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THE
TEXAS ALIANAC
SFOR 1860.
INDEX AND CONTENTSo
Aransas Railway Company ............................................... ..........203
Artesian Well of the State................ ............... ............ .... 161
Battle of San Jacinto-incidents, by J. P. Borden .................................... 69
"Battle of San Jaciato-incidents, by Capt. Heard ........................- ........... 71
Battle of Salado-a Leaf from Memory............................................. 72
Boundary Survey between Texas and the United States-description of the country.....182
Boundary Survey-Supplement ................................. ............. 200
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad .....................................202
Cashmere Shawl Goat ............. ................... ...................197
Charitable Institutions of the State................................................. 99
Climatology of Texas...... ................ ..................................... .119
Climatology of Texas-illustrations of ................... ..... ......................160
Collectoral District of Brazos Santiago, Trade, &c .....................................125
Commerce of Galveston.............................................................222
Commerce of Ports of Matagorda Bay.................. ..........................224
Commissioners of Deeds for Texas................................................146
Companies and Officers of the United States, stationed on the frontier df Texas.........144
Connection of Galveston with the Interior............................................223
Court of Claims...... . ............ .............................................101
Declaration of Independence at Goliad, Dec. 1835, and list of men under Capt. Dimmit.. 76
Aibttion-Oificial Returns for (1855 and 1857, see p. 3,) 1859 .............. ......221
Fannin's Massacre at Goliad-List of all his men who were slaughtered, and who escaped 82
Fall of the Alamo-List of all the men who perished with Travis .... .............. SO
Forbes, Col. John-his defence..... ....................................... 6S
Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad ................... ......................223
Geological Sketch of Texas........................................................199
Geological Survey of Texas ........................................................... 91
Hfltory of Texas, continued............................................................ 36
Houston's last Speech in the United States Senate................................... 13
Houston Tap and Brazorla Railroad................................................ 21
Increase of Taxable Property &c., in Texas............................................208
Jones, ex-President Anson-Memoirs of................................................149
Land Office-Commissioner's Report for the year 1859 ..................................214
M eteorology ........................................................................116
Navy of Texas.... ............................................... ..162
New counties-description of each ....... ...................................... 166
Notaries Publlc of Texas ................... ......................................141
Oflicers of the State-their salaries &c..................................................139
^fanhndle-description ......................................................178
Penitentiary at Huntsville ................... ...... .....................201
Post offices in Texas ..................... ..........................228
Proclamation of Pres't Burnet, and Letters relating to the threatened invasion in 1836.... 74
Railroad Acts passed by the last Legislature............................................129
Railroad Companies that have received State Aid......... ........ .............221
Railroad Land Donation Law............................................................133
Railroad Loan Law......................................................182
Railroads in Texas-General Remarks................................... 134
Railroad Progress in Texas.................... ........220
R9eipts and Expenditures of the State Government.................................11
Rt Grande Valley.... ..... .................................................127
San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad................ ...........................217
School Fund. ........ ........................ ........... .....210
Southern Pacific R. R......................................... ............. 20
Sherman, Gen., his defence.....................................................185
Sheep husbandry in Texas, by H. S- Randall, L. L. D..................................105
Sheep Raising,n Texas, by G. W. Kendall, Esq ......................................157
Shuimard, Dr. B. F., State Geologist ........................... .......................187
Siege of the Mission of Refugio-slaughter of King and his men....................... 71
Staple Agricultural products of Texas...............................................216
Statistics of all the counties of Texas ........... .............................204
Statistics of the United States................................................. ........190
Territory of Texas beyond the counties-proposed Railroad to Guaymas...............195
Treasurer's Report for the year 1859..,,... ...........212..................................
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