we saw a museum showing old fashioned furniture, guns, pictures, maps, writings etc. used by the Spaniards. we saw where Ponce de Leon. landed. on April 2nd. 1513. 417 years ago. we saw a little church about 10 or 15 feet square supposed to have been used then. also had a drink of water each from the Fountain of youth. which was under a nice little building the spring was walled up like a little well. the water was good. and pretty cool. took a snap outside the building. they said it was about the only water in Florida that had no sulphur or minerals in. left for Jacksonville at 245pm. 33 miles more to go. went through the smalls towns of. Magnolia. Sampson Woodland & Bayard. had Government inspector for Med Fruit Fly. by having every thing sealed at Orlando we had no trouble. only just after leaving had a blow out. and had to change tires. arrived at South Jacksonville. quite a large place. crossed the Toll Bridge cost 24 cts must have been a mile long. arrived at Jax at 430pm. Jax seemed very busy. tooked us a while to find the Carliss Hotel were we stayed on the way down. Room

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