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3 PM. left Mr. Pelots - Hot in the Prairies - after crossing it came to Spring creek & from here to Montgomery is principally Pine tree land - Sandy - here and there a settlement - corn & cattle ranching - road heavy land gets high. but not ? enough for cotton lands 8 AM first up for the the night 4 Miles from Montgomery - Wednesday 13. 7 am Started - Woody land and ?, ? us to R. St. Jacinto 10 Miles - here it is but a rivulet this time of the year it is but a rivulet - 2 miles more brought us to [?] St. Jacinto (dry) - 4 more to Lindleys settlement - To here the land is pleasantly wooded - with pretty patches of Prairie - "when one wants most to desire" - And here now with height of Summer all is green and corn (Maiz) is ripe -both cotton which is hauled to Houston. Land here becomes ? Through pebbles and traps of [?] of iron - Mr. L. believes there are Mulatto Matters some 30 miles from here towards the Trinity 4 Pm Started for Mr. Wentons 16 miles - along wooded lands lacking ? to within 4 Miles of Mr. Mertons where the land has a broken character - pine lands & land very sandy - all the Gullies dry - bad for our horses - by coming by Mr Winters 10 miles is