The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-25

borne in Alabama Probably the skeleton described
above obtained frcm the same locality This mon
stsrn is by no means unknown to nsturahsts' y was
described long ago 1896 by Dr. Harlan. who has
distinguished it by the of Basosaurus The AMI
NAL in fo,n rsssmbled the crocodile, but instead OF leg
feet provided with fins, which doubtless enabled
into open sea, although its chIe
formerly inden,ed th southern coast OF North America
II may be amiss here to mention that geol,
gsts have advanced opinion that the Cult OF Mexico
in ages long since gone by extended quite up TO me
mouth Of the Ohio river and all the tract of country
from western ranges OF the Aeganies TO the Ozark
Mountains submerged. AT tina, ancient period per-
hans thousands OF these enormous animals sported on
tha bosom OF this inland sea What's singular spec
tacle mst the upper praes OF Texas then have present
ed horderine oil the sea when this huge animal perhaps
bstted with the huge mastcdon sixteen feet high and
more than twenty feet long or the mamoth OF az equal
size or W it'll the huge gathe rlum whose claws nave
been lately found in the Brazos hundred umes larger
than the claws OF the largest lion
we learn that many the nlsts OF Galveston pay are
literally flled with wild du ks brant geese &c Several
thousand ara often in single flock Col Morgan
informs that o. his slaves lately Killed sA'y'h'e
ducks in about two hours
The new steamboat sam NJ Williams started yester
day first trip to Galveston This beet we believe
is the second that has been built west OF tho TRINITY
and she reflects great credit her builders She IS Ca
pabe OF carrying 400 bales OF cotton and IS furnished
with large hunter Of state rooms which, with her
bins are fitted up and furnished with admirable neaness
and good taste. . .
An excellent iron foundry has been established at
Galveston This foundry has been in operation about
four months and its enteprsng proprietor has thus lar
been quite successful He is prepared to cast plougns
bake kettles, and hardware oil almost
scripton also machinery for sugar mills cotton
gins, sc. The castings from this foundry viii bear
favorable comparison with those that are imported ms
believe the first foundry that has ever been IN sue
cessul ope ration in Texas
The settlers who have recently opened farms near the
sources of the San Gabriel Brushy find the country
well stocked with singular breed OF wild cattle Large
droves these cattle are found notonly on the san
Gabriel Leona and other tributaries OF Little River, out
also on the San Saba the Lano and many OF the tri.
butaries Of the upper Colorado far above the
They differ in form, color and HABITS from all the
a. fla
ably of dark brown color with slight tinge OF dusky
yellow the tip of the and on the belly Iher
horns are remarkably large and stand out straight from
the head Although these cattle are generally much
larger than the domestic cattle they fleet and
nmble and when pursued, often outstrp horses that
easily outrun the buffalo Unlike the buffalo, they
seldom far into the prarie but are general
ly found in the forests that skirt the streams III
that section Their meat is OF an excellent favor and
is preferred by the settlers to the meat Of the domestic
cattle 1t is said that their fat is SO hard ard compact
that will not melt in the hottest days OF summer and
the candles formed with il superior to those that are
formed with the tallow OF other cattle some persons
have that it is possible these cattle are dis
inct indigenous to America and the immense skele-
tons of species Of fossil OK with straight horns that
would seem to strengthen this opinion. But as these
| cattle now found only in the vicinity OF the Old
descendants of the cattle introduced by the early Spanish
adventurers. 1t is said that species of wild cattle
differing from all the domestic breeds of the Eastern
tnent found in the Sandwich Islands but 1t is well
ascertaned that this breed is derived from the domestic
cattle that were left those Islands by Vancouver
These cattle wild that they only be caught
alive by entrapping them in disguised pits The cele
brated botanst Douglas while tour in of those
Islands, fell into pits and gored to death
bv wild bull who had been thus entrapped Several
attempts have been made by the settlers on the San
Gabriel to domescae the wild cattle in that section but
they thus far been unsuccessful As they far
superior to the domestic cattle of the country not only
in size strength and agility, but also in the flavor OF
their meat and the density Of their fat they might i
| agricultursts of this country.