The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
:. located on the Quad

Il, VIM a.. 40,
!. .ou,beast, dividing it into
.,,,,l parts, with coletto creek
!. - the west and the San An
:. the southwest. The beauti-
!, victoria, the county seat was
4 ,bOut the year 1924. and is
biographical center Of the ooun-
,,.,,nt 100 miles southeast from
Il 100 miles nearly west from
| "a miles southwest from Hous-
~. north from Arkansas Pass
..lsht miles northwest from
Tho New York. Texas and
,lv.y connects it at Rosenberg
AN, colorado and Santa Fe and
M, Harrisburg and San Antonio
,hese roads with Galveston and
4, seaport and railroad osnters Of
victoria is also the eastern
: me Gulf. West Texas and Pa
:, lpeeyille extension. Southern
r,m) and connects with the
Ia, railway at .Cuero. twenty
north, and at Beeville. fifty
yrt, with the same road.
kroN AND BOUNDARIES.
uy is bounded on the southeast
|, county. Of which Port Lavaca,
i rat, is the center OF the fish
Industries in the State. South
|D.lueio county. OF which Kcfugio
a.y seat; west by Goliad county.
eolIad is the county seat; north
l md Jackson counties. and east
n county, OF which Edna is the
j.
hal face OF the county is level.
nrku,ly undulating to AFFORD I'm
a. Besides the streams hereto
\, there are numerous creeks
4 water. which, with some fine
rue river, afford the finest fish
tund 10 any county in the State;
hi hih being black bass. several
4 perch and catfish. all Of which
h,t, making this county a verit-
mans paradise.
LIVING WATER.
county is divided almost CEN
the Guadalupe river. running
ahxst.southeast. On this river
kndld sites for dams Zone now in
ltou) for irrigating and manufac-
9aeg, II is bordernd on both sides
HTial valley, second to none
n mr productiveness, which is
lHxt unbrolen farm. Coletto
- the county on the west about
n taen turns eastward md en-
ladalupe river, eight miles below
MT. On the northeastern Dor
1soaite is the dividing line be-
10 and Victoria counties; south
" miles the Arenosa heads and
3efly to the Jackson county bne
forming the boundary line be-
nisl and Victoria counties. The
Aas between the ArenOsa ant
MI and runs southeast into the
He miles south of the town OF
V creek heads between the Gar
@ Guadalupe river and runs into
Wo miles north of the count!
'siac creek heads south Of Sprinl
runs southeast into Calhoun
'lis beautiful and well-watereI
= once lorded over by the Indian
1 oy the buffalo and deer; thes,
@'ed BY the cattle king, I'll,
na the Jack rabbit. Some year
~ WIN the hoe came; the cattl,
Ssndi but the farmer had com,
WI Tue barons sullenly saddlet
ups' rounded up their ionghorns
'afiats' and with sonbreros
rvs anu six shooters, moved to
s'uns sun. Durham, Hereford
~ 'eFsey cattle, corn, cotton an,
ap'es are now the product
s''cs' To the north ard ives
~ seat is situated the FAR. anne
alss. tThe ruins of the old lis
'l are still to be seen en- tn
"sf AZ the head Of this valley.
" famed far and wide for it
'e''on and rich lands. Al
~ between the Guadalupe au
w. " IN the hands OF farmers
'~s postoffce is located cen
:, seVuoh known as Mission val
Z he postofhce. it has a larg
a' merchandise. a good steaI
' MIL a blacksmith shop an
South OF this settlement
saOh on the Gulf. Wester
s'ahc railway; it is compose
I've fine steam gin and eril
A'use and hail OF the Sons
|, que steam gin and eight scho,
~ '"een the above TWO settl,
sacsut. u pr'he'Paily
d., 'o river constitutes II
~. Boundary between this al
On this stream some
\ ailuTial lands are locate
Covered with. h, -, -.
y, - of elm, oak, peoa
ee.,, 'samore. wild peach al
A.. a postofrice store IS !,
10 !, iva =, settlement, about TWEEN
os... ''clo''a. Lying between Il
0oales Of undulating prair