quickmire

Yet the Cariages and Artillery could not passe at the Stakes, it was so soft with Quickmires,

I stepped over the side of the weasel to investigate and immediately sank over my waist in the quickmire and probably would have sunk completely except that I grabbed the side of the weasel [a boat] and hauled myself back. Then it dawned on us that we were in the midst of a sea of quickmire, which also accounted for the lack of animal tracks in the area. It was strange that this area of quickmire had never been reported by anyone to my knowledge, nor have I ever heard anyone say that quickmire existed in the Everglades.