, 1877-10-06
The Journey from San Antonio to
Houston.
Character and Cost Of the Lands Along
the Route--.The Sugar Cane.
Tho Excellent Features of tho
Climate Of Southern
Texas.
A Northern han Able to Live and Work
Thc1o with Comfort,


An""'" cave my trip from i'ongF'e" III Inc
h"E'h'Ast tn san A"toni" IN t''e so"th ''a Aus
tli'' ihe s1a9e eat'iafs l.eastae ea" An.""'u y"
t''e ''ari'',2 II! INC -s1a .or t'!s I.'ase' aso
ane raS'' our fonte 'ar a'H"t nan 'no "'s'a"ee
WAS "'cr country s4n'iaf III Hs eaa'"eVFt IL
nost ~ Inc state "''eI' ! ''a' p's'lvnsN -
scfs'sl ''ltehie Inc t1huef 'ce'o'''-"s''' ,o",.a
"a'ele' WIN atcl' t'fn "''' u'.etsPe'se, "nn
groves and belts ot i!th'er. Anm Is IN o.ise,'
t'cd PARTON ot inc o'ate' AMI oelose tae ou'''s.
ing el the fa"1oth' naa As o"t'e. ~
The f"it torls, oi WHICH coe'"s C"t's'
II anu 4nalaho'a afa LUG p.,r
e'na'. III she above distance nc cfosseu :tne
rivers which were efossea III my IMP 'fotn aus
viz; the San Marco, Ulailto, GnadAinupe, anil
San Autnni,,. As The country from Austin to
SIN Au,,,ni, has an elevation of sun,c CUO feet
.,,n,v ,,,,. s,, isrri- n w,,i hc .ccn TIN. thtte
rivers nave WY t'P'a euF'ch'' "'o.''''9 a''s
n,nennt NJ wntcr-tDwer, at present altnost et'-
tirclv un,ttizc,t, but which in the not distant
1u,urc will be nf i,ptncusc yaluc as a,lorltug
.'.. w. -. a. ~" .,,o,. .,''. .S,,s"...,r@
't"'' -" :" '"'''' ~ ~.
Ing the wne' ami ru'ton et thts portion ol Inc
Snte. Al present but lit.lo va'uo Is plaer.s
n w., @ a"s "1's,"%sf. ate, % a nsy T.. an In, .9, s with
,'',,., ,.,,,'. .,.,,, tv,t,,, =, d., ,,,,,,t-,
o''''1' "'s'''l t".",' "s ~. - ~ sa" ".o'o ~.
s.,,.' ' ,,'.I.f,, rn,,'u w ,r ~ IN ...so. ~,
e.".""'' ~ ~, '''4'l'.' ~, si"na,. "o, St..
y y MI. ,-,t i,. n tr,u,,nr, r,u,,wtrv thr
~ ."7 '"' ''' y" ".'.. 'm' "h ~
r:,,1,., ,.,t,r inr,,,,,,,1t varv v,,,r,,o ,vatrr
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,l""tl' "'f'' ~" A's, w uNs" ~ w. .pooeS VI
Irrigation On "onc A"o ncfce OF t1leaf 'ana'
Al Luln.., sumc sixty nf4 east OF San
A,tun,,, urr sumo very vnIuahlr mineral springs.
including white anti hack sn1phur, sour water,
AMI "tntr Ni''s 'tsA'"ea ~ "e Ss'J c'"'"c'ous
lit the treatment III ;llt k'tils al diseases result
IT.. from iHiltitit[Gs u tic blood. Erhtlc-
man villa ranu uboanf tho train al
iii, ,,,,t III ,,vt ,.mr,.,1ca III, mir.
l,i'S iH"t'' .,'H ''s. eo'.s'"es,. s"' p't-
e'''s' III the l2na "h "nsh 1"cso
and nsl;nsnt''. fnrf't. latas Ut goal Iuality Mt
fl.:l IN large ,lnrtA. | give these figures TO
Gh,,w Thai tnls irr.pn u! tic stuta has TIT. yet
tst IN: e:;;,. 81, II '"mlgrn''o" !" tne'ane'nE
THE LAST HALF or TIE DISTANCE
from !:an Antnnu tn Houston WAS over n rust
1rvrl r,ai7c With gradual *lo1'c to thu SOUTH
nu!y cxerttin.l rrrit, The ra[leoad stat[0ns nnd
cmi,lv, iwi,s TN ,n,.st rnses quite e,ni,syotr),
a,iI l*ipuiIiy In the edge of tho tfnher. .in le
1hr u1stunet. farni-buiIdtngs. This prairie
~a+ c''vr:c,l by rank growth VI
gsuss, uni !rIs ind there wcrc trnlncllsu
Ger,lt III cattle. Hu,ne III Charge Of herdsme1',
n,ftr: seemingly ~ithout sarc. ~ nearly e7esy
51asiH titit WETt c'ehI1lH AlA AIfAs!EC-
n.nl. f,r tn.ns tnttie ufNt ears, usually with
.nliyrn s:.rrs ;or lualng three cars 1T u time,
s,.uw1l- tlia large shipments Of catrfo wcr1
m.'lc 'rtnn this r'":iun.
1t sr.iu~ to INC tils broad prairie. which cx.
teslA s ,:,c t;nf. though III SONIC lurtlutIs SET
tl,.,l a:, improved with old plantations, womb
be !. ~. "a4l:tNS l'flsc. fGinG near the tsulf,
II llls :. larger rainfall, ius,,rng M abundant
growth IF grase AMI abundance Of wuter while
tllt' a.rErc VI any winter to speak ,endcrsany
ftr'!iu:: or c>trh care Uf ntttk absolutely un-
III, i,naH .na,ct rc.etntlun With Eat that stock
lrr ,rli'rsl III s,tlny. Here, parltaps. IL the
solution If The urubten. that puzzled sne wllcm
lying IN ransP, nnl Ut wilEcli s'o:c III INV Inst
III ttls s.'t,iicr climate anil1r 10 tillt which
n:"l " 9" To thy l.akr Superior country to i!snl