Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
Communication.
Seymore. Texas. Oct. lG.

Communication.
Seymore, Texas. Oct. lG, SO
Well, b. W.. am out here at last to
the end of my journey. l left Elreno,
q. T. aud passed into Indian territory
and the farther south we went the red
der the soil aud hotter the sun. but In
dian Ty. as far south as Chickasaw IS
the incest country l have seen The
whites rent of the Indians. Chicka-
saw is y nice city about the size of Mo.
Valley and is all owned by one man.
lie has it leased in some way.
We struck some bad country after
we left Chickasaw. Everything is
planted in cotton, the fields look like
snow. The plants have ripe cotton,
aud green pods aud blossoms all on the
same place.
Left Indian Territory al Terrell,
where they put cards on the cars, one
for negroes and the others for "white
trash.' We crossed the Red river and
1t is rightly named, as the water and
sand are as rcd as blood Got to Bowie
at $780, Here they have large cotton
oil mill and three gins, haven't space
to describe these but will tell you all
about them when get home (lf do)
They have q card stuck upon the depot
here which reads "Nigger don't let
the sun go down on you in this. town. !"
Only saw one niger here, and COW.
boy knocked him off the stool in the
Restaurant and spoiled my appetite for
supper. The "nigger committee" here
will not let one stay over night.
Here took the F. w. & Denver for
Wichita Falls. got into the "nigger
cab" and the porter came along and
said; "You ah in the niger cab, you
will hab to move on" went. Reach
ed Wichita Falls In the night and had
to wait IS hours before could go to
Sey more. Got me dish ct MEXICAN
chilli chilli and went to bed. This is
the incest town l have seen in Texas,
almost as largo as Council Bluffs. The
people out here are q curiosity, all
talk like the darkies and every man
you meet on the street speaks to you
and calls you 'brothah." They are
ifty.yeRrs behind the times, everything
that is wrong they cali it ''sorry.''
When they water their morse, they
"tote their crltter." The men seem tC
havea severe case of laziness, crawl
slong the street and talk like it was az
effort. an the Gther hand the women
dress stylish and 80 like they meant
Ito do something and get somewhere
'Fhere weYp seven women tn the car 81
u came up last night and six of then
loaded. ] would not bring
"o'0 lou H. .. coll hel
my wife down here, couldn =.
from anyone else.
Saw some of the finest pastures in
the world, coming to Seymore. They
are almost entirely level. The railroad
grade is made with q grader and is moi
more than three feet high. The pas
lures have bush growing on them
which makes excellent fence posts and
shade. 1t is called meskeet, and re-
sembles our red willow. Has kind
of bean on 1t which is good for cattle
in winter.
Texas can go Oklahoma lone better
in the way of grass, IS in addition tc
the sage and buffalo grasses they have
a needle grass. 1t has needles on it in
the spring and summer and the stock
will not eat it, but in the fall these
ne edles all blow Off and 1t is fine pas
ture In winter.
We drove iifty-five miles today and
the sand blew terribly, and we crossed
some 'sorry" country. For five miles
on either side of the Wichita river is
what is called the brakes. These are
hills of red gravel, which are round al
marbles, and are covered with severa
kinds of cactus, also have some buffalo
grass and meskeet bushes on them anG
are said to be the best pasture land ir
winter.
We drove for miles over beds Of
lime stone. These beds of rock are ii
layer, ind are checked off in squar,
bl""l, about twelve inches long, 8 in
||ches wlIs, aud four inches thick. AL
they have to do when they want t,
buid is to go and pick them up, looks
like the pavements in our cities. Near
ly the whole of Seymore is built of thi
stone. We had to ford the WIGHT.
FiysF, It is about half mile wide
The water is not very deep, and of
red color and so salty you can harll
drink it. l felt like Israel and Nose
t in the Red sea, when we started acros
. it, The bottom is rock and perfectl
safe. Saw thousands of fat cattle an
sheep, but not many people,
Eaeh cattle man has from one t
-. townships FENCED ip bis pasture
: ~" nut Of the brakes y
+ came to some very pretty CO.. ~
+ of timber, nice level land, grass 81
). inches high, had good katiir corn an
o cane and clear pools of water for ca
tie. Soil is dark red.
Returned to Seymore at 6 o'clock an