Original sentence: Also In the 1850s a regular steamship service route for cargo and passengers would be established between New Orleans and Mustang Island.As the pass was brought into permanence, there was need of local pilots to guide the ships safely across the bar.By 1854 the Texas Senate sanctioned a seven-mile (11 km) channel from Corpus Christi to the Aransas Pass bar to better serve the Port of Corpus Christ.For this, permanent structures would be needed to house these pilots including docks, a lighthouse, storage, jetties, and a general store.He established a sheep and cattle ranch known as El Mar Rancho in 1853 or 55.Huge herds of wild horses "mustangs" rambled over plush range lands of the island when Mercer first settled there
Edited sentence: Also in the 1850s, a regular steamship service route for cargo and passengers would be established between New Orleans and Mustang Island.As the pass was brought into permanence, local pilots were needed to guide the ships safely across the bar.By 1854, the Texas Senate sanctioned a seven-mile (11 km) channel from Corpus Christi to the Aransas Pass bar to better serve the Port of Corpus Christ.For this, permanent structures would be required in order to house the pilots, including docks, a lighthouse, storage, jetties, and a general store.He established a sheep and cattle ranch known as El Mar Rancho in 1853 or 1855.Huge herds of wild horse "mustangs" rambled over plush rangelands of the island when Mercer first settled there