Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-25
VOLUME yXXIH. no. 4s
Germans in 'faxxas.
THEIR CONDITION ASD RESOURCE
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The ccnpty of Coma! lies principally
upon the Sontl side of range Of mour-
tains that ran aciosa The State i.,o:;
Northeast 10 Southeast. The great TO- d
from Austin to Ssa Artonlo passes
through the c.ntre Of this county, at lhc
junction Of the Guadalupe and ,Conal
rivers. At this junction. and upon the
West bank Of the latter, New Bram;els
the county seat is situated, thirty lui!es
East Of San Antonio anl ahout fifty
West of Austin. This comfy embraces
about nine hundred square miles, say,,i.l y
large proportions oii it J: extremely ies
tile, and IN high state CT cultivation
The principal staples are corn AMI 60;
ton. The. cereals do tolerably well, hi
not so we'll a. in rhe adjoining counties
of higher latitude Peaches are abund-
ant and very fine, but apples are scarce
and of an inferior qualify. The ,&fri-
can and Chinese cane are produced
abundantly, not only torprovender, but
the syrup made from it, with the latest
improved machinery, is Of superior
quality, and amply sufficient for home
consumption--worth in tie market from
75-cents to 81 per gallon. The cult;va-
ton of the grape has proved a Success
as far as tried, especially the French
Burgundy and the white grape The
wild Mustang grape grows everywhe.n,
and makes very drinkable wine for
domestic use, and here are found guam
titles of other wild grapes, Wild clelr;csj
plums, etc. The sweet Yotatois cult
vated but the Irish neeato is an uncer-
tain crop.vg
In good seasons such as We have had
for several years past, all the ordinary
garden vegetables do well, being less
liable to the encroachment of insects
than those Of many other counties of
this latitude Poultry OF all descrip-
tions fourishes, remarkably secure from
vermin and disease. The climate is
healthy for man and beast. No epidem-
ic reaches here. Cattle, horses, sheep
and goats fatten upon these prairies,
while men and women and children
work and live up to natures laws. No
idlers here: no paupers, no thieves, no
riots, but little use Tor lawyers and doc
tors, and bureau for freedmen. Twenty
three years ago Z colony of indefatiga
bic German cmigrants pitched their
tents upon the bank of this beautiful
Comal. Here they have lived, and la
bored and prospercd, through evil re-
port and good report, until now they
have quite an imposing city OF near
four thousand inhabitants, apddestincd,
ultimately, to become 1the foremost in
the State. Its nov. rapidly improving.
Everybody is building, OF in some way
augiAenting the value Of his property.
This gives evidence Of general prosper
ity. The industrious mechanic, who but
last year seemed to live in poverty and
obscurity, this year inhabits mansion
worth froln s. 600 TO $4,000, erected by
his industry and frngality. In this
city there are thirty dry goods stores,
three Touring mills, three saw mills, a
large .,tory for cotton cloth, one Tor
WOODEN cloth, a sash factory, and me-
chanic shops'of every description The
country around may be supplied with
wagons and buggies from these shops.
From 1000 10 $500 saddle-trees are
made here annually. This place sup
plies the country around with barrels
for beef packing. molasses, &c. This is
quito a cotton mart Tor the surrounding
region, exporting TO Mexico annually
several thousand bales. But what gives
New Braunfels peculiar advantages over
all other Southern cities is her immense
water power. The Comal, which is onl.;
three miles long,AL on one-hall OF this
distance a fall or momentum of 5000
horse power, and never overhows, its
banks And here is the Very popuIas;
ton for plying machinery. There are
very few colored people here. In 500
registered voters, only about eighty are
colored Good.luechanics work for $3.50
per day, and common laborers for I.50.
The city and country are well supplied
with schools Tie New Baunlels Acaei-
emy is a building OF hard stone, 160
feet in length, and embraces FIVE depart
nents, under five competent teachers
two German, two English, and trans
la;or. This school averasesabout three
hundred pupils, ;rll studying the Eng
lish rs well as the German language: so
that the present generation all become
acquainted with the English language.
About dozen American families have
permanently settled here. There are
four churches-one Catholic, two Luthe-
ran, and one. Methodist. The service in
all is held in German. The building
material. such as hard and soft stone,
brick, (burnt and unbunt.J and cedar
and cypress, aie abundant, but pine
lumber is hauled from fifty to sixty
miles, and costs from five to six cents
per foot; burnt brick ten dollars per
thousand.
A GENEROUS DONATION By GOVERNOR
r. X. ScoTr.-A correspondent of the