Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-16

NEW GERMAN SETTLEMENT IN TExAr.
We learn from Mr.. Johnson, that the
German emigrants have opened a new
settlement on the LIano, about sixty miles
above Fredericksburg, that is rapidly i'm
proving. The land in the valley Of the
Llano is found to be remarkably product
i've, and the climate is considered even
more healthy than that of New Braunfels
or Fredericksburg. This region is eleya.
ted probably a thousand or fifteen hundred
feet above the level ofthe Gulf. The air
is remarkably pure and inyigoratinr, and
it is believed the emigrants from the noun
famous regions of Europe will enjoy DIS
good health here as in their native CLINE,
The garden vegetables that have been
cultivated thrive remarkably well, and the
settlers, with conmendable forethorobt.
prepared gardens for the culture off h
most useful culinary vegetables Immediate.
ly after they had built their houses. The
consequence is, that they have a greater
abundance of vegetables than most of the
old settlers of our frontier. They have
suffered no molestation from the Indians.
Most OF the men are well ar ned, and a )
small parties are generally engaged in
hunting about the settlements, the sava-
ges probably fear to approach the houses,
lest they should be intercepted BY some OF
these hunting parties of the emigrantg. r.
is worthy OF notice that since the settle.
ments have been established on the Pier4-
males and Llano, the settlements around
New Braunfels have enjoyed an almose
complete immunity from the orays Of In
dams.
We understand that another new settle.
ment will oon be formed on the San g..
ba, which will be regarded as the capital
OF the colony and the most extens;v.
preparations are in progress to render It
the great point of attraction of all the col.
onists lrym Europe. The fertile and
healthy valley of the San Saba Is copaid.
cred capable Of sustaining a population Of
at least half a million Of souls. Wheat
rye, oats, barly, and all the most val,rabl,
cereal grains can here be cultivated a.
advantageously as in the best grain crow :,
ing regions of the globe. The annie
pear, peach and the choicest varieties q
grapes can also doubtless be cultivated in
this section to advantage. 1t is believed
also, thai the Marino and Saxony shee ,
can be raised in the billy and mountain.
Gus regions toward the sources of the San
Saba, as well as in Spain or Saxony, and
that they will yield wool of an excellent
quality.
German enterprise is opening in the
wiids Of Texas, sources of wealth and han.
pines5 that already bid fair 10 rival. if thew
do not exceed those Of the most f]ourishinG
Anglo-Aneric4n settlements ofthe West
New Braunfels, although but one or two
years have elapsed since it was founded.
already rivals in population and resources
many Of the oldest and largest towns Of tho
State. Il is still rapidly improving, Pre-.
partitions have been made to erect a large
Touring mill and a saw.mill in the town.
and It il not improbable that in few years'
the bright leaping waters Of the Comai
will be turned from their aowerv bank
amid a labyrinth of factories, and rino
II the busy hum of thousands of loomI
and sPinning-jennies.
Houston Telegraph, Dec 7.