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TEXAS,
[BOOK I.
refresliing in summer. The shores of Galveston
abound in oyster-beds and excellent fish, and its
prairies, in winter, are the resort of immense flocks
of wild fowl.
HARRISBURG COUNTY is remarkably level at the
south, and gently undulating at the north. The
streams and the northern coast of the bay are lined
with forests; the remainder of the county, comprising
nearly four-fifths of its surface, is open
prairie. Within ten miles of the coast the soil is
rather poor, consisting of a thin layer of black
mould resting upon a bed of sand and shells. At
the central and northern parts, the layer of black
mould is, in many places, three or four feet deep,
and the substratum is composed of sand and shells,
alternating with deep beds of reddish loam. The
western section contains some of the finest land in
this division of Texas. Cotton, maize, oats, and
potatoes are produced in abundance. Two crops of
potatoes are frequently raised, affording, it is alleged,
eight hundred bushels an acre in one year.
The principal streams are the San Jacinto, Buffalo
Bayou, Spring, Cedar, and Clear Creeks. Pine
predominates in the forests bordering the San Jacinto,
Buffalo Bayou, and their numerous branches.
There are also great quantities of cypress, magnolia,
cedar, black oak, white oak, red cedar, and a tree
called Spanish oak, so much resembling live oak,
as to be frequently mistaken for it. Large revenues
will eventually be derived from the immense quantities
of valuable timber contained in the forests of
tlhis county.
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Kennedy, William. Texas: the rise, progress, and prospects of the Republic of Texas, Vol.1, book, January 1, 1841; London. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2389/m1/206/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.