(Reprint from Texas Almanac, 1859)
(Published In Old Spanish Trail Magazine, December, 1920)
TEXA8 ADVERTISEMENTS
OVERLAND TO THE PACIFIC.
The San Antonio and San Diego Mail Line.
THIS LINE which has been in successful operation siuce July', 1S57, is ticketing PASSENGERS through to Sau Diego, and also to all intermediate stations.-Passengers and Express matter forwarded in NEW COACHES drawn In ;ix nudes over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert ol ' ••• miles, which we cross on mule back Passengers guaranteed m their ticket* ride in Conches, excepting the 100 miles, above stated
PASSENGERS TICKETED TO AND FROII 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 Old ami 21th of each month, at G o’clock, A M An armed escort travels thro.ugh the Indian country with each maittrain, fij»r the protection of the mails and passengers Passengers are provided with provisions during the trip except where the Coach slops 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 nud arms
Passengers coming to San Antonio can take the line of mail steamers fron^New Orleans twice a week to Iudianola, from the latter place there is a daily hue of four horse mail coaches direct to this place Oil the Pacific side the California Steam Navigation Company arc running a first class steamer, semi-monthly, to aud from San Francisco and San Diego
PARE ON THIS LINE AS FOLLOWS, INCLUDING RATIONS
Sao Antonio to .San Diego, $200	Sau Antonio to El Paso, $100
•«	“	Tucson,	M0	Intermediate statioiis 15c per mile
Extra baggage, when earned. 40 cents per pound lo El P/iso, and $1 per pound to San Diego.
Passengers cay obtain all necessary outfits in San Antonio.
For further•’iuforcaation, and for tlic purchase of tickets, apply at the office of tie-Company in this oity, or address I. C WOODS, Superintendent of the line, cart-of Anierirttn Opal Company. 50 Exchange Place, New York
Gr. H. GIDBXN&S R. E. DOYLE,
Proprietors.