Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-03


ware--his cooking stoves equal to
any of our best in Philadelphia
The iron deposits on his property
are inexhaustible, and the quality
of the ore suporio,, Mr. Kelley
started on small means, but has
pushed himself into quito busi-
ness.
In addition to iron, lead and cop
per, we found here sovera! mineral
springs. Schools are good, church
es numerous, the society excellent.
Col. Scott presented his proposition
to the people, and met a cordial and
hearty response. Here again | met
my Republican friends, and found
them satisfied with their condition,
though apprehensive that tho elec-
tinn nf Grooloy would Do disastrous
to their interests. also met the
Republican editor and the leading
democratic editor, and had pleas
ant interview with both. The
committee sent from Jefferson to
Shreveport to meet Col Scott head
ed by Judge MacAdoo, including
Capt. B. f Grafton, Col Clay Hyn.
son, Mayor Craig, and others,
would have done credit to the cor.
porate authorities of Boston. JEFF
ferson deserves to be called
THE PHOENIX CITY.
1t has several times been de-
stroyed by fire, and has risen from
its ashes, not in frame, but in stone
and iron. There is considerable
rivalry between Jefferson and
Shreveport, but as..Texas holds out
both hands full to her children,
there is plenty for all. I do not
know a more thriving town in
Pennsylvania, not even in the oil
regions, than Jefferson. One curl
GUS feature about these Texas towns
is the luxurious habits of the popl-
lation-especialIy Of those in trade
You find the best wines in their
stores, every variety ofcanncd fruit,
and ice, either carried direct from
Boston or made on the ground, as
at Shreveport; and it is not diff
cult to trace the source Of these
habits to the monopoly to the
growth of cotton in the long years
past, and to the del ondenco upon
that product alone. Now, with
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRY,
and an equally diversified agrieul-
ture-all of them rendered necessa-
ry by the introduction of new vi
taitcs and the increase of rail.
will no longer domi-
nate and enervate.
We returned to Marshall in the
evening, and Col. Scott closed his
negotiation with the authorities
there. The next morning we took
the innin for lHnllril!a-i in company
with Col. Volney Hall, late presi-
dent of tho Southern Pacific, to
whom we have been greatly indebt-
ed for his constant kindness and
courtesy. He accompanied us thro'
Texas on the stage line, and seem
ed to be great favorite with tho
people, among whom he had many
acquaintunces.
COL. SCOTT
took rapid survey of the shops at
Ha.lville, and ga orders for their
removal to Marshall, after which
we enjoyed an appetizing break
fast at the residence of Mr.. Dick
son, superintendent Of the line, not
less agreeable from tho presence Of
his accomplished lady. The boun-
ty of Providence, poured down in
such profusion upon Texas, is not
always accompanied by good cooks,
so tlat an exceptional meal grace
fully served comes in to
LEAvEN DISSATISFACTION.
Ten miles moro carried us to
Longv lew, the end ofeur sixty six
miles by rail Now we are two
hundred miles from Ft. Worth, the
terminus of the upper branch of the
Southern Pacific railroad. New we
leave the rail for tho common road;
the locomotive and the steamboat
for the stage; FIVE hundred miles a
day for forty. The change is great,
tho way before us rough, but new
scenes will compensate for tedious
progress and hard staging.
GEN. DODGE,
our keen experienced engineer, with
his two assistants, takes the lead.
We follow, six in a stage coach
drawn bv four horses, and three of
us, Col. Scott, Mr.. Walters and my
self in light Texas wagon drawn
by pair Of ugly, yet, as tho result
proved, sure footed mules Many
horsemen "lope" by us in the Tex
as uniform, every one mounted on
the Spanish or Mexican saddle, with
a pommel on which to rest the
hands and to fasten tho lasso when
in pursuit of wild cattle or horses.
1t was Sunday as we took the road,
and many of both classes, chiefly,
however, of tho colored people,
rode by on their way to worship.
We drove a long distance through
splendid groves of hickory, pine,
post oak, and bois d arc, giving
promise Of abundant supplies for
the railroad, especially for bridges
and ties and houses. There was a
wondrous variety of tropical foil
age. Now and than we passed
A LOG CABIN,
sometimes without shutters to the
windows, and almost always with
out glass. Occasionally fine plan
tation would look out upon us with
a friendly glance, with cottor
planter on the poarch surrounded
by his neighbors, and when we
stopped to water the greeting was
cordial, and the inqsirics many.
They seemed to know that "Colonel
Scott was coming" and were all
glad he had taken the enterprise in
hand. We followed the line Of the
road closely-so closely, indeed, as