(Reprint from Texas Almanac, 1859)
(Published in Old Spanish Trail Magazine, December, 1920)
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENTS
The San Antonio and San Diego Mail Line.
THIS LINE which has been in successful operation since July', 1S57, is ticketing PASSENGERS through to San Diego, and also to all intermediate stations: Passengers and Express matter forwarded in NEW COACHES drawn b\ mn mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert, ot ’ • • miles, which we cross on mule back Passengers ouar vntkeo in their tieftet-ride in Coaches, excepting the 100 miles, above stated
PASSENGERS TICKETED TO AND FROM 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 ouch end, ou the Oth and 2-tfh of each month, at G o’clock, A M A'n armed escort travels through the Indian country with each mail train, for the protection of the mails and passengers Passengers 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 and arms
Posscugcrs coming to San Antonio can take the line of mail steamers fromjNew Orleans twice a week to Indiauola, from the latter place there is a daily line of four horse mail coaches direct to this place On the Pacific side the California Steam Navigation Company arc running a first class steamer, semi-monthly, to and from San Francisco and San Diego
FARE OS THIS USE AS FOLLOWS, ISCLODISC RATIONS
San Antonio to San Diego. $’200	Snu Antouio to El Paso, $100
Tucson,	W0	Intermediate stations 15c per mile
Extra baggage, when carried, 40 cents per pound lo El P,aso, and $1 per pound to San Diego.
Passengers can obtain all necessary outfits in San Antonio.
For furtber-iuforaation, and for the purchase of tickets, apply at the office of Uie*Corapjinj? intlijs oity, or address I. C WOODS, Superintendent of tha -line, carfc of Ariwrirfln Gpnl Company. 50 Exchange Place, New York
©. H. GIDDINGrS R. E. DOYLE,
Proprietors.