The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-10-13
lew SURVEY
!" IS ORDERED
~. BrOward Has Instructed
franklin Sheen to Run Line.
|OUTE VIA SOUTH FORK
/ Relieved that this Route will Be Far
More Practical and Much Less
"a Expensive to Build.

Information has reached THE TRI-
EVE office that Governor Broward has
Hired Franklin Sheen the able sur
rvor of West Palm Beach, to make a
Survey of a route from the ST.
WA river to Lake Okechoobee. 1t Is
lstood that Mr.. Sheens route will
. folIow the course of the south fork Of
thS 81. l.ucie. using the Halpittiokee
llcroek until it passes through the Han
IN Grant, thence along the south line
IA I'D grant to the southwest corner
'ok NE grant, thence in sOuthwestery
. direction to near south boundary line of
township 80, thence on a due west
I ourse until it intersects the eastern
\ boundary line of range 81, thence in a
!. northwesterly course to Chancey Bay,
|. on the eastern shore of Lake Okechobee.
: This route is declared by those who
are thoroughly familiar with the coun-
u tyv to be far more suitable than the
Iprevious route, as it follows the natural
debrossiOns and water courses of the
!, land, land runs to the south OF the ridges
|. that bay north and south through all the
TERRITORY between the Indian River and
Lake Okechobcc, while the former
route goes exactly along the divide of
tof the water courses and through the
highest point of land in the section.
= In conversation with TRIBUNE re-
-rorter, Mr.. +. M. Platt, a practical
6wil engineer and woodsman, who is
n thoroughly familiar with every foot of
around between Lake Okechobee and
. Wo Indian River, stated that canal
: (ut ker the line lately completed would
toQuire a cut of 43 feet in passing
\; through the ridges which lie on either
.s.(d,hof the Allapatahatche slough,
1thjDo by adopting southern route,
th6h would pass to the southwark of
ridges there would be no cut over
u tt both figures based on lowering
later in the lake feet.
Dther advantage of the southern
is that it would pass through
lore desirable track of land, the
country being composed OF rich
being mostly muck, with sandy
pnderlaid with mari and clay. This
terlitory, If brought under cult
IN by the completion of the canal,
w open up new garden spot,
Re every kind OF vegetable would
riBh. l08 acres Of this land, near
IT, was planted two years ago, and
every promise Of producing eX-
~ crops, but before maturity the
= country was under water and
elds destroyed,
y building of this canal will not
fbe of inestimable advantage. to
~ and surrounding country, but
Dod effects will extend far beyond
harrow limits, as the successful
y ing of Lake Okechobee will pre-
Its overflow and the damming up
nl the creeks and rivers tributary
to, and will make tillable millions
B. les of land in Dade, st. Lucie,
Monroe, DeSoto, Polk, Osceola
Orange counties, which have no
anywhere in the world. The re-
lton of this vast expense of terri
will open up new garden spot for
tate, as we'll as providing untold
for pasturage that is now under
the plan of the governor to have
canal connecting the St. Lucie
with Lake Okechobee to be part
inland waterway, the other canal
inject Lake Okechobee witch the
sahatchee river, which besides
ing this immense area, will open
for steamboat transportation to
produce to tide water.
it is Governor BrOward's firm
zion to begin this work as soon as
ctical route is determined upon, is
by the presence along the pro-
routes of representatives Of some
large canal diggers in the coun-
Vho are preparing bids for building
foot canal. Mr.. Bowers, a repre-
tive of San Francisco firm, has
over both routes, and will present
for the work on the new route as
as the surveyor has completed his
Bids are also being asked for
obstruction of dredges and other
merry necessary for the successful
, ing OF the project by the State,
it not be given out on contract.
TRIBUNE hopes that the most
lcal route will be adopted, and
work. will not be long in being
nenced and rushed to completion
another year.