(Reprint from Texas Almanac, 1859)
(Published In Old Spanish Trail Magazine, December, 1920)
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENTS
The San Antonio and San Diego Mail Line.
TlIIS LINE which has been in successful operation siuce July', 1S57, is ticketui" PASSENGERS through to San Diego, and also to all intermediate stations: Passengers nnd Express mutter forwarded in NEW COACHES drawn hi six mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert, ol miles, which we cross on mule back Passengers ou ut v.ntekd in their ticket-ride in Coaches, excepting the 100 miles, above stated
PASSRXCERS TICKETED TO AND FBOII SAN ANTONIO AND
Fort Clark, Fort Hudson, Fort Lancaster Fort Davis,
Fort Bliss.
El Paso,
Fort Fillmore. La Mcsilla,
Tucson. Arizona, Fort Yuma, San Diego
The Coaches of our Line leave semi-monthly from each end. on the 9th nnd 2-lfh of each month, iit G o’clock, A M An armed escort travels through the Indian coutrtry with each mail.train, for the protection of the mails and passengers Passeugers arc provided with provisions during the trip except where the Coach stops at Public Houses along the Line, at which each Passenger will pay for his own meal
Each Passenger is allowed thirtv pounds of personal baggage, exclusive of blankets aud arms
Passeugers coming to San Antonio can take the line of mail steamers fromjNew Orleans twice a week to Indianohi, from the latter place there is a daily liue of four horse mail conches direct to this place On the Pacific 9idc the California Steam Navigation Company are running a first class steamer, semi-monthly, to aud from San Francisco and San Diego
FARE ON TIIIS LINE AS FOLLOWS, INCLODING RATIONS
Sau Antonio to San Diego, $200	Sau Antonio to El Paso, $100
“	“	Tucson.	WO	Intermediate stations 15c per nnle
Extra baggage, when, carried, 40 cents per pound to El P,aso, and $1 per pound to San Diego.
Passengers cay obtain all necessary outfits in San Antonio.
For furthcr'iuforcaation, aud for the purchase of tickets, apply at the office of the*Company in tips oily, or address I. C WOODS, Superintendent of thn -line, carl* of Ariieritfln Gpnl Company. 50 Exchange Place, New York
&. H. GIDBXN&S R. E. BOYLE,
Proprietors.