. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . decay, and cause them to be collatedand given to the world. The Northern States havespent immense sums in sending agents to England,France, and Holland, to procure similar papers fromthe State archives to illustrate their Colonial possesses in her own record offices voluminousdocuments of equal value, in which the scholar andhistorian of every State feels an interes
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . decay, and cause them to be collatedand given to the world. The Northern States havespent immense sums in sending agents to England,France, and Holland, to procure similar papers fromthe State archives to illustrate their Colonial possesses in her own record offices voluminousdocuments of equal value, in which the scholar andhistorian of every State feels an interest second onlyto that of her own people. Near the town and upon the banks of the San An-tonio River are the remains of extensive mission esta-blishments. We found time to pay a short visit to. 42 INDIANOLA those of San Jose, San Juan, and Concepcion. Thereis another, La Espeda, which we did not visit. A ride of about five miles through a mezquitcountry brought us to the mission of San Jose, situatedupon the right bank of the river. This was the largestand wealthiest mission; and its buildings were con-structed with greater display of art, and still remain inbetter preservation, than the others. Entering the in-. Mission of San Jose, Texas. .closure formed by the granary and other out-buildings,we alighted in front of the main edifice or is constructed of stone, and plastered. The princi-pal doorway is surrounded by elaborate carving, whichextends the whole length of the front, and includesnumerous figures, among which San Jose, the patron of TO SAN ANTONIO. 43 the church, and the Virgin and Child are material of this work has the appearance of stone;but we found on examination that it was a hard kindof stucco. The action of the weather has done muchto destroy the figures; and the work of ruin has beenassisted by the numerous military companies near here,who, finding in the hands and features of the statuesconvenient marks for rifle and pistol shots, d
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