The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-02
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Lane, who will be glad to show visitors to the
bubbling springs and over the beautiful
grounds. The Breckenridge place is closed
to the public. 1t embraces some beautiful
springs, particularly the Worth spring.
THE SAN PEDRO PARK.
BY taking the street cars you can reach the
San Pedro park or springs. This park is the
property of the city, but is now suffering I'M
der private lease, and is largely devoted to
public beer garden, but it is nevertheless, a
place open to the public, and its natural
beauty, its shade, its bright waters, will de-
light the stranger, and while we can not boast
of the place as displaying any public enter.
prise, still it is beautiful spot for an hours
recreation.
MEXICAN CURIOSITIES.
At Mr.. Paul Waener's beautiful crockery es-
Enlistment, on Commerce street, will be seen
besides the display of beautiful wares the finest
collection of Mexican curosities to be found
in the United States, Mr.. Wagner having sent
an agent to the City of Mexico to secure these
goods for the benefit of strangers visiting our
city.
At Grcgory's crockery store will be found
some beautiful plate paintings Of the Alamo.
DRIVES.
A pleasant drive will be found in all direc-
tons, Garden street or down South Flores and
across the arsenal bridge, then down King
William street, or out towards the U. S ceme-
terry on the hills, or to the missions. Many
beautiful private residences can be picked out
in all directions.
CHURCHES.
The Catholic cathedral that stands on the
Main plaza, was erected in place of the old
Mexican church, the rear part of the old build
ing remains, and forms part of the cathedral,
thus linking the past with the present; and
furnishing, as it does, the remnant of an old
relic OF by'gone days, is worth visiting.
The San Marks, Episcopal cathedral, is in
terloraly the prettiest church in the state. The
memorial windows in this church are especial
y fine and worth seeing. This building is
located an the north side of Travis square.
The grounds about the cathedral are tastefully
planted in shrubbery, and conveys a very
pleasant impression to the visitor. On the
same square is located the Jewish synagogue
and Baptist chapel.
The Presbyterian church, on the corner of
North Flores and Houston streets, is an i'm
posing structure, and neatly fitted up inside
The Methodist church, south, is located on
Soledad street, while the M. Z. church, north,
congregation, have very pretty church on
Avenue c.
The Presbyterian church, north, has tenn
Porary church on Madison Square, in the
I'd ward. There are hume: Gus other places of
worship in the city.
San Antonio has two large ice factories. One
located on Losoya street, or just back of the
old military headquarters, on Houston street,
and the other on Cameron street, near the
San Pedro. The machinery in these factories
is worth seeing.
MANUFACTURES.
There is an absence of large manufacturing
establishments in our city. Two or three
small tanneries, wool securing mill on the
river below the city, an iron foundry, few
mills, and small cotton seed oil mill, a. out
comprise our list of industries, aside from the
general business.
MORE LIGHT.
By calling at THE EVENING LIGHT Office,
2I5 Commerce street, our visitors will find our
beautiful Campbell press running off our daily
edition by water power, furnished from the
waterworks with the aid of motor.