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So that cattle suffer much - but along the bottoms the plantations are located - when Entertainment can be found for man & Beast [ | So that cattle suffer much - but along the bottoms the plantations are located - when Entertainment can be found for man & Beast 1 ½ $ per night. [[?]] A. is half way to Benzoria & his wells are 18 ft deep sand bottom (good water) indeed the sand commences at Surface - & with Prairie the Mould is very thin - Bayou Hones is Marked on the Maps Flues. Deer pretty plentiful - and fine birds. Very hot traveling - A covered Buggy is preferable to Horseback if traveling in day-time returned to Binghams to Sleep - | ||
Sunday 10th. 8 am left for Houston arrived 1 | Sunday 10th. 8 am left for Houston arrived 1 PM. Never had answer from Corpus Christi that there were some 700 Mexicans and two pieces of Artillery at San Setandes thus this if true the Volunteers will have some amusement - It may be only a marauding party - | ||
Monday 11th. | Monday 11th. Saw from specimen of gold one said to be from some 60 miles above Austin - specks of gold in white quartz & [3 unclear words] of Iron - this is from surface - There is Silver also - this Country has been known to Mexicans & Indians as a mining district - A few persons have associated together & that from this 9th August - They | ||
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So that cattle suffer much - but along the bottoms the plantations are located - when Entertainment can be found for man & Beast 1 ½ $ per night. ? A. is half way to Benzoria & his wells are 18 ft deep sand bottom (good water) indeed the sand commences at Surface - & with Prairie the Mould is very thin - Bayou Hones is Marked on the Maps Flues. Deer pretty plentiful - and fine birds. Very hot traveling - A covered Buggy is preferable to Horseback if traveling in day-time returned to Binghams to Sleep - Sunday 10th. 8 am left for Houston arrived 1 PM. Never had answer from Corpus Christi that there were some 700 Mexicans and two pieces of Artillery at San Setandes thus this if true the Volunteers will have some amusement - It may be only a marauding party - Monday 11th. Saw from specimen of gold one said to be from some 60 miles above Austin - specks of gold in white quartz & [3 unclear words] of Iron - this is from surface - There is Silver also - this Country has been known to Mexicans & Indians as a mining district - A few persons have associated together & that from this 9th August - They