The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-19
TEXAS LANDS

A gentleman, who has recently visited Texas, has
promised us a description Of its luxuriant lands.
Weshould be happy to receive-it. Another gentle
man, who is now in that country, has written an
account oft, in which he says, that few persons
could form a conception of its capacities who had
not seen them; that the sugar lands alone are much
greater in extent than all the sugar land in the rest
of the Union. Ii would seem as if Texas was des
tined to be great sugar as well as cotton country.
The cane has sometimes % % joints but in Lou
siana, it is said on average, to be not more than
l8.
The "New York Morning News" states, that at
meeting ofthe Farmers Club, which was held at
the Repository of the American Institute in the
Park, on the 18th, Dr. Branch L. Archer in the
chair) Or. Page, who has for many years resided in
Texas, vas called upon to give his impressions in
regard to that interesting portion of the Union:
THE doctor said he was unprepared to respond TO tn,
call but he happened 10 have some notes on the country by
him, and he would read extracts from them allow any
else to do lie commenced by ing that few per
sons were aware OF the magnitude and Importance of that
beautiful country IOn miles in length from north
south and 400 in breadth from east 10 It contained
surface OF 800 900 square miles, and large the
southern part the United States II divided three
districts and persons entering into the country by either
those districts would be likely TO give totally different
count OF it, He continued to give interesting
ic description OF each district The first district compsed
the eacoast and large back country consisting OF prairie
and tmbered land ntespersed with cane brakes OF great
extent; the soil rich alluval The second district, he
said highly beautiful country the soil rich allu
VIAL fit for planter and produces cotton rice
sugar and tobacco and all the small grain and fruits that
farmer planter require. This portion of Texas
tended to the 4d parallel of north latitude and the climate
about the same as that OF New England He particu
ary dwet upon the advantages held by Texas to per
DESTROYS OF emigrang, the emigrant not
posed there 10 the danger Of fever and ague the
in the county. He then describe the
praires and woodlands-thc proiuson of flowers which
spread their hosoms the groves oodands
that to be every direction, il laid
hand Of natures and lastly the innumerable herds wild
cattle that roamed about in the full enjoyment
strained liberty Nothing he said, could exceed the beauty
of the praTes the spring and beginning of The
section contained OF the finest timber in the
INDEPENDENTLY its cedars. He would add that the
timber In this region almost inc xhausble The in
dgenous indigo that grows in this section is superior TO
that planted and grown in the Inited States The land
grows crops oil Indian in the yearproducng on
average, per 70 bushels Barley and other small
grains produced in like proportion Hemp flax and
silk of the hest quality. also produced abundance
Canthardes Spanish flies, also found in great guam
titles.
"The Secretary.Ths is a matter of some consequence
the world has now grown SO fond of raising bsters
"Dr. Page, in continuation country also abounds
mineral wealth Mines Of gold, silver, iron and copper
some of which had been formerly worked great advan
tage be found in almost every section of the coun
try and the finest quares of sandstone and
found the banks of the Colorado and in the neigh
borhood Of Austin Mineral springs also to be with
parts of the country The population Texas
present he stated amounted to about 100000 consisting
After DR. Puge had concluded his extract he received
the thanks of the meeting for his valuable