(i|ass__ Book_. COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT FLORIDA. Winter Pleasure Tours UNDER THE PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED SYSTEM OF Till': Pennsylvania Railroad. SPECIAL TRAINS OF JTLLMAX \KST1BLLK DRAWING-ROOM SLKEPINC AND DINING CARS. SEASON Ol-" 1S92. / - J. R. WOOD, ■"••■ GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent. Assistant General Passenger Agent. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1891, by THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Conc;ress, at Washington, D. C. F^ENNsybv/kjvi/. Toui^s TO PlopJda. Countless lakes and winding rivers, almost Lost in depths of green, Fairest flowers entwine to crown her, Florida, the Southern Queen \—SheUon. EAR after year Florida is becoming better known and more honestly appreciated. That American element, proverbial for its hurry and push, is also coming to realize in a meas- ure the utter uselessness of all work and little recreation, and is beginning to embrace the exceptional opportunities for pleasure, health, and untold mental profit from a sojourn 'neath the shade and warming sun of fair old Flora's land. Last winter was the red-lett«r season for Southern travel ; this year, every prognostication points to severe and cold weather, and in view of this fact, and of many applications already re- ceived, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces a series of winter and spring tours, to be conducted under the exclusive direction of its Personally-Conducted System, to Jacksonville, Florida. The company appreciates the popular sentiment ex- pressed by liberal patronage for past years in similarly arranged (3) tours, and promises to repeat the successful ventures of past seasons in this winter of 1892. No section like Florida has so much of pleasure and health in store for the tourist, and few points are drawn nearer the North by the development and marvelous transportation facilities of this present age. After a six months' consecutive business life, to the average American there comes an imperative demand for rest, and man and woman alike must throw off the dual yoke of toil and social obligations, and flee to radically new scenes, there to absorb the subtle influence which change imparts preparatory to entering again the arena of a season of renewed activity. The arrangements perfected by the Pennsylvania Railroad are much more comprehensive and complete than ever before, and present a rare opportunity for recreation and pleasure at what is highly essential, desirable dates. THE DAYS OF STARTING AND RETURNING. A series of six tours from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and other principal points on the Pennsylvania Sys- tem is fixed for the following dates : — Tuesday, January 19TH, 1892. Tuesday, February 2D, 1892. Tuesday, February i6th, 1892. Tuesday, March ist, 1892. Tuesday, March 15TH, 1892. Tuesday, March 29TH, 1892. The first five tours will each admit of a visit of two whole WEEKS in the flowery State, and the returning parties will leave Jacksonville for home on the dates following : — First Tour, Thursday, February 4th. Second Tour, Thursday, P'ehruary i8th. Third Tour, Thursday, March 3D. Fourth Tour, Thursday, March 17TH. Fifth Tour, Thursday, March 3 ist. Tickets for the .Sixth Tour are valid for return until May 30TH, 1892, by regular trains. The period allowed is amply sufficient to admit of a thorough tour of all the interesting places in the Peninsula. WHAT '"PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED" MEANS. The tours will be conducted under the supervision of the Tour- ist Agent and Chaperon of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Undoubtedly one of the most original and highly satisfactory creations of the Pennsylvania Railroad is the inauguration of per- sonally-conducted tours under the supervision and direction of a Tourist Agent and Chaperon. The former, a man of broad ex- perience, makes all arrangements that may be required, has a perfect knowledge of all routes, attends to the prompt forward- ing of the train, and in every way looks to the comfort and en- joyment of his fellow-travelers. The Chaperon, entirely an original conception of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, has especial charge of ladies, particularly those unaccompanied by parents or escort, and also invalids, minister- ing to their necessities and needs in a most intelligent manner, as experience has thoroughly educated iier in the intricacies of rail- way travel and usage. In the Chaperon the ladies find both a companion and guide. While furnishing all information that one could wish, and looking with watchful eyes after the comfort and pleasure of those in her charge, the Chaperon also stands to unescorted ladies in the exact relation that her title implies. MARKED FEATURES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TOURS. The marked success and popularity of the Pennsylvania Tours to Florida is due to several causes. The complete appointment of the special trains, the liberality of the rate and the return limit of tickets, are features that have attracted the traveling public ; but the most popular characteristic of these, as well as other tours of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is the freedom of movement allowed the tourists after their arrival at destination. No fixed programme is set for them in Florida, but having arrived at Jack- sonville they are at perfect liberty to dispose of their time as they see fit. They may travel over the State individually or in small parties, may stop wherever they choose and stay as long as is desir- able, only keeping in view the return date, and arranging their migrations so as to be in Jacksonville in time to take the special train for home on the date fixed for its departure. This plan imposes no compulsory conditions as to their movement on the tourists, and at the same time secures to them all the benefits of the personally-conducted system. HOW THE TOURISTS TRAVEL. Each party will be transported from New York to Jackson- ville in "a special train of Pullman Vestibule Sleeping and Dining Cars. The train will be in direct charge of the Tourist Agent, who, aided by the Chap- eron, will relieve the tourists of all the inci- dental cares of a long trip. The train will run through on a fast schedule in both directions. The route lies over the Pennsylvania Railroad to Quantico, the Rich- mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail- road to Richmond, the Atlantic Coast Line to Ashley Junction, the Charleston and Savan- nah Railway to Savannah, and the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway to Jacksonville. The returning party will travel by the same route. The dining- car feature is a most desirable one, and cannot fail to engage the appreciation of all travelers, insuring, as it does, comfort- able meals at regular hours with ample time to enjoy them. All the meals necessary en route will be served in the dining car, the expense of the same being covered by the price of the tickets. Hours observed for meals will be : — Breakfast 7.30 to 8.30 A. M. Luncheon 12.3010 1.30 P. M. Duuier 6.30 to 7.30 P. M. THE RATES AND CONDITIONS OF THE TICKETS. The excursion tickets for these tours will be sold from New York at I50.00, Philadelphia I4S.00, and from other stations named on other pages in this pamphlet at the rates there quoted. The price of the tickets includes railway transportation, Pullman sleeping-car accommodations (one berth), and meals en route in both directions while traveling on the special train. The tickets will be accepted for passage only on the special train. They must be used for the return trip only on the special train ap- pointed to leave Jacksonville on the date fixed for the return of the particular tour in question, except that as stated on page 4 tickets for the sixth tour will be valid returning by regular trains until May 30th, 1892. Tiiese tickets cover Pullman ac- commodations (one berth) and meals on going trip only ; nothing but transportation is included returning. The tourists, upon reaching Jacksonville, will be left to pur- sue their own course until the return date, when they will take the special train at that point for the homeward trip. Baggage should be checked through to Jacksonville via the Atlantic Coast Line. The company reserves the right to attach special cars to regu- lar trains, if, from any cause, the number of the party should be too small to warrant the running of a special train. A SUGGESTION. The number of persons for which accommodations can be pro- vided on a special train of Pullman drawing-room cars is neces- sarily limited. For these tours it is fixed at one hundred and fifty. It is prudent, therefore, that those who desire to join the party should make early application for tickets, and register their names for sleeping-car accommodations. Tickets may be secured at the ticket offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Boston, New York, Jersey City; Newark, Elizabeth, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Wash- ington, and the other stations from which rates are quoted, or by addressing Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, 233 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, 849 Broadway, New York, or 205 Washington Street, Boston. ROUND-TRIP RATES. Round-trip tickets, including railroad fare, sleeping-car accom- modations, and meals en route in both directions while on the special train, will be sold to Jacksonville at the following rates. The tickets fire good for use only on the special trains on the date named on the ticket, except that from points on this company's lines not reached by the special, regular trains making close connection with the special may be used. The connection with the special should be made in every case at the nearest available station. As previously stated on pages 4 and 6, tickets for sixth tour are available for return by regular trains until May 30th, 1892, and cover nothing beyond transportation on the return trip. Tickets for use of children between 5 and 12 years will be sold at two-thirds of these rates. Altoona, Pa $50 65 Atlantic City, N. J 49 00 Auburn, Pa 50 00 Baltimore, Md 48 00 Bellefonte, Pa., via Tyrone ... 51 00 Belvidere, N. J 50 00 Birdsboro, Pa 49 95 Blairsville, Pa 51 95 Bloom Ferry, Pa 49 60 Bordentown, N. J 49 00 Bridgeton, N.J 49 00 Bristol, Pa 48 60 Bryn Mavvr, Pa 48 00 Burlington, N.J 48 60 Cambridge, Md 49 50 Canandaigua, N. V 53 00 Cape May, N. J 49 00 Catawissa, Pa 49 5° Centreville, Md 49 00 Chelten Avenue, Pa 48 25 Chestnut Hijl, Pa 48 40 Chester, Pa 48 00 Clayton, Del 48 45 Clearfield, Pa 51 15 Coatesville, Pa 48 00 Columbia, Pa 48 00 Conewago, Pa 48 00 Connellsville, Pa 53 00 Conshohocken, Pa 48 50 Corry, Pa 54 25 Dover, Del 48 50 Dovvningtown, Pa 48 00 Delmar, Del 49 00 Driftwood, Pa 51 65 Elizabeth, N.J 49 75 Elkton, Md 48 00 Elniira, N. Y 51 55 Emporium, Pa 52 05 Erie, Pa $55 00 Felton, Del 48 75 Frackville, Pa 50 00 Frankford, Pa 48 15 Frankford, Del 49 10 Freehold, N.J 50 00 Greensburg, Pa 52 35 Georgetown, Del 49 00 Germantown, Pa 48 25 Germantown Junction, Pa. ... 48 15 Glassboro, N. J 48 50 Hamburg, Pa 50 00 Harrington, Del 49 00 Harrisburg, Pa 48 00 Havana, N. Y 51 95 Havre de Grace, Md. 48 00 Horse Heads, N. Y 51 65 Huntingdon, Pa 49 95 Irvineton, Pa 53 80 Jamesburg, N.J 49 75 Jersey City, N. J 5000 Johnstown, Pa 51 40 Kane, Pa 53 10 Lanibertville, N.J 49 25 Lancaster, Pa 48 00 Latrobe, Pa 52 15 Lewistown Junction, Pa 49 25 Lock Haven, Pa 5° 5° Long Branch, N.J 50 00 Mt. Carmel, Pa 49 65 Mt. Union, Pa 49 70 Manayunk, Pa 48 25 Media, Pa 48 00 Merchantville, N.J 48 25 Middletown, Del 48 25 Middletown, Pa 48 00 Milford, Del 49 00 Millville, N. J 4900 Milton, Pa $49 35 Moorestown, N. J 48 5° Mount Holly, N.J 48 60 Mount Joy, Pa 48 00 Muncy, Pa 49 73 Naiiticoke, Pa 50 25 Nescopec, Pa 49 §5 Newark, N.J 50 00 New Brunswick, N. J 49 25 New Castle, Del 48 00 New York, N. Y 50 00 Norristown, Pa 48 65 Northuinherlanri, Pa 49 ',5 Ocean Grove, N.J 50 00 Parkesburg, Pa 48 00 Penn Yan, N. Y 52 45 Perryvillc, Md 48 00 Philadelphia, Pa 48 00 Phillipsburg, N.J 49 ys Phoenixville, Pa 49 1.5 Pittsburg, Pa ,S3 00 Poltstown, Pa 49 60 Pottsville, Pa 50 00 Princeton, N.J 49 25 Railway, N. J 49 5° Reading, Pa .50 00 Red Bank, N.J 50 00 Renovo, Pa 51 10 Ridgway, Pa 52 65 Riverside, Pa $49 35 Riverton, N. J 48 50 Salem, N.J 49 00 Schuylkill Haven, Pa .50 00 Seaford, Del 49 00 Shamokin, Pa 49 5° Sheffield, Pa ,53 43 Shenandoah, Pa 30 00 Stanley, N. Y ,S2 75 St. Clair, Pa 50 00 St. Mary's, Pa 52 45 Sunbury, Pa 49 10 Trenton, N.J 49 00 I'roy, Pa 5t 03 Tulpohocken, Pa 48 25 Tyrone, Pa 3° 33 Uniontown, Pa 53 "o Vineland, N.J 49 00 Warren, Pa 53 7° Washington, D. C 48 00 Watkins, N. Y 52 00 West Chester, Pa 48 00 Wilcox, Pa 52 95 Wilkesbarre, Pa 5° 35 Williamsport, Pa 5° 00 Wilmington, Del 48 00 Wissahickon Heights, Pa. . . . 48 25 Woodbury, N.J 48 3° York, Pa 48 00 EXTRA PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS. As previously stated, these rates include one double bertli in .sleeper, but in case extra Pullman accommodations are desired a limited number of persons can be furnished therewith at the following additional charges for the round trip :— I'"or etitire section occupied by one person $13 00 P'or drawing-room occupied by one person 35 00 For drawing-room occupied by two persons 22 00 For drawing-room occupied by three persons 9 00 It should be borne in mind that the above are the ioArl addi- tional charges, so that in the case of drawing-room occupied by two persons the per capita charge is |ir.oo, and when occupied by three persons the per capita charge is I3.00. Itinerary in Detail. pLiORiDA Tours. SOUTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. January 19th ; February 2d and i6th ; March 1st, 15th, and 29th, 1892. Leave New York (via Pennsylvania Railroad) " Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) " Jersey City (via Pennsylvania Railroad) " Newark " " ". Elizabeth " Trenton " Philadelphia " " " Wilmington, Del. " " " Baltimore " " " Washington (via Pennsylvania and Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroads) . Leave Richmond (via Atlantic Coast Line) .... Arrive Weldon " " .... Leave Weldon (via Atlantic Coast Line) .... Eastern Time. 9.20 A. M. 9.00 " 9-33 9-47 " 9-57 " 10.52 12.05 P- M. 12.43 " 2.20 3-35 P. M. 7-30 " 10.08 " 10.18 " January 20th; February 3d and 17th; March 2d, i6th, and 30th. Eastern Time. Arrive Wilmington (via Atlantic Coast Line) 3.06 A. M. Leave Wilmington Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Savannah (via Sav., Fla. and West. Railroad Arrive Jacksonville " " " All meals en route will be served in the dining car 3-28 " 6.44 " 6.59 " Central Time. 12.45 P- M. 6.00 " NORTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. February 4th and i8th ; March 3d, 17th, and 31st, 1892 ; tickets on tlie last tour being valid for return until May 30th, 1892. Central Time. Leave Jacksonville (via Sav., Fla. and West. Railroad), 7.00 A. M. February 5th and rgth, March 4th and iSth, and April ist, 1892. Eastern Time. Leave Richmond (via Rich., Fred, and Pot. Railroad), 7.30 A. M. Arrive Washington (via Pennsylvania Railroad) . . . 11.30 " Baltimore ' ' Wilmington, Del. Philadelphia " Trenton " Elizabeth " Newark " Jersey City " New York Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) 12.40 P. M. 2.22 " 3- 05 " 4.07 " 5.10 " 5.20 " 5-33 " 5-43 6.20 " All meals en route will be served in the dining car STAFF OF THE TOURIST DEPARTMENT. Tourist Agents : Colin Studds, J. P. McWilllams, Thomas Purdv. Chapt'i oils : Mrs. H. F Bender, Miss E. C. Bingham, Miss Zerelda W. Beaty. As the tourists will be left at Jacksonville to follow the bent of their own inclinations, a few brief sketches of the principal cities easily accessible from Jacksonville are appended for their guidance . FLORIDA AND ITS ATTRACTIVE POINTS. S a great health resort Florida stands to Americans in the same relation as the Riviera does to all Europe. It presents, however, a greater diversity of attractions than the land washed by the waters of the blue Mediterra- nean. To the invalid it promises hope and renewed strengtii ; to the tourist it oflfers all the rich beauty of the semi- / ^ tropics and the teniptm- ' ' products of a fertile soi warmed by radiant sun- light; to sportsman and angler it yields a boun- tiful return in game and fish ; and to the devotee of fashion it \^ presents great hos- telries, where the best representatives of American society |W \\ \ X ^ ulnle away the hours in luxurious Mi ease. Since Ponce de Leon dis- covered beneath W the tropical skies of Florida the fountain of perpet- ual youth, a grand army of explor- ers in pursuit of that greater treasure than gold— health— have followed the way blazed by the romantic Spaniard, and found under the same skies the object of their quest. (13) 13 The climate, of course, renders all this possible, and while that element is not absolutely perfect it is so equable, so genial, and so gently tempered as to be enjoyable to weak and strong alike. The temperature is bland, but not enervating, the skies are gen- erally bright, flowers bloom and fruits ripen while Northern lati- tudes are clothed in snow, and there is a spring-like flavor in the atmosphere that makes open-air exercise exhilarating. To the invalid it is indeed a land of promi.se. Those suffering from pul- monary and kindred affections secure a new lease on life, while those prostrated with mental or physical weakness from any cause cannot fail to find in the balmy breezes, crisp air, and picturesque landscape a forgelfulness of their ills. Bright skies and fresh air invite an outdoor life, and exercise brings in its wake appetite, sleep, and new strength. Apart from its climatic advantages Florida is rich in attractions for the general traveler. The beauty of a region located almost beneath a tropical sun, with its blooming plants and rank vegeta- tion, its orange groves, and its forests of pine and live oak, can- not fail to enlist the interest of every lover of nature. The world presents no parallel to the steamer ride on the St. John's and the Ocklawaha, while a sail on the placid waters of the Indian or Halifax Rivers, with their banks crowned with orange groves, is a pleasure long to be remembered. The angler finds waters inhabited by all manner of fish, from the gamey trout to the princely tarpon, while the facilities for boat- ing and sailing are unexcelled. The gunner, too, in the " hum- mock lands" may indulge liis appetite for sport in Inmting game that ranges in species from quail and wild turkey to deer. The artist will find much to engage his attention in land- scape, water, and sky, and the scientific explorer may revel in almost any field of research, while last but not least in impor- tance the seeker after health finds here the garden spot of his imagination. Hotels of all classes are abundant. The magnificence of the Ponce de Leon at St. Augustine lures many pleasure seekers to accommodations within its walls, and from the luxury of this pal- ace down to the humble roof of the lodge in the wilderness one may secure shelter and sustenance suited to his tastes or the con- dition of his exchequer. 14 ALONG THE HALIFAX RIVER. In the following pages brief descriptions of the most prominent points of interest are given, with timely information concerning them. There are so many points to which excursionists may be projected from Jacksonville and St. Augustine, that the enumer- ation of them would require far more space than the limits of this pamphlet can afford. A few brief notes, however, may be of service to the tourist. JACKSONVILLE. 1075 miles from New York. Now the terminus of the tourists' journey from the North is reached as the vestibule Pullman train halts after its long run through the living fields of the New South to the doorway of those mysteriously fascinating scenes of sub-tropical growtii and life in Flora's land. From a scattering few explorers, who landed from their frail crafts and cut away through the tangled mass which 15 so eflFectually fringed the banks of the beautiful lake-like river of St. John's, and erected their rude shelter on a soil whose richness the like of which they had never seen, sprung the first life to what has grown into this wonderful metropolis of Jacksonville, one of the most important cities, from a commercial and social standpoint, in the South. It is to-day the great distributing centre from which hosts of travelers pouring into the laud branch out to the numberless places of interest in every direction. The city is situated on the St. John's River, twenty-five miles west of the ocean. The river at this point is nearly twenty-four hundred feet wide, and as the town is located on a curve of its wide banks the water front is extensive and the uninterrupted view superb. The city is laid out in wide aveimes, shaded with grand live oaks ; rare flowers and shrubbery of the tropics adorn the ground sur- rounding villas and hotels, and the sweet perfume of buds and blossoms permeates the air. On the land side the wide boulevards and smooth shell roads afford fine drives, while the waters of the river and bay invite boating and yachting. The wharves are very extensive, and the commerce by ships spreads over ocean and river. An interesting feature of the city is tlie permanent Sub-Tropical Exposition. The extensive and handsome grounds and buildings occupy an eligible site within the corporate limits. The display is designed to cover all the tropical products of the United States, the West Indies, the Bahamas, and Mexico. The exhibition is open during the season, and one may see there a vast collection of the prolific and varied productions of the tropics artistically exposed to view. The hotels of Jacksonville are numerous. Some are very hand- some structures, and all offer good entertainment. PRINCIF.VL HOTELS. _, P ■ ( American plan. Hotel Togni f2.oo per day. ar e on . . . . I ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ James Hotel .... I4.00 per day. The Duval . . I300 to $4.00 per day. ,p^^ Travelers $3-00 per day. The Glenada $3-00 per day. vVindsor Hotel Special rates. Hotel Oxford $4.00 per day. ^he Everett f3oopcrday. American and European plan. i6 ST. AUGUSTINE. 37 miles from Jacksonville. Reached by the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway ; or Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway; or boat on St. John's River to Tocoi, and thence by rail, 14 miles, to St. Augustine. Next in point of interest if not of importance to Jacksonville is St. Augustine, tlie oldest town in America. The city was founded A by the Spaniards centuries ago, and many of the present inhabitants are descendants of the origi- nal grandees. It savors yet decidedly of ■ the Spanish, and the quaint, old, balco- ^ * nied houses, narrow, winding streets, the ruins of the old walls, and the city gates, combine to form an old- world picture strangely in con- trast with the newness of to-day. The natural advantages of St. Augustine are many. It enjoys a well-founded reputation for health- fulness, and possesses a magnificent beach, on which sea-bathing may be indulged in from the year's beginning to its end. Its grand possi- bilities have attracted tiie attention of capitalists, who have erected three of the most superb hotels in the world. These pal- aces, the Ponce de Leon, Cordova (originally christened Casa Monica), and Alcazar, are built of coquina, a curious shell formation. The architecture is Spanish Renaissance and Mooresque ; the decorations and orna- mentations are wrought in the same spirit, and the furnishing is in keeping with the skill which designed and the taste that executed PONCE DE LEON GATEWAY, ST. AUGUSTINE. 17 the grand piles. They have no equals in the world, and yet they harmonize most happily with their antique surroundings. Other attractive features of the old town are the sea wall, the old slave market, the Huguenot Cemetery, the Plaza de la Constitution, and the Castle of San Marco, now become Fort Marion. The comple- tion of the handsome new bridge over the St. John's River at Jack- sonville renders St. Augustine far more accessible than formerly. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Ponce de Leon Hotel. . $5.00 per day. Hotel Cordova J5. 00 per day. The Alcazar $3-5o per day. Hotel San Marco .... $4.00 per day. American House . . . . I1.50 per day. TheSanSalvador,f2.5otof3.ooper day. Carleton Hotel fo. 00 per day. Magnolia Hotel . $3.00 to $4.00 per day. Cleveland House, |2. 00 to $2.50 per day. Ocean View Hotel . . . I3.00 per day. Florida House . $2.50 to $4.00 per day. Pasade la Plaza Hotel . . Special rates. Hernandez Hotel, f2.ooto $2.50 per day. The St. George Special rates. TALLAHASSEE. 165 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. This capital of the State has much to be very proud of It is beautifully built on a iiigh elevation, and the design of the broad streets and avenues, shaded with evergreens and live oaks, and the bountiful and luxurious growth of flowers and shrubs, make it a veritable garden spot. Like almost all of its sister Southern cities, in its annals is interwoven romantic and heroic history, and like them also are innumerable places and points of interest to be visited. Here is the Lafayette Land Grant, and the noted lakes swarming with ducks and brant. The Murat residence, and the grave of Prince Achille Murat, son of the King of Naples, and a thousand and one places, may be visited and enjoyed to the profit of the tourist. Among these is the celebrated VVauklilla Spring, fourteen miles south of the city, reached by carriage or saddle, and which is the rival in area and depth to the great Silver Spring near Ocala. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Baldwin House I2.00 per day. I St. James Hotel . |2. 50 to J3. 00 per day. New Leon Hotel .... I3.00 per day. ' FERNANDINA. 36 miles from Jacksonville via Jacksonville Branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. HIS old Spanish town was founded in 1632 b} the Countess of Egmont, who essay- ed the culture of indigo here upon ci large scale. The new town, ibout a mile and a half from Old Fernandina, where was witnessed some of the most thrilling scenes of block- ade-running during the Civil War, has sprung up on Amelia Island, at the mouth of the river of same name. It is a port of entry, and the broad, protected body of water forms excellent facilities for yachting and the best of harbors. Its avenues are bow- ered by oak and orange, and the beach drive is twenty miles in length. Several points of interest are close by, one the estate of "Dungeness," the old home of the rev- olutionary hero, Nathaniel Greene, granted him by the State of Georgia for services rendered his country, and now the princely winter home of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the great iron-master ; another, Cumberland Island, seven miles by rail or steam yacht across the sound, and one of the most noted fishing and sport- ing grounds in the State. Innumertible are the minor points of interest to be found in and near this mother city of Spanish birth and its new-born American child, Fernandina. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. I2.00 to I4.00 per day. Strathmore Hotel Egmonl Hotel Florida House I2.00 per day Special rates. 19 FORT GEORGE ISLAND. 25 miles by boat from Jacksonville. This island is at the mouth of the St. John's River, and is a most beautiful and attractive spot, oflfering a number of romantic walks and drives through palmetto-shaded avenues and well- designed gardens. Tiie homestead and negro quarters of what was once an ideal plantation are still standing. The famous jetty- works of the St. John's are hard by and well worth a visit in them- selves. The fishing and sailing are fine and the ocean view some- thing superb. Mayport, just across the picturesque bay, is reached from Jacksonville by rail, or Fort George Island by boat, and is celebrated for its great, white sand hills and commanding locality. rRINCIP.\L HOTEI. (Mayport). Buniside House Special rates. PABLO BEACH. 17 miles from Jacksonville, reached by the Jacksonville and Atlantic Railroad. Directly on the Atlantic Coast, commanding a magnificent view and holding in its hand a deligiitfully tempered climate, is this seaboard resort of Jacksonville. It possesses one of the finest beaches in the world, forty miles long by about seven hundred feet wide. The hard, compact sand, pounded as smooth and pol- ished as a ball-room floor by the beating waves for years, affords a splendid drive and a bathing ground une.xcelled. The village is mainly a seaport sanitarium town, and aflfords every modern facility for the tourist or invalid. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Murray Hall .... $3.00 to I4.00 per day. | Ocean House .... Special rates. GREEN COVE SPRINGS. 29 miles by rail or boat, reached via Western Railway of Florida or Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway. The wonderful Sulphur Spring, discharging 3000 gallons of water a minute, from which the place takes its name, is located in a handsome grove of live oaks draped with Spanish moss, in the midst of a wide expanse of surrounding magnolia forests. The grounds are attractively laid out in romantic walks and parks. The bathing pools are extensive, and the baths are commended not only to invalids but to all who enjoy a plunge into limpid and pellucid waters. Think of bathing in open air in December, and yet this is a common everyday enjoyment here. Governor's Creek is very close by, and its romantic windings present pictures of rare natural beauty while offering excellent boating facilities. Its transportation facilities are excellent. Three large piers jutting out into the St. John's afford convenient access to sea-going ves- sels and river craft of every kind, and no more fascinating scene could well be imagined than the light and shadow effects on water and land as the health-restoring sun sinks down after its faithful day's duty, leaving a wake of golden light on this beautiful winter resort. Excursions may be made by boat from here to Palatka. The romantic St. David's walk extends northward along the shore two miles through the forest to Magnolia and its fine hotel. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Clarendon Hotel . . . . $4.00 per day. I Riverside House, I2.00 to ;J2.50 per day. Morganza Hotel, #2.50 to $3.00 per day. St. Clair Hotel . $3.00 to $4.00 per day. Oakland Hotel . $2.00 to $2.50 per day. | LAKE CITY. 00 miles Ironi Jacksonville. Reached via Florida Centratand Peninsular Railroad, Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, or Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. Lake City is the capital of Columbia County ; it well warrants its appellation from its situation in the midst of a group of pretty lakes, virtually making it a modern Venice. The land is high and exceptionally healthy, and the city buildings are very handsome, prominent among which is the State Agricultural College. One may wander through miniature dells, intersected by sparkling riv- ulets, in and out among magnificent moss-laden oaks and sweet- scented magnolia, and amid flowers which fill the air with fra- grance. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Central House Special rates. Thrasher House .... Special rates. Gee House Special rates. PALATKA. 75 miles by boat, 56 miles by rail from Jacksonville, via Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway. 32 miles from St. Augustine. This thriving and picturesque town has grown into its influen- tial life directly on the banks of the St. John's. It ranks next to Jacksonville as a winter resort, and is held in high favor with tourists. It is the centre of a large orange-growing district, and many of the most famous groves in the State are located in the vicinity. Hart's orange grove, covering seventy acres, is one of the oldest and most famous in the State, and is reached by boat from the foot of Main Street. Palatka is the county-seat of Put- nam, and the starting point for boat excursions on the Ocklawaha and Upper St. John's Rivers. Good shooting and fishing and bathing may be enjoyed. A favorite walk and drive is through the groves suburban to the city, which well deserve a visit, being among the finest in the State. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. The Berkshire $3.00 per day. Hotel Winthrop Special rates. Carleton House $2.00 per day. Putnam House $4.00 per day. Graham House . f2.oo to J2.50 per day. Saratoga Hotel . J3.00 to $4.00 per day. THE OCKLAWAHA. Starting-point, Palatka, 56 miles by rail from Jacksonville, via Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway. Surely a trip to Florida without a steamer ride up or down the Ocklawaha is not thoroughly complete, for it reveals a phase of tropical scenery peculiar alone to Florida. A succession of lagoons, lakes, springs, and swamps combine to form this winding river, the outlet of wiiich is at Welaka, twenty-five miles above Palatka. A night journey up this river is one that caimot be rivaled for weird and beautiful effects, as the pine torch headlight on the little steamer reveals masses of tangled jungle, networks of winding vines, moss, and fungi, awakening storks, cranes, herons, cur- lews, alligators, snakes, turtles, and thousands of wild inmates of nature's household. It will be as new and novel a sight to the traveler as ever experienced, and something never to be forgotten. Silver Springs, the crystal pool supposed to have been Ponce de Leon's fountain of perpetual youth, is reached via Silver Spring Run, a swift and pellucid stream ; from the springs Ocala, six miles di.stant, can be reached by a side trip, or the journey by the .steamer may be continued through a series of lakes. The return trip is taken by day, and is hardly less interesting than that of the night, or the passenger may return to Palatka by rail. ORMOND. 120 miles from Jacksonville, on Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River RaiHvay. This charming little town is located directly on the Halifax River ; it is noted for its delightful winter climate, and has gained a widespread reputation as the heart of the renowned Halifax River orange producing country. It has abundant resources for the amusement of every class of pleasure .seeker. The walks and drives among the oaks, palmettos, and orange groves are famous. There is also boating and fishing, and no lack of the tine fruits. The imhindered ocean surf beats upon a magnificent strand but half a mile from tiie hotel. Many beautiful winter cottages, occupied by Nortliern families, are ranged along the shore of Halifax River. PRINCIPAL HOTEL. The Ormond $4.00 per day. DAYTONA. 57 miles from Palatka, via Jacksonville, St. .Augustine and ILalifax River Railwa> or Day Line Steamer on St. John's River. The run from Palatka is in a southeasterly direction and through the famous Hart orange grove, over hummocks, ridges, and rolling pine lands, and down into the cypress swamps of Volusia County. The town is built for about two miles along the west bank of the 23 Halifax River, its streets shaded with live oaks and stately pal- mettos. The ride from Palatka to this point is so varied one gets possibly