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There was was a Spanish Mission formerly on a Stream called the byastr? Bayou, but was in ruins in 1823 __ Adaes - Nacogdoches

 20th made up a hunting party; the overflows in the rivers & creeks have drawn the Bears out, who have been feeding & fattening on ?nast in the bottoms & low lands. The Bear after a short chase took to a thicket, but soon became a victim to the Rifle. He was a fine fat fellow & black as a coal. On our way homewards the dogs started a fox & after a pretty run Rena?s took to an tree? inchenes? we had no time to spare to bother with him, & he soon had a bullet whisked through him. A fine fat buck was another victim.
  We came by the Head of Huntsville Spring, which has evident indications of a sulphurous odour, & whilst admiring the Magnolias  x, there, the dogs had found an opossum & he took to a gum tree. This was really "possum up a gum tree." After amusing ourselves sometime he became a

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