New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-28
Texas Lands.

The Trustees OF the Texan Emigration and
Land Company advertise for settlers on their
tract. and oGer to gre each family three hundred
and twenty acres and each single man one hundred
and sixty acres on the payment of sl6 for surveys
Sc on the former, and - on the latter They say
.Our Grant lies between the 32d and 3i,h degrees Of
north at,de IN the counties Of Fannin NacogGochesM
aln and Robertson between the Brasos ana hed RIVERS
comprising the celebrated eros. llmbcrs and the up
per Trinity River. and its numerous tributaries rnHHmS
6i rais on Red Rirer hslce soA 100 nies henc, tasi
1854 Mills thence north 100 mills 70 the beginning on Red
Rirer Gentlemen Of the highest standing and nieli
geuce who have visited grant willing to testify
10 the declaration make that territory contains
for its dimensions perhaps 1he largest body Of the rch
-.t and fertile lands Of any portion OF North Amer
q. and that country i more .oundsnty wacred be-
Ing the ks Interpreted WIN rivers, creeks rNue ana
s,s .nrugs ot the purest and most wholesome water
Tho extensive river bottoms and magnificent praifies
are not surpassed by any lands on THIS continent Tor
richness location. and fertility Of SOL with capacity to
produce abundsnty all The staple articles grown ID ths
coudtrv and with little labor 20 the cultyator The
lands have gentle undulstsg surface and are 80 well
proporfiOned with woodland and prairie, that nearly
every settler may have woodland sufficient Tor al ne
purposes OF fuel fencing and agriculture and enough
nch prairie 70 relieve him OF the tedious, expensive
and iaborious work OF clearing plantation requirng
only 20 be- fenced in 10 be ready tor the poughsnae ana
.pade our agent Mr. Hensley. who was raised IN The
richest part Of kentucky. says OF the country nl -
the moe. magnificent country my eyes ever oeheld Tor
richness OF coil. water climate and all other ad'an-
a-e-" Mr. Mathew-On also, VINO i an educated Scotch
Gentleman of hsh standing and nts gencc, whom we
cent there surveyor confirms the statement OF Pr
Hensy and letter Of June > l-io IN speaking Of the
uu.urpa.sed beauties of the prsries uscs the following
Language The prairies, those gardens OF the world
for which the speech Of England has no name beautifully
nersper.ed with groves OF timber and sui more beau
,u!y adorned with flowers OF every color and every
shade Of color surprising the skill of the painter and the
Imagination If the poet, would make person almost
believe were il not for the absence Of the Hours that
h. was tran. planted into Nshomeds paradise"
This part Of Texas Is peculiarly adapted 10 the sue
ces.ill growth OF cotton and tobacco there no
fros,s 10 destroy the crops. Indian corn rye, barley
oats and IRISH potatoes peas beans melons hzs
Garden vegetables and all the fruits OF this country. To-
ether with many grown IN the tropics are produced IN
uxurant abundance and Is not surpassed by any part
OF the world for wheat and avery variety VI gras-
Astounding also In ample range Of Wild nutrcous pas
tura.c which aords the greatest facility for rearing
cattle AZ the very cheapest Horses cattle, sheep
and hog al thrive here with the usual care and attention.
The timber composed principally OF red white, post
and spanish OAK cotton wood elm, ash, and black val
nut The country abOunds in Wild game, such as burs
lo deer wild turkeys. prairie hens. quas and gray
SQUIRRELS: and the forests with Wild honey
The Trinity river empues into Galveston Bay, and Red
river into the Mississippi aud each navigaoe 10 our
grant about seven months in the year which viii afford
cheap conveyance Of the surplus productions TO the
best markets OF this country. tish. Oh every variety
especially the spotted trout abundant IN the chrys,s
waters OF the rivers and creeks There are salt spring.
coal and iron mines mill sites and locstons for manu-
featuring sufficient for al the wants Of the country
he climate for health and pleasure IS not surpassed
hy any In the world and in this respect may be termed
the Italy Of Amerca-the thermometer ranging from -
to 20 degrees Fahrenheit during the whole year the
winters being mild and springke and the hot summer
months constantly relieved by the cool refreshing and
nyigorstng breeze which ever plsys over the country
AFTER the Let Of July l-46 the company contemplate
altering the % settlers persons therefore intend
Ing 10 eui-rste colony would do bes, 70 60 there
before that time, sc. &c.
Here is one little patch of the wild lands Of Texas
l6. miles long BY uniform width Of !OO-contsin
ing 10 400 square miles Of fertile land-neary equal
TO the area OF Vermont and New Hampshire united
and represented to contain more rich, arabic land
than all New England-wtich is to be g'ren array
fora year to come. after which j, is expected to be
- well settled that the claimants can realize coos
sal fortunes from the sale Of the residue This Is bat
one grant mind you Texas is covered with such
What folly or knavery, then, TO pretend that our
Government must assume the Public Debt and take
the Public Lands Of Texas m order TO keep up the
price Of rid laais-for this is in substance the pre-
text Who does not see that the Government can
never sell any for 81 25 an acre while the specula
tor. want 10 sell any