Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-08-14
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NArunAI pso1pise sebtt4ioks q TExas.

Il we nave iOu our ldple du fLltTeStlDga acs
count Of Texas. from, the pen of William
Kennedy. Ills well written, and presents
many facts which are worthy Of attention.
4 The fourth and 6flk chapters containa de-
scription Of the natural productions Of the
country, and Ne think Il win be in accor-
dance with the tastes Of our readers to pre-
semitic them ain analysis Of. the mineral,
vegetable and animal Kingdoms, which we
make up from iffe treatise before u.s.; a.iir
The formations, as the Geologist styles
them, are secondary and ilIuvial.i The
lower region consists Of "a black friable
mould, with an admi3tdre Of fine silicious
sand. Farther from The coast the re-
cent deposits give place TO beds Of slate.
shale. and sandstone, succeeded by argilla-
ceous oxide Of iron and bitnminouis, coal;
and sill farther westward, 5by the, !,ransi.
tion formation. slate and limestone, CON
tainining the famous fossil Tribolites-the
subject or such research within few wears
past. In North Western Texas, blue lime-
stone are found in great quantities, bonld--
ers Of granite. marble of good quality, and
clay, aud sand suitable for making brick.
Gold and silverare found in the neigh
borhood Of the Saba hills, and in The noun
taius one hundred and fifty miles north .eass
Of Bexar. ,a-sis5 saA,i
Iron ore exists allnos, every where ex.
cepl on the coast, and sulphate Of iron,.
white suTphurat OF iron, alum, copper, and
lead, have been diseoYeied. AT the gource
Of the Brasos is a remarkable mass of NAL!
lleable metal, which was at first thought to
be platinum, and specimens OF which were
brought to this city for analysis some
years since. twas pronounced to be me-.
teoric of iron. To these we must add
zinc, pyrites, gypsum and mill stone grit
which are abundant. It's greatest treasure;
however, is lis coal, o! which there are i'm:
nense' deposits. both anthracite and bitu-
minous, extending from the Trinity river
to The Rio Grande. Pumice stone and as
phaIlum fiave been thrown upon the shores
of Galveston Island. Valuable sallies are
abundant, between the, Sabine and the Rio
Grahde.' 4. IS, q. ijt,3, e..t
Gne Of The most remarkable natural Gu
riosilies in Texas is perfect forest near Z.
the head Of Pasigono river. Il consisisof
several hundred trees in an erect position
turned to stone. Trees now growing are
partially pelrified. Thisis a startling fact,
for the natural philosopher, and must cause.
them 10 modify the existing theory Of.
petrifcalion. > - ~
All the wild animals, says Mr.. Kenne.
dy, common to the Western States, and
some peculiar 10 Mexico, are found in the
Republic. The buffalo is native to the.
soil so is the wild horse or mustrang, said
10 be The descendent Of the Barbary steed,'
imported by the original Spanish emf
grants. The mustang is hardy, active.
and Gocile, and carried to the q. States for
sale. Asses and mules are raised in great
numbers. Deer abound in every part Of.
Texas, bul they prefer the level region Of
The coast. There are also the BLACK bear,
whose hams are considered deIicacy;'
the Mexican cougar, The panther, tho
pecari, or wild hog, the wolf, fox hare, rab-.
bit, opossum, besides "other small deer"
The otter and beaver are YET found in the.
district Nacogdochies, but the ,rappers'
have thinned their numbers The orni-
thology ofPexas is rich. While it embra-.
Eces all these specimens Known in the Uni.
ted States, il has some peculiar TO itself.
We have no rooni'for their enumeration. !,
The sportsman will find a grealervarieiy Of
delicious water fowl in the Texas waters
than any other olf,he face of The whole
globe. Pie chicken Matching establish
ment recently exhibited at the Tribune
building. and which a contemporary assert
ed was perfect illustration of the social
system, would stand no chance in Texas
for single hen will there lay eggs all the
year round, rear a hundred chickens in a
year, and the spring chickens themselves,
produce broods in The autumn proceeding
ktheir own advent. Tie fishes of Texas
are equally celebrated. The red fish Of
Galveston bay weighs from S 10 SO lbs
Phere are three kinds Of catfish, The perch,
buffalo, sheep's' head,' muiet, pike, lroni;
founder, and many other species. The
crustaceous are not less so. The very
bes, kinds Of oysters line The coast.
Among The reptiles are varieties of the
turtle. Alligators infest the waters, and
are much sough, by The tansers for ,theit
skins * 80
Inc VeSetaOte productions are paiuaoies
Cotton. sugar cane, maize, indigo, tobacco,
the mulberry, potatoes. wheat, barley, rice
vanilla, are raised with the greatest facili-
4 ty. The appleis the only exceptionto the
4 rule. Among The useful limbers are the
live oak, bow wood, yellow pine, walnu,
and willow, red cedar, various colored
oaks, and the india rubber tree. The
grasses are abundant and nutritiye. The
flowers Of Texas are exddisiiely beautiful
and the botanist fnds'!here one Of the rich
est fields. Us.
Mesmerism..-'Throbsk the aid Of lhi
'.Mesineric.," Influence, says the A,,ica
r IN. w Democrat, Harvey Hawkins g
T Alexandria, disclosed the place whst
S10CO wefa biffied. In, The yonds IN: n: M