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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
moderately so at first, and rising higher by degrees to the moun-
tain range about two hundred miles distant. The whole of this
section affords the best of pasturage, being principally of Mus-
quite grass and is probably better adapted to graze in than any
other part of Texas, the soil in general is good-timber and
water are scarce, the Nopal, or prickly pear grows here in great
quantities and very large. Limestone is abundant, to within fif-
teen or twenty miles of the coast. There is a low tree belonging
to the locust family, called the Muskite, which is very abundant
all over this section. It seldom grows larger or taller than a
very large peach tree, which it resembles very much in its gen-
eral appearance. The leaves are those of the honey locust, only
smaller, it has a small thorn, it bears a bean pod about the size
and shape of the common snap bean, which is very sweet, is used
by the Indians in time of scarcity of food, and is equal to corn
to fatten horses, cattle or hogs. The wood of this tree is very
lasting, fully as much so as cedar, and is very valuable for posts
in making post and rail fences. It is also better for fire wood
than ash or hickory. The leaves of the Muskite are thought to
be the best food that can be obtained for goats, and as those
trees are low and in many places are only shrubs the goats keep
fat by browsing on them when there is no grass. The tender
leaves and fruit of the prickly pear is very nutritious food for
horses and horned cattle, particularly the latter, which fatten on
them.
The town of San Antonio, or San Fernando de Bexar, is situ-
ated in this region on the San Antonio river in latitude 290 25'
north, longitude 990 30' west. This place is the capital of
Texas, and contains 2500 inhabitants. The village of Goliad
(formerly La Bahia) is situated on the same river in latitude
28 55' at the upper extremity of the level region and about
twenty-five miles from the coast.
The mountain range extends from the mouth of Rio Puerco,
a branch of Rio Bravo, in a northeasterly direction, and enters
Texas at the sources of the Nueces river, thence continuing its
northeasterly direction to the head of the San Saba, a branch of
Colorado, it bends more to the east down the San Saba and
crosses the Colorado below the mouth of that river, and is finally
lost in the undulating country on the west of the Brazos near the110
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 28, July 1924 - April, 1925, periodical, 1925; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101087/m1/114/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.