The Russellville Democrat., 1886-09-15

4 q. stu.s ouAtturN UtQAutA tAEAc uHSat Z.
O'clock, found no land agent at home
got on stage and lit shuck for Glci
Rose, Somerville county, 81 miles
this Bosque and Somervllle, il |
broken country, with mountains ans
round peaks and valleys, the valley.
are good lands, this is we'll wateret
country and plenty Of timber.
found one artesian well, 1t is 557 fee
deep, flows ten feet above the ground
through 2 inch pipe. At Glen
Rose, they told me they had go flow
ling wells in the nelghborhood, / saw
three and they we're white sulphur
I staid al night with an old gentle.
man that had one, his was 100 feet,
flowed 10 feet above the ground
through 4 inch pipe, it was in the
yard not more than 20 steps from
the house, thought it delightful
place. The country was too broken
and brushy for me, SO bounced the
hack for Walnut Springs II miles,
this is west Of Morgan, in Bosque
county, about the same sort of coun
try / passed over from Morgan, found
Walnut d thriving little town with
roundhouse and machine shop, and
q very dne spring. / found land
agents there and they gave me good
ride in the country, we found some
good lands and some very poor,
lands ire from IS to $50. / left there
at 3:l5 p. m. returned to Clcburne
that night at p. M, stayed with
my friend Mack, and then the next
day went out with land agent look
ing around, ! inquired at all the
houses for some one sick and found
none, thought would pass myself
of for doctor looking for posi-
ton to practice medicine, they said
! could do no good there, so / passed
on, we found some fine lands for sale.
l returned to town at night thinking
IT good country, part of the county
made good crops, part sorry. | took
supper with Mack, and left at 5 p. m,
for Hill county, landed at Helsborow
about o'clock next morning, this
was Goth. Sabbath day / went out
to Mr.. Bob Ferguson's, an old N. G.,
friend, l had staid with him in 1866.
Everything looks changed, lands all
fenced, children grown up from in
fants TO men and women, found
them all we'll and hearty, one had
been born and married since left.
/ found Mr.. Porter Ferguson there,
/ had not seen him in thirty years.
/ accidentally found Uncle Bob at
home, he had got in from his stock
ranch day or two, he returned next
morning after | left, he saws he don t
feel right at home. He has accumu
lated in wealth, he has about six
thousand acres Of land in Hill coun-
ty, about two thousand horses and
3 or 4 hundred head OF cattle, and /
don't know how much land out west
at his ranch, he told me he had 19
sections fenced out there. HIS in
come on his horses, he said was about
eight thousand. found Hill county
a rich county, and seemed healthy,
at least | saw no one sick. stayed
there until Wednesday morning and
started Tor home, landed at Fort
Worth at Z, found Sam Houston there,
picture OF health, he came up to
Decater with me, and got off for
Jacks Borrow. landed at Henrietta
at | 80, found Mr.. A. r. Ferguson
waiting for me. We started at 2 p.
~, got home about sun set, 25 miles,
found all we'll. As am out OF paper
and news, ! close, hope this will be
received as answer to the many let
ters | found when l got home. Hope
the democrats on Monday will be
victorious. The DENocRAr is vel
come visitor. G. g. OATES.