New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-14
FLORIDA EVERGLADES.
Characteristics Of This Great Stretch
Of Land and Water.

Mile after mile OF way green grass through
which osn he seen the CLINT OF clear water.
strstohing east west north and south until
bounded by the horizon: here and there I'm the
vide erpanss a bunch of trees or foliage rising
islandliNo out of ths emerald sea y,eta--v-svs %
varying Widths ard depths penetrating IN eye-v
direction; q silence Unbroken save by the bur, 81.
Insects. the rush OF some Wild animal through -,s
graes or the Ftee thy approach OF an Indian IN his
oanoe-thus are the Florida Everrla AIDES th~or-~h
sone parts o. which d white man las never
passed"
In such gra0hic words Nelson Morris n Plain
nelo q. j. man. who spent two weeks this Winter
N this wilderness o. America Visiting q friend
owning a truck farm JUST within the F,varriades
described this tract ~ land md water covering
the greater part % the peninsula
These thousands % acres have lain dormant
from tine imruororial. and Tor The most mart ara
gFen over 70 wild animals ard Wild mon" he
continued. There are few settlements on the
edges. bur much 70 tra tract has been deemed i'm
penetrshe. owing 10 the character Of tr,a r,,-.,.
eno TIE impossible holes and sinks tIa+ f-c.l,
tne slrfaoo and IS rs much unknown -o ~f.s.f-a-
Won - The hee-t n Africa. Settlers along rro.
sAS'ern edge Know absolutely nothing about what
NeS ten miles inland. and wiz not until Tire time
comes when these useless acres vf1 De needed p,.
AHrloan Farmers ana rre task % draining tho
narshland viH Poe begun ir sa--e-t.
me EF"rE.aaes consist % great shallow lakes
pure sweet v-fe- varying iu depth r-arn one
RI - Fa
-, - ana scattered ,a-o -eh rh- seJss are MANY
-oS some only Jew yards square others .,-
lng ore- hundreds 20 acres and covered ,,..r
oense groVth ~ pines palaettoas vines ard
go ne's Prom The bottom ~ The axes grow
s'esses that present e. beautiful ara-c-
viewed IRON distance.
i' wore swamp rs ze.t.fTrr-. ,.-.-..--.-,5 al,
A. l'ya'i.n DO tIe Everglades Tor they alor.7d
"4if' Which is ,..stantIv moving in one
y,-... another, crpeHd'U- upon the topog-
,ie country. IEe 0i- be- Wholesome pure
=. IRON disease Germs ana government STA
''s STOW tHat feyers and arile,rlc diseases .-,
s' -fkroUH- There a.a -o. oven r1osq.lltaee
' Efe'ela1-7 for ~a staeuaut pools exist is
-, .'t iaT'r can thrive The winds are gen
,r 'n NHe southeast ar south. but occasion
'' Nov from tne rorfl. arG then the fle--
'''i. "s Joss as 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
.''ln E7p1l-s. .sVrs-er and the t,rngcrs-
-, i .---s '.-,lIe region t1 winter averages 80
J. go vas told The air has plenty OF lie in
---'s what the people down there call
- eld the climate IS sinilsr 10 that OF cuba
&c ne West Indies The rre-ent Cora consists %
- gas. Tags. PUSHES willows, gum. cypress
, exc. together with rubber trees. ferns and
- s3o"ths such as pineapDles AID oooos-
The grass is the greatest impedinent to prog
- 'hiough the Everglades three kinds % q be-
a.. g encountered. There r. the matted. hslf fcat-
- eIass' which Is found where The water IS shal-
me conouir- hrs some trouble in pushing
-kh u az times. but ordinarily Il = not noticed
---ef KIND IS the round grass. which is o5u2-
"' on The eastern edge. and. lastly. there = the
~ erHss which IS tho terror OF al who attempt
." penetrate these tracts
L--s saw grass presents most formidable
IN 10 The would-be explorer. Who're the rocky
lst comes near the surface and there -
-'-e top soil. The saw Sass may grow % a
e'sht OF four foot, but stops there. Under better
0oneiu lions where there IS depth Of coil sun
Seii 10 support g. Il sometimes ses 10 the height
~ 1sh teet. u successfully stops progress except
Nhefe The canal-like waterways have been cut
1Lrougn by nature. and these deceiving run
-.INe eiong apparently IN the right direction for a
- sArcs perhaps miles. then encn6 IN
t-a1es making Il nss<szAFy for ths oanosiEt % 10