PAPEHS OF MrnABEAL' BuoNAPanTE L.nun
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enters the Gulph. Number of Inhabitants about 1500 moasly ~lexi- ca·ns, this Town was the rendnvous of the Northamerican. Patriots who came OYer to assist. the :Mexicans in there struggle for independ- ence in proceeding North & Northwest with with [sic.I my Description. from where I liv Confineing. myself principally to the Country wgst. of the Brazos Rirnr. this Country so far as I shall take any Notice of It. is to the Cross 'l'imher, which is from 200 to 300 :Miles. this Coun- try-through the Whole. extent. does not YaI'J' Materially. from the region of Country in which I !iv, it is for the moast part undulating. and well watered. the whole of this country is within the cotton region, and as to the quality of the soil theres no nrnterial difference the Cross Timber seems to be the end of the timber. Devideing. the Peraria. from the Gulph, after passing the Cross timber North you l\Ieet. with a pararia without timber. and seems to be. without limits. this Immense Paria is intirely level. and has a fine rich soil QUt a great scarceity of Water, this region is something. like the Table Land of Mexico t:i-te cross timber begins upon the Gulph about the .Mouth of the River Noaces and Runs Nearly a due North Corse. untill it strikes Red River the Land in this Cross timber. in :Ma[n]y places is vary fine, the growth (Timbers.) principally Poastoak the soil. is moastly of a dark red colour. the country East of the Brazos is about. 30 miles (the average distance a Cross this river Including Trinity. is vary similar to-- the Country which I have described the Country. between Trinity and Sabine is not genera11y so rich, as the country which I hav de- scribed, It. being- Moastly a Timbered Country. and almoast all the timbers found in the upper Part of Louisanna, are found in this region the Different Kinds of oak pine sweet gum 1\faple and beach &G the best Lands found in this region are Red-and infact the Lands are moastly red this is not so fine, a cotton Region. as the Country which I have before Described, but it is a much better Grain Country. and particularly for the Growth of Indian Corn. With re- gard to the climate of Texas there is of Corse some variety as the dis- tance from North to South. is Considerable the Northeastern part of Texas. is much Colder than the southwest, and the Summers. are of shorter duration the Country southwest of the Trinity river to the line of the province of Texas is about the same. The summers, are long it is not common to have Frost after the 20th. of Fcbruar_y. altho it does. sometimes happen much latter. in the season but not to doo any particular damage and we rarely hav Frost before the 20th of November and some seasons later During the spring. there is a great deal of rain. in this part of the country. up to the Last of may or first of June, when the rains. subsides almoast. intirely. Until about the first of August-after whieh we have var_y frequent. showers of rain, during the Dry Season in Texas we have a Constant Breeze blowing from the south which Tempers the great .heat of the sun and renders the climate vary comfortable, we Experience Less inC'onYenience from heat here than the people. of Louisanna or ~I issisippin. cloo, dur- ing the summer. in the Winter months in this part of Texas. We Experience rnry sudden changes. in the wPather from ExtrPt'mc heat. to freezeing- Cold takes place. frequently in 12 Hours. the Wind blow- ing strong from the south at t.hnt season of the ycnr is Yary frequently suddenly checked by a Current of win11 from the North. which is·
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