Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-09-29
The Incidents Of a trip 10 Houston.

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PEolsllel byipo inun sray mules, 'slu ani Z .ck-
ct AZ We were from And u plenty AMI hal
rather slissEresalle experience II the comforts Il
''ruiiins az" At say ,lle hou,,-, aud had M Iar-
lrular f'nsy iyr the ysrnin that iufts, :, nauy
houses IN IeHas, We concluded To ''eamp cut and
lNe.in primitive style, Ne therefore provided our
selves With generous lander. consisting chiefly u
bseon coffee sasW. Sc, the csi,iss 81 which Ma.
appropriately Distributed amons the ,hwe, The
irsi lay our issnl \, MAS initiated Into the ooilt
mysteries OF eating raw bAeon, mystery ia which
he Zen became quite an adept, - naeh 81 as To
hiea'en the sappy GA hand In justice to that gen,
IlenAn NE must say that he manifested the most sat
sflc'ory puarlency IN all the arrangements pertain
lug to camp llE, awl actually discovered some
very valuable Improvements in the art Of making
eoiiee, lie demonstrated beyond controversy, that
the common mole Of setting tie pot Hat on the Goals
Was an unnecessarily Sow process OF heating the wa
ter and proved philosophlcally at first, anl then
practically, that by letting the cofee-Iot rest on a
"chunA' on either side, nee circulation or air
would Ice admitted 10 the Goals, which would Keen
them alive. The Gully draw back on this theory is
upset" Of tha pot anl splitting the coffee We hal
excellent weather, with the exception Of one day.
when il raipel harl upon .u- The novelty al
camp life WI, refreshing ~ We were indertn-
dent Of the easutics that are usually Incident TO
travellers. We're independent ss.-sustni,;ns com.
munity. IL mattercd not where might overlook Ms
II We had wood aud water" VIC lay dow, under
The starry canopy, ute our own bread and meat ,
drank our own eGncc, AMI slept On cur own buffalo
robes AMI blankets, and there nonc to ,>,.tst or
make ds afraid albeit wild cat was chased by the
hounds tirodsh our camp one night, and more, or
had no bills to pay in the morning, and w,,re not
troubled by nc bil'S Of bed bugs at nigri. But We
will memorable the pleasures anu enioymcp,s Of
this glorious mode of life. Let the dcpi.cns Of the
crowded city-nurtured enid the turmoil and e,cr-
nal dh OF busints, p'npercd on the encrvsting lux
"''e' OF wealth. > ont in the free open air. sleep
"'"eS'" mo quiet skies" AMI with nm npps-
'"e sh'' pcncd by bracing atmosphere and 10Y
g. ny exercise, prepare meal by his camp Ere. anil
II he does not relish IT, he has stomach irrctricvaLly
dcangcd Two nights We were driven by ''strcss of
weather. to bctake ourselves to the shelter of roof
and on one of these my companions preferred the
hospitality of the hack TO bed with its risks pref
ercnce which had good cause to approve in few
minutes after lay down, AS | was elected from my
bed by the attack of legion of insects not polite to
mention, and sought refuge on blanket spread upon
the. floor may perhaps put up at hat hotel again,
but it will lie iote.
Our journey from Dallas to Limestone county, lay
over beautiful prairie country, fertile ms the fam
. Il, 4 Al.
eye of the travecr-thc noblest grandest country in
the world. Its capacity for production cannot now
he estimated. lie who would now set down in fgur-
es the agricultural and producing capabilities Of this
magnificent country would be counted n fool or q
mad mar Along this portion OF our route the |
scenery was at times captivating and magnificent, if
it did not approach the sublime. The whole scenery
was lovely and anmating, and in places exceedingly
picturesque. The country between Richland and
Tihwaccana, struck prc-emnently After
ascending the higher points of the Tihwaccana hills
extending as far as the eye can reach, varegatcd by
hill and dae-with the green forests Of Richland
casting their inviting shades far below to the right, the
the tortuous course of the streams Of the Thwaccana
in the distance to til. left, peaks and mountain
spurs around in the blue distance, and an intermina
bic swell of green pastures spreading out all around
and beyond reaching from the waters Of the Brazos
10 those of the Trinity, form altogether scene no.
der and pleasing to the eye of the quiet phi
osophic traveller, than the awful grandeur andi SUI
unity Of flaming cateracts AMI eternal mountains.
The lowing herls-thc cattle on thousands hills,
quietly partaking Of natures fbounty in the rich
grasses OF these beautiful praries, SHAVE charms not
ldorded by the Wondering castles and grim battle
ncnts along the CLASSIC Rhine, the other great
places of the old World. What country Our
general course lay along the proposed line of the
Texas Central Railroad. In Limestone we struck
sandy country, mostly tmbered, but varrigated with
glldcs Of prairie This land is apparently poor,
but produces the small grains and cotton well in a
favorable season. Our route passed through cor
ner of Falls, and through Robertson, Prazos and
Grimes. Robertson nd Brazos, along the road pre-
sent an unbrokcn monotony of sand "blue jacks,
md poverty. Along the Drazos which describes their
western boundary, there are fine cotton lands and
ieavy planters, but the uplands must be miserably
poor. This isssufciently atesed by the fact that
although among the oldest counties in the State, da-
lug their settlements % 80 years back, they are
AMONG the least populous Dishcsrtened with an
lnbroken sterility, extending through two entire
lays travel, ventured to ask.a gentleman who
quattcd for life on one ef the dug outs common to
Tic country, what hat land uouM produce. lie
promptly replied that the world csui rot heat it for
oeas. rs l have mentioned "dug OUTS" term IA
niliar in the parancc of the country may as well
ell what it is. a ''dug OUT is ravpe whore wa
Ter flows in mped streams while it is raining, but is
Try on all other occasions. In dry they
chiefly used as a hiding place for some adventurous
Knight Of the revolver, who seeks satisfaction for