236 IN LOWER FLORIDA WILDS 



On the east coast the rocky rim of the Ever- 

 glades is slightly elevated and there are rapids 

 where the streams break through. In the estu- 

 arine parts there is often a depth of six to ten feet 

 caused by the scouring action of the tides and the 

 solution of the rock — all aided by a recent slight 

 subsidence of the land. On the southeast part of 

 the State there are, from north to south, New 

 River, Snake, and Arch creeks. Little and Miami 

 rivers. Snapper, Cutler, and Black creeks and Chis 

 Cut. On the south are Taylor River and an un- 

 named stream which drains Cuthbert Lake. The 

 streams of the lower west coast are, from south 

 to north, Big Sable Creek, Jos, Shark, Harney, 

 Fatsallehonetha, Rogers, Chittahatchee, Fatla- 

 thatchee, Alcatapacpachee, and Lakpahatchee riv- 

 ers, Weikiva Inlet, Chokoloskee, and Corkscrew 

 rivers, with several fortunately unnamed outlets. 

 Some of the above have names sufficiently long 

 and complicated for streams a thousand miles in 

 length; obviously they are Seminole, and they 

 have abundant time to pronounce them. 



There is often a residue of grajdsh or slate 

 colored marl deposited in and around the border 

 of the Everglades, and some of this is carried down 



