The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-18
TRIP TO BORDER
WAS INTERESTING
Carolina Priyates Seemed to Have
Things Their Own Way With
Texas Bellies.

IllngS Inelr OWN way VIIA
Texas Bellies.
The State.
In Camp in the Ell Paso Patrol Dis
trict on the Texas Border, Aug. 10
There have been many interesting
things for the South Carolina soldier
to see on the trip from Camp Moore
below Columbia to FL Paso. Texas
But no part Of the journey furnished
as many surprises as the long ride
Of $50 miles across the great Lone
Star State.
The First regiment entered Texas
at Texarkana, a splendid city abou.
the size of Anderson. which lies hall
in Texas and half in Arkansas. There
the farming country Is good and the
girls are pretty. Dallas and Fort
Worth are big towns, modern and
progressive, and both over 100000 in
habitants. From Fort Worth on
through the State over the Texas &
Pacific railway the country is roll; 3
ana near IL Paso :, ountainous
MESQUITE, sage brush and stubble
make up the ;ey 'raticn and the rrsn-
cipal industry is 'attle. Great herds
were seen. One railroad man said
that the Hereford was the bes. beef
cattle. At sever i places fine herds
or Hereford were passed.
The prairie dogs, jack rabbits and
the old familiar South Carolina rab-
bits were seen in large numbers in
the western part Of the State.
The Mexicans live in 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 typical Western town with
it's frame dwelling and old time
, Sc loon pictured in all stories Of West
ern life. The guardsmen have seen
cowboys, ranchmen and all the char
acters of the West.
Just beyond Van Haren, about 13
miles from the border, the boys sight
ed on the left of the railroad Texas
ranger With his outfit These intre'
Did watchmen are the terrors Of
Mexicans and have done fine duty i'll
guarding the border.
At Sweetwater, which is on tn"
edge of the long monotonous alkali
district, the men detrained for a few
minutes exercise and the band
serenaded the inhabitants who had
es thered at the station. The people
al along the route were very friendly
and the girls appeared to be struck
cn the Palmetto privates. They
wouldn't have much to do with ia
officers but made up" at once WltA
tie men and there was much exchang-
ing of addresses and promises of cor
respondence. Like the men of the sea
tie South Carolina boys found sweet
hearts in every town, and especially
j.. every Texan town. And they ar
we'll worth knowing-good lookin
and attractive in every way.
The elevation toward the border
gradually increased until at Allamor
j. is 4,555 feet above the sea level.
One interesting sight at this point
was the little Mexicans. Several
families live in houses very much like
negro tenements and the inmates eVl-
Gently 10 no. haze much use fo-'
water
From Allamore the road descends
somewhat. At Cerro Gordo the train
switched over to the Southern Paclh'
and followed that line into Ell Paso,
For some distance out of El Paso
| the train ran close by the Rio Grande
close enough to hurl rockinto Mex
leo. The train passed through se-
eral enoampments of soldiers who
are guarding the border. Most OF
them were National Guardsmen from
Northern States.
Alkali dust covered and colored