A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879. Page: 71 of 859
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CHAPTER IV.
MOUNTAINS-ALTITUDES-MINERALS-COPPER, LEAD, IIRON, SILVER, COAL, ETC.
-GUANO IN BAT CAVES.
OUNTAINS.-In the old maps a good many mountains
werelaid down; as the Tehuacana, in Lime
stone county; Colorado Mountains, above Austin; Guadalupe
Mountains, in Kerr county; Pack Saddle and other
peaks, in Llano county; and other elevations, dignified
with the name of mountains. Later maps still mark some
peaks as mountains; as Double Mountain, at the northwest
corner of Jones county; the White Sand Hills, in Tom
Green county; Chenati and some other peaks, in Presidio
county; and Eagle Mountains, in El Paso county. The
mountains of Texas, in a mountainous country, would be
called hills, though some of themi rise to a respectable
height.
Thousands of invalids annually visit Texas for their
health. To such, the question of altitude is one of considerable
importance; and we give the altitudes of leading
points in different parts of the State. But we will state,
that even the flat, coast region is so swept by delightful
sea-breezes that it is pleasant and healthy. But as we
penetrate the interior, and gain a greater altitude, the
atmosphere becomes more pure and stimulating. The
highest spurs of what is called the Guadalupe range are
about 5,000 feet above the sea level.
Red river, at the mouth of the Big Wichita, has an
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/71/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .