San Antonio-San Diego Stage at the old San Fernando plaza. The iron cross on the Cathedral is the zero point for surveys; the Plaza was the center for all trails. This stage line was earlier than the Pony Express or the other transportation lines of routes further north.
Freight Outfit of the Mexican and Western trails. Photo 1871 at Laredo and Arsenal Sts.
(Reproduced by the Old Spanish Trail from the Texas Almanac of 1859)
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENTS
OVERLAND TO THE PACIFIC
The San Antonio and San Biego Maxi-Line
THIS LINE which has been In successful operation since July, 1857, Is ticketing PASSENGERS, through to San Diego, and also to all Intermediate stations. Passengers and Express matter forwarded In NEW COACHES drawn by six mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert, of 100 miles, which we cross on mule back. Passengers guaranteed In their tickets to ride In Coaches, excepting the 100 miles, above stated.
PASSENGERS TICKETED TO AND FROM SAN ANTONIO AND
Fort	Clark,	Fort Bliss,	Tucson,
Fort	Hudson,	El Paso,	Arizona,
Fort	Lancaster,	Fort Fillmore,	Fort Yuma,
Fort	Davis,	La Mesilla,	San Diego
The Coaches of our Line leave semi-monthly from each end, on the 9th and 24th 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 malls and passengers.
Passengers are 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 thirty pounds of personal baggage, exclusive of blankets and arms.
Passengers coming to San Antonio can take the line of mail steamers from New Orleans twice a week to Indlanola, from the latter place there la a daily line of four horse mall coaches direct to this place.
On the Pacific side the California Steam Navigation Company are running a first class steamer, seml-montLly, to and from San Francisco and San Diego
FARE OH THIS LINE AS FOLLOWS, INCLUDING RATIONS
San Antonio to San Diego, $200	San Antonio to El Paso, $100
••	«« Tucson,	150	Intermediate stations 15c per mile
Extra baggage, when carried, 40 cents per pound to El Paso, nnd $1 per pound to San Diego.	....	„	. . ,
Passengers can obtain all necessary outfits In San Antonio.
For further Information, nnd for the purchase of tickets, apply at the office of the Company in this city, or address I. C. WOODS. Superintendent of the line, care of American Coal Company, 50 Exchange Place, New York.
G. H. GIDDINGS R. E. DOYLE,
Proprietors.