The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-10-30
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
A Letter from One Of DR.. Sabin's
Prospecting Party In Texas.
PEcos. TEyAs October DAD 1901


EDITOR News HERALD-For ten days
we have been rambling through the
glorious State OF Texas. While out this
morning 10 miles from this beautiful
little city enjoying the sport of the cow
boys on Haven & Nore's ranch thought
about home and determined to write
few lines to The NEWS HERALD, After
Watching with great interest fifty COW.
boys round up, brand and cut out six
thousand cattle started to perform this
pleasant duty.
We left Cincinnati Tuesday evening,
October 18th, and travelled to Texarkana,
where we found u Car in readiness for us.
to bring us through the great State of
Texas. Our little, good natured, agree.
able party, consisting of so in number,
found our places and soon the order was
given to move our train. No more jolly
crowd ever started than the Highland
county company, as we call ourselves,
from any place. Every one anxious to
see Texas, from line to line placed himself
Or herself in position to view all as we
passed along We crossed through some
most wonderfully rough territory. At
times we grew faint by the wayside, but
when about to give up We would cast
our eyes out beyond and view a section
of as beautiful land as ever eyes gazed
upon. During the night we were unable
to see any of the country. But in the
morning we arose from our berths early,
before the sun had arisen above the
eastern plain, and stood anxiously
watching for his appearance 80 that we
might behold the long looked for Marien-
field. Soon the dawn passed away and
we were permitted to view most mag.
nifcent country. We found ourselves
on the Texas Plain, plain that is $50
miles in length and from so to $50 miles
wide.
No more delightful sight ever present
ed itself to our view. Soon we meet the
people of this little city. They were
glad to see us. They began at once to
make US feel as though we were among
old acquaintances. Marienfeld is a
beautiful place consisting of about 300
people, intelligent, cultivated and .tfable.
A new Court House, costing $50, 900, and
new school house have just been built,
with Prof. Seaman, an Ohio man and a
very bright gentleman, in command at
$50 per month for ten months. The
buildings are all good, substantial ones.
The first thing in order after eating our
morning meal was to take hunt and
then attend to business. So Judge
Allen, one of the most accommodating
gentlemen ever met, headed the party
out to lake about miles from town.
Along the way the Judge said, "Gentle.
man, look out, you may see rattler and
you don't want to step on him." Think
when that admonition was given my
friend Roush and myself jumped ten
feet. He and had no gun and there.
fore had to be pack.men. The day was
an enjoyable one. Many ducks, jack
rabbits, snakes, and in fact all kinds OF
game were found in large quantities and
when the sun was going down on the
western plain we were making our way
toward our new city and particularly
Mrs. S@ur's first class hotel. On the
next morning we began work, and since
that time have been viewing the country
up and down the railroad and for &c
and 80 miles back on either side. DR.
Sabin did not tell us half. We have
visited farms, have viewed what they
have raised the last year. We see it in
their fields for ourselves, and we all join
in saying that no one can by pen OF
tongue describe this land.
We will start tomorrow for Mexico
and then return to Dallas and spend q
few days at the State Fair, and arrive
home on the first, when we will give
you a full description of our trip.
NOTES.
DR.. Chaney says he hasn't had such {
time for 81 years. He captured the frs
rattle snake, and if you could have seer
his eyes you would have said he wa
delighted. The Doctor is jolly, goo
fellow. His little wife is with him, an,
one Of the incest, iolliest ladies I eve
met.
Wesley Roush is perfectly enrapture
with this country, and all who kno'
him know we'll that 1t must be goo