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FOR MEMORANDA
Sketch by Floyd Crews
Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe founded 1659 at El Paso del Norte, now Juarez. The Mother Mission of the El Paso group. Constructed without a nail or screw of any kind. The belfry tower is separate half way up from the auditorium.
(Reproduced by the Old Spc.nish Trail from the Texas Almanac of 1859)
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENTS
OVERLAND TO THE PACIFIC
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The San Antonio and Sen Diego Mail-Line
I)AM OF THE MISSION IRRIGATION SYSTEM, SAN DIEGO, THE MOTHER MISSION OF CALIFORNIA,
SAN DIEGO DE ALCALA.
Tnis LINE which has been in successful operation since July, 1857, Is ticketing PASSENGERS, through to San Diego, nnd also to nil intermediate stations. Passengers and E:#<rcss matter forwarded in NEW COACHES drawn by six mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert, of ICO miles, which we cross on mule back. Passenpers guaranteed in their tickets to ride in Coaches, excepting the 100 miles, above etated.
PASSENGERS TICKETED TO AND FROM SAN ANTONIO AND
Fort Clark, Fort Hudson, Fort Lancaster, Fort Davis,
Fort Bliss,
El Paso,
Fort Fillmore, La Mesilla,
Tucson, Arizona, Fort Yuma:, San Diego
The Coaches of our Line leave semi-monthly from each end, on the 9th and 2ith of	each month, at 6 o’clock, A. M.
An armed	escort travels through the Indian	country	with	each mall
train, for the protection of the mails and passenpers. .
Passenpers	are provided with provisions during	the trip	except where the
Conch stops	nt Public Houses along the Line, at which each	Passenger
Will pay for his own meal.
Each Pnsserper is allowed thirty pounds of personal baggage, exclusive Of’ blankets and arms.
Passengers coming to San Antonio can take tbe line of mail steamers from New Orleans twice a week to Indiannl\. from the latter place there is a daily line of four horse mail coaches direct to tl:ls place.
On the Pacific side tbe California Steam Navigation Company are running a first class steamer, semi-monthly, to and from San Francisco and San Diego
FARE ON THIS UNE AS FOLLOWS, INCLUDING RATIO'S
San Antonio to San Diego, ?200	San Antonio	to	El Taso.	$100
“	“ Tucson,	150	Intermediate	stations lCc	per mile
Extra baggage, when carried, 4 0 cents per pound to El Paso, and $1 per pound to San Diego.
Passengers can obtain all necessary outfits in San Antonio.
For further inforrraticn, and for	the purchase	of	ti^ko's. apply nt the
office of tbe Company in this city,	or address I.	C.	WOODS.	Superinten-
dent of the line, care of American Coal Company, 50 Exchange Place, .New York.
G. H. GIDDINGS R. E. DOYLE,
Proprietors.
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