The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-05
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TO THE TRINITY IND RED RITER COLONY. TEXAS


 E NHE parties to the contract with the Goysrrnnsnt IL of Texas for eolonzing the vacant lands ot the Republic, lying on and between lie Brazos and Red rivers, and comprising the celebrated Cross Tibers. together with the upper Trinity river and its r:bu- tares, having formed themselves into an ata, or company called ''Ihe Texian Emigration and Land Company have appointed the undersigned as Trustees and vested in them full powers and autfo- rity to carry out and fulfil the objects and intention; oi the parties to the contract. We would respect fully give notice to all those who may wish 10 avail themselves of the very liberal terms and coalitions now offered by the company to settlers on their egant that we have despatched intelligent and competent agent to the colony to reside theren who will at all
 tunes, be prepared, without the Iaastdelay 10 receive and settle to their salsaetion all who shall 20 into the colony.
 To all enigrants who shall go into lhe colony and settle on the grant oi the company, or before the lst day ot July, lS45, we shall give to each and every ianiy 32o acres of land and to each and every single nun over the age of seventeen years 0o acres of land, to be selected by them in any part ol the grant they may desire by paying reasonable charge to our agent for the surveys of the lands upon which they shall settle. By family is to be understood a man and his wite with or without children widow or widower, with two or more children under the age o seventeen years; males over the are of seven- teen years shall be each entitled to fa acres of land Tn their own right beside the s20 acres given to the family of which they ate members. Tlie lands are all exceedingly rich; bat those y.io go on fr7f will | l For the information of those uBaeaIlainted with ! the inducements and advantages of settng in our colony we would represent that the settlement now contains abont SIX hundred families and late advices from there show that large numbers are poinr i,. which mast insure the entire settlement of the grant and m short time render the lands of he grants very valuable Ger grant lies in the counties os fahnn, Nacogdoches, Milan and Robertson, extend- Ing lo4 miles on Red river, thence to the beginning on Red river 100 miles, and eontains Tor is 9i3aen bod. of eta ,,d most iertlle lands of any portion of Texas or North America The lands are pretty equally divided between woodland and prairie with gently unetl- iatlng surface, and IS interSpersed with rivers, rivG lets, anc hne springs which alord at all seasons of the year, superabnhdance Of the parest and most wholesome water. The forest trees consist priac- paily o white, post, and Spanish oak pecan cotton wood ash, elm, black walnut, and holly, alforling 1 an abundant supply of timber for fuel building, and all agricultural purposes. This portion of Tex as IS considered the finest grain growing country in the world, and has an ample range of nntrieious pasorage aud every iaciiityfo for rearing cattle at the cheapest rates. The extensive river bottoms aa.. oeautiui praEies are not surpassed bY any lands CT this continent for richness and fertility and will prc- duce as abandantly, ani with as Htis labor to the coityatoF all the great staple arclas grown wislia the Untted States, such the finest ce,Eol tobacco. oats, wheat rye, barley indian com, patatees and grass, together with all other productions of she f, soil.
 Persons wishing to smigrate to our colony iron. the States of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, ol AaNan- sas, may proceed by land by the way ol Fort Smith to Fort fowson, thence to Englislss Fort assa to the Trinity settlement. Those lisiHg ia otaer set dement's oi the country would do better to proceed directly to New Orleans, where they will find no diIhcnlii n procuring ce..segaaee ks stsamhoat ip ited ISFef to Fort 2owsen. or higher IT to AsA- III hity miles, or rfr Galveston and ap fhe Trinity riyer to within twenty to forty miles cf the sstsls- ment. Messfs. Martin. Owen. < Co, Nc. o. lshonpitoalas street. or Mr. kdwail Hull. es tho IeNlaa consulate. No. Q. Tesef Lssee, AeN Dr. leans, will b able give lo e4nsgE4ets a fhe ne- eesSary information as t8 the bsss and cheapest route to tae colony. at hs time ct their arrival.
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