The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-08-23
TRIP TO BORDER
WAS INTERESTING
AN UNUSUAL SIGHT FOR PAL
METTO BOYS.-MADE HIT
WITH TEXAS GIRLS.
MEN ALL SAFELY In CAMP
Conditions IN cantonment at {! Paso
Little Different From Those at Styx.
Weather is Not So 6ad.-Hills
and Mountains.

In Camp in the N Pase Patrol Dis
trict on the Texas Border.-There
have been many interesting things for
the South Carolina soldiers to see on
the trip from Camp Moore below Co
lumbia to El Paso, Texas. But no
part of the journey furnished as many
surprises as the long ride Of $40 miles
across the great Lone Star State.
The First regiment entered Texas
ct Texarkana. splendid city about
the size OF Anderson, which lies half
in Texas and half in Arkansas. There
the farming country is good and the
girls are pretty. Dallas and Fort
Worth are big towFs, modern and
progressive, and both over 100000 in
habitants. From Fort Worth OF
through the state over the Texas &
Pacific railway the country is rolling
and near El Paso mountainous. Mes
quite, sage brush and stubble make
up the vegetation and the principal
industry j.; cattle. Great herds were
seen. One railroad man said that the
Hereford was the best beef cattle. AT
several places fine herds Of Hereford
were passed.
The prairie dogs, jack rabbits aao
the old familiar South Carolina raD
bits were seen in large numbers IN
the western part OF the state.
The Mexicans live N large numbers
all along the way and increase as the
border is reached. All the laborers
are Mexicans and they are very much
like the pictures Of them shown IN
the movies. Friday morning the train
passed a typical Western town with
it's frame dwelling and old time
saloon pictured in ali stories OF west
ern life. The guardsmen have seen
cowboys, ranchnen and all the char
acters Of the West.
Just beyond Van Harsn, about 130
miles from the border, the boys sight
ed on the left Of the railroad Texas
ranger with his outfit. These IN
trepid watchmen arc the terrors OF
Msxicans and have done fine duty in
guarding the border.
At Sweetwater, which is on the
edge Of the long monotonous alkaE
district, the men detraiIed for few
minutes exercise and the band sere-
naded the inhabitants who had gath
cred at the station. The people all
along the route were very friendly
and the girls appeared to be struck
on the Palmetto privates. They
wouldn't have much to do with the
officers but made up" at once with
the men and there was much e1chaag-
ing Of addresses and promises Of cor.
respoRdence. Like the men Of the sea
the South Carolisa boys found sweet
hearts in every town, and especially
in every Texan town. And they are
well worth knowing-good looking
and attractive in every way.
The elevation toward the border
grauudally increased until at Allamore
it is 1855 feet above the sea level.
One interesting sight at this point
was the little Me1icans. Several
families live in houses very much like
negro tenements and the inmates evil
Gently do not have much use for
water.
From Allamore the road descends
somewhat. At Cerro Gordo the train
switched over to the Southern Pacific
and followed that line into Ell Paso.
For some distance out Of Ell Paso
the train ran close by the Rio Grande
close enough to hurl rock into Mex
leo. The train passed through sew
eral encampments of soldiers who
are guarding the border. Most OF
them were National Guardsmen from
Northern States.
AlkaN dust covered and colorsd
everything and everybody long before
the border was reached.
First Safe in Camp.
The First South Carolina regiment
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