The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1888-06-02

lblBuI-seer. All tHe btHte Dullu-
ings are here, but have no feature
in particular which demands at
tention; so we were glad enough
when the belated train which was
to bear us to San Antonio hove in
sight.
Crossing the Colorado river we
roll on now through a country
which begins to remind US Of
Mexico as we saw it several years
ago. Cactus, Spanish Dagger, and
other typical vegetation of this
latitude abound, and the gen.
eral scenery reminds us that we
are skirting the great American
Desert.
Manhacca, Kyle, San Marcos,
New Braunfels and Corbyn are
the fourishing cities which rush
past us during the afternoon, and
We roll into the historical city be-
fore six o'clock.
Domiciled at one of the palatlal
hotels and escorted by committees
of the leading business men we
spent two days in seeing the sights
and partaklng of the pleasures
with which this beautiful city
abounds.
The San Antonio of to-day with
40, 900 inhabitants, extensive COM
mercial interests, and all the mod
ern conveniences, would scarcely
be suspected of being the oldest
incorporated city in the nation.
1t is however, some school histo-
ries written prior to the annexa-
ton of Texas to the contrary not
withstanding.
San Antonio is the home of the
cattle kings of Texas, many of
whom count their stock by the
hundred thousand. In this de-
lightful climate where the cattle,
sheep and horses, can be raised
without n Stnble or an hours Mt
tention from birth to maturity, ii
is no wonder that wealth accum-
lates, and that hundreds of elegant
homes are here found where once
the easy going Mexican used to ex-
list in his adobe home. There are
plenty of Mexicans here now, but,
as in all other cities where society
accumulates in all localities, so
here they live mostly in certain
part of town; and as American
thrift outworks and outwits them,
they find plenty to do in the SER
vice of their American neighbors.
The proportion of black popula-
ton is very small, and there is
much mixture of blood between
the two races.
Within the city limits are the
San Pedro, San Antonio and nu-
merous other springs which pour
forth such volumes of pure water,
that several considerable streams
of rapid current are immediately
formed, and as they wind around
here and there falling some Tic
feet i'll the course of 6 or s miles,
afford magnificent opportunities
for irrigating the luxurious gar
dens which surround SO many
homes, and thus we see here and
there, in all parts of the city and
suburbs, swift, little rivulets OF
sparkling water some 3 or A feet
wide and perhaps 2 feet deep,
which are tapped by owners of con-
tiguous lands at specified hours
for each at cost of so much per
acre per annum. These gardens
oh what feast for the northern
eyes! The walks are lined on
either side by the thrifty China
Umbrella tree for shade, whose
natural regularity of size is so per-
feet, seen in the distance they
would deceive even an umbrella
maker, then there is the Spanish
dagger whose white clusters of
flowers are only equaled in size
by the punches of bananas one
sees in the markets; figs in album
dance, oranges, lemons, and near
ly all tropical fruits; cactus of
massive growths and countless
species, and flowers of every inn
aginable kind, all combine to add
to the enjoyment of the people OF
Ban Antonio,
The mean temperature for the
month Of January is about 50 de-