Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-16
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Da,lAs, Texas, May -, lS5s,

httce eAtAt e@nfi ltis-N ~ - 80 -
of car entire parry 10 sutnii 10 sea = eiis
account of ouT short, lui ieieIesiins TIP
I DO this a. ihe request oi many oi on
ellisvns anl Nih lhe here ihai 4 nay b
of bcpsli 20 The psenle u the ssnniFy gen
erali,, and more especially ~ NoFihsesierI
Tesss, Sholh you deem the salis q ia
porianee, you are At llesriyie Place this
/ Communication Ia your columns,
Respectfully J, 4, Mccoy.
On EoARU J0u hosf i.0sF llnH No, !, /
.. n. Me0aney, Master.
fsiRaH, May -, J
The ahose namei little sieawfF, which
Ne esreei "a be- enr home for a few days y
come, comma u,lel 10y her genilemsnly Cap
ialn, J. II. MeGarsey, and freighisd VIII
many a good thing for Tie weary, Nay,aorn
traveller together with goelly number oi
lie citizens Of Dallas, len Dallas Wharf fl
lthis day for slhe Ran, al half past II
oleloct, \ n, with eolors ilying and AMID
Inc shouts Of the hundreds al spectators lin
ins the shore. The object of the excursion
belne TO explore anlearehl,iy examine the
river, wilh yieu 10 lie navigation by
s,ramhosia ns far np as Dallas, u WAS
thought well To lot dcWn any items that
miehi be deemed OF interest 50 here ] ana,
taking down such as shall fall under
my observation during the NIP. We ran
down the river some three miles, eneo1n-
tered raft OF driii logs, Ia twenty min
utcs eni through; passed Tnrbeyille farm,
month OF Cedar Creek, At o'clock e. ".
Al ten miles below Dallas encountered an'
other ran OF. drinwdoi, held ,oge,hfr hy n
large log extending nearly across the river,
We Aastled up against some Millows-ail
hands dincd. Met big U-ly, took him
abonrd--a few drlnks-he promised 10 cut
The drill loose by the time We should re-
lurn Gu, round the end OF the driit, aud
ran down one mile 10 "Millers Ferry Ia
king the aforesaid II, U. with us--he len
ns AT The ferry. Al Millers Ferry VIC iock
on a few boards, Sci started on again at
about four o'clock y. ~; beautiful river TO
While Rock Creek. About one mile below
the mouth of White Rock VIC encountered
some distractions in the way of leaning,
spags &c :: otherwise had O splendid river
Averaging, say 200 10 go feet in width
until We hove In sight OF what was once
known as .Triiiiy City, or "Elys Biniis.
just before We rounded TO, we ran over
large hidden log, which very uneercmcni-
ously unshipped our rudder landed at the
MINER bluff al . +, ". This bluff was once
selected as the colonial headlight Of Maj.
Il. u. Ely, who was the second pioneer
agent of Peters CO lony, and eolonist also,
anu wnp eaS A.. Ehenon's house, on
~ ~ wy n.syrsh III 1914, onJ Ills remains
i".'"e' -, IL ,;ulh cburchvarl under
no". ,,'. sis ,,,;,a ,nr,b az Kcenan's
rt sr'.n .i.,u n,niI nah snrvcyod and REGULARLY
,L,, in.s ~. ~. iiocLs nnhjic sonores.
la'u VI .,;,,nsas ~ ,, n,rls Sc Sc Int after
~ a., Saa,t ~ NJ, inr nv and tho change o f
Wy .,,a,,a IL r;,hyss of ,be dead man.
, ..;i,, ';,:,1 e, n distance lin Lon.
,,,,, NnoHo '"Is'iy W.y'tnarsA we,e oycrridden and
LII 10 Ibe claims of other emi-
n'nu.l ~ - Iir;na WLo Tho present
snu"sl "IJ IL no, Inn,s homo no mny live
owner 10 w 'o' N's., ~ I,t;s baa,
.1, .vnS :? sN'ov syr,noun,eJ ,nd surrounded by
~ ,i,:,' 20 - ,i,,,I;ar Rrmn;ued bere
sp.e,,u,a 49,. % ;asI;nned our rnJlcr. and
Noo". 1ue NV - Sn hn,,t one mile inmnca
s'ai5oa "g'a,, inrand Srohe our wd,ier;
I" hiuue, ic4. ,iu,.ino rio nioht
rouiiueu 70 ,. ior .,e,,a r,;yc,, harl nea,ly
hspYy ,nuuNe' .,iaiase 60 mo,lc alI ncces.
az i'sil. ~ . 1850 Nav lG 1s,is
lep"',s 70, ,s'.;ai,I, ar,sr AZ s,n,,n
.Merhlisg prghu, sne ,'c.l,h mi
NJ nahus ahu 'ns sGan 80 ;, q 90 siarleJ
sl't'i's' unu -; ~ -, ,sst ,I,o mo,Ib
W ~, ~ nv gS' .resI and arrived At Clarl's
oi ii'lc o,svh, 80. q T,,;s u ,ne,y
~ ~ nil recently erected on
ana ,nn e., iamL If ,c riyer on 4 high bank
'nI ,on ,.a.,.ls 10 ,anp of sil,e mill IL lirh
-ioo a,u i, o,o,t,a,s TI,is motninc