The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti Page: 98
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From the whole appearance of tlIe ride, I am satisfied
that it was ontc tihe nmarilln of the R'io Ir/l'o, which
must have been a wide liver then. 'he ridge stretches
a long way, in nearly the same direction with the course
of the Bravo.
On the summit of this ridlge, the ground rats are both
numerous and industrious, as in the sandy lands of' 'exas.
They dig up large quantities of the reddest sand and
earth that I have ever seen.
In the wet season, the will horses frequent these parts
in great numbers; but the water is now dried up, and
none of them are to be seen. Since ascending this
ridge, or mountain, I have discovered a novel species
of laurel, the leaves of which resemble those of the liveoak.
Yesterday and to-day we have met with a new
species of thorn; it is of a deep green foliage, and grows
in the very best manner that can be imagined for the
purpose of making live fence. Another bush, entirely
new to me, was discovered to-day. Its leaves are of a
singular shape, and of a beautiful deep green tinge: It
is now exuberantly decked out in splendid yellow blossoms.After leaving tle mountain, by a gradual descent of
ten or twelve miles, we entered a fine rich valley of land,
similar to that we passed yesterday, before mounting the
ridge. Here we passed a handsome copse of live-oak,
being the first I have seen during the present journey;
and then Nwe came again to reservoirs of water, and
abundance of thick grass, which had been pastured somewhat
closely by wild horses.
We were considerably annoyed by musquitoes in
our journey to-day, especially on the high lands-a vexation
which a northern man would hardly have anticipated
on tle sixth of February.
7th. We were detained again, till near mid-day, by
the misty weather, which deterred our company from
setting out with their sugar. We have come but two
hundred and forty Mexican miles, in the two weeks that
have elapsed since we left Monclova. After starting
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Lundy, Benjamin. The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti, book, 1847; Philadelphia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33004/m1/96/?q=american+indian: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.