FLORIDA.


tive localities on the river, owing to the excellent taste shown
by the people living near the landing. Their dwellings,
lawns, fences, and gardens are extremely neat as seen from
the steamer. Several fine, large orange-groves are near by,


that bear heavy crops.
 The steamer here enters Lake George,
and most attractive of the inland lakes of
miles wide and thirteen and a half miles


one of the largest
Florida. It is six
long, famous for


the variety
sort of m
Many par


shooting
success.
the lake,
good soil
Landing,
fertility,
shore of
with a nu
is Spring


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y and excellence of its fish, and as being
yriads of wild ducks and all kinds of water
ties of sportsmen annually visit the lake
and fishing, and always are delighted witl
Lake George Post-Office is the first land
;wo miles above Georgetown, a trim little p
 One and a half mile farther is Drayton


the re-
-fowls.
For the
h their
insb on


I


the port of this famous island, remarkable
abundant crops, and health. Seville, on th
the lake, is five miles distant, an attractive
imber of fine orange-groves; and six miles
Grove, a small but flourishing settlement o


western shore. Four
famous Volusia Bar,
the upper end of the
ance to the steamers


Smiles more and the
that hides itself bei
lake, causing endless
of the river-often


steamer is
teath the w
delay and
so low for


C
S


ace on
Island
for its
e east
place,
above
n the
at the
iter at
mnoy-
weeks,


falling to three and a half feet, that none 1
draught boats can cross. An appropriate:
been made by the national Government, a
work removing the obstruction, on the Ead
 Again entering the river, which is her
and shallower, five miles from the bar is
eastern shore, an unattractive landing, the
back country. On the opposite shore, a q
above, is Astor, merely a well-constructed,
and wharf, the river terminus of the St.


but
ion
fnd
s je
e mi
Vo
port
[arl


the lightest-
has recently
a force is at
tty system.
uch narrower
lusia, on the
of a thrifty
ter of a mile


large warehouse
John's and Lake


Enstis Railroad, a narrow-gauge road leading to Fort Mason


t