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A Log of the Texas-California Cattle Trail, 1854
my fist, eggs, chickens, and Muscal liquor; we bought everything
except the liquor which thay would not sell, but gave to us. This
Liquor has a tast between whiskey and brandy, and considerable
intoxicating power. Not one of these men have on pantaloons;
but a few have white cotton drawers about I yard wide at the
bottom, some have on a cotton shirt, just long enough to be decent,
some have simply a cloth around the wast. Thay seem to be a
happy race and dont care a fig for the superfieuties of life; corn
is here worth one dollar pr bushel. These mexicans present sev-
eral different colors of skin -, the different grades between the
castilian and Indian; Our Mexicans are enjoying themselves in
social converse with the others, relating the news, gossip, the
rumors picked up along the road.
Had 4 different dishes of onion, to day for dinner; - raw onion
with vinager, salt & pepper; fried onions; onions, meat, and egg in
one dish; and beef soup seasoned with onions; After you read
this I suppose you will say Onions! Onions!! Onions!!! In
boiling the Eggs, I forgot them in my indulgence of the other good
things, and boiled them as hard as stone. Paid 25 cents pr doz
for eggs, and about at the rate of one dollar per bushel for onions.
Made two miles to camp, where we found good grass. The Mexi-
can town we left is San Ignacio. The men were verry anxious to
encamp near the town, so as to go to the fandango at night, one
Mexican was verry particular to dress in his best suit - fancy
pants, red flanel over shirt, and the regular mexican hat, the
material of which is like the old fashioned fire bucket, and nearly
as heavy, it astonishes me how thay can bear the enormous weight
on the head; the crown part is too small for any head except a
small boys. This together with the enormous head of hair which
thay wear would make it unbearable for any one except a Mexican..
24 Monday, left camp early with a prospect of a fine, but.
warm day - Made ten miles to camp, - for dinner - which is.
on the old channel of the Rio Grande. Have had very good water
for a few days past - from the lagoons of the Rio. This when
cool is as good as the best cistern water. My canteen is worth five.
dollars to me, the only thing to regret is that it keeps the [water]
so cool, that everyone runs to me for a drink, consequently when I
want a drink my canteen is out.
24 [sic] To day passed a rancho on the opposite side. The.
country here begins to give some evidence of civilization. Occasion-2,35
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