New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-07
TcNas.-Wuu, of Harbors-Facc of the Country
-Cornun Christi, Nc.
Correspondence OF The n. l. iIio"He-
CoRrrs C,,wsri. Texas. October l7th lsl3.

Corpus Christi, nc.
Correspondence of The n y. Tribune
| Coprrs C,,wsrI Texas. October 18th, le45.
S,n-Sinro las, saw You, have become an IN
babnnt Of Texas and taken w my residence tenn
,,rr,r;,x ~, Corpus Christi. Although far away,
, ,h;ol 80 much as ever did of Old Gotham, and a
r,,l, better of this country than | used TO. before
came here Do not infer, however. that have any
interests here from The fact that my impressions are
favorable with respect the country for such is not
! the case On the contrary, my interests all with
Won and the more and hear of other portions Of
our country the more firmly rooted and grounded are
those interests becoming Thus far | have had few
opportunities Of going into the interior, and there
fore shall ill up my sheet with some account Of the
| region in the vicinity of Corpus Christi.
luasmuch rs Texas possesses of the richest
and most fertile soils in the world with exceed
ingly healthy climate, and mild and uniform tenn
pera,urc since she is watcrcd by few rivers, which
will admit vessels of light draugh any distance into
the Interior and still fewer which are navSabie Tor
vessels OF medium draugm and none nj all tor yes
sells of the larger classes; since she has no large
Lakes or Ponds, which are invaluable links in the
chain of internal communications, and since she has
but TWO or three harbors that may be termed good
ones ii seems highly probable that she will be purely
m Agricultural country. with few large towns or
cities The towns must necessarily be located on
the coast, near those channels, which afford the
greatest facilities for communicating with the nte
ror The Cities which are 10 be the pride and or
usments of Texas have been in embryo for a long
time; but are now being developed by the general
effects of Annexation. The traveller cannot fail TO
be struck with the advantages which Corpus Christi
possesses most other places on the coast 1t is
situated 81 miles from the Gulf of Mexico on Cor
pus Christi Bay, and near the mouth OF the Neuces
Its communication with the Gulf is through Corpus
Christi and Arkansas Bay. These Bays are beauti.
ful and extensive sheets Of water and are inter
spersed with many small islands. The channel be.
tween them is interrupted fora short distance oy sand
and mud flats but these can be removed with little OK
pcnsc so rs TO admit vessels drawing feet up far
Corpus Christi and thus avoid the delay and expense at
,endaut upon ranshpmeut Il, St Josephs which occurs
with and SINAI! craft, and such only can
pass the bars the water beng IRON TO 81 lcet IN
depth II is thought that there is another pass which
will admit vessels of the larger class but this is not sat
isfactoriy asccrtaincd yet The Neuces large bay
extending 10 II miles from Corpus Christi. At
lis there mud flats with some feet water
upon hem which extend clear across lis outlet. AT
certain seasons the year this fiat is used as road way
for wagons. .
The country around Corpus Christi together with
that waered by the Neuces isthc richest and finest in
Texas and this river be rendered navigabe for
boats Tor considerable distance, all tue
which not wanted for home consumption must find
their way market through Corpus Christi The coast
for considerable distance into the interior composed
of marine shells (oyster muscle and nautusD more OF
less commnuted. and in places this strata is OF
CREST depth which together with the TACT that the land
is making out all along the coast would seem to indicate
tina; the shores of Texas have been submerged and SUBJ
sequeny raised This great marine deposit is made up
OF strata which distinctly visible, and separated by
thin layers of sand gravel There strong indca
tons Of the whole having been deposited IN quiet wa
tprs vegetable
mould. and small proportion OF arenuceous matter
this deposit of shells IT. well adapted Tor ST.
gar Cotton Tobacco ANA for nearly all tropical produr
tons The climate is so mild and uniform that Texas
will at no distant day rival France for the excellence and
Gelicacy of it, grapes. The country mostly prairie
with slight unduatons. The margins of the bays and
generally rise the hight OF 30 20 feet and
then spread before you into vast ocean of waving
with here and there little slct of shrubs. The
proflson of flowers is great that nature resembles
extended carpet the coors Of which are so bright
and the figures various that the whole effect is kg!ci-
descopic. The climate is of the most equabe and
delightful in the world. No sudden changes, which re-
qure you change your dress two three times each
cay. and give you colds coughs and consumptions in
addition your trouble The temperature OF the last
month varied from $50 to 9So the shade at mid day
During the evenings you have lovely breeze. with
the Thermometer at 100. The nights are cool There
elasticity about the air which TO nuse new
powers into the lungs and you breathe freely and strong
ly The air from the praries comes laden with thou
sands OF sweet perfumes, and thoughts OF Eden invoun
tarily steal through the mind.
drawback 10 TINS cOuhiFy is want
ber There trees larger than Peach or Apple
for miles about. 1t is said there plenty OF timber in
the mountains and that there is Coal in Texas There
plenty of Clay which will make good brick, on the
Neuces and quarry of Sandstone about Is miles from
Corpus Christi the river. For building the shells
which undcric large portion OF the soil furnish the
cheapest and the most durable materials All that is re-
CURED for this purpose is small! quantity OF cement and
have the best possibe substitute for Granite IL would
comparatively little to forty this position in conse.
quence OF the materials being on the spot Speaking OF
IL ritrat p,Ao that hlra
this is the place where General Taylor has encampcd
with his Army his force being nearly 5000 strong or
the troops and the village of Corpus Christi will give
you some account in my next.
MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT AT THE WEST AND
SouTH-Our brethren OF the West and South certainly
be blamed for lack of energy. When we cast
retrospective glance this portion CT country
it existed five years ago-a dreary wilderness,
penetrated only by the Elk and the Buffalo and by many
considered impervious to man-wc cannot restrain
feeling of establishment. Rivers which supposed
to be uunavigabe, have been made the medium OF con
slant communication between towns and villages which
have sprung up, as if by magic in the short space of
few calendar months and exploring parties pushing
their researches. with undauntcd v=or into the remoes
regions of the unsettled West. The River Ama:oa
boats and soops of smaller cabrc has been traversed
from lis mouth to its source by steamboat-he first
which has appeared in those regions and regular
route established for the conveyance OF passengers and
mails.
The Boston Daily Trereller has the following piece OF
intelligence in connection with the subject upon another
of these rivers which il thus describes:
The Suwanee River is of the largest rivers of
Florida having in Georgia, and emptyiug into
the Gulf of Mexico. From its mouth 10 the junction OF
the Santa F6 which is its principal tributary it is nav
gable for vessels of 10 feet draft It's mouth however.
is obsructed by shifting sandbars and the access from
the sea mpeded by the channels through
which nowhere afford more than feet. Above the
Santa Fs the Suyanec has generally teet the With