South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-07-13
Letter from Texas.


do, aud will just write a general letter
through your most valuable paper as
most of them are readers of the South
Branch hteliigencer. Isl, the trip. Start
ing from Cumberland, Nd, VIC went on
the Is. d y. Railroad to the smoky old
town OF Pittsburgh; thence TO Lowis-
bnrgh, where we laid over five hours.
this distance being an almost constant
city. Thence down the beautiful Ohio
by Dayton 10 the grand old city of Gin
cinnati, seeing steamboats,. street cars
and many other new things. Thence
through Indiana and the beautiful State
oil Illinois to the Boss City. st. Louis.
Here We saw Mr.. Edison's electric light
ana many other beautiful things. Thence
through Missouri Il Kansas and the boss
region of the Union, Indian Territory.
There the prairie spreads out on either
side as far as the eye can reach, dotted
here and there with herds OF cattle ana
indian ponies; aud now and then a wig
wan and an lndiaD town. The Nation
rs being last filled up with white men,
with large herds Of cattle and the ouin-
ION OF the people is, that it will soon be
admitted TO the Union by Iequest Of the
Indians. We then crossed the Red Ri
YER whose waters are as red "a blood
into Texas and to the City OF Denison,
which is beautifully situated on q de-
clivity, with abundant resources, being
the center Of transportation in North
Eastern Texas. The center of three
Railroads. This part of Texas is adam
ted to the raising Of all kinds Of fruits
and vegetation except wheat and corn.
South Eastern Texas and Western
Arkansas afford an ineXhaustible supply
Of lumber for all building PURPOSES
From Denison TO TT. Worth there ia n
fine farming country, growing all kinds
of vegetation, and il is funny to see the
cotton fields. TT. Worth is a growing
city OF ten thousand population. From
Ft. Worth and Gainesville West is the
immense grazing country with vast herds
OF cattle and sheep roaming its surface.
| saw several West Virginians while in
the Eastern part OF Texas, among whom
were Mossrs. Heironimous and family,
Baker and family, Hough and family,
and Mr.. Charles VNndiver. Editor TRI-
BuNE, stopped in Denison at A. L. More.
lands short time before | left. Colo
RADIO City on tho I. L. Railroad and ON
the hanks of the Colorado River is a
growing town of two years growth, hav.
ing population of three thousand. This
is n ranless region. it not having rained
Tor two months, and no vegetation grows
except some moslleet grass and bushes.
On tho prairie there are millions Of prai-
RE dogs. We staid in Colorado one
week, made some sales there on Mon
day last, passed over the desolated re.
9lon called The Staked Plains to FL
Paso, which is fine city of four or five
thousand population on the banks of the
iI'o Grande, whose ripping, muddy wa.
ters roll aloud with the majesty OF the
ocean, dividing FL Paso from Puso Del
Norte, Mexico, where I was YESTERDAY,
and for the first tine was ont Of the L.
States. Mexico is n thousand years be-
hind the people Of the United States 10
clvillzaLiop, tue arts and sciences ma
ny OF them live IN dug-outs, mud huts,
ana their building materials are logs g.
bricks baked in the sun, They pack
their loads Oh the backs of Donkevs.
which are driven by rope around the
neck
Some OF the Mexicans, however. are
very wealthy and have very fine houses,
II
ana entered and to our surprise found
IT to be private dwelling. II was
large square building. with large rooms.
beautifully furnished and in the center
OF the building was an arena in which
vas fountain, surrounded by a beau
tiiul Hover garden, richly adorned with
beautiful flowers of all kinds, giving it
the appearance of a novel instead OF a
reality.
There is no farming done here except
by irrigation, which is done TO consid.
cradle extent along the Rio Grande l..
has not rainod here Tor four months
When it does rain it raius three or four
months.
The Mexicans are homely rsce and
not many can sp-ak the English Ian
gnage nor can | speak to or understand
thom. Every Nationality is represent
cd here Hundreds Of Washing John
Cinnamon Spaniards, &c
The spurs OF tho Rocky Mountains
rear their bare beads around here as il
to defy Time, making the place very
novel like TO Il stranger. IL is very
dear place to live in as most Of thin es
have TO be shipped.
We expect 20 go from here through
New Mexico TO Denver, Colorado
Fearing that I have already trespassed
on your valuable columns [ will close
with many fond recolleclions Of Hamp-
Shire and its warm-hearted people and
close with love TO ali. Very respect
fully yours, ROCKS.
NOTHING TO DO.-A man who has