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lanium on the same e¥ening there I had to remain the 22 4 and 23 4 waiting for the steam Boat North ..A.m~rica for a passage to New Or- lenns. Met James A. Austin who starts in company with me with a view to s_ettle himself in Texas. the S. B. N america ari'd the eving of the 23 4 during my stay here the S. B Diana passed down for Louis- vill Three Steam Boats passed up 24th wednesday arrived at the cliff of Selma here we remain'd taking in Lead untill 25th thirsday 12 o'clock·started about 12 o'clock passed t.he S. B. - - - for St Louis March 31st Wednesday Land at New Orleans about ½ past 2 o'clock P M. remained in New Orleans untill friday the 10th day of April at 12 oclock saild in the Schooner Pocahontas for the port of Brazoria in Texas. Ca.pt Carpenter master with 12 Cabin pasengers viz 1\i!r Mills and Brother Mr Grason Mr Dawson ~Ir Jameson. M Brown Mr. Jones and Mr Lefwick of virg°' and Syghts from New Yourk • • • James A Austin and myself and about 25 or 30 deck pasengers among home [whom] are a nomber of weomen and children among them w;ts Majr Brygs • friday-night from 3 oclock in-the morning lri.y at anker until morn- ing 7 or 8 miles above the S. W Pass of the ~Iississippi Saturday morning 11th histe·d sail about 8 oclk am took in the Pilot a few miles above the bar. got to sea and dischai·ged the Pilot lay to anker for [four] or five miles S. W of the bar for want.of wind until • • • Sunday Morning 12th histed sail under a light wind Tuesday morning about 9 or 10 oclk in sight of Galveston Island said to be 45 miles long on which stands only 3 solitary Live oak at some distance apart I suppose Judging from the distance we was from them that they must stand one or two miles apart came too oft the month of the Brazoses in the evening there not being water to carry us over the bar lay at ancker untill "\Vednesday :Morning 15th I with a nomber passengers went.on shore in the Boat to :Mr. 1\1icheles who lives emediately at the mouth of the Brazoes L-28° 57' Longe- tuted Mr Mitchel has a small salt works in opperation from which he makes from 8 to 10 bushel pr day worth at the works $1.00 60 Gal. water make 1 bushel all along the sea coast is prairia and salt marches for two or thr[ee] miles back when the appearance of fine timber. the soil on the Prarie is sand except in the salt Marches. which is clay. the land appears to be level as far as can be seen back (Michel makes use of drift wood entirely for to make salt of which there is a great abundance but up along the coast and more particularly near the mouth of the Brazos nothing can be raised _near the sea cost that groes high in concequence of the heavy winds off sea.
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