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alligators, which dropped quietly down into the water when they heard 

 the boat, and were lost to sight. One small fellow was swimming 

 across the Creek in front of our boat. We caught about twenty 

 fish, mostly small bass. Stopped on our way down and fished a 

 creek ; reached Myers about six. The wind had by this time risen, 

 and was blowing hard from the west in the evening. 



Monday, zdth April. — Lovely morning. Went out with Jim, 



THE "BELLE OF MYERS. 



fishing, about seven, and returned about 3 o'clock, but never even saw 

 a tarpon. Mr. Jones caught a tarpon weighing 187 lbs. 



Tuesday, 21th April. — Jim up and off by 6 .\.m. Lovely day, very 

 hot indeed and calm ; he never even had a bite, though he saw lots of 

 tarpon. Mr. HoUoway caught four beautiful fish and Mr. Van Cort- 

 landt one. 



Wednesday, 2?>th April. — ^Jim off by six. A lovely morning, and 

 still very hot. He returned about five with a nice tarpon of 1 2 2 lbs. 

 Mr. H. caught two of 162 lbs. and 157 lbs.; and Mr. Van C. two 

 just over 100 lbs. each. 



