonville; is provided with Electric Bells ; and its appointments are equal to any Hotel in Florida. Billiard- Saloon and Bowling-Alley attached. Two large Cottages belonging to the Hotel, and very near by, furnish more private quarters to those who so desire. 44 "THE MAGNOLIA/^ a«— I-'-^^s- This Hotel at Magnolia About 25 miles above, or south of, Jacksonville, and near Green Cove Spring, Alw^ays a popular place of resort, which was burned at the opening of the season of 1879-80, is now being replaced by a new, substantial, and elegant edifice, to be managed by Mr. O. D. Seavey, Manager of the Maplewood Hotel, Bethlehem, N. H. It will Accommodate 150 Guests In the best manner, and with all modern luxuries and improvements. In addition to this new building, there are SIX LARGE COTTAGES Which furnish comfortable quarters for those who prefer this mode of accommodation. Every room or suit of rooms has its open fire-place, and everything will be provided that the most fastidious invalid or tourist can desire. Every effort will be made to have the whole estab- lishment ready for guests during the coming December. That the principal owner of the property, Mr. Isaac S. Cruft, of Boston, is also the owner of the Maplewood Hotel and cottages at Bethlehem, New Hampshire, is an assurance that Magnolia will be all it ought to be to deserve and command public patronage. 45 Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, OPERATING THE WAYCROSS SHORT LINE ^ TO FLORIDA. 3iM- TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND JACKSONVILLE. The most elegant Passenger Coaches, excelled by none in beauty of construction or completeness of their arrangements for luxury and comfort. Palace Sleeping-Cars on all night trains. Sumptuous Smoking-Cars of unique design and luxurious appointment; and Dining Cars, furnished by experienced caterers, permitting the enjoyment of aj^rsi-class tneal a.t leisure while moving rapidly to destination. The recent completion of the new Short Line to Florida, with its superior con- struction and superb equipment in railway appliances, offers to the travelling public advantages equalled by no other line. THIS IS THE ONLY LINE IN AND OUT OF FLORIDA WHICH AFFORDS ITS CONNECTION A COMPLETE CHOICE OF ROUTES TO ALL POINTS. I^^" Ask for tickets via the new WAYCROSS SHORT LINE— the only all-rail route to Florida. Tickets on sale at all the principal Railway and Steamship Ticket Offices. H. S. HAINES, JAS. L. TAYLOR, General Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent. C. D. OWENS, J. H. GRIFFIN, General Agent, 315 Broadway, N. Y. Passenger Agent. 46 THE BAYARD TRACT. -4--^ This body of land was granted by the Spanish Government, in April, 1816, to the Surveyor-General of the Colony; and the grant was confirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in January, 1834. Shortly after the cession of Florida to the United States, the tract was purchased from the grantee by Gen. Duncan L. Clinch. It has recently been subdivided into Lots of 20 and 40 Acres WHICH ARE NOW OFFERED FOR SALE On Reasonable Terms to Actual Settlers, By the undersigned, as agent for Colonel Houstoun Clinch. They comprise TEN MILES OF RIVER FRONT, Affording beautiful sites for Residences and Orange Groves. SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES OF RIDGE LAND No land in Florida is better adapted to the cultivation of the orange, and no locality anywhere can be more healthy. 47 A LARGE AREA UNDERLAID BY SHELL MARL, Capable of producing as fine crops of sugar, cotton, corn, and vegetables as any land in the State. As these lots are contiguous to the rapidly growing town of GREEN COVE SPRINGS, The county seat of Clay County, they offer to purchasers the advantage of rapid and convenient transportation, and of daily mails, the telegraph, churches, good schools, and intelligent society. THEY INCLUDE ALSO TOWN LOTS IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, AND VILLA LOTS ON ST. DAVID'S PATH, The most beautiful River Front on the St. John's. SEVERAL NEAT AND SUBSTANTIAL COTTAGES Are now being built, and will be completed by the 1st of January, 1882. They will be for rent, furnished, or for sale, unfurnished. For fuller information apply to C. C. BEMIS, Agent, Green Cove Springs, Clay Co. Florida. WT M.CWHKE.lirH.121 123 S? S'.'AVE. NY.