New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-10
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Southern Florida.

Southern Florida.
The Mobile Tribun. has a letter descriptive Of
Southern Florids, from which we make the following
extracts
The K~ys" or almost innumerable Islands Of the
Of Florida OF soft lime rock Of the tertiary
formation II being Of the same age and the SANE belt
which crosses the Tonhigfy 40 above - stephens
and the Alabama 10 Clark and Monroe Counties whence
It stretches through Butler and Coaecuh Counties into
Florida, where peryades nearly the whole Siaie either
the sub stratum the surface o. the earth.
which IL often the Il forms the superior sta.u
when Il gives the country the appearance Of ainoHt
hopeless sterihty few stunted pine trees, few
other trees shrubs merely struggling for existence
among the Limestone heads which frequently rise 10
the hzht Of ten feet, though larger than mans
body Toe Bahama lsands OF the same rock lorna
ton. likewise part Of the Island Of Cuba, and nearly
th- whole Peninsula OF lueatsn
The "Keys" have but little sOil on them Of any KIND
but what there is contain much ~ my sDrpri.e. DO
sand; being posed Of the detritDs Of rotten lime
stone alone. There are some exceptions 70 tnis, sucn
Pine Island and Cay biscayue WIRE tntre - Ntfe
sand rnixed the soil AMI IN such places tn pine
IN dwarf stat- usually appears. Many Of TIE h~ys
thcky covered win vegetation. such ~ nangrDve,
Gc = few such Key Vacas and Key Largo. have
large trees them. and Of kud, too, that vi be
useful IN ship building, among which are the VIA am
snnd IA species Of locUsD aud the Dog WOOD, which
clos.ly resembles me lat India Teak.
On most of the Keys or lsands there are no in
bsbtsnts the only exceptisn. believe the Toy
tuzns, hey We.t-One house on Saddle Keys, ten or
mans on Key Vacas some four families on Indian
KY besuiful circular island Of less than hundred
acres, and family A. Cape PiOrds (Csy B.csyne
who keep the ght hO1se. On the main land Are some
FIVE families In me vicinity Of the Miami rver, which
fr0yties into u cayDe Bay ten miles north ~
Cope Florida. Key West has population u about
three thousand, more han hs u WHICH are from ine
Btnsma Islands, they being tne dcscenlents % feil-
gees from North Caro- led 70 tno-e lssr DE- l
rng the Revolution. TINS class are quiet. orderly
race-cttchers 81 turtle f-hermrn. wrec<ers and
y . HH HHNrr
ever 70 do great deal toward developing tAe resouf
res ~ The land.
The Under Of the population The creator share n
~hrb from Northern states. mostly engaged ~
the same occupations, out principally A. wreckiDx and
business herewith connected. The morals 81 hey
West SAID 70 have been improved much within me
last four five years. This, presume u the cas"
for AZ present there are very few towns mat nave a.
lte drunkenness and vice that attend more n ne
eourtesic8 cirltes Of life. But from some cause
winch 10 would be well inquire into, none ~ me ir
Pc there eudeavor serou.y 20 rep any o'i
harvest from country except sucn 40 FfoFo"n'f
intervals along the reels There i sst "oH
IN the bland which - carried on IN & hnlu' m1nI'i
u makos the bet fslt icr pacing poiA 10 81" 80"
Bur while there il abundance Of capital Tor pm p'ser
connected wrcckng there he's not YET been enough
applied % the purpysc OF improving he tai p'"D-' p"
.es,ceiv tes, t.or capabilities Of making that s'ape
article do not think. however that ~ s a'tosct"'f
from the lack Of cap f 40 the sat pph4u IRE ~ ~
,V,ked-hev lack the rsnt kind Of labor The present
proorietor told me that last Pail large pond va
ery.isizeI ready for rakyg immediatey before No
hU rrraue seaeDu vas 90 bsNl. me POM Lf' ~ 10
raked or tho winds would drive IN the water and de
soIve the salt He Own negroes were Other~ise en-
poyed and 70 the salt, heDt' red enormous "age
but he 60, but lev ~ grOrs from their masters.
The American part Of the town Il built up IN very
eredtAble manner and many Il the houses have yaFds
il,d with beautiful shru01efy and there are pefhap.
o hundred cocoa nut trees growing m most unity
manner. They have, however been pent'o Tor ofih
rnent not profit and 10 j. strange from the ease win
which they are cultivated, the large amount Of waste
land and inc value Of IN tree after &C. begins bear
a.. lp If4 of
on the Isle than there single trees. They bear IN
years from planting aud IL il estimated that each
tree viii produce at least three doars worth OF iru
yearly. frOsts not known Oh hey West or any o'
the Keys and thsf- sre lands hey Nacas and ke}
S~go with soil sufficiently deep 10 cultivate not only
but every description Of tropical iruts yer
;here has been any progress made 10 rase irllts
either for market OF home consumption.
On the main land from Cape Sale 90 the head o.
Bscqyne By between the Everglades and sea- there
but little good land Inc principal part OF u hhs ittt
and In place soil above the lime rocks here
there H soil there few pine trees scattered over
the land and here the coOniy Ohs plant from which
the arrowroot IL made) grows, believe 10 IL gr"stcst
profusion. There are however, many hamnocks GOV
ercd with live oaks and other trees Of ike Kind, which
the sol Is sufficiently deep TO any Of thc
tropical fruits. These hammocks are scattered along
the intervals Of few miles, and WAS inform
ed by gentleman that met he mouth Of the Miami
who hal been exploring that he saw a few thousand |
of land Cope Sable which he had no doubt
would make the very best OF sugar lands. From hi
account they resembed some Of the prairie and near
The Gull, IN Texas
The only business pursued on the Miami River |
making the 'cOOuty int srrOwfoof Hitherto this
root has been used limited extent the coast for
chat purpose, but 10 was ground by hand and impure
well water used for washing but this establishment
machinery for reducing the root 10 pulp, ana
the pure the edge OF the Everglades tor s'pH
rating toe starch from the hbrOus part Of the root
ant % l. now ia ming out srcie which Will la every
way hrsr "a comp r.sOn with the Bermuda arro"rOnt
This business gh be carried to any extent desirable
a. the supply Of the root il nexhau.tibe aud grove
spontaneously on the very poorest lauds, hut hou4
rather thnly scattered the patches of soil 90 L.
somewhat expensive gathering the root The Propue
tor OF this establishment gave great preference
gro labor and sail that be could not continue the bust
ness with white help alone