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the Commission—Letter of the Hon. Alex. H. H. Stuart, . 
the Interior—Money withheld—Compelled to disband the Commiss: 
and return home—Unfortunate situation of the party—Send he 
train and government property to San nio—Leave for the coast 
The grassy prairies of Texas—San Colorado_Wells at Santa Teresa 
—Ravages of the Comanches—Night alarm from mustangs—Abun- 
dance of deer and antelope—Los Olm aa ie drove of mustangs 
—Exciting race over the prairie—Horse lost—The prairie on fire—Rio 
San Francisco—Agua Dulee—Arrival at Corpus Christi . . . . . 518 
CHAPTER XLV. 
CORPUS CHRISTI TO WASHINGTON, 
Corpus Christi—Its fine position—Geographical ee of the country— 
Nueces bay and river—A norther—Its effects on the fishin the lagu- 
tu Santo—Reach Decrow’s Point—Matagorda day and its commerce— 
Embark for New Orleans—Galveston—Arrival at New Orleans—Voy- 
age up the eres a “sr way - — diannaidt pesos 
Buffalo, an ny t Was 
ington 
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NATURAL HISTORY. 
The Natural history of the cei traversed—Animal life on the deserts 
—Quadrupeds—Reptiles, their great variety and number—Peculiar 
vegetation of the deserts—The “prairie dog” and its habits—The an- 
telope, ete. . . er ee ee 
ADAPTATION OF THE COUNTRY FOR A RAILWAY. 
Brief remarks on the geography of the countries traversed by the Boun- 
dary Commission, and upon its we for a railroad sagem the 
Atlantic with the Pacific. 5 
