(Reprint from Texas Almanac, 1859)
(Published in Old Spanish Trail Magazine, December, 1920)
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENTS
TOIS LINE which has been in successful operation siuce July', 1S37, is ticketing PASSENGERS through to Sail Diego, and also to all intermediate Btatibns; Passengers and Express matter forwarded in NEW COACHES drawn b' rix mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert, ot ' ”• miles, which we cross on mule back Passengers guaranteed iii their tieftet-ride in Coaches, cxccptiug the 100 miles, above stated
PASSENGERS TICKETED TO AND FROM SAN ANTONIO AND
Port Clark, Fort Hudson, Port Lancaster Port Davis,
Fort Bliss.
El Paso,
Fort Fillmore. La Mesilla.
Tucson. Arizona, Fort Yuma, San Diego
The Coaches of our Lino leave scim-moutllly from each end, ou the 'Jill and 2-lth of each mouth, at G o’clock, A M An armed escort travels thro.ugh the Indian country with each mail train, for the protection of the mails nud passengers Passengers are provided with provisions during the tnp except where the Coach stops at Public Houses along the Line, at which each Passenger will pay for his own meal
Each Passeuger is allowed thirty pounds of personal baggage, exclusfre of blankets nud arms
Passeugers coming to San Antonio can take the line of mail steamers fronjNew Orleans twice a wcck to Iudianola, from the latter place th?re is a daily Hue of four horse mail coaches direct to this place On the Pacific side the California Steam Navigation Company are runnmg a first class steamer, semi-monthly, to and from San Francisco and San Diego
FARE ON THIS LINE AS FOLLOWS, INCLDDING RATIONS
San A'ntouio to San Diego. $200	Sau Antonio to El Paso, $100
“	“	Tucson,	W»u	Intermediate stations 15c per mile
Extra baggage, whm earned, 40 cents per pound to El P;iso, and $1 per pound to San Diego.
Passengers cay obtain nil necessary outfits in San Antonio.
For furtherinfor&ation, nud for the purchase of tickets, apply at the office of the •Company in tlijs city, or address I. C WOODS, Superintendent of fho lane, carfc of Amarirfln Gsnl Company. 50 Exchange Place. New York
H. aiDDinSB R R DOYLES,
Proprietors.
OVERLAID TO TEi PACIFIC.
The San Antonio and San Biego Mail Line.