The traveller's and tourist's guide through the United States of America, Canada, etc. : containing the routes of travel by railroad, steamboat, stage and canal; together with descriptions of, and routes to, the principal places of fashionable and healthful resort; with other valuable information. Published in Philadelphia by Lippincott in 1851. 216 pages

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174 ROUTES FROM GALVESTON, TEX. NEw ORT~EANS to NASHVILLE, TENN. By steamboat to thP- mon th of Cumberland River, 10du mil es, (see pages 107 and 108 ;) thence to NASH· VILT,E, 201 miles. Total, 1287 miles. NEw ORLEANS TO FLORENCE, ALA. By steamboat to the mouth of the Tcunessee River, 1074 miles, (see pages 107 aud 108 ;) thence to FLO· RENCE, 2~3 miles. Total, 1357 miles. NEw ORLEANS To ;::;HREVEPORT, LA. By steamboat to the mouth of Red River, 214 miles; thence to Alexandria, 105; Natchitoches, 74; SHREVEPORT, 82. Total, 475 miles. NEw ORLEANS To FoRT GIBSON, IN. TER. By steamboat to Arkansas River, u04 miles, (see pages 107 and 108 ;) thence to New Gascony, 133; Pine Bluff::;, 25; LITTLE RocK, 150; Lewisburg, uG; Vau Buren, 156; .F'oRT SMITH, 8 ; FoRT GinsoN, 94. Total, 123l> miles. NEw ORLEANS TO GALVESTON, TEx. By steamhoat, 444 miles. NEw ORLEANS TO PROCTORSVILLE. By railroad, 27 miles. ROUTES FROM GALVES­TON, TEXAS. From GALVESTON to NEw OR­LEANS. By steamboat to the Mouth of the Missis ippi ,350 miles ; thence to New Orleans, 94. Total, 444 miles. From GALVESTON to HousTON. From Mata­gor, Ja. GALVESTON TO MATAGORDA, VJA BRAZORIA. l'lncc to Place. -~-------- - 111 75 50 41 31 22 0 GALVESTON to. 0 Liverpool . . . . . . . . . 3l1 Uoluwbia . . . • . . . . . c,..g,v llRAZORIA · • .. · · •.. 9 Cedar Lake. . . . . . . 10 Caney to.......... o;.1 MATAGORDA ... 22 --- --------------- From Gal­vu:~ ­lou. 0 3G Gl 70 80 89 JJy steamboat through Galveston 111 Bay, and the Buffalo Bayou to Houston, 82 miles. From M ut a­From GALVESTON to PoRT LA- gorda. MATAGORDA TO Place From GALVESTON. Pl~ce. e~~!: v ACCA, by steamboat, 190 miles. ( R.P-ad up.) ton. From GA.LV£STON to WASHING- From TON, TEXAS, via Houston, 147 miles Mata - GALVESTON TO I Place I From Fro1n AUH· tin. 255 173 liD 77 72 42 3~ 15 0 GALVESTON TO AUSTIN, TEX. From l'lnce Unl-to VL'S· Place. ton. -------------1-- -- By Steamboatfrorn GALVESTON to. 0 HousToN.......... 82 By Stage to San Felipe........ 54 Rutersvillc . . . • . . . . 42 La Grange . . ...... 5 .\:It. Pleasant. . . . . . 30 nastrop . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Webbcrsville to .... 17 AUSTIN CITY ... 15 0 82 136 178 183 213 223 240 255 --- From AUSTIN CITY TO From Place Onl- Ans- GAlVESTON f I I, 1 (R ead up.) to VCS• Place. ton. gorda. MATAGORDA, VIA t~ Gal· VElASCO, Place. ~~~~: - --------------- - - 89 GALVESTON to . 0 62 San Luis.......... '27 51 VELASCO . . . . . . . • . . 11 25 Cedar Grove to. . . . 26 0 27 38 G·l 0 MATAGORDA .. C_) a... 89 - 1- --------- From Mata­gorda. MATAGORDA TO GALVESTON. (Read up.) Place to •Place. I From Gnl­ves­ton. --~----------~--F~ro-m Gnl· ves­t on. From C'rpus Ch'Ati. GALVESTON TO CORPUS C H R I S T I. Place to Place. --- -------------1------ 245 156 112 86 GALVESTON to. ~ MAT.~OORDA, l I, (see prcv. route) ~ 1 exana ...•....... Victoria ...•..••.. 0 0 89 89 44 ~~~ 26 159 ROUTES FROM AUSTIN CITY, TEX. 17.3 51 Goliad to . . ........ 35 194 0 CORP. CHRISTI. 51 245 - -- -- CORPUS CHRISTl From From Place Gal · C'rpus TO GALVESTON. to vcs- Ch'Hti. (Read up.) Place. ton. From MATAGORDA TO Pl~tcc \ F rom W 'sh- WASHINGTON, to \Mula-ingt'n. TEXAS. Place. gonia. - --I-By Stagefrom 170 MATAGORDA to 0 0 129 Brazoria ...••..•.. 41 41 120 Colum bia •.•.•..•. 9 50 JOO Big Creek ..•....•. 20 70 85 Richmond ......... 15 85 50 San Felipe ........ 35 120 30 Belleville ..•• . •••.. 20 140 23 T . 7 1ra vIS .... . ....•.. 147 12 Chapel Hi II to •.... 11 1158 0 WASHINGTON . 12 '170 i -- ---- From WASHINGTON TO I Place From W'l'4h· MATAGORDA. to Mo.ta-ingt'u. (Read up.) Place. gorda. I Steamboats run on the river Bra· zos from Washington to its mouth; a distance, by the course of the river, of 350 miles. From MATAGORDA TO I' lace From A us- to Mo.tu· tin. AUSTIN CITY. l'lace. gon.la. -- - -- By Slaffe from 173 MATAGORDA to 0 0 153 Caney . .. ......... 20 20 134 Preston ...•...• ... 21 41 124 Wharton .......... 8 40 112 Egypt .... ... . . ... . 12 61 97 Eagle Lake ...•.... 15 76 82 Columbus ......... 15 DI 47 La Grang-e ........ 35 126 42 Mt. Pleasant ..••.. 5 131 32 na~trop .. .. . ..•... 10 141 15 Webhersville to ... 17 158 0 AUSTIN CITY ... 15 173 - ::I From From AUSTIN CITY TO A us- MATAGORDA. to 1 Mata-t! II• (Read up.) Plnre. gorda. I ROUTES FROM AUSTIN CITY, TEXAS. AusTIN to MATAGORDA, see pre­vious Route. From Des· ton. AUSTIN TO BOS­TON, TEXAS. l'lace From to Au~:~· Place. tin. ------- --- -- B y Stage from 416 AUSTIN to . .. .. .. 0 0 374 Georgetown · · . · · ·. 42 42 306 Falls of Brazos . . . . <58 110 261 Springfield ... · · . . . 45 155 229 Richland Crossing. 32 187 221 Corsicana ... · ... · . 8 J < .5 101 Buffalo . . .. ... · · · · · 30 225 155 Kaufman ... · • ·. · · 3G 2Gl 9J Tarrant ..... · . · . · · 64 325 43 Clarksville . .. · . · . . 48 37:$ 31 Savannah ... ···... 12 :385 14 De Kall> to ..... ... 17 402 0 BOSTON...... ... 14 4Jo From Bos­ton. --------------------- BOSTON TO AUS­TIN. (Read up.) P lace From to Au~ ­Place. tin. From BosTON, Texas, to LITTLE RocK, Ark. To Fulton, Ark., 50 miles; and from Fulton to Little Rock, (see page 1 30,) 133 miles. Total distance, 183 miles. From AU S T I N T 0 WASH- Place F rom W'sh- to An~- ingt'n. IN GTO N, TEXAS, Place . t in. -------------- -- -- B y Stage frO?n 130 AUSTIN to.... ... 0 115 Webbersville . .. .. . 15 98 nast rop . . . . . . . . . . . 17 58 La Grange .. . . . . . . 40 53 Rutersville . . . . . . . . 5 33 Montvil1e ......... 20 15 Independence to... 18 0 WASHINGTON . J5 0 ]5 3~ 72 77 97 115 130 ------------- -- -- From W'Hh­ingt'n. WASHINGTON TO Pl;"Lce From IN to Aus- AU ST • l'locc. t Jo. ( Read up.) I