The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-08
slFor, tho Inquirer.

SPRINGS,
DEAR slSouIRER:--Iw would have given yo,i
nn outline history Of my late tour 70 the
mountains Of the upper Guadalupe At an car
licr period, hut for the reasons that, from your
suggestion Isupposcd that you had good
supply Of newspaper matter on hand; and I
may further excuse myself by adding as an
apology that during. my short stay at my re-
sdcncc in Gonzales had 30 many irons in
the fire that nll Of them were not hammered
In due time. W. 81
Since my arrival at the spring (Which i be-
licvc has not been honorcd With . mamO} /
must confess that feel Ike bristiing up and
would not bc tho least surprised that if what
were related, relative to tho effect Of this wa.
Ter on our friends, (citixens OF Gonxalcs) IT,.
C., and f., in q jest, was the truth, whole truth,
and nothing but tho truth. But az another
article during my stay here mr,. I've necessary,
Twill only add that ann very much pleased
with the prospect Of q general Improvement in
the health of myself and family
will now go to the mountain aud as only
have half hour to write before the bearer Of
this article will leave for Gonzales, I must
travel at the rate Of ten knots all hour The
first thing of interest that attracted my attcn.
ton was tho almost unparalleled improvement
OF Brannsfels, which as asccrtained (from in
quiry) had, in the last eighteen months a little
more than doubled in the number of build.
ings The dwellings, are generally ncat and
well arranged for comfort; tho gardens arc
palcd in the best style and abound with vcgc.
tables OF every description that will grow In
in our climate. s8 q g'o6a H'E
In the vicinity Of town there are large fields
of corn which will yield from 40 to 60 bushels
per acre. stayed. one night and half of tho
next day in town during which time did not
sec but one man visiting the groceries or bill
lard room, and he was an American ruflian
who lay drunk in tho street and looked for all
the world beneath the dignity of buxzard's
bill to pick Mt him; not a single German looked
like n loafar or appeared 10 bc out Of employ
mcnt; thought to myself that if those who
have set up so much opposition to the German
emigration were to take n peep al Hraunsfels,
fredericksburg, and Castrovic, together with
the very many and extensive corn and wheat
fields on the Guadalupe, Medina and other
water Streams, they would down viii, their
persecution and play silence.
sci out next morning In company with
my travelling companion tWm n with our
curiosity a little ahead and af,er travelling
about n.ilo found ourselves ascca,lng Mount
ccinal
THIS mountain ia Four hundred frct nlsnve
the river valleys from the top of Which ne
had very Interesting View or Ilrannsfcls and
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