Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-11

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tU.tarnIi nd en- Hril.ir nHm
stated point iipt havrs hiussif sH.
ufl, zoe ~ yira. as BE- Was writ
t.r I think be- will nM srr be- "a
tiu-r yrrv u-ly things that Do
,, ius in hate s'wn,h.
/ ti.iuk enc hRiur ha, hfrn q ~
tlr g., s,n.iiikr in hls Isalins, aud
h rs,i l,al Teen hssiy ia his rpll
NMAug Nas hulsr ifah my ia
i,nliun il,an that 81 charging HAN
with -drirsg ihis road from iis
rshi 'H.v.' I'll had us,'i h,s nsmo
and ihal O., Nc RakiRs Ia that con
nr.,.,H. should certainly have
u,,.l ihs wnnl inIT. know of no
i.t,nst that the n,s-l0r has 90 the
fright linc VI lhe ruad 10 dsire u
Uir
| wrn'o the article in good faith,
Intending a. state the 'rn'h. Ia
maintaining lhc Eamcs II ia, S'oll
uHd Mr., Enkn.s, intended Ia pnln',
thnse interested, u the fact, that
ibis ruie across tbs river Is So far
superior To any other known, that
IL il bnund 10 become thc main
ihoraushlarc, aud that unless the
ciliNras al Dallas shall open and
make direct aud goosl read iron
the Courthouse Ia the terry on this
route, the travel, selecting for itself
The next best and most dirort way,
would naturally fall in by Mr.
Eakins aud the Doctors mills
/ said, that this route, II made on
the nearest practicable way from
the ferry To the Courthouse, will
shnNcn the distance from town TO
Mr.. pollarl's, frnm one Ia two miles
aud believe am correct, Now
take the shortest. one mile, tn be
the distance saved. aud ] say, irihc
road Is Ia pass east of Mr.. Akard =
grounds. M by the bridge ON the
street leading out by DR.. Jctlrics, ]
nn satisfied il will be no shorter
than the present road, and ] believe
il will be longer. Aud, say again,
that every one who has passed OYER
tho road from Mr.. Akard's TO Mr.,
PROVIDERS in the rainy season, knows
That /, is exceedingly bad ground
fpr road. II cuts up badly with
travel. and IL cuts IN holes. j have
heard sensible aud truthful men say
that il would cost more to make the
road that way, than il would 10
bridge both creeks at Col Griffin :.
But | beg to state, aiming 10 speak
the truth, that the Post Oak ridge
from Mill Creek in Mrs. Cockrells
field. near Col. GrifIins, runs within
about one hundred yards Of tho river
bank ut and for some distance above
the corner of Mrs. Turbcvillc's field;
that the late rise in the river great
" INSTRUCTED the travel in the bot
tom on tho present roads, that the
water was nearly, or qnitc TO the
top of the bridge on Combs Creek,
and would swim horse on one side
Of it that three or i0ur more feet
would havcput the water over most
Of the bottom. On the new route,
Cedar Creek occupies about the po-
eition OF Combs Creek on the old
load. Cedar Creek was not out OF
its banks, aud the water was not in
less than eight or ten feet, pcrpendic-
\
ular, Of any part OF this new road
on the South side of the river. On
the North side it would have taken
at least six feet to have put it over
the road bed, except seventy or
eighty yards. at the corner Of Mrs.
Turbcvile's field, and Il little slough,
near the ferry, about ten steps wide.
Into which, this rise came a few
inches deep. Not more than half
knee deep to horse. Causcway, or
bridge six feet high, and this road
will be high and dry" when the
river is six feet higher than this
rise.
The people on the South side OF
the river have cut the road out, and
the river bank is graded for the fer
ry; and now if they can get direct
" into Dallas, we'll may the mcr-
chants of Lancaster regret their loss.
That the water, mud and fcrriage
ON the present road, has kept many
persons from Dallas, when they
would have gone there, ! have no
doubt. And ] ain equally certain,
that by this new route, if a road is
made, many will go 10 Dallas, and
90 often, who would not so by tho
old road, except when Obliged to go
/ am not responsible for what the
merchants of Lancaster say or do
though / know them to be a very
kind and polite set Of gcntlcmen.-
| have regarded what | have heard
of them, in relation to this road. as
jest, and yet there is certainly
more of truth than poetry in it.
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