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posed to try it again, visit the best fishing and hunting 

 points, and examine the portion of coast lying between 

 Punta Rassa and Cape Sable. 



In taking a farewell of the readers who may have fol 

 lowed us in our cruise, I may remark that, however fishy 

 some of our statements may appear, they can be relied 

 upon. To day I received a letter from a gentleman resid 

 ing in Savannah, in which I find the following : 



&quot;I have travelled considerably in Florida, more espe 

 cially in the eastern and western points of South Florida ; 

 and I may here add, that while reading your interesting 

 letters, I wandered in my memory over many familiar 

 places with you, and I honestly congratulate you on the 

 accuracy of your reports.&quot; 



I may also remark that I have become so much 

 attached to Floridians, and am so much pleased with the 

 climate, that I have permanently settled in Jacksonville ; 

 and that it will, at all times, afford me pleasure to commu 

 nicate to sportsmen visiting the State, any information 

 in my possession. Our good friend, the editor, is at 

 liberty to give my name to sportsmen who desire it. In 

 the future we propose visiting localities away from the 

 beaten track of tourist travel, and shall briefly describe 

 their sporting advantages, for the benefit of gunnists 

 and fishermen. 



Having acquired some little knowledge of the outfit 

 necessary for a trip to the south-west coast, we would 

 advise those who intend visiting the region to lay in 

 an ample supply of the best pilot bread in New York or 

 Savannah. A portion of the stock could be forwarded 

 by steamer to Tampa Hay, care of Miller & Henderson, 

 and a portion to Punta Rassa, to care of telegraph operator. 

 In a former communication, I stated that the steamer 



