Field Notebook: Florida. 1911, 1912
Page 26
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Transcription
Between Oak Hill and Lgruta nearly all the land is swamp replete with palms. The mayor are occupied by the palms and then one islands of palms. On the higher land again the forses occupy the land. These swamps do not seem to be salt water muskes but lack drainage. Wherein the ground a thorn of appears the white sand. Just how much oleomeros material there is in it I do not know. Near City Point and Crossa me again se much white sand at the surface that below is a light yall mist. It was so clear much farther north. The tenaros at times are here more distinct than those seen this morning. I examined the sand Rockledge and found it a glue quartz sand coarse and less rounded than at Joddenville. mid for distant rumbling of thunder St. Morus and lightning, all the afternoon, Got to Miami at 12.30. Should have arrived at 11.50. At one time we were an hour late. Stopping at the San Carlos Hotel.