The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-12
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TRINITY IND REQ RIYER cOrOYY
 TEXAS

EAHE parties 10 the contract with the Gover,,nent
 A of Texas for colonizing the vacant lands Os the Republic, lying on and between the Bfaz,s and Red rivers, and comprising the celebrated Cross Timbers together with the upper Trinity river and its trbu. tafes, having formed themselves into an association or company called The Texian Emigration ant Land Company" have appointed the undersigned as Trustees and vested in them full powers and autho- fty 10 carry out and fulfil tho-obects and intentions ol the parties to the contract. We would resnect- fully give notice to all those who may wish 10 avail themselves Of the very liberal terms and conditions now offered by the company to settlers on their grant that we have despatched intelligent and competent agent 10 the colony 10 reside therein who will at all times be prepared without the least deay 10 receive and settle to their satisfaction, all who shall 60 into the colony.
 To all enigrants who shall % into the colony and settle on the grant of the company on or before the lst day ot July 1915, We shall give to each and every family 3Z0 acres of land and 10 each and every single nun the age of seventeen years l60 acres ot land, to be selected by them in any part of tho grant they may desire, by paying reasanabe charge To our agent for the surveys of the lands upon which they shall settle. By family is to be nndprstood t=man and his wife, with or without children. a widow or ~ldoWer, with two or more children under tho age oi seventeen years; males over the age of seven teen years shall be each entitled to IG0 acres of land Tn thelr own right, beside the 20 acres given to the family of which they members The lands are all exceedingly rich; but those who % on first will oi course have the best chance for good selection,
 or the Information of those unacquainted with the inducements and advantages of settling in our colony, we would represent that the settlement now contains about six hundred famlies and late ndyices from there show that large numbers are going jn which must insure the entire settlement ol the grant, and Tn short time render the lands of the emgrants very valuable. Our grant lies in the counties of Fannin, Nacogdoches, Milan and Robertson exiend- Ing l64 miles on Red rxer thence to the beginning on Red river 100 miles, and contains for it's !imen sions perhaps the largest body Of he richest and most fertile lands of any portion of Texas or North America The lands are pretty equally divided between woodland and prairie, with gently undl- lating surface, and is inlerspers d with rvers rvu- lets, and fine springs, which afford at all seasons of the year, stperabundance of the purest and most wholesome wafer, The forest trees consist prnci- pay oi white post and Spanish oas pecan, cotton. wood, ash, elm, black walnut and hollv alfordinp m 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 nntrcious pastoage, and every facility for rearing cattle at the cheapest rates. The extensive river bottoms and beautiful praires not surpassed by any lands on
 this continent for richness and fertility and will pro- duce as abundanty, and with little labor to tho eultiyaor all the great staple articles grown within the United States, such the finest cotton, tobacco oats, wheat, rye, barley indian corn, potatoes and grass, together with all other productions of the soil.
 Persons wishing to emigrate to our colony from the States oi Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan- sas, may proceed by land by the way of Fort Smit, to Fort Towson thence 10 Englisll's Fort and to the Trinity settlement. Those living in other set dement's of the country would do better to proceed directly to New Orleans, where they will find no difficulty Tn procuring a conveyance by steamboat up Red river to Fort Towson or higher up to with in fifty miles, or ria Galveston and up the Trinity river to within twenty to forty miles of the settle ment Messrs. Martin, Owen, B. Co.,, No. 10, Tchoupitouias street, or Mir. Edward Hull, of inc Texian consulate, No. g. Lower Levee New Or leans, will be able to give to emigrants all the ne- cessary information as to the best and cheapest route to the colony, at the time of their arrival
 EmigFants should all take with them a reasonable supply of provisions; less supplies of meat than other articles, wild game abounds in the country, but to procure it they should take with them guns and ammunition. Planting season commences in February. and may be continued to the first of Ju ly, but, in every other country, early planting gives the best yield.
 All communications relating to the business of the company, addressed, postpaid, 10 the under signed Trustees, or either of them, at Louisville Kentucky, will be promptly attended to.
 WILLIS STEWART, Trustees of the
 JOHN J. SMITH. Texn emigra-
 VIM. c. PETERS. ton ss Land Co.,
 The Missouri Reporter, Cincinnati Gazette, Nash vile Union Vicksburg Sentinel, Terrc Hante Cour- fer, Sangamore Journal, efiersonian, (at Jefferson City, Mo.,) Little Rock Banner, and Platte (Mo.) Eagle will publish semi-monthly in weekly papers for months, and send their accounts to the Trus- faae fof G-6