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TEXAS.
LBOOK II.
March 22nd.-Every person employed the same as yesterday.
March
23rd.-This morning, 5Messrs. Power, Paulson,
Soto, and myself, with the Mexican guard, made an excursion
to the head of the stream. We passed over most
beautiful lands for about eight miles, when we arrived at
the springs. These form large pools of very clear water,
in the midst of a large grove of very fine timber, consisting
principally of live and white oak, elm, pecan, and
hickory. (Thermometer 99 in the tent.) This timber
continues on both sides of the stream all the way down to
the Villa. The springs are fall of fish, and are crossed in
various directions by beaver-clams. The magnolia and
other beautiful shrubs were in fall blossom; altogether
forming one of the prettiest spots I have seen anywhere.
After resting a short time in the shade, we proceeded on
to a hill which rises from the middle of the plain, to the
height of about six hundred feet. We mounted to the
top of it, and beheld the country spread out before us like
a map. We could distinctly see the hills which give origin
to the Nueces anld Rio Frio, to the E. N. E. of us; the
Moras, our own stream, running nearly due south and west
of us, the Piedras Pintas and Sequete. The hill is composed
of a very compact dark granite, and a fine species
of soft limestone. It is situated about four miles from the
head waters of Las Moras, and twelve fiom our Villa.
After making our observations, we returned to the Villa
highly gratified with our excursion. We found two new
Shawnees, who had brought us three deer and two turkeys.
March 24th.-People still employed in clearing, self in
arranging affairs for my departure, and the rest of the
gentlemen in laying out the streets,
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Kennedy, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2, book, 1841; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2392/m1/60/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.