 [ The ] climate [ is ] most delightful ; but , from want of actual observation , [ it ] could not speak so confidently of the soil , although , from the appearance of the surrounding vegetation , a portion of it , at least , must be rich . Whenever the <unk> shall be forced from their <unk> , as eventually they must be , the <unk> spirit of our countrymen will very soon discover the sections best adapted to cultivation , and the now barren or <unk> everglades will be made to blossom like a garden . It is the general impression that these everglades are <unk> during the summer months , by reason of their being overflowed by the abundant rains of the season ; but if it should prove that these <unk> are caused or increased by obstructions to the natural courses of the rivers , as outlets to the numerous lakes , American industry will remove these obstructions . 
