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women who, with a hoe, plant corn, beans, pumpkins, watermelons,
and melons. In winter the women hide the agricultural products
in holes which they make in the ground, and the whole tribe sets
out to hunt the buffalo and wild bison. Notwithstanding all these
means of livelihood they rob and murder ruthlessly even when
they have agreed to terms of peace, making use of treasonable
means and covering their crimes as best they can to avoid persecu-
tion. They are all fond of slight-of-hand games and magic in all
of which they are very skilled. They are great dancers. Among
these tribes are found certain superstitious practices that do not
exist among the others. The best known of these is the celebra-
tion of the so-called feast of new fruits. This is reduced to a
gathering of all the men in one house, the women not being al-
lowed to enter because they are considered incapable of participat-
ing in the sublimity of the mysteries. The men then take strong
purgatives and do not partake of the fruits of the newly gathered
harvest until their system is well cleansed.
El Salado, uninhabited, April 13.-We left San Antonio de
Bejar for Nacogdoches on Sunday, the 13th of April; and, taking
an eastward course along verdant hills covered with spring flowers,
we arrived at Salado Creek at five and camped on the western
bank of the said creek, whose small stream lies between two hills,
bordered on either side with live oaks, walnuts, plum trees, and
elms. Its source is to the northwest of San Antonio de Bejar
at a distance of six leagues. It joins the San Antonio River
beyond the Mission of la Espada.
El Cibolo, uninhabited, April 14.-We continued along rolling
hills, woods, and small valleys bedecked with beautiful flowers
where numerous butterflies flitted about, making the solitary
regions all the more charming. At about one o'clock we halted
on the Cibolo Creek, which is a permanent stream, though small,
that comes from beyond the San Antonio and joins it on the hills
of San Bartolo.
April 15.-Although there are extensive woods along the road,
the ground is slightly sandy and full of dry creeks which are
troublesome enough to the carriages. The valleys are not as
beautiful as those met before. After traveling seven hours we
halted in a stopping place at two o'clock where there was only a
large pool of rain water slightly brackish.
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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/m1/292/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.