REMINISCENT TALES 



a good-sized lake has formed in a natural, 

 broadened hollowing out of the soil. 



It is deep in some places. In the lake it- 

 self the force of the tides is felt strongly, but 

 entirely lost above the point where the river 

 empties into the brackish waters of this pe- 

 culiarly freakish distortion. 



The adjacent marshes are overflowed when 

 a strong flood dominates. 



As the ebb begins and rushes again sea- 

 ward in as active a manner as marked its in- 

 coming, the amount of water dwindles per- 

 ceptibly. 



While at Palm Beach, the Angler learned 

 that a school of young Tarpon better known 

 as Silver Kings had been seen in this locality 

 early that morning. 



Fort Lauderdale, a trading station on the 

 river, not a great distance from Palm Beach, 

 was the most available starting point. 



The Angler procured a skiflf here and with 

 his guide hurried on to the lake. A supply of 

 mullet had fortunately been obtained, so 

 there was no delay. 



A number of sportsmen, their boats an- 

 chored at the nearer end not far from the 

 opening, were in waiting. 



Beneath Southern skies, this typical day 



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