A Journey Through Texas, Or, A Saddle-trip on the Southwestern Frontier, with a Statistical AppendixBrookhaven Press, 1859 - Počet stran: 516 |
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... Crossing at the Sabine , 388 ; The Drover's Story , 390 ; Western Louisiana , 391 ; Among the Creoles , 395 ; An Exile from Old Virginia , 397 ; A Native Dutch Frenchman s " Farm , 401 ; Arrival in Civilization , 405 , To New Orleaus ...
... Crossing at the Sabine , 388 ; The Drover's Story , 390 ; Western Louisiana , 391 ; Among the Creoles , 395 ; An Exile from Old Virginia , 397 ; A Native Dutch Frenchman s " Farm , 401 ; Arrival in Civilization , 405 , To New Orleaus ...
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... crossed the river upon a dirty little high pressure ferry - boat , and drove through the streets of Covington . This city , with its low and scattered buildings , has the aspect of a suburb , as in fact it is . It is spread loosely over ...
... crossed the river upon a dirty little high pressure ferry - boat , and drove through the streets of Covington . This city , with its low and scattered buildings , has the aspect of a suburb , as in fact it is . It is spread loosely over ...
Strana 82
... Crossed the Neches into Houston County . This day's ride and the next were through a very poor country , clay or sand soil , bearing short oaks and black - jack . We passed one small meadow , or prairie , covered with coarse grass ...
... Crossed the Neches into Houston County . This day's ride and the next were through a very poor country , clay or sand soil , bearing short oaks and black - jack . We passed one small meadow , or prairie , covered with coarse grass ...
Strana 83
... crossed . Like all the eastern rivers of Texas it is thick with mud . The Colorado is the first stream that runs clear . West of it each becomes more limpid as you progress . The water of the Medina , twenty miles beyond San Antonio ...
... crossed . Like all the eastern rivers of Texas it is thick with mud . The Colorado is the first stream that runs clear . West of it each becomes more limpid as you progress . The water of the Medina , twenty miles beyond San Antonio ...
Strana 89
... crossed Trinity River . After having been shut in during so many days by dreary winter forests , we were quite exhilarated at coming out upon an open country and a distant view . During the whole day's ride the soil improved , and the ...
... crossed Trinity River . After having been shut in during so many days by dreary winter forests , we were quite exhilarated at coming out upon an open country and a distant view . During the whole day's ride the soil improved , and the ...
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