The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-17
Leagues
To Las Morillos Rancho--of cattle. wood. water.

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To Las MoriIos Rancho-of cattle. wood water,
TO Rey nosa viego-Soo souls corn and stock
To Tipaquaje farm. To the right hand road. two
miles Off Is village called Las Cuevss, Of 800
souls has abundance of corn, meat, and water.
To Camargo village Of 5000 souls, on the St.
Johns river, one mile from the mouth that emptes
into the Rio Grande. =.
Here the road continues on the other side Of st.
Johns river which Is $50 yards wide has 10 feet Of
wa.or at its mouth, bank steep they ferry across
in fiat boats. Steamboats, can ascend up to this and
some three leagues above, from Matamoras, not to
Is considerable ads here in cattle from the neigh.
boring ranc os there is Q ford some 40 miles up
stream T but very oogEy and a. bad sSc ,,
good pasture wsll.stocled wood and water.
To Mar, villags Of 800 souls everything scarce
From Matamoras to this you are never over miles
from the Rio orlando; but now leave tho river
nearly Q west course.
To Psssa La Plaque river, which b uninhabitsd
the river about 10 feet wide. but deep and muddy;
To Aqua Lsjos. village Of 1900 inhabitants sbun.
dance Of all things necessary. ..............
To ssralvo, village Of 400 souls; wool water,
pasture, and provisions abundant Hero are several
silver mines. badly worked. ................
To Craiso, ranchito Of 100 souls wood. water,
TO Papa Galios Rancho. 100 souls; meat and corn,
TO Ramos Rancho, 100 souls meat and corn,
TO Aqua Fro. village Of 400 souls good pasture
To Marine. village Of 1000 souls abundance.
To Monterey city, IL 900 souls. .........
This last eight leagues has many ranches and SUI
gar-csne farms on and off tho road A 6nc stream
Of pure mountain water runs through the city well
paved streets, and mostly story stone buildings;
lies at tho foot Of the table-land From Matamoras
to this by government measure, is 100 leagues Cas-
tillanos Here the mountains become lofty and nb-
rupt; the road now all uphill dry and broad wind
ing through the canoncs up to the next village
Santa clara. which contains 400 souls. farmer.
The road to Tampico forks of here, or in the city
of Monterey water by the road side, but no wood;
country sterile to the vicinity Of the La Rencona-
da Hacienda, which is. 49,.
Hore is abundance Of provisions and a fine
themselves like curtains determined enemy
could make a strong resistance here long l6
FOUNDERS would soon clear the track. The road is
wide and good for artillery the face Of the lands
here Is very broken and covered with the prickly
pear and dwarf bayonet plant: soldiers on foot
road is bad, steep and very fatiguing coantry dry
and barren to Los Muestos, poor rancho, distant,
ascending more rapidly over bad road. ......
To Ola Caliente, which Ia hot water spring.
To Santa Maria Hacienda. ........
~ You arc now ascending on plains very broad
wheat, and corn, and barley, well watered, about
5000 ieet above the level Of the sea, latitude 90
has some GOO souls.
To the Capeanca village, 1000 souls, is. 80.
Scattered alon,s the road, the water now generally
brackish.
To saltilo city of 10 900 souls all dishonest rasc
notorious robbers and petty thieves water from spri
in abundance the country yields abundance of VIII
corn, and barley extensive grazing in the
NIFTY Horses, mules, sheer, goats. IN abundance
and to the west and south. From this to the city OF
co is 800 leagues.