The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-25

places, widened sufficiently for teams to pass.
The country from tire Sabine to the Ange-
lima is covered with a growth Of pine and
black Jack timber, and so much like the red
barrens in the upper part If Cecil, that coull
scarcely realize that WAS not travelling in
my own native county. In the way of I'M
provcment aaci cultivation The land may he
considered almost a wilderness, except about
Nacogdochcs and San Augustine, where some
tolcriblc houses appear, and farms are open
ii round about them. Here and there, how
ever, in passing through the lltck-jnck and
pine woods, c.:ton and corn fields are met
with, but the inhajitant-, to judgclE n,i.
ward appearances, seem to a northern man,
toslay, rather than live in the country. AS
we 90 wcst, however, the country gradually
improves, and the town Of Nacogdochcs.
which is situated between two hills, and is
seen to good advantage when descending to
It, is u very handsome place, of some three or
four hUndrcd inhabitants. 1T has many neat
AMI comfortable buildings; its streets are
thickly planted with shade trees, and the gar
dcns are planted with flowers, ornamental
trees and shrubbcry; which gives the town
quite tasteful and pleas mt appearance.
The country between the Angelina and
Nrchcs rivers IS under much better state of
cultivation, and is more productive than any
we have yet met with in Texas. Large cot
ton fields, producing u bale of cotton and up
wards to the acre, are found in this section OF
4 i ~; Il
with c!umps Of bltch JACK bushes and patches
of hriarS, begin to make their appearance.
Tines. prii.,i"S, Which however, are small
specimens Of that Kind ot'countiy, are very
productive. ard will yield forty bushels of
corn per acre: but much more in proportion:
to the quality Of soil, Of cotton: as the latter
pl mt can stand tn, dry climate much better
tt..n corn.
These lands can be bought. from two to ten
dollars per acre, according to the improve
n!cnts upon them; but much vi the country that
passed through coming from the Sabine to
this place can he had from fifty cents to 81
par acre, and wor;il be dear, in my opinion,
at that, the the Inhabitants say it ..rroduccs
better than it looks The soil is invariably
red, and covered with black jack and pine.
Any other timber is seldom seen, save in the
bottoms, which are sui jcct to frequent n.n-
d&tions. The country is neither hilly or level.
but undnating, and the summers very dry and
hot, so every rcadsr irnn this description.
which is the best | can give, can form his
own opinion. To the eye. tie country is any
thing bat rrepossosSing. The weather, siucc
have been in the South, has been rrniariG-
bly, pleasant, reminding me very much Of cur
April weather. except that we hav mt had IL
single drop of rain which suits me remarkably
we'll. The streams in the southwest, in con-
sequence, are all very low, and the roads re-
markably good.
Every person net with tells where he is
from, and enquiries whence you came. The
people oircxas apo generally from Tennessee.
South Carolina, Alabama, GeUrria. nnd other
Southern States. On the prairics, Texas is
cooled in summer By constant breczr, but
in the woody country, in Summer, the heat is
intense. E.E.E.