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From Texas to California in 1849
ever saw. One of them was the strongest sulphur water I ever
tasted, and too strong for any body to drink it. I got one good
swallow and thought it would strangle me, but I felt no ill effects
from it after it was down. There is another spring of sulphur
water very much like the avon water, and very pleasant; another
between the two and one of an oily nature, and near to them and
running out of the same rock was a spring of as pure cold water as
anybody could wish to drink. These springs run out of the side
of a large hill and are situated in a beautiful valley with the most
singular beautiful and fantastic hills and mountains scattered over
it that any one could imagine. The Guadalupe mountains rising
perpendicularly thousands of feet, are seen at the distance of about
15 miles on the north west, but the atmosphere is so pure that
no one would judge them to be over 4 or 5 miles distance. Tonight
we camp on the same creek at a place where part of the creek
ran through the mountains and disappeared: at first sight it had
the appearance of a bold spring coming out of the mountains.
14th, we travelled over an uninteresting country, except for the
hills and mountains constantly in view, and camped without water.
15th, after travelling about 5 miles we came to a beautiful boiling
spring in a Valley at what we supposed must be the foot of the
mountains. Here we found the first trees we have found since
we left the creek, and I can assure you that the shade they afforded
was very gratefully received. We camped under a small live oak,
about 12 feet high, and although we call them trees here, we
should have called them only bushes at home. The Spring boiled
up through fine white sand in a place in the turf about as large
as a hogshead. The water was very pure and cold. Here I had
my wagon tire cut and set, the hot sand and extreme dry weather
had caused all the wagon wheels to open very much. We came
up with a company from Red River here who had blacksmith tools
with them. I only had to pay $3, to have my work done. This
company came a cross way above everybody, above the Cross Tim-
bers of the Trinity, and above Torrey's trading house. They
travelled 60 miles without water. We remained at the boiling
spring until the 17th, and moved on to another spring 5 miles
directly toward the mountain, where we remained all day. Some
of our party ascended the mountain here, and none of them would
give up that they had gone less than 2 miles perpendicularly217
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926, periodical, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117141/m1/237/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.