The Hillsborough recorder., 1867-03-06
TEXAS Ivs. NORTH CAROLINA.

Somehow. We have managed to look up
on Nsrth Carolina as the best State on this
Continent. Why we have come to the con-
clusion we are not prepared to say. II may
be from love Of nativity, or for climate. o.
from lie residence. However our feel
ings may be. the many reports received
from f.iends who leave the "Old North
State" for new climes, certainly go Tar to
make us love our mother more and more.
We have been permitted to copy the fob
lowing extract Of . private letter from an
intelligent gentleman. who appears to have
been anxious to see some Of the world. His
experience will no doubt prove beneficial
% many others: su
LsIiag,oa. Texas. February 9Th, 1867. 4
l seat nyself. thinking you would be
pleased to have . few lines from these
!" dgyeus." left Wilming,sn January I'd.
and landed in Galveston the 7th. ] came
via Augusta. Atlanta. Montgomery. Mobile
and New Orleans. Il cost me about 800
from Carthage 10 Galveston. Il was =
pleasant trip TO Galveston. but anything
else since.
/ have been here About . month. end
have been travelling leariy oil The tims-
have gone over seven eosnties said to be
ths garden spot Of Tsxas; | have found il
very difficult and expensive to travel in
this State. We are told in North Caroii-
na .ha. Texans tale emigrants BY the hand
and all tha, kind oi hing; but have found.
after much experience. that they take you
first BY the purse. and every one that gets
d wipe At you seems determined to size
your pile. So
TeIa, hospitality extends as far as
your money goes. and nary step farther.
| hu,s travelled IN all kinds Of ways here,
high, low. public. obscure and impenetrs-
bic, and almost invariably. every morning.
had 10 pile out my specie. and etten rsgu-
lar tavern prices tor miserable accommoda-
tions.
lam pleased with nothing in this coun-
try except ths fertility Of the soil-that is
fully equal 10 all yoa have ever heard about
Il. Must of this. central Tsxss, is prairie
eoantry, and very little rain tails here.
learn IRON old settlers that the good crop
years will not average nore than four cut
of ten, Some summers they have no rain
., ell, then they do not make The sssd
planted.
The lands on the Trinity. Brazss and
Colorado rivers are more eerrain-there
they pake mere or less every ysar. Last
yesr beinE shat hey call yet year, The
river lancs only made about half bale q
the acre, but the splsnds averaged bale,
This the prairies may net dc again tor three
or Tour years.
The climate. contrary TO ~ eIPsctstioss
is very unplsssaal--sosne days very mild
and arm. then severely cold. ] have fell
the cold % ssnsibly here as ever did IN
No, IN Carolina. Diseases Of the lungs ars
very esnmon. being caused By the suddel
shsnges from warm 10 cold. ! had though
that : sorsher vas Of short duration. bu'
End that il frsQuently lasts iron one q
ave days.
The range here 10 failing very fas.--stocl
becomes poor 10 ~intsr. bat i've the yeai
round sithyst beiag fed. Ngentlsman 10
this county (BurlssOn) told me that he has
been here fourteen ysars and never nad q
Iatien his pork but twice during the time
have seen the farmers driving their heg..
| from the woods 10 market-6ne Tat pori
too. Water is very scarce 10 this eosnty
| 1 have travelled about four husdrsd mile
and think I saw only six rsnning streams
! Only one OF these vss sufficient 10 turn
aili. They do slI their grinding and "a.
ing here By steam or horse power. Usi'
liz act for the irrsgslarity q the sllms''
aud % ssdns here. the vosld be one oi tn'
anest countries ID the world bot that ~
forever pressntit from being very dsslss
Bile place 10 live 10. q
These people lire . r0sgA, hard life
They are destitute Of ssllitsds q sh
esmiorls and convssisness 81 life. Tan
bsr 10 very scarce here. Asncs their balls
inks. many Of then. us sssy sassaief's
ble: Every usn here. even lien NE issss
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