The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-05-02

We hare recently had scvrsnl ccnvcrsa-
tons with M. VIM. Williamson, rclasivc to
q series Of valleys. cigL' IN number, lying
forty miles west Of Santa Fe. and from his
description, VIC are led to the conclusion
that were they within the pale Of civilixs.
ton, they woaid form the most desirable
region IN place Of residence for The agri
culturnlist. that we have amy knowledge o.
Mr.. W. wns among the first tc enroll his
name m volunteer IN the Missouri rcgi
'nent Of light artillery. commanded by Maj.
/, Clark, in the santa fc and Chihuahua *.
petition.
| His regiment was disbandcd in New
Mexico, hut he remained in Santa re aud
| vicinity for three years. trading with the H.
,linns, and gaining knowledge Of the
country He returned TO his family last
fall The information he imparts may bc
implicitly relied upon.
The lnrgest and most southern Of thosc
valleys contains an area Of about ten
thousand acres. The remaining seven, M
they bear or 10 the North. west, diminish
in proportion to their distance from the first
on an average, from five to two thousand
acres. They nrc flnnkcd on either side by
gigantic mountains whose towering peaks
pierce the region Of perpetual snow, mud
down their centres throughout their entire
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tho rcd currnrt bush; The fruit Of the form.
or Of nm ex,rnorlinary sin. and the flavor
Of tho ,wo latter az n hivb and superior
ou,l;,v Tho yoosebcyry bush nnd the
strawberry vine are there with their fruit in
perf.c,;on and within the limits Of yepets.
,;on on the mountain sides. grows trui, of
4, delc;ous favor resnnblino in nnpcn,nncc
tho h,,,,,
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IN - .,,,,l, ,,,L. ~, tho d.6.;.,
W. So .,.i y. .h,n.l,,ce has l,.,p IN.
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'',''s "'' 'o"s : r III, an,
' M and no, very distant. Their. j. an omen.
;,v i, The earth seine six or eight feet in
diameter from which n column of mir is
s""s,.n,i, ,s,Nno with n force 80 uropo.
,h., sn.il stones thrown in by Mr.. W. were
;,u,,oJ;,t.,v elected and carried MANY feet
49, 49,, ..,sh
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.u 49,. - a.. ,,Ilays NJ Williamson
u..,as ,h., ~ ,hc non,h of July no has rid.
a.r :, .h., conrse Of two bours. from the
-. I'd ao,,,ry ,.ll.v mn tho maintain
"a, .. ,.t..r, ,hs .row Law ten foot deem.
81 ~. L,s .h.,ry.d I'm, ln,;n. tho summer
....n, when ,coctu,ion in he vicinity Of
santa We and ,he Rio dol Nortc is suffering
From, ,l,,.gh, rims fail couiously and reg.
,.I.ri, !. II. vnllcvs The climate in these
IT,. Viii r..d;l, ~. ;,oay;pcd il salu.
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