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97 28th. Froze during the night, the effect of the Norther. Travelled only seven miles to Mr J__ plantation, remaining there the following day. Wheat grows well here. 30th. Reached the plantation of our good friend Mr Foley on Nixon's creek. 1. November. left Mr Foley's, & with a pretty good sher? of rain, lightening & thunder reached Columbus on the Colorado. 6. For some days rainy & cold weather. Ferry-boats washed away. A fine flat boat with two-hundred b ales of cotton from Lagrange stopped at Columbus for more. The flat boats take their cargoes to the raft near the mouth of the river, from whence it is hauled to Matagorda 8. Left Columbus in company with Mr R __ owing to heavy rains, the Colorado river was very high, its waters for miles covering the 'bottoms" inland, & doing much damage to many plantations. We could not cross at the ferry, but had to pull the flat-boat up the river two miles by holding on to branches of trees. Having attained the Eastern bank, we travelled over muddy roads to within four miles of west branch & Mill creek. During our ride passed several thriving German settlements ?ented? in a pretty undulating country with sufficient timber.