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38 TEXAS. [B13OOK 1I.
saluted by our comrades.-It being my turn to be on
guard at midnighlt, I had the pleasure of ringing the bell
at twelve o'clock, and congratulating the whole of the disturbed
camp at the entry of a New Year.
At the close of the year, I cannot avoid returning sincere
and humble thanks to Divine Providence for having
protected us from all kinds of danger, and especially disease.
Ever since we entered the Bay of Aransaso it has
rained almost continually, with violent northers, so that
the cold was intense ; the water in the tents freezing nearly
every night. The people I may say, almost literally, were
completely wet through all the time ; and yet, unaccustomed
as they were to this kind of life, not a single case
of illness occurreld!
The year 1834 was ushered in by a " freezing
norther," which detained Dr. Beales and his party
at their encampment until the 3rd, when they
made a progress of two miles from the beach. A
farther detention having taken place on the 6tlh, the
Empresario amused himself with grouse-shooting,
and had excellent sport.
" The iummense number of game on the prairie was astonishing,
it appeared like a large preserve. We had in
abundance, deer, geese, ducks, grouse, quail, curlews,
rabbits, and a few hares."
On the 7th, the weather being " delightfully mild,"
they resumied their route-and on the Sth, after
encountering much fatigue in getting the waggons
through a flooded pass, they encamped on the west
sidle of tlle Mission lake, pretty well protected by
trees and bushes. On the 9th, they had much difficulty
in extricatinga two of the waggons from the
slough, the weather being again very cold. They
"took leave of this troublesome lake, not without soime
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Kennedy, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2, book, 1841; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2392/m1/44/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.