.1500 moasly Mexicans, lhis Town was Lhc rcduvous of lhc Norlhamerican. Palriols who came over lo assisl. lhe Mexicans in Lher slrugglc for independence in proceeding Norlh & Northwest with my Descriplion. from where l liv Confineing. myself prinicipally lo lhe Country wesl. of Lhe 13rnzos River. lhis Country so far as 1 shall lake any Notice of It. is lo lhe Cross Timber, which is from 200 lo 300 Miles. lhe Country-Lhrotiah Lhe Whole. 0, cxtenl docs nol vary Materially. from the region of Country in which I liv, il is for Lhe moasl parl undulating. and well walered. Lhe whole of this country is within the collon region, and as lo lhe quality of the soil theres no malerial diffcrence lhe Cross Timber seems lo be the end of lhe limher. Devideing. lhe Peraria. from the Gulph, after passing the Cross timber North you Meet. with a pararia without timber. and seems to be without limits. this Immense Paria is intirely level. and has a fine rich soil but a great scarccity of Waler, this region is something. like the Table Land of Mexico the cross Limber begins upon the Gulph about the Mouth of the River Noaces and Runs Nearly a due Norlh Corse. untill it strikes Red River the Land in this Cross timber. in Many places is vary fine, the growth (Timbers.) principally Poastoak the soil. is moaslly of a dark reel colour. Lhe country East of the Brazos is about. 30 miles (the average distance a Cross this river Jnclucling Trinity. is vary similar to- the Country which I have described the Country. between Trinily and Sabine is not generally so rich, as the country which I hav described, IL being- Moastly a Timbered Country. and almoasl all the timbers found in the upper Part of Louisanna, are found in this region the Different Kinds of oak pine sweet gum Maple and beach &C the best Lands found in this region are Red-and infacl the Lands arc moaslly red this is not so fine, a cotton Region. as the Country which I have before Described, buL il is a much heller Grain Country. and particularly for the Growlh of Indian Corn. With regard to the climale of Texas there is of Corse some variety as Lhc distance from Norlh lo Soulh. is Considerable Lhe Northeastern part of Texas. is much Colder than the soulhwesl, and the Summers. are of shorter duration the Country southwest of the Trinity river lo the line of the province of Texas is about Lhc same. The summers, are long it is not common to have Frost afler the 20th. of February. allho it docs. sometimes happen much laUcr. in the season but ,{ot to <loo any aprlicular damage and we rarely hav Frost before the 20th of
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