The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-16
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORES
P0NpENT.

letter from REe ofour 1ellow-citlzehs'
who is asearch Of a new locality to
make of.ita local habitation. lie is
on his tramp and drops us q few
lines, Intended for our private self,
but which we deem may prove OF
some little degree of interest to mo-
vers hcrcabouts, and change OF
reading matter to our varied readers;
LEw1sv1LLr, DENTON Co., TEx.,(
June I'd, 1875.
DEAR DEMOCRAT
At last am here, after a weary
and trying trip. arrived in Dallas
in Is hours, fare $3.50, stopped two
days in Dallas. Put up at Cosmo-
politan Hotel and cost mes so for
] night lodginggandi breakfast After
breakfast, started out to getinforma-
ton to get out here, and met
who had arrived the night previous.
He took me, with him to. the "Raw
lings House," board and hedging on
ly One Dollar per day and Just as
good as the other. Started ontin On
OK wagon and proceeded sig miles in
heavy rain, when team gayeout. We
walked the balance ofthe way through
the worst roads I ever saw. This
soil is very atFectionate, it clings to
your feet with the tenacity of wax.
Put up at night with a small grain
grower. House one room, with fire
place, one bed, wife and baby. The
everlasting fried bacon for breakfast
and supper. Coffee and no sugar and
biscuit. That was all and nothing
more. l must say they were kind
and obliging, and only charged US 81
for four meals and lodging for both.
Walked six miles to this place, over
the worst roads I ever saw. Foot
passengers in this country make no
tracks, they carry them with them
in wet weather, and in dry weather
the ground is too hard to make an i'm
preston on it. On our way out we
saw the celebrated Mule Rabbit, and
bird of Paradise. Their tail is near
foot long, and in size and color like
the hooking bird. Such fields Of
grain and cotton l had never scen.-
The country is rolling prairies, when
you are on the apex of one Of these
beautiful elevations aud take a sur
vcy Of the hills and s!oping si,lcs
down to the valleys, the sight is in
deed grand and beautiful. Here you
can behold for ten miles around on
al sides, rich fields of wheat, rye,
oats, barley, cotton, corn and other
products, and the contrast Of the diff
ferent shades Of color is so bewilder-
ing TINT You could linger for hours
in IN ecstacy of pleasure. Also in
intervals you find the plain dotted
with COWS, beeyes, horses aud brood
mares with their Young mule colts.
The spot selected to take in my fill
of this most charming scenery must
have commanded view of not less
than 20 large farms. !, The foot Of the
Valley starts with golden wheat ripe
for the sickle. Then light green
oats, dark green corn, barley with its
beautiful cream color, and lastly cot
ton with its open spaces resembling
lace work and looking black from
the distance Orchards with hun
|dreds Of trees lend a charming aid to
all this to me, new scenes of beauty.
| arrived at the proper time to see
the fields decked in all their fullest
garniture. The scythe is busy and
the mills will in few days begin to
mash up the grain ready for biscuit.
The grain crop is simply enormous.
| have seen many fields Of wheat that
are expected to yield 40 bushels to
the acre. Barley will yield 60 bush
els per acre. In this neighborhood,
% miles from Dallas, merchants are
expecting to pay 10 cents per bushel
for wheat. The whole grain crop
will in short time be cut and put in
shocks. Rain has somewhat inter
fered with and delayed the harvest
ing Of the crop.
We have prairie hens here. Ibave
seen the grasshopper that commits
such damages on the crops. They
were just disappearing. The big red
ants are found here, making hills the
size ola tierce top and feet high,
There are three -four mills here
There is no water in this country and
very little wood. They build tanks
or ponds and catch theirI water FOL
stock. The water is not clear, bu,
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