Report on Everglades Drainage Project in Lee and Dade Counties, Florida
(Bibliography) This record also includes an introductory memorandum from John C. Ogden, SFRC. Abstract: Attached is a complete copy of a very readable report prepared by John T. Stewart, Drainage Engineer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, based upon his survey and observations in the Everglades region between 20 January and 6 April 1907. This report is perhaps the best I've seen for presenting a remarkably detailed description of the Everglades and adjacent country, prior to the time of any significant drainage. Mr. Stewart reported on such a braod range of topics, including vegetation, water depths, and flow directions, soil types, agricultural practices, wildlife and topography, that his full diary leaves one with as good a composite image of the old Everglades as will be found in a single primary document. In addition to his own observations, Stewart included interviews with about 15 residents of south Florida who knew somethin gof the interior region, as well as portions from earlier Everglades survey reports (1883, 1887).
1907-05-18
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