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Ingraham Expedition: April 8, Friday

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Encoded texts are derived from three typescript accounts of the 1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition found in the James E. Ingraham Papers and the Chase Collection in the Special and Area Studies Collections Department of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries. Digital reproductions of the typescripts are available at:

Moses, W.R., Record of the Everglade Exploration Expedition

Ingraham, J.E., Diary

Church, A., A Dash Through the Everglades

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After breakfast Messrs. Ingraham, Chase and Moses with Mrs. Tuttle and her son Harry took passage on a sail boat for the "Hunting Grounds" which we reached shortly after noon. The Hunting Grounds are so called from the Indians going there to hunt in years past. They are located on the Perrine grant and the portion we visited was occupied by Mr. John Addison who has lived here for 25 or more years. He was away and we were received by his wife. They have several acres under cultivation; also orange, lemon, lime, mango, guava and alligator pear trees. Trees of the citrus fruit family did not appear remarkably thrifty. The mangoes and alligator pears looked very well. The soil where cleared was very rocky and was collected in piles and some of it used for a fence or wall as in New England. It looked like lime rock found in other parts of the state, but was said to be of coral formation. In the uncleared portion of the hammock which we visited were several small sinks and fissures in which the rock appeared in layers. These sinks were dry and appeared to have been formed by the collapse on the top crust into underground cavities or streams. The growth on this hammock was different from any heretofore seen and but few trees such as wild mulberry, red bay, and live oak were familiar. Cabbage palmettoes were not seen at all. In spots the familiar saw palmetto appeared, also the wild fig or rubber tree, the tum alimbo, iron wood, mastic naked wood, crab wood and many others grew large and plentifully.

The rock covered the surface in many places. Tomatoes and egg plants grew luxuriantly in fields of which Mr. Addison had quite a number, perhaps 10 or 12 acres in the aggregate. The tomatoes were pronounced to be the finest flavored and solidest of any ever eaten by them. A severe drouth which has prevailed for some weeks had cut down the crops somewhat.

We next visited the place of Mr. Wm. H. Fuzzard, about one mile north of Mr. Addison's to which we walked through the hammock. His improvements are on pine land and he raises mostly pine apples. He has a neat well painted cottage built by himself and a compte mill. Has 8 or 10 acres under cultivation. Expects to ship 25,000 pine apples this year and will begin in a week or two. He estimates his next years output will be 50,000. He nets from 55 to 65 cents per dozen fruit and higher for choice apples. Has a wife and several children. Was at one time in the compte business preparing it for market by machinery, but gave it up to devote his time to pine apples. Says there is no money in starch making from compte. His orange and lemon trees look better than any seen. The guava trees were abundant and quite large on both the places above mentioned, but the foliage did not look very green apparently suffering from drouth.

We spent the night at Cocoanut Grove Hotel at place of same name, some 2 or 3 miles north of Mr. Fuzzard's, going in the boat. It is owned and run by Mr. Peacock and wife, who also runs a store in another building at the head of the dock a block away from the hotel. The hotel has a cottage annex separate from the main building. There must be 30 rooms all together and it was fairly well filled. Several people being from New York and Boston.

Mr. Peacock is English by birth. His son Charles runs the store. Prices of goods at all stores visited range 20 to 25% above Sanford retail prices.

All, including guests, were quite curious in regard to the expedition and it required considerable care to parry the home questions. The general impression seemed to be that a railroad was projected.

Mr. Kirk Munroe, writer for Harper's publications and author lives in a very pretty cottage with well kept grounds about half a mile south of the hotel. We called upon him in the evening and were pleasantly entertained. His wife was sick and did not appear. He kindly gave us a chart of the coast from Lake Worth south, including Biscayne Bay. April 8th. Left Miami on sail-boat "Margaret" for Mr. Addison's at Cutler, to see hammock. Stopped at Punch-Bowl for water. Weighted at Brickells'; found had fallen off 13-1/2 lb. on trip through glades.

Mem. Magnificent growth of tropical trees in "Hunting Ground Hammock." Banyan or wild fig or rubber tree, mastic, gum-a-limbo, manganette or poesin, etc. Ground good and rock at surface both in pine and hammock. Rock is perforated lime coral rock same as crops out in ledge at Falls of Miami;- open sinks through hammock. Tomatoes very fine and pines, - lemons poorly, also oranges. No cattle flies and insects bad.

Went to Frizzards. He has fine pineapple patches, about 150,000 plants. Will ship 25,000 pines this year, a little more than last year; 50,000 next. Ships to Boston by sail from Key West, or steamer. Says pines on Elliott Key opposite are two weeks earlier. Has 5 acres two year old lemon grove which… and looks well. Pines show slight touches of frost. All common pines except a few Egyptian Queen. Same as Belair #1. Compte [Handwritten note: coontie] starch is the principal business. Compte [strikethrough: nut] grows wild among palmettos and makes 15 lb. to bbl. of roots. Sells 15 cents per lb. by crude method. Yellow refuse is good hog food. The waste or poisonous red water is good fertilizer. Think the benefits are all in the water, as lands seem very dry. Pine land at Frizzards,- very rocky, poor and scrub;- blue and yellow palmetto. Is stronger than it appears, as indicated by growth of pines, etc.

Went from here to Cocoanut Grove. Stopped at Peacock Hotel, kept by Charles Peacock; 20 years from London and Cockney Still. No cocoanuts in bearing here. Fancy yacht club, etc. Called on Mr. Kirk Monroe. Wife ill with malaria. He gave me canoe chart of Biscayne Bay. Is sorry survey is being made. Is author story of "In the Everglades", March number of Harpers Young People. Told him we were merely running line for reconnaissance. Met Mr. Aster,- Commodore Ralph W. Monroe of Biscayne Yacht Club and Mr. Ewan. Very tired. Am not much impressed with Cocoanut Grove as more than a winter yacht club resort. Not much business except for small steamers from Key West. About forty houses in Cocoanut Grove, and three hundred people, but growing. Want steamer mail from Key West. Five schooners ply between Key West and Lemon City, biggest "Emily B", about 30 tons. Run weekly mail,- very irregular, and other boats small. It seems good field for small light draft steamers from Key West.

One store Cocoanut Grove,- Peacock -; one at Miami,- W. Brickall-; one at Lemon City,- all do good business,- control Indian trade. Filer keeps store at Lemon City. All people resident would patronize steamer, but the keepers all own small sailing vessels. [There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]
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After breakfast Messrs. Ingraham, Chase and Moses with Mrs. Tuttle and her son Harry took passage on a sail boat for the "Hunting Grounds" which we reached shortly after noon. The Hunting Grounds are so called from the Indians going there to hunt in years past. They are located on the Perrine grant and the portion we visited was occupied by Mr. John Addison who has lived here for 25 or more years. He was away and we were received by his wife. They have several acres under cultivation; also orange, lemon, lime, mango, guava and alligator pear trees. Trees of the citrus fruit family did not appear remarkably thrifty. The mangoes and alligator pears looked very well. The soil where cleared was very rocky and was collected in piles and some of it used for a fence or wall as in New England. It looked like lime rock found in other parts of the state, but was said to be of coral formation. In the uncleared portion of the hammock which we visited were several small sinks and fissures in which the rock appeared in layers. These sinks were dry and appeared to have been formed by the collapse on the top crust into underground cavities or streams. The growth on this hammock was different from any heretofore seen and but few trees such as wild mulberry, red bay, and live oak were familiar. Cabbage palmettoes were not seen at all. In spots the familiar saw palmetto appeared, also the wild fig or rubber tree, the tum alimbo, iron wood, mastic naked wood, crab wood and many others grew large and plentifully.

The rock covered the surface in many places. Tomatoes and egg plants grew luxuriantly in fields of which Mr. Addison had quite a number, perhaps 10 or 12 acres in the aggregate. The tomatoes were pronounced to be the finest flavored and solidest of any ever eaten by them. A severe drouth which has prevailed for some weeks had cut down the crops somewhat.

We next visited the place of Mr. Wm. H. Fuzzard, about one mile north of Mr. Addison's to which we walked through the hammock. His improvements are on pine land and he raises mostly pine apples. He has a neat well painted cottage built by himself and a compte mill. Has 8 or 10 acres under cultivation. Expects to ship 25,000 pine apples this year and will begin in a week or two. He estimates his next years output will be 50,000. He nets from 55 to 65 cents per dozen fruit and higher for choice apples. Has a wife and several children. Was at one time in the compte business preparing it for market by machinery, but gave it up to devote his time to pine apples. Says there is no money in starch making from compte. His orange and lemon trees look better than any seen. The guava trees were abundant and quite large on both the places above mentioned, but the foliage did not look very green apparently suffering from drouth.

We spent the night at Cocoanut Grove Hotel at place of same name, some 2 or 3 miles north of Mr. Fuzzard's, going in the boat. It is owned and run by Mr. Peacock and wife, who also runs a store in another building at the head of the dock a block away from the hotel. The hotel has a cottage annex separate from the main building. There must be 30 rooms all together and it was fairly well filled. Several people being from New York and Boston.

Mr. Peacock is English by birth. His son Charles runs the store. Prices of goods at all stores visited range 20 to 25% above Sanford retail prices.

All, including guests, were quite curious in regard to the expedition and it required considerable care to parry the home questions. The general impression seemed to be that a railroad was projected.

Mr. Kirk Munroe, writer for Harper's publications and author lives in a very pretty cottage with well kept grounds about half a mile south of the hotel. We called upon him in the evening and were pleasantly entertained. His wife was sick and did not appear. He kindly gave us a chart of the coast from Lake Worth south, including Biscayne Bay. April 8th. Left Miami on sail-boat "Margaret" for Mr. Addison's at Cutler, to see hammock. Stopped at Punch-Bowl for water. Weighted at Brickells'; found had fallen off 13-1/2 lb. on trip through glades.

Mem. Magnificent growth of tropical trees in "Hunting Ground Hammock." Banyan or wild fig or rubber tree, mastic, gum-a-limbo, manganette or poesin, etc. Ground good and rock at surface both in pine and hammock. Rock is perforated lime coral rock same as crops out in ledge at Falls of Miami;- open sinks through hammock. Tomatoes very fine and pines, - lemons poorly, also oranges. No cattle flies and insects bad.

Went to Frizzards. He has fine pineapple patches, about 150,000 plants. Will ship 25,000 pines this year, a little more than last year; 50,000 next. Ships to Boston by sail from Key West, or steamer. Says pines on Elliott Key opposite are two weeks earlier. Has 5 acres two year old lemon grove which… and looks well. Pines show slight touches of frost. All common pines except a few Egyptian Queen. Same as Belair #1. Compte [Handwritten note: coontie] starch is the principal business. Compte [strikethrough: nut] grows wild among palmettos and makes 15 lb. to bbl. of roots. Sells 15 cents per lb. by crude method. Yellow refuse is good hog food. The waste or poisonous red water is good fertilizer. Think the benefits are all in the water, as lands seem very dry. Pine land at Frizzards,- very rocky, poor and scrub;- blue and yellow palmetto. Is stronger than it appears, as indicated by growth of pines, etc.

Went from here to Cocoanut Grove. Stopped at Peacock Hotel, kept by Charles Peacock; 20 years from London and Cockney Still. No cocoanuts in bearing here. Fancy yacht club, etc. Called on Mr. Kirk Monroe. Wife ill with malaria. He gave me canoe chart of Biscayne Bay. Is sorry survey is being made. Is author story of "In the Everglades", March number of Harpers Young People. Told him we were merely running line for reconnaissance. Met Mr. Aster,- Commodore Ralph W. Monroe of Biscayne Yacht Club and Mr. Ewan. Very tired. Am not much impressed with Cocoanut Grove as more than a winter yacht club resort. Not much business except for small steamers from Key West. About forty houses in Cocoanut Grove, and three hundred people, but growing. Want steamer mail from Key West. Five schooners ply between Key West and Lemon City, biggest "Emily B", about 30 tons. Run weekly mail,- very irregular, and other boats small. It seems good field for small light draft steamers from Key West.

One store Cocoanut Grove,- Peacock -; one at Miami,- W. Brickall-; one at Lemon City,- all do good business,- control Indian trade. Filer keeps store at Lemon City. All people resident would patronize steamer, but the keepers all own small sailing vessels. [There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]
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After breakfast Messrs. Ingraham, Chase and Moses with Mrs. Tuttle and her son Harry took passage on a sail boat for the "Hunting Grounds" which we reached shortly after noon. The Hunting Grounds are so called from the Indians going there to hunt in years past. They are located on the Perrine grant and the portion we visited was occupied by Mr. John Addison who has lived here for 25 or more years. He was away and we were received by his wife. They have several acres under cultivation; also orange, lemon, lime, mango, guava and alligator pear trees. Trees of the citrus fruit family did not appear remarkably thrifty. The mangoes and alligator pears looked very well. The soil where cleared was very rocky and was collected in piles and some of it used for a fence or wall as in New England. It looked like lime rock found in other parts of the state, but was said to be of coral formation. In the uncleared portion of the hammock which we visited were several small sinks and fissures in which the rock appeared in layers. These sinks were dry and appeared to have been formed by the collapse on the top crust into underground cavities or streams. The growth on this hammock was different from any heretofore seen and but few trees such as wild mulberry, red bay, and live oak were familiar. Cabbage palmettoes were not seen at all. In spots the familiar saw palmetto appeared, also the wild fig or rubber tree, the tum alimbo, iron wood, mastic naked wood, crab wood and many others grew large and plentifully.

The rock covered the surface in many places. Tomatoes and egg plants grew luxuriantly in fields of which Mr. Addison had quite a number, perhaps 10 or 12 acres in the aggregate. The tomatoes were pronounced to be the finest flavored and solidest of any ever eaten by them. A severe drouth which has prevailed for some weeks had cut down the crops somewhat.

We next visited the place of Mr. Wm. H. Fuzzard, about one mile north of Mr. Addison's to which we walked through the hammock. His improvements are on pine land and he raises mostly pine apples. He has a neat well painted cottage built by himself and a compte mill. Has 8 or 10 acres under cultivation. Expects to ship 25,000 pine apples this year and will begin in a week or two. He estimates his next years output will be 50,000. He nets from 55 to 65 cents per dozen fruit and higher for choice apples. Has a wife and several children. Was at one time in the compte business preparing it for market by machinery, but gave it up to devote his time to pine apples. Says there is no money in starch making from compte. His orange and lemon trees look better than any seen. The guava trees were abundant and quite large on both the places above mentioned, but the foliage did not look very green apparently suffering from drouth.

We spent the night at Cocoanut Grove Hotel at place of same name, some 2 or 3 miles north of Mr. Fuzzard's, going in the boat. It is owned and run by Mr. Peacock and wife, who also runs a store in another building at the head of the dock a block away from the hotel. The hotel has a cottage annex separate from the main building. There must be 30 rooms all together and it was fairly well filled. Several people being from New York and Boston.

Mr. Peacock is English by birth. His son Charles runs the store. Prices of goods at all stores visited range 20 to 25% above Sanford retail prices.

All, including guests, were quite curious in regard to the expedition and it required considerable care to parry the home questions. The general impression seemed to be that a railroad was projected.

Mr. Kirk Munroe, writer for Harper's publications and author lives in a very pretty cottage with well kept grounds about half a mile south of the hotel. We called upon him in the evening and were pleasantly entertained. His wife was sick and did not appear. He kindly gave us a chart of the coast from Lake Worth south, including Biscayne Bay. April 8th. Left Miami on sail-boat "Margaret" for Mr. Addison's at Cutler, to see hammock. Stopped at Punch-Bowl for water. Weighted at Brickells'; found had fallen off 13-1/2 lb. on trip through glades.

Mem. Magnificent growth of tropical trees in "Hunting Ground Hammock." Banyan or wild fig or rubber tree, mastic, gum-a-limbo, manganette or poesin, etc. Ground good and rock at surface both in pine and hammock. Rock is perforated lime coral rock same as crops out in ledge at Falls of Miami;- open sinks through hammock. Tomatoes very fine and pines, - lemons poorly, also oranges. No cattle flies and insects bad.

Went to Frizzards. He has fine pineapple patches, about 150,000 plants. Will ship 25,000 pines this year, a little more than last year; 50,000 next. Ships to Boston by sail from Key West, or steamer. Says pines on Elliott Key opposite are two weeks earlier. Has 5 acres two year old lemon grove which… and looks well. Pines show slight touches of frost. All common pines except a few Egyptian Queen. Same as Belair #1. Compte [Handwritten note: coontie] starch is the principal business. Compte [strikethrough: nut] grows wild among palmettos and makes 15 lb. to bbl. of roots. Sells 15 cents per lb. by crude method. Yellow refuse is good hog food. The waste or poisonous red water is good fertilizer. Think the benefits are all in the water, as lands seem very dry. Pine land at Frizzards,- very rocky, poor and scrub;- blue and yellow palmetto. Is stronger than it appears, as indicated by growth of pines, etc.

Went from here to Cocoanut Grove. Stopped at Peacock Hotel, kept by Charles Peacock; 20 years from London and Cockney Still. No cocoanuts in bearing here. Fancy yacht club, etc. Called on Mr. Kirk Monroe. Wife ill with malaria. He gave me canoe chart of Biscayne Bay. Is sorry survey is being made. Is author story of "In the Everglades", March number of Harpers Young People. Told him we were merely running line for reconnaissance. Met Mr. Aster,- Commodore Ralph W. Monroe of Biscayne Yacht Club and Mr. Ewan. Very tired. Am not much impressed with Cocoanut Grove as more than a winter yacht club resort. Not much business except for small steamers from Key West. About forty houses in Cocoanut Grove, and three hundred people, but growing. Want steamer mail from Key West. Five schooners ply between Key West and Lemon City, biggest "Emily B", about 30 tons. Run weekly mail,- very irregular, and other boats small. It seems good field for small light draft steamers from Key West.

One store Cocoanut Grove,- Peacock -; one at Miami,- W. Brickall-; one at Lemon City,- all do good business,- control Indian trade. Filer keeps store at Lemon City. All people resident would patronize steamer, but the keepers all own small sailing vessels. [There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]