The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

Dtho United States by tho
D6fida 10 the United states,
Acknowledgement Of Texas to Spain,
Ith fork or Upper BED river y laid
mas the northern boundary me %, o.
Iexas, and this gives Greer county 70
Texas. The Indians, however, claim the
middle fork of the boundary, which would
| give them Greer county When inc me
was run in 1860 the commissioner for Texas
aud the commissioner for the United
| States both agreed that Greer county De-
longed TO Texas but the United states
commissioner alterward changed his oplh-
| ion-the inducements were probably sum
cient-so the matter is still in dispute
| Q.-What are the present dimensions OF
| Texas?
A.-The number of square miles ..-,1 :
3j6 orl75 5S7 $40 acres of land.
| Q.-0f this vast area how much is classed
as sterile or non-productive? ,o o,o
A.-Only so 900 square miles or 80 900, 00C
acres leaving the immense amount OF AS,
| 5S7, $40 acres of fertile prairie and timbered
| nds amply able to support i'll comfort and
ease, 1000 900 population.
| Q-Has Texas ever sold any of her pub
| lie domain?
| States what was called Santa Fe. or in other
| words, New Mexico, containing go,J6U
square miles, or 80 $50, 400 acres of land.
Q.-When does the hi-tory of Texas gen.
| orally begin?
A.-With the landing Of the Fronchman
La Sale in 1855.
| Q-Why is this the case?
| A.-Because although the Spanish
| had occupied the country fora century or
more, they had established no colonies OF
| importaece, but had contented themselves
with the establishment of a few church mis-.
sons here and there and had confined
themselves to the spreading of the Catholic
religion among the Indians and not to the
Development OF the country, =,
| Q.-How did it happen that La Sale
landed on the coast of Texas?
| "A few years before he had left Quebec
| in Canada, and going southwark had struck
the Mississippi river and descended 1t To
| New Orleans and thence to its mouth: lie
then returned to France and succeeded in
persuading the king to fit him out with
| four vessels and considerable army, with
which he started to find the mouth. Of
Mississippi river. The expedition 1rst
Handed at Corpus Christi early in January,
1855, but bt ing satisfied that he had passed
the mouth ofthe Mississippi La Sale again
set sail, and about the middle of February
1855 (the dates differ from the 18th to the
18th of the month"; he landed on the coss,
of Matagorpa bay. The Amiabe was los
in irving to enter the harbor, the st. Fran.
chs had been captured by the Spaniards ano
his sailing master becoming dissatisfied
seized the Joie and returned to france
This left La Sale only the Belle, the small
est of all tho vessels, which was after
wards lost while on an expedition across
Matagorda bay. AS the colony could no
now leave the country they moved into the
interior to fl nd a better location for defense
During the summer necessary puiidlng'
were erected, fort erected ano
the stores moved into it. La Sales Tor
ces now numbered only one hundred
and eighty persons, and they lived in g
fort thew had erected to protect themselve:
against Indians. :.
Texas?
/ A.-About two yeafI
O-What did he do durihg that time?
Ale erected fort on the LaVaca river
for the safety of his colony. He made TWO
trips to find the Mississippi river, going II
the right direction each time.
Il O-What was the result OF the second trlp
Il AFTER reaching the Neches river h'
stopped in camp to secure supply OF mea
for his command which consisted O
only seventeen men, and among I'M
spired to murder him, which the,
did. killing first his nephew and frient
who had gone TO the hunters camp for SOM
meat.
V-What then transpired?
S.-Joutel, who was the historian OF thu
expedition, succeeded to the command ana M
continued the journey in search of the grea
river. All the conspirators who did no
fee to the Indians died violent deaths
Killing one another OF different times.
, O.-What became of Joutel and his fe'
/ remaining followers?
Ale finally reached the mouth OF tn
! Arkansas river, where he found q trehcl
fort and he and his men were cared Tor.
O-What became of the fort and peopl
, latt hehind on the La NaCa river?
"A few days after La Sales departur
II was attacked by a party of Caranchua In
, dams and captured and most OF the colo
miss slaughtered, as they were not appr.
hensive Of danger. and at the time oil the III
2 tack were engaged in different pursuits ou'
, side the tort.
Odd any Of them escape?
Il A-Yes. five fed to band OF friendly In
dams. who protected them, and they wer
found and rescued the next year by Car
tain Alonzo de Leon, of the SPANS
''oEHow came he to find them?
E.-The arrival of La Sale and his expo
, dition in Texas was soon Know
in Mexico, and when in Noyembe
lGsS near two years after La Sales arr
val. Count of Monic'oya became viceroy
, Mexico, he Immediately set about to az
. lodge the French. To this end ne estae
. lished military post at APPOINT IN the stat
: Of Coahuils which he named Montcloya an
, in command of which he put Captain ID
: Leon, making him governor OF Coahula;
/, o. What did Captain De Leon then dc
E-After establishing affairs in Coahuil
/, 10 his satisfaction he, in the spring OF loo
e started on an expedition 10 una tne rrenc
, only. and rescued these five Frenchmen WIN
were with the Indians. ..,
a Odd De Leon penetrate any furthe
/ into Tsas
: as the Neches and rescued other mem oers
: the French colony who hau iailen III Va
: hS1u wWhst did be do with the rescue
/, Frenchmen a., A..
! Ale generously returned them
I'll France. -. ~ 7
3 Salle2 A.,
dsrerr lad fled 10 the Indians, he foun
= them aud condemned them to servitude x
q life in the mines in Mexico. -, 4,
O-What was being done towards u
e settlement and development oil Texas
"a Avery little indeed. Both Spain an m
: France claimed the county anu , -
y spanish governors Of Coahuila attem PIE
a few times TO establish colonies and mi
!. sions in the country, but always with I
i success, because Of the hostility Of u
= o.-what happened in 15l2
4 nv charter 20 Anthony Crozatt
1 Whole Of Louisiana, watered by u
, Mississippi river and its tributarie
"a two wears a1ervard Crozat ser
4 Huecbereaii 81. Denis on a trading exped
= ton 10 The Rio Grande, and when 81. Den
started back Tor New Orleans, the opanlaIs
!. n soldiers and a few Catholic priests
' establish missions. ..
Q-what occurred In lis
E-War was declared between fran'
|. and Spain. and the next year ~. pehl
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