Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-01-08
Our Texas Correspondence
Az INTEREsTiSu LETTER
pY EXOTIC.

From the e-New.orlcan. rimss.l
IMMIGRATloN.-Such tide ofnow
nonulation as now drifts into Texas
Is without n parallel. The streams
are many, and lead into the Slate
in divers directions. We have seen
them; and ifthc basis OF reception
were not SO great VIC should fear IN
undation.
From Kansas, Missouri and Ar
kansas, the white covered wagons
come coursing in by the routes OF
the Preston, the Boggy and hIamiI
chi crossings of Red river, also by
way of Fulton and other ferries on
the north boundary Of Texas. Tho
next stream is from Tennessee and
Kentucky. a large portion ofthes
come by way of Little Rock, and
cross the Red river at Fulton. Others
como down the Mississippi and land
at Vicksburg, entering Texas by
way Of Shreveport, Marshall and
Jefferson. ;,
All these immigrants plant tho
cereal crops. They. are farmers and
mechanics, and are filing up the
northern and northw estern fcoun-
ties of Texas at q prodigious rate.
All habitable lands in those coun-
Tics arc fast rising in value
Tbon for the streams that flow
from Louisiana, Mississippi and
every Atlantic,St Stateto Virginia, they
como in BY way of Logansport, Sa-
binctown, and Burr's Ferry, on tho
Sabine; tho wagon trains being
nearly continuous at tho last two
ferries. These cross the Mississippi
| chiefly at Vicksburg, Rodney, Match
e. and mouth of Red river.
But a majority Of tho Immigrants
! follow the rail and water route ny
New Orleans and Galveston, THOSE
that are able to bearlth tho unmoasur-
cd extortion of this monopoly line,
from III % Southern States to Texas,
travel by this route. All could be
brought this way that cross below
Memphis, ifthe rates oftravel were
not absolutely monstrous. we saw
a man paylfor.tickets for his own
family $40 for the one day travel
from New Orleans to Galveston;
nine. / believe, including children
lie was trcadbare, and his children
l.' .tlv IN homespun. After he got
P;s Pa,s; stien; its he could getno stateroom, !,
but. 6a. had ma,ti1ods e fas' on ~ tho floors No
S SoJuction on this accounts . ';.; oe;-
sick, half his number were IN ioL p,t,, q
nble condition. lie coulo not ,'fe
his ladies to the stecrage, thonsh DC
spent lust enough for one day's-tra'
ei 10 buy him a hundred acres OF
good land in Texas !
But this is a digression, irrcslst,i-
bic true, and pertinent to the SUB
iect Of Texas iminigration--bnt too
large, a subject for more than q re-
ference in this connection. III VIC
continue our notes on Texas we
sSail return to it. . 1t will bear a
whole letter from an ablcr pen. /,
Phe steamer on that trip had
about 23O passengers, more tnan
two thirds aiming at and paying ior
cabin passage. ~ " -
These steamers make four round
trims each week, and average fuliy
this uumber-in fact they bear g
Texas about 1000 passengers week
iTb;s rush has contiBded for two
months past, and with not relax
mpch forsthree months TO come, be
ing now at a maximum.
lis We suppose that nearly one-third
.l,etravelinto Texas comes this way
enethird enters East and anetheI
third North Texas. Then we mus
adj TO this account the forelgr
stream. with rs s6nroeib Germany
Switzerland Denmark and Prussia
Cb;eAv however. Germany. IL vii
onnbsr some 300 n week for hal
ne wear. ard yield this year sons
afsf lie most careful diseossior
~ ne matter. the increase OF o1
reputation. from aAsssIees 's1islae
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