Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-23
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many = gsol iling foe she sFaTy, say sorn
traveller, Together niih a E.,,sily uumi,er 1T
ihs eiiitsns Of lallss, ltn Dallas pharfl,i
ihs day for "ihe RAN a. half Issi n
aeiock ~, Niih rs'.rs hyins sud sanil ihr
shouts of ihr huaaTrals III spectators ,iuing
iks shore, Tie "ljnrl 1T ihr excursions be-
lag 90 eKPlois anl carefully examine he
liver, with a Nirg o. i's navigation 10
steamboats, a. hr uP as Dallas, il sas
ihaughi Nell a. iui 1usn any lirms taai
night he dsrulgl ~ iaieTrsil s0 here an,
iaking dawn surh ~ shall i.ll uulrr us
observation duginF lie lI,P, We ah Logn
the river some iAier milss, encountered a
ran Of drih logs h. tWrniy minutes ca
ihrougl passed fu'hvvillr's farm, E,1nlk
ef cedar Greek, Al ! Z u'cl.ck IN, Al ten
miles below Dallas encountered another
afl Of drinEool, held together By large
log extending nearly across the river W.
hauled up against some Nilloss-all hands
dined. Met nis u-ly, took him ahoa rl-a
few drihks-he promised 10 cut the driiI
Loose by the time NJ should return; ou'
ronnd the sn,l Of tho din, aGl ran down
ono mile TO "Nillrr's Perry taking the
Aforesaid II. q. with us-Le len US az the
ferry. Al M,ilsr's Forty We took on few
boards, &es started ON again st shout four
o'clock IN; beautiful riyrr 10 White Rock
Greek. About one milc below tie mouth Of
White Rock We encountered some obsiruc,
iiOHs In the way II leaning limber, snags, |
Sc; otherwise had n splendid riyer--aycr- !
aging, say 200 TO 40 feet In wlllh-un'il |
We hove In sight Of what was once known |
as trinity City, or "Ely's Bluffs" Just |
before We rounded To, we ran over a large |
hidden log, which very nneeremuniously |
unshipptd our ndlcr landed at the upper |
bluff at 5rN. This hlur was once selected |
as the colonial headlight OF Mai. L. II. Ely, |
who was the second pioneer ,gent Of Peters
colony, aud a colonist also, and who sub.
seqnenily TO his selection, died in tho col. |
ony at Mr.. kccnans house, on Farmers |
Branch, in 1918 or 1874, and his remains
now rtposc In the little churchyard under
green elm, half mile north Of Kcenan's.
This bluff was once surveyed and regularly
laid of In lots aud blocks, public squares,
church squares, parks, Sc, &C., but after
the death of Major Ely and the change of
inhabitants, tia rights of the dead man,
whose family lived ut n distance, lin Lou.
isvillc, Kentucky were oyerrllcn aud
made to yield to the claims Of other cul.
grants, Tho were living. Who The present
owner is do not know--hope h, may live
long TO enjoy his possessions. II is bcau-
tiful site, slrmountei and surrounded by
splendid cedar timber. Remained here
about one hour, rcshiprcl our ruddcr, and
started again; ran about ono mile, Jumped
n hidden cross log and broke our ruddcr;
rounded to for the night; during the night
heavy hundersi0rm-rained hard nearly
NIL night nevertheless, we made all ncccs-
sary repairs. SATURDAY, May 10, 1868
Morning broke brightly after the storm,
all hands and the cook in fine health and
spirits, and at 10 minutes to we started
on our way rejoicing, ran past the mouth
Of 5-milc creek, and arrived at Clark's
mills at % minutes after q. This is n new
md splendid saw mill recently erected on
The west bark Of the river on high bank
100 yards in rear of the mill is high
land not subject to overflow. This morning
we have passed over as handsome a river
rs ever saw for navigation, with but few
'nags and little ovcrhnnging timber. Con-
Iinued on our course, and Mt 20 minutes
past arrived at "Dawdys Ferry got
our jolly boat, that had been left there, and
started on again, passing along rs fine n
river for navigation as any in the world,
some long, straight reaches of one or two
niles at time. Our little "Lost Heir
seemed proud of everything around--the
river-her master-engineer-c wand
wen her cargo. She "walked the waters
ike n thing of life spurning the frowning
ooks of few old fogy "huN inspectors"
Who, scattering as they were, scowled at
IS as we passed them, having plenty of
zen room; still they look ed unhappy and
eemcl to look as though they FELT their
lights usurpcd, and that their long undis-
urbed glory had departed forever-hope
heir fears will be realized to the fall ex.
ent. At 20 minutes before o'clock AM.
passed the head of what is now known as
Pass-the first slough making I
nut on the east side of the river This is
he pass through which the steamer as.
ended on its upward trip, and hence its e
.ame IL is about 10 feet wide, rather q
wifi, Will, from to 6 feet of water Mt its q
ntrance, and must eventually be the main
liver. "A short distance below an incon. ,,
iderable slough makes out on the west
still further down a second slough makes c
ut on the east; this is small. narrow and i
ballow; one fourth of n mile s,ill below
mother or third slough makes out out ON
he east: this slough is second in size
bout thirty or forty feet wide, exceedingly
Witt. and deep. blocked across with n loo
our feet in diameter. imbedded ut both
nds, the water running both over and I'M.
err it. Four hundred Yards below this are !, =
he now fossil remains of the old Raft