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the Commission—Letter of the Hon. Alex. H. H. Stuart, Secretary of 
the Interior—Money withheld—Compelled to disband the Commission 
and return home—Unfortunate situation of the party—Send the 
train and government property to San Antonio—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 Olmos—Immense drove of mustangs 
—Exciting race over the prairie—Horse lost—The prairie on fire—Rio 
San Franciseo—Agua Dulee—Arrival at Corpus Christi. . . . . . 518 
CHAPTER XLY. 
CORPUS CHRISTI TO WASHINGTON, 
Corpus Christi—Its fine position—Geographical features of the country— 
Nueces bay and river—A norther—Its effects on the fishin the lagu- 
nas—Leave Corpus Christi in an open boat—Shallow bays and lagunas 
of the Gulf—Vast numbers of water fowl—Bays of Aransas and Espiri- 
tu Santo—Reach Decrow’s Point—Matagorda bay and its commerce— 
Embark for New Orleans—Galveston—Arrival at New Orleans—V oy- 
age up the Mississippi, and by way of Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, 
Buffalo, and Albany to Providence—Arrival at home—Proceed to Wash- 
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RESULTS OF THE Laspors or THE BounDARY COMMISSION. . . . « « « « 589 
NATURAL HISTORY. 
The Natural history of the regions 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- 
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ADAPTATION OF THE COUNTRY FOR A RAILWAY. 
Brief remarks on the geography of the countries traversed by the Boun- 
dary Commission, and upon its adaptation for a railroad connecting the 
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