The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-19
TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.
NAcoGDocHEs, Texas. Feb. I'd, 1856

something of sufficient interest to repay you
for perusal of the whole TO one with a
vivid imagination and brilliant descriptive
powers, that which L have seen within. and
during the past few weeks, would indeed be
fruitful theme; but aware as | am of my own
deficiency in that respect, if this be ever read,
it viii be ali that I expect. Buta truce to
apologies
On Friday Chat unlucby, unfortunate day.
the 22d Of December, two solitary horsemen
might have been seen vending their way out
ofthe 'happy valley of the tribe Of Nacosoches''
with their faces turned westward. They were
young men, just in prime Of life, mounted upon
gallant steeds-a sorrel and grey-the riders
Dick w. and myself Three days travel
found US upon the West hank Of the Trinity,
nearly facing one Of those pleasant zephyrs
y'clept No,t5ers. The days previous had been
remarkably warm and pleasant, rendering over
coats decidedly uncomfortable, but during the
night was awakened by the bowling Of the
blast, which fairly shook the logs Of the cabin
wherein we were housed. For three days
the weather being colder than had been pre-
lyiously known within the memory Of the /
oldest inhabitant." the thermometer ranging
from 20 deg. to is deg. aLoUs zero, chow does
lhat compare with Eransyille0 After the !
N0rtaer had blown oycr. we resumed our jour- /
ney, and, although it continued rather cool, it
was not very uncomfortable. Passing through /
Fairfield, Palestine Springfield and diverse
other little towns, villages and hamlets, we ar
rived at Wheelocb in Robertson county, where /
we remained couple Of days. Leaving there
We entered one Of the most beautiful and fer
Title countries upon the face Of the earth. First
came the Brazos River lands, as rich and pro-
ductive, l suppose, and as inexhaustable, as
any that can be found in this unsurpassed and
indispensable State We're I to tell you all
that l have heard concerning the productive
ness of this bottom land, it would appear
fabulous in the extreme. Leaving this we
came upon the vast and immense praires of
the west, concerning which I had heard so
much, and my anticpations were more, much |
more than realized. Extending as far as the |
eye could reach on either hand, not tree or
brush to intercept the vision-was waving, |
rolling, moving plain of dry and withered
grass. For miles aad miles We travelled on,
following an old Camancha trail, no living
thing in sight, only saw the wild inhabitants off
the prairie who hold undisputed possession of
thissecton. On every hand and at all hours oil
the day could be seen vast herds ofcattle and
horses Gangs of deer, twenty at times in
number, on hearing the tramp of our horses,
would cease their browsing by the side OF the I
path, aRd-stand gazing at us with an eve cfI
curiosity, until we would give shout, and
then proudly tossing their antlered heads,
would lightly and swiftly bound away until
some swell in the ground would hide them
from sight. Wolves too were numerous, and
once we saw a pack of them, far in the dis
tance in the chase Of deer, but with what I
success we did not discover At night, when
we stopped, the whole western horizon would /
be lit up most brilliantly from the burning Of
some far distant prairie, which at this season
IS quite frequent, either through carelessness
or design, the grass being dry as finder and
burning as readily.
At last we reached Austin, the seat of gov
eminent Of this State, and found the Legisla-
ture in session and very busily engaged in do
ing vast deal of talking and accomplishing
an immense amount of nothing-as is gener-
ally the case in older and should-be better-reg-
ulated States. The only topic of interest I'M
der discussion is the ''Debt Bill since passed,
and the ''Repeal of the Pacific Railroad Re-
serve"
Austin is a quiet, pretty place, ofsome three
or four thousand inhabitants situated most
beautifully upon the banks of the Colorado
high, dry and healthy. 1t has the neatest and
cleanest appearance of any place have seen
in Texas, the most of the buildings being con-
structed of white limestone, freestone or bricks
After remaining here three days, visiting the
Capitol, State Offices, &C., we left for San Anto-
Mo de Bexar, that widely known and world
renowned city, and the largest and most i'm
portant place in Texas. The distance from
Austin is about eighty miles, and our route
lay through continuous garden the whole be-
ing under perfect cultivation The water
courses are numerous, and the clearest that I
ever beheld. IhaE thought nothing could be
more pure and limpid than the mountain
streams Of New England, but here you have
r'fers from ten to thirty feet in depth ana SO
perfectly transparent are the waters that a
dime dropped in tie deepest spot can be read-
~ seen and distinguished upon the grayelly