Many of these people are from Iowa, are intelligent and show a good education. One lady we talked with was from Michigan; had four bright little children with her, the youngest about a year old; had come from Missouri Valley in the wagon; but told us of once before leaving Michigan and trying life in Texas; but not being suited with the country, had returned, as they were now traveling, in only a wagon, spending ten weeks on the way. She was driver and nurse both, while her husband attended to several valuable Texas horses.
Another lady said: "Oh! we are from Mizzurie; been on the way three weeks."
"How can you travel through such weather?"
"Oh! we don't mind it, we have a good ducking cover that keeps out the rain, and when the wind blows very hard we tie the wagon down."
"Never get sick?"
"No."
"Not even a cold?"
"Oh! no, feel better now than when we started."
"How many miles can you go in a day?"
"We average about twenty."