A Pictorial History of Texas: From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1883, Embracing the Periods of Missions, Colonization, the Revolution, the Republic, and the State; Also, a Topographical Description of the Country ... Together with Its Indian Tribes and Their Wars, and Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Its Leading Historical Characters. Also, a List of the Counties, with Historical and Topical Notes, and Descriptions of the Public Institutions of the StateN.D. Thompson & Company, 1883 - 888 halaman |
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Halaman 40
... four counties in this region . In the early maps of North America , a vast region in the heart of the continent was designated as the " Great American Desert . " That great desert has steadily retreated before the advancing tide of ...
... four counties in this region . In the early maps of North America , a vast region in the heart of the continent was designated as the " Great American Desert . " That great desert has steadily retreated before the advancing tide of ...
Halaman 46
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Halaman 48
... four miles , northwest , over a high level prairie , with numerous large sink holes , or ponds , filled for several months in the year with water . " The Five Wells are situated in a ravine about 48 HISTORY OF TEXAS .
... four miles , northwest , over a high level prairie , with numerous large sink holes , or ponds , filled for several months in the year with water . " The Five Wells are situated in a ravine about 48 HISTORY OF TEXAS .
Halaman 49
... four to ten feet in diameter , with three to four feet of water . Watering about five hundred animals for three days did not , appar- ently , at all diminish the water ; grass excellent and plenty of shelter for stock in ravines ...
... four to ten feet in diameter , with three to four feet of water . Watering about five hundred animals for three days did not , appar- ently , at all diminish the water ; grass excellent and plenty of shelter for stock in ravines ...
Halaman 50
... four feet deep at the western end to fifteen at the eastern , and having from two to four feet of water , of excellent quality and affording water for several thousand horses or cattle . Grass ex- cellent , and wood ( roots ) in ...
... four feet deep at the western end to fifteen at the eastern , and having from two to four feet of water , of excellent quality and affording water for several thousand horses or cattle . Grass ex- cellent , and wood ( roots ) in ...
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