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CHAP. VI.]
ORIGINAL SURVEY.
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Oct. 13th.-S. between sections 11 and 12. Made twentysix
miles, over very rich and level prairie, to the Moro
River. This river is very abundant and deep, though not
wide, and certainly runs through the best country contained
in the grant. The timber is abundanat, and the bottom of
the river, though nearly three miles in width, uniforllly
very rich. Killed four buffaloes. We encamped on the
river for the night.
Oct. 14tht.-S. between sections 11 and 12. Made twenty
miles, over delightful prairie, occasionally shaded with
groves of timber, to the bank of a small river, where we
remained for the night.
Oct. 15#tI.-S. between same sections, seven miles, to
the corner of sections 9, 10, 11, and 12; thence W., six
miles, to the same creek we encamped on last night. The
whole of this day's march was over good and broken land.
Oct. 16th.-W. between 10 and 11, twenty-five miles,
over very broken country, and encamped on the extreme
head of the Dry Fork. Killed two buffaloes and one elk.
Oct. 17th.-W., between sections 10 and 11, twenty-one
miles to the base of the mountain, where we arrived extremely
late, in consequence of the inequality of the
ground.
Oct. 18th.-Retraced our steps along our last course to
the corner of sections 9, 10, 11, and 12, where we arrived
the third day, early in the afternoon.
Oct. 21st.-S. between sections 9 and 10, to the corner
of sections 7, 8, 9, and 10, where we arrived the second
day, and encamped in a small creek immediately in a corner,
running E.
Oct. 23d.-W5. between sections 7 and 10. Made eleven
miles, over very broken and sterile land, to the base of
Sierra Obscura. Here we remained until the 25th of the
month, to give such examination of the mountain as the
prevalence of snow would permit. The character of the
mountain appears to be extremely sterile, being composed,
where it was observable, of black rock and sand. It affords
but little timber, and that of a stunted growth. Within
about four miles of where we struck this mountain, we
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Kennedy, William. Texas: the rise, progress, and prospects of the Republic of Texas, Vol.1, book, January 1, 1841; London. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2389/m1/249/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.