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72 26th Visited the [crossed out: San Antonio] springs or head waters of the San Antonio river three to four miles distant from the town. The numberless springs form three or four principal streams which soon unite and form this pretty river. The waters issue from the springs with considerable force out of the limestone rock & are somewhat tepid. All around the springs is a thick & almost imprenitable underwood, with large timbers of all sorts on the branches of which saw flocks of wild turkey, called by the Mexicans Gujalotes. When peace with the Mexicans & Comanches shall have been made these springs will be a most excellent spot for Barbacues or Pic-niks.

 On our return to town found Major Howard the Sheriff & others starting in pursuit of Comanches. A young Mexican had just come in wounded in the leg and reported that a few miles down the river he had been shot by Comanches. During the day we discovered that the said youth was very much in love with Doña  __ __ and had been loitering too much of his time in the opinion of his Father upon his young beautiful mistress.  His parent desired him to attend to some business at the farm & that immediately.  The love-sick youth left the city brooding upon

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