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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Strana 95
... usually from twelve to twenty miles only , which is about the common distance , we found , in steady travel . We soon reduced the art of camping to a habit , and learned to go through the motions with mechanical precision , and the ...
... usually from twelve to twenty miles only , which is about the common distance , we found , in steady travel . We soon reduced the art of camping to a habit , and learned to go through the motions with mechanical precision , and the ...
Strana 119
... usually have . We asked her ( she lived in a village ) whether she hired or owned her ser- vants . They owned them all , she said . When they first came to Texas they hired servants , but it was very troublesome ; they would take no ...
... usually have . We asked her ( she lived in a village ) whether she hired or owned her ser- vants . They owned them all , she said . When they first came to Texas they hired servants , but it was very troublesome ; they would take no ...
Strana 133
... usually in the mid- dle of February . He planted cotton in May , and even in June , as there was no danger of its not maturing here as in the East- ern and Northern cotton states , and its growth is more rapid , if not exposed when ...
... usually in the mid- dle of February . He planted cotton in May , and even in June , as there was no danger of its not maturing here as in the East- ern and Northern cotton states , and its growth is more rapid , if not exposed when ...
Strana 135
... ern prairies . It is usually found in very thick tufts and patches , interspersed with other grasses , but in the San Antonio river dis- trict covers the whole surface . It is extremely nutritious ROUTE WESTERN TEXAS . 135 THROUGH.
... ern prairies . It is usually found in very thick tufts and patches , interspersed with other grasses , but in the San Antonio river dis- trict covers the whole surface . It is extremely nutritious ROUTE WESTERN TEXAS . 135 THROUGH.
Strana 140
... usually the only gardens to be seen adjoining the cabins of the poor whites and slaves . The people themselves were also to be seen , men , women , and children , busy at some work , and yet not so busy but that they could give a ...
... usually the only gardens to be seen adjoining the cabins of the poor whites and slaves . The people themselves were also to be seen , men , women , and children , busy at some work , and yet not so busy but that they could give a ...
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