"The morning was bright and replete with sun- shine but at noon all was calm, warm and looks like gain for tonight. Wherever one goes and sees some of sand fresh turned up one always finds fragments of shells indicating that all of these sands are and if margum or something, marine but consolidated. Sands in the gulf of Atlantic City, New Jersey I saw hardly any broken fragments. In the afternoon walked around and out most in Main St. in which is located the oyster mills. He an avenue on it a good way down the center lived with Johns. The impression is fine. Then crossed on the St. John's to the ferry to South Jacksonville. Was told the difference only between the tides is 18 inches. All of the spils showed farnacles and tereds but saw no oysters attached. There is probably little otherwise of the marine life here. "to St. Johns" Jacksonville is very alive to every opportunity. Everyone is alert to trade and on the make. They are a hopeful promising lot of gold filled teeth people. They talk of heights and far lands and the difference in money are cases for than so far. In all Florida there are 750,000 people and