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through, the Narrows, with a dim vision of Pelican 

 Island north of the entrance ; by Indian Eiver Inlet, old 

 Tort Capron, and anchored us at two o clock one morn 

 ing just as the moon sank out of sight, at Fort Pierce. 

 Here we made our final camp, one hundred and thirty 

 miles south of our starting point at New Smyrna. 



Fort Pierce is the name given to this place during 

 the Indian war, when there was a military station here. 

 Here it was, according to history, that the famous chief 

 tain, Wild Cat, Coacoochee, was captured and sent west. 

 The old parade ground, made over thirty years ago, is 

 still in good condition, south of the present site of Fort 

 Pierce, or &quot; St. Lucie.&quot; The best turtling and oyster 

 grounds are here, and splendid fishing at the inlet, three 

 miles east. There is a party of gentlemen camped just 

 north of here. They are enthusiastic sportsmen, and have 

 been fishing Jupiter Inlet and Indian River Inlet with 

 flies. Their success was wonderful. They tell me that 

 they caught crevalle, bone-fish, and blue-fish ; the bone- 

 fish and crevalle making hard fight and splendid sport. 



I have photographed the most noteworthy and pictur 

 esque features of Indian river and Mosquito lagoon, 

 and the negatives are carefully preserved for future 

 manipulation. Within the week that has elasped since 

 my arrival, I have thoroughly explored the country 

 between the river and the cypress bordering Lake 

 Okeechobee, walking and riding one hundred miles in 

 four days, over, or rather through, a submerged tract of 

 country, visiting my old friends the Indians, and 

 discovering new facts. In closing, I will recapitulate the 

 different camping grounds and haunts of game, promis 

 ing a better list in some future number. 



For fish, go to New Smyrna, Indian River Inlet, or 



