The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-23


sAx Asrosro. FesruArF 4. 10.
To the Editor Of The Herald
DIAN SiR.-Knowing that Won want
q sheep rancho, ! Propose 90 give 4
short account of some Of the difiieul-
ties ! have met with while searclins
for one Finding that most IL not ali
Of the Mexican sheep offered Cor szle
around this city were of al inferior
quality. I and friend engaged a hack
and started south in search Of : lev
Thousand good sheep. where we acre
told, We could get them low. Taking
down the location aud number OF some
hocks that we thought would suit -.
we Aent forth 10 purchsse-sheep a
driye OF eleven miles through a level
mosquito hrushy country. covered With
short mosquito grass. brought "a 20 the
Medina riyer-a very fine stresm OF
clear water nov. but one that l. dry Ia
times OF long notwithstanding IL our
route was over more -olhng country.
tbiekiy set with PTickly year. fc- some
four miles then for mile. We found
plenty of post oak and black Jack tim
Der and deep sand. then changing AGAIN
again 10 prairie and mnsquite brush
And pTlekly pear. Thirty>tEe miles
over the same road that santa
Anna Travelled over. when be All
vsneed ON tins city. IN $50, brought a.
TO fieasanion. the county-seat II Al,
tascosa county there are Tut few st
Elements on this road We iound Pleas
anton town Of about four hundred IN
hAbiiAnts, and II i located on the south
bank oi the AttAscosa river, a stream
that ceases 20 run. soon after the rains
cease TO fall The town u located IA =
beautiful live oak grove. the soil i q
lish: sandy loan This was formerly
| the home Of the cattle kings Of tins
sectien, but when the cattle were driV.
| en- of, many Of them followed. hut some
men of great wealth still reside here.
one OF whOrs, has now about $50 GO Ia
/ bank. There's published here the Texas
/ Stock Journal and Farmer and a GOOD
| paper Il is too. We met Mr. Wheeler
| late of Denton county. and be Al once
| took US 10 MS house sh.r. assisted by
| his most excellent wife. (xho by thu
way is a cousin of President Polk and
/ his two beautiful daughters. We were
entertained in prineely style. R-for.
| leaving here. we sIso nae. with NJ. la
hon. one of the editors % tn. .Sto.k
lJournair who talked a.be.pr =, ~.
about tbra. bnurs much to onr .,iis-,.
I ton ri. f,Iloyying ,,,rni,,., -. t.i.l
alden 20 our ho.t mt No, vi,hoyt nj.
having .xt,rt.ai from u. n t.-,r.i.. ~
stay with him ON oar rst,,rn
6nr ,ou,. ~. l,,, o.. -. q. I,.,il;,,,,
prairi. country thic.ly ct ,,;tb ,.,i,.,.i h
pear and a low bru.bv uD5.rfr5N,b
The snil ye,arsll,, -, H. ~ -.
very r,oo- i, e.; n.i,l,.- L. - -,
lie could i've her. .ix month. in a.,
year hui Tor th,. n,i.kly - Wb.r
the drouth OF snntner cuts of ~.
grass. the sheen turn 20 III. fruit Of ~.
pear in ia. winter theV a.t III. nlsni
itself IN. sbapbarls c.rr,,,,,, +. -.
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sie wAh.su - - Per hesd ior The eniir'
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hau peeh soia NJ = ~ the Jay teioi'
our arrival ihey were grade -heel
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va N'Sah' anu hsd Just "rssh Z
anu "oou h'AhAseihvnt wiz l'erhal
safe e'essh huhIred iainh- oui OF ih'
IN" 'aii''H viii seven "lshthi
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IDENTIFY wounded TnI2 L,,.I.-Y ~.
night around N. W. 80, H.. -
with a Mr. Rric. who .s,,Isi 49, a.
teen wears Ago. lie showed a d,rk "a
iorty-nine head that he has raised from
tue n