▁all ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁c ape ▁behind ▁the ▁be aches , ▁is ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁mar sh es ▁and ▁mang ro ve ▁covered ▁land . ▁The ▁largest ▁lake ▁on ▁the ▁c ape ▁is ▁Lake ▁In gra ham , ▁which ▁is ▁long ▁and ▁narrow , ▁running ▁just ▁behind ▁the ▁beach ▁from ▁near ▁East ▁Cape ▁to ▁past ▁Middle ▁Cape . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁little ▁evidence ▁of ▁any ▁extensive ▁settlement ▁of ▁Cape ▁S able ▁by ▁humans . ▁There ▁are ▁ade qu ate ▁sources ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ▁on ▁the ▁c ape , ▁and ▁areas ▁of ▁a rable ▁land . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁small ▁Indian ▁shell ▁m ounds ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁reported ▁a ▁Te questa ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁c ape . ▁The ▁pre - Sem in ole ▁tribes ▁of ▁south ▁Florida ▁did ▁not ▁practice ▁agricult ure , ▁and ▁probably ▁used ▁the ▁c ape ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁fish ing ▁and ▁hunting . ▁ ▁Mar in ers ▁and ▁fish erm en ▁visited ▁Cape ▁S able ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁fresh ▁water . ▁Hun ters ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁c ape , ▁which ▁had ▁more ▁wild life ▁than ▁the ▁Florida ▁Ke ys . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁Sem in ole ▁War , ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Ke ys ▁wor ried ▁about ▁Sem in oles ' ▁using ▁Cape ▁S able ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁Florida ▁Ke ys . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁a ▁Sem in ole ▁ra iding ▁party , ▁which ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁over ▁Cape ▁S able , ▁attacked ▁and