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No fossilized Spaniards on the Ocklawaha--Scenery on its banks--Thick growth of timber--Passengers amuse themselves killing alligators--Climbing asters--Air-plants--Water-lily--An affectionate meeting at Orange Springs--The deaf lady--Pleasure-riding in a cracker-cart--Northern and Southern crackers--March of improvement--Make fast!--Wooding up--Passengers take a walk--Night on the water--Surrounded by thickets--Our flame-lit craft moves on with its pillar of fire--Who!--Plutonic regions--Pyrotechnic displays.