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HISTORY OF TEXAS.
the distance is about twenty miles, a little east of north,
one-half the distance hard prairie and the balance heavy
sand.
"The White Sand Hills consist of a range of low hills
of very white sand, without vegetation, and almost impassable,
except for horses; at least double teams would be
required to draw lightly loaded wagons through them.
They present, from the distance of a few miles, the appearance
of hills covered with snow. They extend northwest
and southeast for about twenty-five miles and are
almost five miles in width, the south end distant from the
Pecos about twenty miles, the north end about forty at
the nearest point. Water in almost unlimited quantity
can be had by digging in the small depressions at the
bases of the hills at a depth of two to four feet.
" I have twice visited these sand hills this summer, and
once in 1871, and every time found considerable water on
the surface. There are also quite large willows and
cottonwood trees growing in them, a sure indication of
living water. The country east of the sand hills to
Mustang and Sulphur Springs, distant sixty miles, is
high rolling prairie, covered with fine grass, has no known
living water, bnt abundance during the rainy season, in
small lakes.
"From the head of the North Concho two large wagon
roads into the plains have been made by my command,
one going up the right-hand valley to Big Spring, thence
via Sulphur Springs, Tobacco creek, and head of Colorado
(M5oo-cho-ko-way) to Cuates and head of Double Mountain
Fork of Brazos; the other takes the left hand valley
and goes via Mustang Springs to Five Wells, Laguna
Sabinas and Laguna Cuates.
" From Five Wells there are two wagon roads to Monument
Spring, in New liexico, and one from there to Dug
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/52/?rotate=90: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .