San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-04

on factories, 3 marble yards, 4 copper
smith factories, 8 furniture factories,
broom factory, 10 blac ksmith shops,
IL cigar factories, 2 brick yards aud 8
lumber yards.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
AS will be seen by the following
the city is well supplied with schools
and churches;
There are high schools for boys
and girls, with q teachers; univer-
sity for men only, with % teachers;
10 public schools, for boys and for
girls, with so teachers; Is private
schools with an average attendance of
1900 pupils. There are 6 Catholic
churches, Is priests; Baptist church,
minister's; l Presby terrain and one
Methodist church, and one minister
for each.
LAWYERS, ENGINEERS, DOCTORS,
DRUG STORES, ETC.
There are 26 lawyers, 7 civil en-
gineers, 10 doctors and drug stores,
theatre, 2 casinos, one bank, l bull
ring, and 8 semi-weekly papers.
PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL.
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ton are prolific, and embrace cab
bages, caulifiowers, onions, turnips,
peas, beans, oeets, carrots, cress, Gu
cumbers, watermelOns, cantsloupes,
muskmelons. egg plants, lettuce,
mustard, okra, squash. sweet aud
Irish potatoes, asparagus, collards,
garlic, spinach, radish, rhubarb, chilli,
| peppers, maguay, straw berries, black
berries, wheat, oats, barley, rye, mill
let, sorghum, Johnson grass, alfalfa
and clover. They make mescal and
pulque from the msguay, or century
plant
They raise apples, prunes, plums,
pomegranates, cherries, apricots,
grapes, figs, Mulberries, ounces, Pc
cans and walnuts.
MINES.
There are no mines in the city, but
there are silver lead mines close
by. Only a few OF them have as yet
been worked; but as soon as the road
from here 10 Jaral is built Sd that
they can get coal from the Sabinas
mines for the smelters that are going
to be erected in this city, these mines
Will be worked.
CLIMATE.
Tourists who have visited Saltillo
have been captlvated by the lovely
climate that prevails in this section,
They very seldom have extreme
changes of weather. The thermom-
eter rarely goes above So degrees, and
seldom down to SO, Fahrenheit. They
seldom have wind storms, aud the
northers rarely reach this section, as
they are broken up by the noun tains.
They are free from Dust, flies and
mosquitoes. AS a
SUMMER AND WINTER RESORT,
it cannot be surpassed on the Amer
lean continent. In summer the days
and nights have al equable tempera-
ture. The air is pure, cool and in
MIGRATING. Persons who are afflicted
with lung disease in the states, and
who come to Saltillo, have been re
stored to health without the aid of
medicine.
CONSULAR REPORT.
Your correspondent is indebted to
Hon. John Woessner, American con.
sui for the following report:
Exports to the United States
american con. since Jan.
1890 to 30th June, 1891 E. $245, 70l SO
From July 1st, 1891, to 30th
September. .............. 75,122.O2
lOtal. ........... SoZO, go VI
The exports consisted of silver bull
lion, copper bullion, copper ore, horse
hair, goat and kid skins and ixtle.
CITY OFFICERS.
The city government consists of a
mayor, II aldermen, chief of police,
deputies and 20 policemen. They
are divided into day and night
force.
NEW BISH0PRIC.
On Friday, the 30th, the front of the
cathedral was decorated with purple,
in honor of the setting apart OF the
state of Coahuila as Il new bishopric
of the church. AT IL n. m. the bull
or proclamation of Pope Leo XIII.
was read by Rev. Cara Zambrano, of
Monterey. The church was full
during the reading of the bull. No
bishop has yet been appointed, but
the faithful are in hopes that one will
soon be.
PERSONAL.
The following tourists have left
their autographs at the Hotel San Es-
ban: ]. E. Barker and wife, D. E.
Campbell, J. Dandelin, A. g. Old,
wife and son, T. R. Curley, D. Tracy
and VIM. Devine, San Antonio; E. S.
Dewey, e. F. Sexton, J. w. Van
Meter, F. G. Correlinas, X de la Ga r
"a, Monterey; M. M. Hummel, City of
Mexico; F. Tuam, Central America;
r. Z. Thompson.
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