26 M. (r.) Rockledge (Indian River Hotel, $4; Tropical, $ 3; New Rockledge, $ 21/2), opposite the S. end of Merritt's Island, is frequented by health-seekers and sportsmen. The Rockledge 'Hummock' (a name applied to fertile land formed of vegetable mould) abounds in fine orange groves. It is the terminus of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, & Indian River R. R. (p. 359).

31 M. (1.) Georgiana. 42 M. (1.) Tropic, on the S. extremity of Merritt's Island, between the Indian River and Banana River. 50 M. (r.) Eau Gallie. 51 M. (r.) Melbourne, with several small hotels ($11/2-2), where the river is about 2 M. wide. 60 M. (r.) Malabar. 68 M. (r.) Micco. 73 M. (1.) Sebastian. 86 M. (1.) Narrows. The vegetation becomes more tropical.

106 M. (r.) St. Lucie. Nearly opposite is Indian River Inlet, and below is (109 M.) Fort Pierce (r.). The wide part of the river we now traverse is named St. Lucie Sound. 116 M. (r.) Ankona. 123 M. (r.) Eden. Pine-apples are extensively grown here. 130 M. (r.) Waveland. 133 M. (r.) Sewell's Point, at the mouth of the St. Lucie River. A little farther on we enter the Narrows, where the river is sometimes not more than 100-150 ft. wide. We reach the end of our journey at (154 M.) Jupiter Inlet (The Rockledge, a large steamer used as a hotel, $3). Good fishing is obtained here. The View from the Lighthouse is very extensive. About 1 M. to the S. is a U. S. Life-Saving Station. The mangrovethickets and curious arboreal forms are interesting.

A short railway runs to the S. from Jupiter to (8 M.) Lake Worth, which is 22 M. long and 1/2-1 M. wide. It is frequented by visitors from the N. and several villas have been built on its shores. Fish, including the tarpon, abound in its waters. The vegetation is very luxuriant and includes the cocoa-nut palm. A small steamer starting at Juno, the railway-terminus, plies on the lake, calling at (6 M.) Oaklawn (Oaklawn Ho., $21/2), the Lake Worth Hotel (8 M.; $4), Palm Beach (9 M.; Cocoa-nut Grove Ho., $3), and other landings.

81. From Jacksonville to Tallahassee, Pensacola,

and New Orleans.

614 M. FLORIDA CENTRAL & PENINSULAR R. R. to (208 M.) River Junction in 10-14 hrs.: LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. R. thence to (406 M.) New Orleans in 14-15 hrs. (through-carriages; fare $19.35; sleeper $3.50).

Jacksonville, see p. 355. The line runs nearly due W. At (19 M.) Baldwin we cross the line from Fernandina to Cedar Key (see R. 79b). Beyond (28 M.) McClenny we cross the S. fork of the St. Mary's River. The Confederates defeated the Federals at (47 M.) Olustee on Feb. 20th, 1864. 59 M. Lake City (Central Ho., Gee Ho., $2), embosomed in trees, is the seat of the State Agricultural College and a U.S. Experimental Station and the junction of lines to Palatka (p. 359), Gainesville (p. 363), Macon (p. 342), etc. It is surrounded by numerous lakes and lakelets. At (82 M.) Live Oak we intersect the Sav., Flor., & W. Railway, and at (95 M.) Ellaville we cross the rushing Suwanee River (see p. 363). Beyond (124 M.) Green

ville we cross the Aucilla. From (138 M.) Drifton a line runs N. to (4 M.) Monticello and Thomasville (p. 354). 147 M. Lloyd (Rail. Restaurant, meals 75 c.). The country now becomes more hilly.

165 M. Tallahassee (Leon, $3-4; St. James, $2-3), the capital of Florida, is beautifully situated among trees, on a hill rising 280 ft. above the sea. Pop. (1890) 2984. The chief buildings are the Capitol, Court House, and W. Florida Seminary. The gardens are very beautiful, especially in the time of roses. The Episcopal Cemetery contains the grave of Prince Charles Murat (d. 1847), son of the King of Naples, who married a Virginian girl and settled near Tallahassee.

Pleasant drives may be taken to (6 M.) Lake Jackson (fishing), Lake Iamonia (12 M.), Lake Miccosukie (18 M.), Bellair (6 M.), and to the *Wakulla Spring (15 M. to the S.). The spring (41/2 M. from Wakulla Station, on the branch-line to St. Mark's) is 106 ft. deep and of wonderful transparency. It may be also reached by boat from St. Mark's (2 hrs.).

About 2 M. beyond Tallahassee the Murat Homestead (see above) is visible to the right. We cross the Oclockonee River. Magnolias grow here in great profusion. 189 M. Quincy, with tobacco-plantations.

At (208 M.) River Junction, on the Appalachicola River (curious railway-station, erected on trestle-work above the river), we join the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Connection is also made here with the Appalachicola River steamers. Our train crosses a long trestle over the Appalachicola, formed by the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee, 2 M. above. - 234 M. Marianna, on the Chipola. 290 M. De Funiak Springs (Chautauqua, $2-21/2). Beyond (319 M.) Crestview we cross Shoal River. 349 M. Milton lies at the head of Blackwater Bay. About 10 M. farther on we cross Escambia Bay by a trestle 3 M. long. Fine marine views to the left.

369 M. Pensacola (Escambia, $ 3-4; Merchants'), on the bay of the same name, 10 M. from the Gulf of Mexico, was founded by the Spaniards in 1696 and has now 11,750 inhab. and a large trade in fish and timber. The ruins of Forts St. Michael and St. Bernard date partly from the Spanish period.

Visits may be made (small steamer) to the Navy Yard, Ft. Barancas, and Ft. Pickens (Santa Rosa Island). Steamers also ply to Havana.

The train now runs to the N., along the Escambia River, and enters Alabama shortly before reaching (413 M.) Flomaton. From Flomaton to (472 M.) Mobile and

614 M. New Orleans, see R. 70 a.

82. New Orleans.

Hotels. HOTEL ROYAL (Pl. a; F, 3), St. Louis St., E. P.; ST. CHARLES (Pl. b; F, 4), St. Charles St., $3-5; DENECHAUD (Pl. c; F, 4), at the corner of Perdido and Carondelet Sts.; LAFAYETTE, $2-21/2; COSMOPOLITAN, E. P. A really good hotel is still a desideratum in New Orleans, and visitors for more than a day or two should hire lodgings and eat at the restaurants. BOARDING HOUSES abound throughout New Orleans, and the numerous Pensions and Chambres Garnies of the French Quarter are carried on in genuine Creole style. During the Carnival (p. 368) a special bureau is established for giving information about lodgings.

Restaurants. Moreau, Canal St.; Bezaudon, 107 Custom House St.; Cassidy, 174 Gravier St.; Denechaud, 8 Carondelet St. (see p. 366); Acme, 27 Royal St.; Nicholl, 44 Camp St.; Antoine, 65 St. Louis St. Cafés abound in the French Quarter. The markets of New Orleans are singularly well stocked with game, fish, fruit, and vegetables, and its restaurants have a good reputation. Among the Creole dishes for which New Orleans is famous is Gumbo, a kind of thick vegetable soup. Tramways traverse the city in all directions (fare 5 c.). Carriages about $1 per hour; from the railway-stations to the hotels 50 c. each person. Omnibuses meet the principal trains (25 c.). Ferries ply to Algiers, Gouldsborough, and Gretna, on the opposite side of the Mississippi. Steamers ply to all points on the Mississippi (comp. R. 66), Ohio, and Missouri, and to New York, Boston, Key West, Havana, Vera Cruz, Liverpool, Bremen, and many other American and European ports.

Railway Stations. Louisville & Nashville (Pl. F, 4), on the Levee; Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas (Mississippi Valley; Pl. E, 4); Illinois Central (Pl. D, E, 4); New Orleans & North Eastern (Queen & Crescent; Pl. G, H, 3), on the Levee; New Orleans & Southern (Pl. G, 2), Elysian Fields; Southern Pacific (Pl. G, 3), Texas Pacific (Pl. F. 5), on the Levee, with ferries across the river; Fort Jackson (Pl. G, 3, 4), on the W. bank.

Places of Amusement. French Opera House (Pl. F, 3), corner of Bourbon and Toulouse Sts. (2000 seats); Academy of Music (P1. F, 4), St. Charles Theatre (Pl. F, 4), St. Charles St.; Grand Opera House (Pl. F, 3), Canal St.- Comp. p. 370.

British Consul, A. de Fonblanque, 13 Carondelet St.

Post Office (Pl. F, 4), Canal St., open 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. 9-12. New Orleans, the chief city of Louisiana, the twelfth city of the United States, and the largest to the S. of St. Louis, is situated on the Mississippi, 106 M. above its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico. The great bulk of the city lies on the left bank of the river, which is here 1/4-1/2 M. wide and makes the bend from which New Orleans derives its appellation of 'Crescent City'. A great part of the city is below the level of the river at high water and is protected by a levee or embankment, 15 ft. wide and 14 ft. high. The municipal limits, which extend on the N. to Lake Pontchartrain (p. 370), enclose an area of 187 M., but about three-fourths of this is uninhabitable swamp. The city is laid out with considerable regularity, and many of the chief streets are wide and shaded with trees. The most important business-thoroughfare is Canal Street, which runs at right angles to the river and divides the French Quarter, or' Vieux Carré (see p. 368), on the N.E., from the New City, or American Quarter, on the S. W. The finest residences are on St. Charles Avenue. In 1890 New Orleans contained 242,039 inhab., of whom about 18 per cent were of Anglo-American race, 17 per cent French, 15 per cent German, 14 per cent Irish, 8 per cent Italian, 2-3 per cent Spanish, and 25 per cent Coloured.

New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean de Bienville, governor of the settlement made in 1699 at Biloxi (see p. 438), and became capital of Louisiana in 1721, while still but little more than a village of trappers and gold-hunters (comp. Miss Grace King's 'Sieur de Bienville'). In 1762 it was ceded by France to Spain, but the inhabitants rebelled against this transference, established a government of their own, and were not suppressed till 1769. In 1732 the population was about 5000. From 1800 to 1803 New Orleans was again in the hands of the French, but in the latter year it was ceded, with the rest of Louisiana, to the United States. In 1804, when it had about 10,000 inhab., it received its city-charter. In 1815 the British were