[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831] Page: 1 of 4
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Emigration to Texas in ^exico
The encouragement given by the ^exican government and by that;
of the State of ^oahuila and Texas, to emigrants to Texas of good
moral and industrious habits from europo is much greater than has ever
before been offered by any nation oP Government.
Texas is situated on the coast of the gulf of ^exico, to the
Rest of the State of Louisiana from which it is divided by the riv-
er Sabine. The Latitude is from 28*, xtwax to 54^ - The cli-
mate Salu rious, temperate, and very healthy- The Soil is of Super-
ior quality and remarkably productive- The natural pasturage of the
Prairies for cattle horses and sheep is beyond discription luxurient
and abundant. and sufficient to support and fatten innenee droves
of horses, cattle and shee^sunmor and winter without any feeding, Dr
^ other expenxd than herding.then, summer and winter—New Orleans which
is within three days sail, or a short drive by land, the west indias-
or the Towns and cities on the ^cxican Gulf, Motamoroc, Tampico Vera
Cruz etc, will always afford a profitable market for beoS and park
oxen, horses, and mules- The Staple articles of Texas will be ^otton,
Sugars-indigo, Tobacco, wheat Flour, Maise, beans, peas, beef andr,
uUMna-^
pork salted, or on foot, butter, cheese ox3n, horses, mules^fine
and common wine and lumber- Galveston, Matagorda, and Aransaso bays,
are all good inlets and safe and comotiious harbors abundantly suffi-
cient for all the purposes of ^omnerce- ^he Sabine, Heches, Trinity,
Brazos, and ^olorado rivers are all navigable and the three first
named afford inexhaustible quantities of good pine, Cypress, ^edar,
J and Oak timber- The coutapy to the west of the Trinity has
- less timber, but is greatly superior, in point of %.l, climate, and
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[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831], text, 1831; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216768/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.