New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-09

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| INDIANoLA, September 8, 1862.
Eds, Cresce,tt-After absence of about month,
again have the pleasure of addressing you from this
pretty pleasant and rapidly rising seaport town Yes
am once in 1ndianoa and Indianola now herself
againone of the healthes places in all the large State
of Texas and improving fast and perhaps "leete
faster than any other town in this the very far West
The steamship Louisiana arrived yesterday from youI
city aud leaves again this evening for the same place. pd
Galveston. She brought Gen. P F. Smith with
several other United States officers The General has
been rendered supper ball tonight, but learned he
respectfully declined the honor understand he leaves
very soon for Corpus Christi.
We have been favored with fine showers for some days
past and very refreshing salt breezesblowng away all
the close and uy heat We hope the worst past for
this season. 1t is still quite showery.
Shortly after writing you last from the pretty town
live oaks and sprngs-Lockhart- left for this place
passing through Gonzales and Victoria Between Lock-
hart and Gonzales stopped to rest recruit day
two near Plum Creek and in sight of the Iron Mountain
which visited It is in the lower Gross Tmbers J,
about three miles from the road the right as YOU go
Lockhart rode out to the foot of it. tehered my horse
and scrambled its rocky brushy and snay sides but
the charming and splendid view amply repaid for all
toll and fatigue that hot day. From it's top the long
gradually rising range of the Guadalupe Mountains was
in full view for many miles to the westward To the
north, west and south, there beautiful undulatng
post oak region which appeared perfectly level from the
top of the mountain and resembed large beautiful and
extended park, than anything else The oaks were
just thick enough to show the green sward in spots
there under growth There great deal of iron
ore in and on the mountain.
There is great deal ofprety picturesque and in many
places sublime scenery this of prairie mountains
and beautiful rivers In my travels have often left the
road to get hill higher than any others in the
vicinity to get general and extended view of
the surrounding country have often been richly
warded for my trouble and oft 10th to leave the spot
Gonzales is improving quite rapidly, although many
think it in rather unhealthy region Gonzales College
is large two story building and is nearly completed 1t
will cost some eight or ten thousand dollars L think it
was built by private subscription Gonzales appears to be
determined not to be outsrpped by her sister, Segun
schools and facilities for giving her youth liberal educa.
ton This portion of Texas is generally in advance of
many portions ofoder States providing and establishing
colleges senares and common schools for the purpose
of educating the youth of the country.
1t is also wide awake the subject of internal improve
ments generally and railroads particularly
Moses Evans,'' or the 81 wild OF the woods'' saws
there is still wild man or woman the upper Navadad
Says he hunted for him her weeks and broke
up two of his camps He says, while his five or six
months expedition up the Colorado and Brazos he saw
great many mustangs large quantities of flint and quartz
marble and excellent stone coal at Fort Beknap Says
he saw some of the redde and richest land he ever seen
on the Clear Fork of the Brazossays must be-
me or wheat cotton corn ETC. that there also
great many very fine springs in the region saw some
very fine cotton on the ST. Marks and Guadalupe rivers
There are II bales already made some plantations to
the acre. so that the army worm cannot hurt much
heard they were on few places in Mission Valley The
people OF this town and Victoria agtating the building
or construction of railroad from here Austin via Com
zaes and Lockhart independent of San Antonioa good
and sensible move Powder Horn continues to improve
rapidythe great wharf is fast extending out into the
bay-large stores and dwellings going up In month or
two expect to large steamships landing alongside
the wharf at Powder Horn must notice
publication of my letter from seguin, 18th August am
made to say the people of this county pay very
high tariff to keep their roads in order which the re-
verse of my meaning meant say, the people though
sparey settled in places had to pay very light small
tar to Keep their roads in order they being naturally so
level and In such good order The mail is about closing
Yours etc, OMEGA.