Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-31
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iHd vlni ! learned On . Journey Hu" 80
Utlsats ~ Dallas, Itfns A"h IVY, eF"lpu
VI your country Having travelled lhf'Nt"
The tanrdns the Eastern nnd lie "tH'Ih
iiHics have NJ idea how THIS c"nh'y
rampnrcs with those, ! rropo"e v" w h',e'
~ IL IN said that "hroyiiY IL the soul oi VII
Im eau not have omH'bEs ~ Pdfpoi or eve
iyih,nr in anui shell.
I len New Orleans 10y The Morgan mar
ris transportation line, There are two
routes tho outside oil the way 10 galveston
Nv steamer aud the inside route part OF lhn
way nv rail, Hud part ny h'wmcr' ! ohin'
Wv the iushc route. Passengers going this
way cross FROM NV Orleans In ferry
boat To >lgiorsi then take tho cars 10 Ora
shear, Brnshcar Bry,a distance Of So miles,
,hpn hy steamer TO Galveston, going through
in nloui u hours.
At A. NJ, fond myself on board the
ferry boat, with some sixty others, with the
necessary travelling arpcnjhgcs, hound for
the Ian Of promise, Having crossed The
ferry aud all got slowed aboard the cars, q
new minutes there, the iron horse snorls and
blows aud away wc go, leaving New Or
deans uu,lcr the bright rays of dazzling
run, will, its domcs, towers, siecrles nina
,clns, ~ of m ancient city, filled with the
rufus or u thousand years, yet gliilcring
in the pride Of the glare aud paint of mod
,,n art, with all the evidences of II prospc'
,ons commercial city.
From Algicrs TO licrwicks Bay, passed
,hrouch variety Of country. For about
forty miles, level rich looking country,
aud the greatest part under cultivation;
there is hut little cotton planting in this
section, corn aud sugar cane being the
principal production. T:ie corn crop gene.
sally does no, Look well, many places being
q, failure. The cane is considered n full
crop
There IL great part of the wny which
il but liul- cultivated aud Astounding in
swnmrs anil prairie hogs, md n great por-
tion covered with water, and has been innn-
dated to the depth of ten and fourteen feet
caused by the breaking of the levecs on the
Missssi rpi river. 1t appsars inconceiva-
1lc how the residents managed TO keep above
water during the high water, the houses be-
ing but one story in height, yet they appear
DO be inhabited The people who would set
tie in such u place must have had n great
fancy to swnmps and boys, or must have
thought that the world must be small, when
il could not afford them better location.
I have heard of, but never saw the Louisi-
ana swan,rs before, and on looking on u csc
the thoughts most prominent in my mind,
were that would wish to get myself away
from them in the shortest possible space Of
time.
Arrived at Berwicks Bay at 2 r. NJ, md
stepped on board the Morgr2 steamer O
splendid ship and the best on the line which
was to carry us TO Galveston, and here we
had an addition to our number on route for
the land of promise. The captain and Of
ficcrs ofilhis ship used every effort for the
comfort and accommodation of the passen-
gers. 1t was very pleasant sailing on the
. Gulf it was smooth with q gentle breeze
Arrived at Galveston ats A. NJ, next
morning, going through from New Orleans
. to Galveston in 25 hours.
Galveston appears to be prosperous city
of some thirty thousand inhabitants, but
ION account of the yellow fever raging there
] did not larry, but passed on. Trade up.
reared to be dull, but little business doing,
and the city appeared almost deserted
Yellow fever had become epidemic, sixty
and seventy cases daily, and ON the increase
and the inhabitants were leaving the city
by thousands every boat and car was crowd
ed. Strict quarantine regulations were to
be enforced next day and they were making
. the best use of the time to get away from
the city.
From Galveston took railroad to Hous-
ton and then to Brennan. Going north
from Galveston, passed through the coast
country, level belt of land level prairie,
of someithirty miles, and but little under
cultivation, but Astounding in herds of cat
tile and horses. On towards Houstan the
Hand is more rolling, more under cultiva-
4on, and intcrspersed with woodland groves
and small dwellings. The crops in this
part of the State are in general, failure,
Hherc being too much rain for corn, and the
worm has injured the cotton crop. North
of Houston the crops look better and there
is more cotton planted, particularly in
cation crops in this county. as we'll rs some
adjoining counties look spcndidly. Brcn-
ham. situated about 1870 miles northwest OF
Galveston is the terminus by rail in this
direction, but this branch is being pushed
on northwest to Austin, and the main road
lis being pushed on norihward from Hemp.
stead.
From Brenbam took stage north, went Ia
Austin, and then north to Dallas. Few per.
sons before coming into this State can i'm.
apino the vnstncss of its territory or the
variety of its resources. The bottoms Of
the numerous rivers which traverse the sur.
face are yery extensive, and present an in.
exhaustible soil, which I should Judge
,nmorg the richest in the world. The IN.
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