The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-18
San Antonio Correspondence.
SAN Asroslo. June Q, 1853.

from San Antonio. Our ROAD from uonzAics
to Scguin lay pretty much through O post oak
billy country, save nov and then, when VIC
passed through n rich and fertile valley, upon
which the corn, large and fine, waved in rich
luxuriancc and the coming season, no de- "bt,
will yield to the honest planter Of the Gunda-
lupc valley n rich and abundant harvest.
Scguin is a bcaii,iiui little village, situated
upon n live oak ridge, whose spreading boughs
and shaded groves give TO the weary traveller
a sweet rcposc. This I consider ono Of the
prcttiest towns in tho west. 1t is we'll watcrcd
and the uplnnds around the town appear to be
very rich, but there is a great scarcely Of tim.
her.
The country from Scguin to the Cibo!o Is n
high rolling prairie, the land ri rich and cover
cd with the richest coat of grass l have ever
seen, but there is neither timber nor water.
The Cibolo is n beautiful stream, the water as
clear rs crystal and dashing on through this
fertile valley. with the boldncss and rapidity
of a mountain stream. All along the banks Of
this beautiful stream you may sec lovely cot
tagcs and extended farms, which together with
the grazing herds Of cattle and horses, proves
beyond u doubt, that these Kcntuckians know
what they are about Cor be il remembered the
inhabitants Of this favored spot arc all from
Kcntucky.)
From the Cibo!o to San Antonio the country
is generally broken, but the land is all rich
and not n stick of timber can be seen, except
the musquitc, which is more abundant here
than in any other portion Of the State that l
have seen. The grass all over these prairics
is very rich and luxuricnt,
The city Of San Antonio is situated on the
banks of tho San Antonio river, ard from the
top Of the hills, at n distance Of somc three or
four miles you may see the arched cathedral,
the concrete or massive walls of stone which
surrounded the Old Alimc, the neat cottages,
the unsightly and ragged adobes (spclline
guessed a) all in wild confusion thrown to-
gcther, which gives to this ancient city n novel
appearance. Fronting the plaza you may see
a most magnificent stone house whose walls
are made OF solid stone, most beautifully cary
cd and ornamcntcd, adjoining this you will see
one Of these little ragged d1obes enclosed with
rough musqnite posts stuck in the ground and
tied up with raw-hide strings. The streets arc
all very narrow and filthy, and continually
ithrongcd with a motley crond for the popula-
ton of San Antonio is composed of u hctcrogc-
neons mass Of people from every portion OF
the world.
Some five miles below the city you may see
an old building standing Immediately on thc
banks Of the river, with walls built of massive
einnn with a hnll t,,vr,f ,icin, b;,l, aIn,n A.
surrounding hill-tops, and covered over with
thick and heavy moss. This is the old mission
of SAINT Jose where, for more than two hundred
years the humble worshiper Of God have bow.
cd in reverontial silence before .hc holy cross,
or gazing upon the image Of n crucitiad SAVIOUR
who upon Mount Calvary's rugged brow pour,
cd forth his life's blood to redeem n prone and
fallen worldwide, while nailed to the bloody
cross, hung his head in innocence and brcathcd
ait is inishedl" / am not, Mr.. Editor n be.
@licver in tho catholic religion, yet there is
something solemn and imposing in their mode
of worship, and while bowed in silene before
those images, they can read q lession Ear more
sublime and persuasive than they could receive
from the most eloquent tongue or pen.
But ] have wondered oil from the old Alimc
which stands on the cast bank of the river
The walls of this singular building arc thick
heavy and massive, and no doubt, will stant
the coming storms of many an hundred years.
aud will still bc the gazing monument of mexi
can genious and architecture.
] saw the spot where Davy Crockett fell
On the walls of the house you can see marks
very plainly, which, are said to have bcep mad,
by q ocket's sword in his last hard fought
battle, when he backed himself in tho corne,
and moved the Mcxicans down like hay.
was sc,nos ma, as,onished that no mouu.
m9nl had ever been erected to the memory oil
this gifted son of nature, to mark the plac,
where The soldier Tell
beware stranger lest thou tred',st upon
this gave cf a horo." \ rENAN.
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s,opFst ora the Salincas Plains, aud the owner
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glance. rvi4nt
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