The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-22


rally rode up to them The buildings were as rude
as any you ever saw, in fact more you may
therefore judge of my surprise, on entering the fire
one, to see man of about forty, with long beard
dressed in pair of coarse pantaloons and checked
shirt open at the breast-showing skin tanned by
the hot almost dark that of an Indian, and
sitting at rude table engaged IN reducing 10 paper
| some meteorological observations. But my sur
prise was increased on looking around at the rude
| walls of the hut, which were lined with books.
Professor Bar, the person alluded to, rose and
welcomed us in good English when informed him
who we He then told that he. and the
| several gentlemen who had just entered, belonged
| to colony Of Germans who had settled there two
years before; that they owned tract of land a
| league square, and had several hundred
| der cultivation. He had been professor of natu
raj history in Germany. His library embraced
some 1000 volumes, all of the best class, udng
| natural history, chemistry, mineralogy, voyages
| and travels, history, &c., They were In various
languages, but chiefly in German. have been in
many libraries, but this presented the strangess
| medley ever saw The furniture Of this primitive
| library consisted Of broad table, few chairs
| cred with undressed skins, and "A bedstead OF the
rudest kind on which lay bed made Of husks, but
| no clothes on it. Floor there was none; the hard
dry earth answered instead. Windows there were,
but glass in them. Several deer's antlers were
fastened to one side of the room, which were sus-
pended sundry garments, and the remaining space
not hlled with books, was occupied with rifles ana
fowlingpieces of which counted ten.
The other gentlemen we saw seemed intelligent,
| and Of higher order than we usually see at the
North among the German emigrants. They seemed
very happy, had all they desired, and were per-
fcctIy independent Of the world. In an adjoining
house was quite family of women and children
belonging to the same company. In this were n
piano and some fine old oil paintings La the yard
adjoining number OF imported sheep, In
which our friends seemed to take much pride; and
what was a curiosity to me- a tame peccar, or wild
hog of Mexico. This little animal Is about the size
OF pig four five weeks old, and is considered
the most ferocious animal in the country, attack
ing men when he meets them.
a German Settlement.--On the opposite side of
the Guadalupe we came TO another cluster OF log
| houses, at which stopped These were also oc-
cupied by Germans The principal gave me his
card which bore the NAM Of Dr. Ernst Copp, pro-
| lessor. There were more comforts III this house
than any had ever The ladies and children
| were neatly dressed and the appearance OF the
| whole establishment resembled a country house in
New England more than in an Indian country two
thousand five hundred miles off.
Alter leaving this place We assembled q noun
tain and leaving the train we all ascended To the
top, where we had the finest view we have had in
Texas. IL extended in direction about forty
miles This mountains Is but a spur OF the high table
land we had been ascending for several days, and
the invigorating air we brcathed showed that We
we're in u much higher elevation than we had been
travelling in. From this we descended into mag
nitcent valley, which lay stretched out before at
least twenty miles. II thickiy studded with
live-oaks which were the only trees noticed. The
wild grass resembled richest meadows, and
could not divest myself of the idea that ! was in
New England or some long settled country.
Il Mormon Sefnement.-Wh hile overlooking the
beautiful valley before us, we discovered some
white specks in the deep green foliage, which my
spyglass revealed human habtatons. Alter
Yelling on some five or six miles, we came to
wellbuilt rail fences and enclosures, and soon az
terwards to cultivated fields. After fording the
Perdinalis river, came suddenly upon village,
the very aspect of which showed Us that 1t was
neither a Mexican or German settlement.
Driving up to the best looking house in the place
we were met at the gate by portly looking man
of about fifty, from whom we learned that we were
and unique name OF Zooiac. 1 toInpii..--.ad Mr.
Wright, the leader, in whose house we then were,
on the originality of the name, and as being mn
nitely superior to those universally common names
of the statesmen of the Revolution OF which every
State in the Union thinks she must have few
dozens.
Mr. Wright told us he came to this country two
years ago, with a little colony of one hundred and
fifty persons-men, women, and children. He
planted himself in a wilderness, and had no neigh
bors within miles His people hold every thing in
common The village consisted of a single broad
avenue with we'll built houses either side. There
are various trades among them, and the only saw
mill Tor many miles. There Is respectaole look
ing place of worship, painted white, the lower so
ry of which is n store, where goods are furnished
to the brethren they require them without
charge. Mr.. Wright told me his crop OF corn this
year would be 900 bushels, which is worth to him
= 1 25 bushel. There were a number Of small
children running about, from ten 10 thirteen years
of age, which Mr.. w said earned S5 day in
working in his corn field
You may be surprised that, in this far distant re
gion corn should command such price, but when
you know that this region is very thinly populated.
and very little disposition to labor among the peo-
pie, this may be accounted for. Then there is
military post here, with one or two companies of
dra goons which requires about 900 bushels
month-there are emgrents passing through to
California-snd a city OF 5000 inhabitants to be
supplied with corn and meal All these tend TO
make a demand beyond what is producocd, and
hence the high price. IL is wonder that with such
luxurant coil, delightful climate, facility of cu
tivaton and extraordinary cheapness of land, peo-
pie should struggle they do at the North for
bare subsistence. The best land near the settle
ments and on the banks Of streams may be bad at
from 81 TO 8 25 an acre; and at little distance
for rs cents; the latter is equally good, but not
accessible. For raising stock or.crops on a large
scale, IL is quite as good. have met no one here
1 from New England. The settlers either Ger
| mans or from the Western States.
| Our Mormon friends gave US capital dinner,
say for twelve persons, gave our twelve animals
much corn a they could eat, and gave us on our
arrival several pitchers Of excellent milk, for all OF
/ which they charged us but ; g. This presented q
striking contrast to the usual prices which
I party have been compelled to pay in Tcxas. For
instance, in stopping at farmers house and ask
ing for milk to drink, the usual charge was twenty
cents n quart. In one instance, man who owned
| a league square OF land, and bad two thous nd
head of cattle charged at this price, and fifty
! for a meal without butter, vegetables milk for
our coffee Enigrants and parties attached 10 the
United States Government considered fair
game here. and If one gets off without having his
| last cent distracted from him he does well. The
people make great mistake in so doing, as they
will drive of the emigrants to other routes.
| yERY CooL.--A lady sitting with her three
children in COACH awaiting the return of the dri-
vcr, who had left his horses unattended while he
stepped for moment into neighbOring hotel.
During his absence the horses started, wheeled the
| coach about and trottcd off down the street at
moderate speed. The lady who. naturally enough.
! wns somcw hat alarmed at the incident called cut
! 20 gentlornanly dressed man who was approaching
the carriage from opposite direction, that "ths
| horses were going without a driver" "Iss they
are" said the fellow, with entire sang froi5-and
/ passed on. The lady said she was so much amused
with the impudent ,onchGi1nce of the rascal that
il quite restored her equenimity till truer gentle
man, IN the livery of a charcoal man, came to tn.
| rescue.-Bosfon Post.
CULTIVATION OF TEA iN BRAzfL.-Our last nd.
vices from Brn I'll informed thai the nctinn Of