New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-31
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Tex as Intelligence.
The Galveston News furnishes the following in
formation in repatd To raiIroada In Tax.a q

The Galveston News furnishes the following in
formation in regard to railroads in Texas:
We have recently noticed the favorable progress.
making by several Of our railroads, such az the Wash
ington county, Houston and Brazora, and the exen.
sion Of the latter 10 Wharton. We now learn that
the third section Of the Houston Central from Hemp
stead 70 beyond the Nayisota is being rapidly pushed
forward The iron Is now being laid on the first ten
miles the other side Of Hampstead and that distance
will be speedily ready for the locomotive and cars
This third section Of twenty-five miles extends about
two miles beyond the Navisota and forfeiture &C.
crues, unless it is completed by the 3Ist Of July
But we learn that the Directors have taken eectuai
measures, to have it completed in the time the law
requires, and have accordingly put it all under con-
tract to various parties in small sections to each and
all the contractors are bound to have the respective
contracts finished BY the time named, including the
bridge over the Navisota culverts track laying and
all in readiness fer the cars. The work is now being
pushed forward under every one Of the contracts and
the whole length Of it is therefore progressing at the
same time ibis affords some encouragement to our
citizens in the upper countless very large number Of
whom will be able to avail themselves Of the road as
soon as it crosses the Navisota. "
we learn contract has been given within the last
rev days tor the grading of the railroad from Powder
Layaca; The contract is taken by gentleman from
hentucky, and the price, as we learn is little over
~ cents per cubic yard and according to the cubic
yards the cost Vt grading will about be 81 900 per
The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad
is now complete to q point Is miles heyond Rich.
mond, making 45 now OPEN The iron is beino laid
down on the balance of the grade and the work Is
pushing ahead with all the speed that ever character
rized its managers.
The San Antonio Texan saws that the prosnect for
the planters was never better, The Texian mentions
vast number 81 strangers looking for homes about
San Antonio.
The Dallas Herald has heard of Mai. Van norn,s
company. II is LIS miles north Of Red River and
upwards OF hundred west of Fort Arbuckle. His
command consists Of companies of cavalry and Of
infantry. Theyare constantly on the scout A party
OF Government surveyors have been fixing the lines
Of the Indian territory, and they find Capt. Marcys
line 40 miles toy far east This will throw the sur
veys Tor the Central road into the Indian territory if
the last survey is confirmed
The Nueces Valley of the 22d saws: ..9. 81
We understand that extensive preparations are
making for planting corn the coming season in the
Nueces Valley. Within few miles Of this city, we
notice one held OF hundred acres being broken up
70 Lhe depth OF from twelve to fifteen inches which
VIII be planted 10 few weeks with Sea Island cotton
On part OF this lot magnificent crop was raised
last year, worth at least three times as much as
crop Oh Inc Ordinary cotton would have been.