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HUNTING AND FISHING IN FLORIDA. 



of pine wood, a fisherman's float, and some small fish." Immedi- 

 ately beneath this record was another which evidently some wag 

 had added : "March 24, killed a much bigger alligator than the 

 one mentioned above. The stomach contained a gold watch, 

 $10,000 in government bonds, and a cord of wood." On the next 

 page, written in a neat, unobtrusive style, was inscribed the follow- 

 ing : " Shot the biggest alligator ever known in Florida ; the 

 stomach contained the remains of a steam launch, a lot of old rail- 

 way iron, and a quantity of melted ice, proving that it existed during 

 the glacial epoch." 



CROCODILES. 



The crocodile occurs in the rivers and bays of extreme South 

 Florida, but is seldom found far from salt water, rarely being found 



CROCODILE. 



in any of the fresh water streams. It may easily be distinguished 

 from the alligator by its narrow snout and the holes in the end of the 



