"It's Pietro the gambler, from Bastrop," said one of the Texans, after a close scrutiny.
Certainly, the Bastrop grant was so placed as to afford every possible lure to the youthful, enterprising, and adventurous.
A chaos—perhaps where no human foot has trod—perhaps Bastrop—perhaps New Jersey!
Every man is to receive one hundred acres of the Bastrop land, besides his regular pay.
At Bastrop they found two companies of United States volunteers doing guard duty.
