THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1425 sider me entitled to that Quantity; particularly as I have been one of the first settlers in this Colony, and have never been backward in doing a soldier's duty.-The good land hns been so generally tnken up that I hardly know where to make a choice.-Perhaps there may be some forfeited land that you could recommend; if not, I have thought to take it on a small stream which heads in the Bay prairie, and runs, perhaps, into the bay of Matagorcle-you will please to give me a verbal reply by Mr. lfabb-
Col. S. F. AusTIN
JAMES KERR TO AUSTIN
18 th August 1826-Early in the morning
On tide water of the Labacca.
DEAR Sm I am about 10 miles up the river, from where it emties into a large arm of the Bay-the river for three or four miles above that place, hugs or bluffs the main lnnd on the N. E. side-the marsh I suppose to be about 4 miles wide. The river from the Tascosite road clown is verry crooked tho in the main bears S. E. Adjoining the main land on the west side there is generally fine large deep lakes that communicate with the river. I have selected a Town cite near the head of tide-the river at that place appears deep, and is about 25 or 30 yards wide-at the upper end of the cite-at the Lower end, about from 40 to 60-and then widens to distance of about 300 yards. Timber is rather scarce below the Town cite-tho the land is good to the arm of the bay, and the water not too salt for any kind of cook- ing except tea and coffee. I have concluded to survey all the land off in Labor tracts, and I believe they will settle whather they have timber or no~Some of which will have little or none. After the river Enters the arm of the bay the bank on the E. side bears nearly South- west and terminates about 8 or 10 miles nearly S. from the shoulder .>f the main land on the W. side-I saw something resembling a very small Island from the shoulder it bears S. 16° E. the distance to it I made 22 miles 6/10- The Chicalet emties in about 4 miles below the road the mouth of the N avadacl is yet unknown: I am of opinion there is more good land on the E side than on the west. I should be very glad to get a piece from you, that is situated a few miles below wher I intend to lay off n. Town.- I am of the opinion that if this Town Could be Dispensed with by the Empresario, and the same be made by an individual it would be much better-it will require 6 miles on a right line front on tho
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