Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-02

Il *tt tsattA Erfg Il
rus'ees OF the Texan Emigration and Land Com.
iof settlers their tract and ofr 10 g;p
'n'ee hundred and sixty acres and each single
man one hundred and sixty acres, on M s-'s's
teen dollars for surveys &c. on the former "a a.
on the latter. They say ,s-T s'sA' '0''a''
Sour grant lies between the SD and s4tb d.. .
latitude, in the counties Of Fannn, Nacogdochss - ''
Robertson, between the Brassos and Red rivera u
the celebrated Cross Tmbers and the Upper Trinity liver
Its numerous tributaries, running hundred and sx4,,
miles Red rir, thence south one hundred nits Eeas
east one hundred and sEty four miles, thence north one hu,
yed miles to ne beginning, Red riper Gentlemen II
ne highest standing and intelligence, who have visited our
san are willing to testify to the declarations make that
our territory contains for its dimensions perhaps the largest
y o. the richest and fertile lands Of any portion il
h america, and that country more abundantly wa
5 ng thckly nterspersed with rivers, creeks vues
MI, ~ springs Of the purest and wholesome water
rver bottoms and magnificent prairies are not
~ any lands this continent for richness loo
,hs s,aa 1915. so, with capacity reproduce abundanty al
o s''0 au.cs grown IN this country and with as little H.
Dor 10 the cultivation The lands have gentle undul.,
aho are 80 wen Popooned with woodland and pra
re nat nearly every settler have woodland sufficient fcr
all inc purposes OF fuei fencing, agriculture and enough
rich prairie to relieve him Of the tedious erny AMI AN
rious work OF clearing plantation requiring onIv - M Dca
in TO be ready for the ploughshae spade Onr
Mr. Hensey who was raised IN the richest Kentucky
says Of the country This is the most magnificent country
my eyes behed, for richness of SOIL water climate and
all other advantages Mr.. Mahewson, ALSO who is an ed
Gated Scotch gentleman Of high standing and intelligence
whom there surveyor confirms the statement az
Mr. Hensey and in letter Of June s. 1915 in speaking o.
the unsurpassed beauties of the praes the following
language The prares those gardens of the world for
which the speech of England has beautifully inter
spersed with groves Of TIMBER and still beautifully adon-
ed with flowers Of every color and every shade Of color
passing the skill Of the painter and the imagination Of the poet
would make person almost believe, it not for the
absence of the Hous that he tanspanted into Maho-
med's paradise u p
Ths part Of Texas peculiarly adapted to the successful
growth Of cotton and tobacco there ross to destroy
the crops Indian corn, rye, barley oats, sweet and Irish
potatoes BEANS melons, figs garden vegetables and all
the fruits Of this country, together with many in the
tropics are produced in luxuant abundance and II not
surpassed by any part Of the world for fine wheat and every
variety Of grass Astounding also an ample range of wild
nutritious pasurage which affords the greatest facility fo
rearing cattle at the very cheapest rates. Horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs all thrive here with the usual and
attention.
ssThe timber is composed principally of red white, post
and Spanish oak, cottonwood, elm, ASH and black walnut
The country abounds wild game, such buffalo, deer wild
turkeys, prairie hens qua, and gray squirrels and the for
ests with wild honey.
The Trinity river empties into Galveston Bay and Red
river into the Mississippi and each navigabe grant
about months in the year, which will afford cheap
conveyance Of the surplus productions to the best markets OF
this country Fish of every variety especially the spotted
trout abundant in the crystal waters Of the rivers and
creeks There salt springs coal and iron mines, mill
Sites and locations for manufacturing sufficient for all the
wants of the country. sh as Fr II
any the world and in this respect may be termed the Italy
of thermometer ranging from as to 30 degrees
Fahrenheit during the whole year. the winters being mild
spring and the hot months constantly relieved by
the COOL refreshing and nvgorang breeze which plays
the country. 1851 Fs@
ssAer the July 1916, the company contemplate alter
ing the terms settlers Persons therefore, intending to
emsate colony would do best TO there before that
time, &c
Here little patch Of the wild lands Of Texas, hum
bred and sixyfour miles long by uniform breadth Of
hundred l6,4o0 square miles Of fertile land
nearly equal the of Vermont and New Hampshire uni
ted and represented rich arabic land than all
New Engandwhch be gren atcay for year to come,
after which il il expected to be well settled that the claim
ants can realize colossal fortunes from the sale of the residue
This is but grant, mind you Texas is covered with SUCH
What folly knave then, to pretend that Government
the public debt and take the public lands Of Tex
order 10 keep up the price Of cM h'ds-for this is in
substance the precxt Who does not that the Govern
sell any for ST. 26 while the spccua
tors want to sell any IN Y Tribune.