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water-level to its maximum altitude, of shells, mainly oyster- 
Most of the hammock 
After crossing the bay 
i r 
Ghoictoses River was our obje 
rst stop s Turner eat w eh another kitchen- 
midden situated at the mouth of the Chokoloskee River ere 
other interesting plants we fou nd one of our rarer lip- 
asses at many points on 
Ie is a few ines eters Dig aetia ter end seut large enough for 
hammock 
The river 
and mangrove-swamps. Near its source ihe. channel narrows 
stream only a few feet wide and is almost hidden by 
the tall cat-tails. The source is a basin-like pond, at low water 
only about two rods wid re we left our boats and made 
our way Indian trail across the prairie to the Tommy 
“Cypress,” an area so called from an Indi - ‘ommy 
who once lived in the region. The ‘cypress’ consists of areas 
of pine, palmetto, cypress, and of hammock. We eae through 
