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July. Before leaving, he induced Frank to purchase a 

 small bunch of bananas, but when we attempted to eat 

 them we found that they equalled a poor turnip in flavor. 

 The land at this point is excellent, health unexcelled, 

 and the climate all that can be desired by the settler. 

 The land along the harbor is high, and the locality is 

 rapidly settling up. At the passes the fishing is inferior, 

 as compared with many points to the north or south. 

 The residents of the main land occasionally visit the islands 

 and drive for deer, and in consequence these animals are 

 shy and difficult to approach by the still hunter. 



Finding nothing to interest or detain us at Clear 

 Water Harbor, we headed our boat for the Anelote river, 

 ten miles to the northward. Leaving the northern end 

 of the harbor, the tourist must follow the channel for 

 two miles toward the Anelote Keys, so as to clear an 

 extensive sand bank bounding the northern side of the 

 channel. After rounding the bank a north-west course 

 must be kept, leaving the shore two or three miles to the 

 right. At this distance from land the water will be 



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found to be about four or five feet in depth, and a look 

 out must be kept for &quot; nigger heads,&quot; black rocks, in 

 some cases covered with but a few inches of water. The 

 water is very clear, and no difficulty will be experienced 

 in detecting them if ordinary care is taken. After mak 

 ing a few miles of northing, a long point will be noticed 

 covered with tall pines, and to the left several small 

 keys. By keeping close to the point and following the 

 channel next the main land, the Anelote river will be 

 found a quarter of a mile north of the point. A short 

 distance from the mouth of the river, on the north side, 

 the tourist will notice some stakes, and if he lands ho 

 will find a well of excellent water but a few yards from 



