A Journey Through Texas, Or, A Saddle-trip on the Southwestern Frontier: With a Statistical AppendixDix, Edwards & Company, 1857 - Počet stran: 516 Excerpt from A Journey Through Texas; Or a Saddle-Trip on the South-Western Frontier: With a Statistical Appendix At the same time, I do not desire to engage in it, as I hardly need assure you, in a spirit at all inconsistent with a desirable friendship. Rather, in explaining the significance which, in my own mind, attaches to my narrative of facts, relative to the question upon which we have the misfortune to be divided in judgment, I shall hope 'to lessen. Instead of aggravating, the causes of our difference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... course on the subject of slavery " deluded " ( with an expression of pity ) , and as to influence , " losing rapidly . " Our farmer , it appeared , was the owner of twenty negroes ; for he mentioned that his whole family , including ...
... course the prime motor . TOWARD LOUISVILLE . From Lexington we went by rail to Frankfort and Louisville ( 94 miles ; $ 3 ; 5 hours ) . The country passed over is , for many miles , of the same general character as that described north ...
... course constantly heard upon high - pressure boats , and is part and parcel of Western scenery . Of a calm day it rings for miles along , announcing the boat's approach . On board , the sound is not as annoying as might be expected ...
... course of the Cumberland are several furnaces and iron mines . Their supply of fuel is drawn from the river forests , and near them wood - land sells at $ 5 per acre . Improved land is roughly estimated at $ 20 . Lime is found adjoining ...