The Panola Miss. lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1846-1846, 1846-04-25
The Alamo a dismanlled forlress. lhe

of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett, is sit
uated or the east bank Of the San
Antonio river, opposite the town, and
contains within lis walls a church in a
partial state of preservation. There is
also in the city "a large Catholic Cathe-
dral, used by the MeXicans as place
iof worship. This. like all the churches
/ in the vicinity, of which there are five,
is butt in ancient style Of architecture
and gives to the stranger the impress
sion that he is wandering amid the an
cient Castil,an ediices Of Old Spain.
/ There are Two large public squares
in the city Of San Antonio, one called
the military square, intended for mill
tary occupation and the other the civil
square, containing the pablo buildings
of the municipal authorities.
About five miles above the city are
the sources Of the San Antonio Jiver.
These consist Of ''four fountains" or
Strings, the largest covering nearly an
acre. and the others Of smaller size.
The water Of these foIn'a;n7 IS so trans
parent that ten cent piece may be
seen at the debth of forty feet. The
outlets TO these fountains unite a short
distance below, and at a point about
three miles above the city, dam of
solid masonary is thrown across The
stream, and acqpeducts are from thence
constructed, on either side Of the river,
to convey the water from the main res
ervor to the houses and gardens ofthe
city, and the plantations below The
ocqueducts were c instructed perhaps a,
century and half ago, by th5 Catho
lie establishment; and under the regu-
lations then established, the proprietor
OF each haclen1o'was, as sa id, permitted
TO use the water for irrigating his
whole plantation as often as be re-
CURED, and in quantities in proportion
to the extent Of his possessions.
There are three old Catholic estab-
ifshment in the vicinity Of San Antonio,
situate on the river below the city at
intervals of few miles. These, Con
sePlion, San Jose, and San Juan, are
each church surrounded by wall,
Intended for purposes of defence.
Within these walls are also erected nu>
inerous small bindings for the shelter
and protection Of the neigboring farm
ers and their families, during the pred
atory excursions Of the Indians.
1t is a curious fact that in city like
San Antonio, with the Improvements
described, its antique churches and
ether public edifces should have cxis-
ed for centuries, comparatively I'm
known, near the extreme western
rontier Of Ibis now infant republic OF
he wilderness.
The other principal towns of Texas,
ire, Matagorda, at the mouth Of the
Colorado, on Maiagorda bay Washing |
on, on the Brazos; Corpus Christi, Just
sprung into existence; Nacogdoches:
on the Brazos; Montgomery,
&c.
Cotton isprincipally raised, and TO
he best advantage, on the Brazos, Trim
ty, and Red rivers; but is profifably-
to oher sections. The sugar
,egion is near the coast, and lying south
IF latitude 30. Wheat, and the fine
grains are raised to most advantage in
he mountain us and hiHy regions of
he Upper Colorado, Brazos, and Trim
ty rivers. OF the wilderness region
above this point, towards Santa Fe, but
title comparative is known.
The principally streams are. the
Red river, navigabe within Texas 500
niles; the Sabine, navigable four
months in the year 400 miles; the
Neches, for the same period, $50 miles;
he Trinity for seven months about
90; the Buffalo bayou, navigated by
eamboats every day in the year, from
louston TO Galveston, about 100 miles.
nd the greatest thoroughfare of the
country; the Brazos, for months in the
rear $50 miles, and may be easily rem
ercd navigable 500 miles; the CoIora-
10, which by removing the raft at its
mouth, will be navigabIe at least 400
niles; the Gauadalouge, navigabIe a
oout so miles; the Nueces, about 100
md the Riobravo del Norte, about 600
niles.
A GOOD ONE.-A western editor gives
he following asthe most approved me-
bod Of killing aeas IN those parts: