New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-28
Letter from Texas.
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sEGuiN, August IL. 1852
Editors Cresce,n-As it has been long time since
you trust you will not think too hard of in
write you long letter have been lodging about
quite zgzag first in town. then in the country
anon wandering over the beautiful and broad
of the far west left the pretty and growing town of
Indianola July 2s At that time the town quite
healthy and learn here, it still continues The mos
quitoes were unusually troublesome at that time the
weather but not so hot as at other towns Up to
the time of my leaving the thermometer had not gone
above ninety in the shade. From Indianoa went to
Victoria forty miles, which town found healthy and
very warm Some six eight deaths of cholera have
been reported since passed through ii said to he
healthy agau-po for the five six days last past,
Victoria has improved considerably within the last twelve
months and continues to do The country on the
opposite side of the Guadalupe has also very much i'm
proved The beautiful groves and mots, inersperscd
now and then with fine farm houses. fields and almost
innumerable cattle cavayarls of horses etc, form
group for painter.
This region resembles very much portions of Iowa. ti
no and Wisconsin only this is yariegated present
ing greater variety in timber, mountain and valley
cattle, houses and flowers From Victoria turned my
course for Golad On my way thther saw great many
deer some of the famous horned frogs of Texasthey also
have tails rather tathey havea plurality horns
but not of the neither appendagc There is beautiful
bird the praes here called the bird of Paradise 1t
resembles the rain crow or as some call it, the hog
caller, of the States They are rather brown like
thrush the back and almost pink Or vermon under
the wings and body with long tail, whichis forked
There is great variety of Cactus in this secon-some
as large and almost round the largest size
ba-others long and round looking as they peep out
of the earth very like the ends Of large corncobohers
again small and full OF joints, branching out in every
directon-the most is the fat or broad eafed
commonly called the prickly pear' They all bear
fruit called apples of which the hogs are very fond some
times said to get fat them The Cactus is also favor
lite resort the ratesnake There said to be seventy
| or eighty species of the Cactus in this state,
III going from Victoria to Goial, the traveller passes
over the battle ground OF Fannin-the place where he
oVerpowered by large force and taken, with his
men, prisoners war after days fighting. lie was
unable to retreat for wait Of oxen to convey his baggage
etc My pony drank out Of the yet quite visible ditch
which he had dug The treachery Of the Mexicans,
rather Of Santa Anna is matter of history and generally
known Fannn's Massacre forms one of the darkest,
or rather boodies pages Santa Annals history If he
has any conscience at all it hangs like awful and
| threatening incubus over him continually.
New Goliad is improving slowly but soundly. noticed
splendid stone building which is nearly completed and
designed for store 1t must have cost five six
thousand dollars Goliad is pretty and fresh looking
town having fine and elevated situation. There are
many Musketes. Live Oaks and Post Oaks. with many
ing naturally in the town. Also, many wild flowers and
Cactus, on the upimproved lots I remarked visit
to this some twelve months past that the Mexicans
had great desire to return to Old Goliad La Baher
pronounced Labardee the Jews did to Jerusalem 1t
appears many of them getting their desires satisfied
much than expected some twenty-five Or thirty
families are now there and establishing their titles
and claims to old houses and otsnew houses are being
built aud old roofess houses receiving roofs
ndt city and
life hustle and animation. The raesnake the owl and
the being ousted from their old haunts
the ruins, and rules again those ancient hills
They say it is the heathiest situation in all Texas
Found and left Goiad quite healthy-remained there
only two days Left for San Antonio. via Cibolo and the
Sulphur Springs Travelled mostly in the nights morn
ings evenngs-ay to several hours every day Would
often lay the ground at night and sleep with nothing
over my Clothes and feel no inconvenience from
it. remained while at the Sulphur Springs, bathing
in the cold and clear white sulphur water 1t looks beau
tiful and feels cool and fine but smells and tastes badly
There are several varieties of minerals there such as salts
coyeate etc 1t is decidedly mineral region This is
also the region Of Muskete grass and flowers
and greater variety of wild flowers in that section than
any other-some very beautiful, sweet and that
look very pretty but do not smell well have seen my
Spanish pony eating flowers that would look well in any
| garden.
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