Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-04
For the Freeman.
A Trip to Texas.
BY A. L. PERKINS.

way home" says an old saw-whether
wise or otherwise it may not be profitable
to discuss-but owing to the sometimes
dark ways of railroad managers the trav-
eler will find that the direct route is not
always the most desirable one when cost
is more of an object than time.
So, starting from my Vermont home,
objective point San Antonio, Texas-the
business TO take a carload of shcep-the
following was the route pursued: Left
West Hartford Vt, Tuesday April 18th,
Arrived at Montreal, p. O., on Wednes-
day. From Montreal to Port Huron, P.
O., the road runs along the St. lawrence
river and Lake Ontario and passes through
an excellent farming country under a
high state of cultivation the latitude be-
ing that of southern Vermont and of
Massachusetts.
At Port Huron found the ST. Clair river
filled with ice which was coming down
from Lake Huron. The blocks of ice
were piled one upon another to the height
of eight feet above the surface of the wa
ter, but owing TO Il strong wind from the
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"oS'' d "''io" ''i"nnei VII 'lle M'clilg'h
shore was clear ana the first boat OF the
season passed up that morning, Thursday
Anril 10Th
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u,st'm| NJ, ~ s H '1'e slsnis' founu
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Go'n' sli,uos Ill O'oo'i "'iu lawn mowers
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81 e. ~ MGoAuh, .Gm" iloai' neokuN across
i To ou'nG ;. .0ti I P"lI VI Missouri 10
NJ, Maii T IVY E .nence SouVHwaru lnrough
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'nocie' sV'e"Ne.: WIN oIo"sion"l snow
uIii's ''iG Sr1lSllion iroill vle close ol WIN
Wi " tnc nelSilt VI summer hau oeeh
l,s III IWelve uays, anu 'il"'' LOU ny tne
'io" oIe1P'nS iroisnS o"is'
t,S o.ateeu H cs"lh INV, On Monu'y morning ior
tiouSVoh' llolll Ilouston a,a northwest 70 oah
A "A DISTANCE nc, vi zlz Inlles, reacnin9
.lle inl'et elace !nulsu"y' May oa' having
DINse!eu Zooo lnileS llo'n 'no point Oh de-
Parture; coo ooo..
oan Antonio Is . = town 81 zU'ooo ihhao,
itaI's' ~ was seI'leu py lne spanish ana
Is cl%llneu 70 DC one 0i the oluest cities IN
: cLe OnlteH o'aIes' lie Aiamo' known TO
c'ne as Ine place "heIe Davy Crockett
lell' is sun stanulhS anu Is regarded with
great VeneraIloh'
Inc CITY Is WatGred by a river OF the
same name whlch 1lows through 1t and
whlch mas us source IN Two springs called,
lhe one 81! San fedr0' ana the olner San An
ONO; Inc oah reGro Is ABOUT a mile and
! nan distant IN dlrecC course; IL is tenc-
"a IN by private enterprise and Kept as
place OF resort or summer garden.
These two springs alone furnish all the
water water OF the river MS 1t mas no tributaries.
Inc water hows IRON limestone ledge
ma is as warm as dllch water.
Inc water Is distributed through the
'ity by carriers or IS supplied by wells
vermonter would MT ike It,
1t is strange sight in early morning to
zee the water carriers driving their mules
nto the stream till the water reaches the
Iodles both OF animals and vehicles and
hen filling their vessels, while from the
'anvas covered bathing houses a6ove them
ZONES the sound OF splashlng and the