The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-29
1900 Kg.iEs BY WAGON.
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Robert Elder and i.;a ysi 81 ,,,,,, ...;.,..
near Brazoria. Texas q tnT1n ,sc.. sl
miIes uesf ~ ISsIrastn;, Gas;Jos 10y
they would nav v;s;t ~ f.;aa s.:,,s
ing In Norristown pnnnsviys,,;s i 4 vasa', ss.a,
ago. when yEldar on : II SI.is ti
wife travelled In n yycoo,, }a,,, sts.s al ,,ss
port. Lonisiann n thS niano = ~; I; .'Isssss
where ti,ev saiiisd ana ~ ass ~ AeSas
inc mo occss;on ~ ".s .i .neh, nay
roads and Pn,,,n.n ~ .ae, .s. sne us;a % lail-
known to fiem nj,;,st az ..u,i':,.isn ~.
for anra;ria ac;,o,,n.,s NY. posss9llisi 8
wagon5 was n hrinSt y s,nsas8 covered ns1I
recognized In Il ali fhst vvl ,,o ~: icy
plesssntlv ionrnsv mn MI ssssssI1y 70
and back. and accorSinaIvt a., ,.,.n,, ,,y.l
up Iorrei tenn and IN H. s1 16,b isgEsa ~ yss.
usry. 1879 thew len Rro,as;a % Avsn ~ = aal-
2d of Aueuat fhay "a Z, ss5a pl.,;usi yu
tphia. TYesterdav thav s,as,aa e,.,sei Lnsi,aue:.
long Journey home d,o,sn % ~ Ir ~ ~ s.ae'r
sorrei team and rid;ne n AZ ;do ;do,;nni S';slg
rpra 'is stss seneoner ~ wn,ch they left the
move moved @ Ssna, 'IoS Mos., neir i.iends had
ohiect &c ,La;s ;,,spvmn, ;ans,e,. anu Itne man +
nlIshsd Nav Nena.,h hulIey WA nos accom-,
time, and drove down 10 Ahsecnn md md
from there rude overito atlantic Oity lin
the cars, their first railroad experience. y
to see the ocean. They spent a iday there
and drove back to Camden and encamped
at the foot of Spruce street for a few days.
having the Wagon repaired and iaging'in
supplies. They we're Just two hundred
days on their trip, averaging ten miles q {
day on che road IF they make the SANG
time back the sorrel team will draw up
at Brazoria on the 10th of next Bfarch.
and the travellers will have been gone
just fourteen monthu. tbs not MANY
years since prairie schoouersn in feets
spotted the plains west of the Missouri.
ana In the Tar West there il. many q. fam.
ily that journeyed across tue Ruckiesand
Sterras to new home. But tine coulpIo-
tion OF the Central and Union Pacific
Railroads throttled the prosperity OF the
""praisle schooner and 'ns an fIlssitation
it ceased to exist, although IL "a still nssi
to O limitad extent. Two lines of raii.
road stretch from st. Louis 60 the Gnif
and steamships ply between pcrts .or, tbe
Texan coast and New Orleans and Nav
York, 80 chat Robert Elder's method of
coming North was evidently chosen NOT.
out or necessity.
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t.Agv ,f.,e.,,I. =, /, !, !, Is "a
t.tr;aJ ~ ,j;"a. ~ Az ~, ne esaiea
roc ,,on No t..s.s at1t .il goln I'd
~ r ss,at cotalofe -
r,nt mil, ,s,iS,, ~ ~ I o90 sinie
rod sno VIII, moi wv, neTe ensofl t1e
s,, ror.,,,.s' a. cye nag i..5,l gu see
can,t,,p n,,,Si, MI tto ts,o Lisne siae5 ana
Lna,ys @ ~ ,t ahu .sis ole ~ q woman Hae
~. ~ taAe ~, caIo CT nprses, md
ane has Do,n o1.a .ignS nSe1 20 CONS, says 70
sha ssSeo ssss ~. I9ii huo H. we htted up
AZ. "A. tMason WIN q, stoye end cookin'
y .hh,uEs, sot sae Dedain, new narpes5s t0r
.as ow nTtse, JWa aua sne poys gave as Ascend
s,,. m .,s ,s.. ouE Two aoiis ana adesferto
Sa s,,o ,'iu \, On tne AVtns OF ,anu-
- a. We .,.s. I,I. nc ,ola man tells his
viii .siy oeylatione q iEoIna
ness.aniy ,l,ns q, oI 80 blowing
oe snJ SaaM " MS tha story
Sr,s ne sTlp ny, h,ay oe ,us tll TINS condanssd
h,,.. - v.ts. 4 s
st, fSs..s. lSs.: s1isf iinan ns
eas, - : ailq
,.,s - ,h !,
HTo-cI my ny 1sss ss on tte iiss OF
NC ntss pstt "a tns , ssia q.
a,asa,, ~ LII 10y eIage1 1he INST day
cngsyeJ s5 =; ensa, ns.a 8 tnel laest ground
Ths !, = - ~, 80
nv ,.s. va W., tL e 2 sariy
ana si ~. ~ tnia day horls9 were
cp,,IS S.uLs t,it'i iIuTsss
Ioup, !: q y aen tne IhadeWs grew
schooner toretfeFs ,I.'' =, s,. oS,s ~.
along. When IL was nscessarvs to reSsch
good camping ground. whsra tsher. ivvas
water. pasture and fuel lisas;
drove the ts..az ,f jtj:,u t9y witFa,ih sfn,5.
ping, and with the exception az fhesAis.
of April, ysken they rsgted ..Tauty.i1oa,s,;rss:
hours and had their waaon ref,aiysd a.
Ohattanooga, they shifted aronfld Ssiiv, k
Elder ig not exacfiv cIaar fS1sf 4. ;,;s ,5stas a.
and he only REMEMBER he siays no s;s ,sI,sn Is
some Of the SIss he startad rzith S;sss g..
pended. Such occaSEons He hs,s 4 SS,Sis,s
recollection of. J, ,As
From Shrepeport the rot,te syas n ,nroas
the northera part of Louisianas l,ver haTi
roads TO VicksbtifR, aE .ipIiicls mint fl,a &
Mississippi River was crossed tEa,,sa ",
Jackson and the north to the G.ato line
of Tennessee and Mis6issippi, near Cor
rinth, whefe theyg entered the vallsF of
the Tennessee River: and followed III tor
iiuous Eindings through Huntssilie, Ala
sec; Bristol. Fynch hhnro ri hi ( ag,Sf.
Ing the Potomac at a AIexSnfisia. ffjsey
stt<5I,f57ti nj ySSTrashin0So,,n n few o,,, ,;d
visited The CAPITAL. and theI,aS fLTonaS @
Baltimore, Hayra tia (asarsas and / WI
mingtcn. = VI, ~ Y -
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,tr - ~ :, I ! { I. (, :. ~
n IA. We s way w PACK we think we will go
py way Of tb2ltInlOre, and oyer the old .