in passing however. lo lhc North and North Wesl and parlicularly bt~lwccn the River Brazos & Colcrado about One hundred i.."1. 20 Miles from lhe Gulph the Country sunddendly changes. into a gradual undulating Country. With pleasant Groves or Timl,cr and beautiful Stn~ams or Running Water. Many rine springs arc found in this region, and Country is here well divided, into wood Land _and Piraria and is a rine farming Country. I arn -off the opinion that. we now enter the best Conllon region, for lhe Reasons that the Country below. or such of il as can be Cultivated arc two rich for the Growth or Cotton the plant Grows two large and il is subject. lo Disease Rot &C which is unkown in the upper Country the Country which I am now describeing is Extensive and through the Whole Enlent there is a greateal of Sameness. I am al my place about one hundred & thirty Miles Northwest from the mouth or the Brazos and five Miles West from il Lhe bollom Lands here upon the River is not inferiour lo the lands below. Neither in quality nor Exlenl. the Country here is peraria and Limber Well Divided With fine Water, (Springs) and running streams of Clear - Water the Conlon plant. upon those. Peraria land, Grow from 4 to 8 Feet. high. the Country- is undulating the timber upon the upland is poasl oak, this seems to be the Gei1eral Growlh, over all Texas the Soil upon the poastoak Lands is Generally of a gray Color mixed with sand vays from 8 lo 18 lnchs deep the Dehth of soil upon the Paria. (upland) is from 2. lo 4 feet I.hose Gray sandy-Lands. upon- Cultivation change titer Colore to a dark brown and indeed I may say blacke this is owing lo the fact. that the Sand which is upon Lhe surface is nol Compose!. of round particles. bul flat. and somewhat Resembles lsin Glass and upon Cultivation. il sinks. and a Black soil rises, it is quick sand this Description will answer for a vary Large portion of the lands of Texas in passing Wesl from here we find a scarsily of timber ancl-parlicularly west of the Colerado San anlonia or Bexar. is· 150 miles west of my Selllement, ~•pon the Bank of Lhe San anlonia. River. in a Rich Pareria- Country alrnoasl destitute of Timber. this is lhe ancient. Capitol of the Province of Texas. il Contains a population- moaslly Mexicans, of about Five Thousand souls. this Town was founded about the year 1705. Goliad is an ancient Town upon the same River about one hundred l\·liles below. and aliout thirty miles from Lhe mouth of the River where it cnt,~rs the Gulph. Number of Inhabitants about
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