New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-11
Corpus Chrisi-Ifs Inhabitants, Business,
Buildings, Horses, Cn,t!e, &c.
CoRPus CHaITI. TEXAS. }

The many natural advantages which this place
possesses over most all others on the Coas, of Tex.
rs together with the beauties OF its location. induced
several gentlemen OF property TO invest very extern
sivcly in lands lying in the immediate vicinity.
Some Of these 1noneyed men have moved on and
settled here. Their dwellings are neat capacious
and comfortable, and are arranged and painted in a
manner not offensive 70 the taste Of any one save
thai Of Mr. Dickens. These buildings were proba
bv TRANSPORTED from New Orleans and would certainly
do crei, 70 any country town. can say but little in Ia
vor Of the o,her structures by far the most numerous
except that they were erected hastily ard some Of them
for temporary purposes Tie arrival Of he army gave
the town powerful impulse and since tina, event has
grown with rapidly equalcd only that OF Jonuhs
co;-d The pitching Of The camp was the signal for
raising these temporary c5s snd - or 80 arose
ns il b. magic with their great bills OF fare staring you
in the face and in such places, too that you ruu against
them unless you take special avoid them These
teucrents are occupied by persons who have on
with large stocks of goods aud making their fortunes
The interior Of one Of these shanes presents quite
inviting appearance The moment you inside your
eve rests on the lie Gordon Reu and you the tin
foil and cilded label you fancy you arc in Delmoucos
glance at outside IS all mat IL required 70 break ;e
smell But this only shows how deceptive appearances
NAV be and that we should not Judge from the rough
eyernas We really think these places prc.'y nice and
some ot them tip top. for Texas.
The present business aspect ana iourshng condition
Of Corvus Christi upon very insecure basis. viz.
tho stay OF the troops All the business transacted here
is more or less connected with the army and any
rpeut of Cen Taylor would draw after him almost the
entire pouula,ion The residents have made good deal
of money thus far, and the removal OF the army would
only deprive them OF an opportunity OF making more
Other towns acting on the principle Of the greatest good
n
from the iroops Such step would depend upon ma
tonal interests which would involve the principle
Ills true but upon such an exalted scale as to swallow
up everything like sectional pccunary benefits. One
would suppose that the people OF patriotic Texas would
suurn ANYTHING like money making; but find they are
as f-nd Of money and hold to ii quite as closely the
Dorm Edsters
The town ia called The Rancho Ranch and from its
appearance infer that the word means sort of hGrrEm
scGrrsin hetersk eer tgpsytrry arrangement. would
not have believed possible iura the combined ingenuity
of man to produce such apologies for dwellings aud in
troduce such variety o architecture AS Is here present
ed to view For fertility OF expedien,s these fellows
beat Us Yankees all hollow In some OF these apologies
for houscs there great variety OF building materials
AS there was tongues nj the Tower OF Babel Every
thing made OF, from henock slno. down TO the
crooked limb OF mo-keto tree, the croosedest tree IN
the world Some OF the domc!ls are fac SMILES OF your
importers crockery crates. about the same size, and
would make tocrablc substitutes One end rises and
falls ike the door 81 the black bears cage in caravan
aud as you look through the wicker work Mt the mus
tangs pig dogs hens, Ell ccera you fancy you are In
menagerie Others constructed OF strips OF boards
pieces of boxes, limbs. sticks, hass. grass mud, sa
CLOTH blankets and i'll fact of little OF every thng aud
surmouucd with chimneys which lock ike birds nests
with their bottoms knocked out. Recently | have OBJ
served some made of which are nothing ms re or
less than large barrels perhaps they might be called
double barreed have often heard ofJHggiHF up PEG
pie but never before barreng them up As sieepcrs
rest under these huge barrels take II Tor granted Mt
heG9s night. Where this improvement in house
building ia going TO end, il is impossible 10 imagine
Ttera ic spch .Ddlp
two mansions built alike and OF course each (the
wind perni;tire) stands falls It's own ground. Were
Tremendous whirl"nd to sweep from Maine to Texas
and take up in its all The old dapdaed outbuild
ing such barns sheds corn-c!bj pis-pcns and hen
coops, and deposit them III one place believe "ouiu
blush a, its efforts sic with Corpus Christi ltanch
The Ranch is the rendezvous for traders. Droves OF
mules mustangs cattle ind sheep brought III for sale
Droves of wild horses are frequently seen in the prarle
or 3 miles in length. The Mexcans expert, how.
and throw the lasso with the certainty of securing
their prize The horses driven into large pens con-
structed OF limbs oil placed vertically the inter
being flied up with brush and are ready tor sae
AS soon a they branded They very large anu
curious Spanish characters, and the operation ID cruel
one large ire is built up outside the pens Tor heating
the her"y brands. When all is in readiness Mexican
goes into the pen throws his lasso the neck Of
mustang brings him out at gailop, and as the animal
raises his hind feet another asso thrown over them
and the victim Is erkcd down on his side with such vio
lence that all the operations OF his momenta
riiy suspended The moment the mustang Is down,
black looking Mexican up with the Instruments Of
torture heated 10 Whcness, aid applies tnein 10 tue
hind quarter The poor animal struggles to regain his
freed H. as he feels the heat of the approaching fiery
weapon. Now the hair singcs smokes anu olazes and
ms the burning apparatus pressed down. steam bubbles
Up from the boiling esh which in III instant sisSes and
sput,ers it crisp. The noble annual writing
with pun and torture strains every nerve To break his
isteninss until from exhaustion he lies trembling
like leaf in the breeze. When ioosed be gets up,
frantic With madness looks NJ himself, then his
mentors and instantly darts OFT through the crowd light
ming like pitching resring and foaming. The uneehug
Mexicaus look with emotions OF delight at this operation
which is not only sckenne but painful 10 an American
The mustangs sell Is dollars when wild and
unbrsken and so to SO when broken. They are
much smaller than our American horses well built
and very feet As they found Of a varieties and
shades OF color thc ticalt taste be gra;iied
Corn OF grass the food which they relish most When
they first caught they will not eat oats. which seems
anrd pretty good evidence that the prsIres do NOT
abound with the wild oa;s which is found plentu!iy
on the chores Of the Northern Lakes Yours, O. II.
MORE OF THE SAME.'-Several brothers and
sister of the Hu,chinscn Family, now in England, are
giving Concerto at New-Haven.
TRIBUNE JOB PRINTING OFFICE.