What to see in America . ntic coast within reach of the city, and among its sub-urban attractions is an ostrich farm. Fifteen miles up the river, at Mandarin, Harriet BeecherStowe made her winter home from 1SG8 to 1884. A dozenmiles farther south is Green Cove Springs. The springthat has made the place famous is one that discharges 3000gallons every minute from its green mysterious of Palatka the river is comparatively narrow, swift,and crooked. Palatka is the starting point of the Ockla-waha steamers. They go south twenty-five miles, thenturn west and enter the old forests of the
What to see in America . ntic coast within reach of the city, and among its sub-urban attractions is an ostrich farm. Fifteen miles up the river, at Mandarin, Harriet BeecherStowe made her winter home from 1SG8 to 1884. A dozenmiles farther south is Green Cove Springs. The springthat has made the place famous is one that discharges 3000gallons every minute from its green mysterious of Palatka the river is comparatively narrow, swift,and crooked. Palatka is the starting point of the Ockla-waha steamers. They go south twenty-five miles, thenturn west and enter the old forests of the dark crookedwaters, which is what the name of the stream means. Thejourney ends at Silver Springs, one hundred and ten milesfarther on. The voyage is a visit to fairyland. As theriver winds along it almost doubles on itself in places. Oftenit is so narrow that the passengers wonder if the boat will notbe obliged to retreat. You can seldom see more than afew hundred yards ahead, but each town reveals some new Florida 193. Midwinter at Miami THE NEW YORinPUBLIC LIBRARY i »? ASTOR, -??:^-TILDEN F^ i Florida 195 attraction. More than nine tenths of the voyage is througha dense growth of partly submerged cypress, and only at afew points does dry land approach the channel. The wildcreatures of the bordering swamps are quite fearless, andyou will see herons, eagles, and other denizens of the wateryforest, and sometimes a timid deer. But the creature whicharouses the most interest is the alligator. Several are sureto be seen on any day when the weather is warm, and half ahundred are sighted sometimes. The largest are fullytwelve feet long. The latter part of the journey is made atnight. A fire of pine knots is kindled in a big iron box onthe top of the pilot house, and the light from the resinousyellow flames advances up the dark sinuosities of the streamin a manner that is enchantingly mysterious. The last ninemiles of the voyage are on Silver Springs Run, which has itssource in Sil
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