Ingraham Expedition: April 6, Wednesday
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Ingraham Expedition: April 6, Wednesday
Original Source
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
Church, A., A Dash Through the Everglades
Contents
- Front Matter
- March 12, Saturday
- March 13, Sunday
- March 14, Monday
- March 15, Tuesday
- March 16, Wednesday
- March 17, Thursday
- March 18, Friday
- March 19, Saturday
- March 20, Sunday
- March 21, Monday
- March 22, Tuesday
- March 23, Wednesday
- March 24, Thursday
- March 25, Friday
- March 26, Saturday
- March 27, Sunday
- March 28, Monday
- March 29, Tuesday
- March 30, Wednesday
- March 31, Thursday
- April 1, Friday
- April 2, Saturday
- April 3, Sunday
- April 4, Monday
- April 5, Tuesday
- April 6, Wednesday
- April 7, Thursday
- April 8, Friday
- April 9, Saturday
- April 10, Sunday
- April 11, Monday
- April 12, Tuesday
- April 13, Wednesday
- April 14, Thursday
- April 15, Friday
- April 16, Saturday
- Back Matter
Electronic Publication Details:
Text encoding by John R. Nemmers
Published by John R. Nemmers.
George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2015
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Miami, Fla., Wednesday, April 6th, 1892.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
Text:
Miami, Fla., Wednesday, April 6th, 1892.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
Text:
Miami, Fla., Wednesday, April 6th, 1892.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
Biscayne Bay is a wide shallow body of water from 3 to 6 miles in width and about 40 in length. From Cape Florida south it appears to be open ocean, the keys are so distant and low.
In the immediate vicinity of Miami the bay is fringed with hammock from 1/4 to 1/2 a mile in depth. To the west of the hammock usually is pine land. Both are very rock cropping out of the surface so as to make ploughing very difficult. The rock is usually several feet deep hard where exposed to the sun, but soft and crumbling below the surface. Roots of trees examined seem to penetrate between fissures or cracks in the rocks.
At some point on the bay to the southward of Cocoanut Grove the land immediately on the river is prairie, possibly two or three feet above high water and said to be capable of reclamation.
The day was spent in rest and reading 2 weeks old papers, the mail having failed to arrive for 10 days past. We found our valises sent by express via Key West had arrived all right. April 6th. All rested. Wrote to wife, Mr. Plant and sent telegrams via Jupiter announcing our arrival. Much fatigued. Next morning when we left camp we could not but feel a little gloomy, as we had nothing for dinner, hardly enough for another meal, and there was no certainty of Mr. Newman's return that day. We had gone about a mile when we saw smoke ahead of us and soon after two canoes, and in one was Mr. Newman. At the sight of the canoes we regained our former vigor, and in a few moments had made the distance that separated us and were shaking hands and cheering our rescuers.
Mr. Newman had plenty of provisions with him, and as soon as we could find a convenient place we stopped and cooked a good meal of bacon, beans, rice, tomatoes and coffee, to which we did ample [justice]. We feasted royally, while Mr. Newman told us that he had not been able to reach Miami until one o'clock the day after he left us, and so had not been able to come back as soon as he had expected. He said we could get to Miami the next day, and that made us happy.
After satisfying our hunger we pushed on as rapidly as possible, and camped that evening in an abandoned Indian field just above the rapids in the Miami River, and six miles from Miami.
That night we had another big meal, and went to bed feeling happy, but not for long; our hearty meals after such long abstinence made nearly every one sick, and none of us slept that night.
One of the Indians, (Matla) who had come out with Mr. Newman, went back to Miami with us while Billy Harney went back to his camp in the everglades.
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