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(By Selle 2. wopxiney About Pnety years age We wave of, the Gulf of déestem washed the shores of rm Ung wilderness, carpeted by a growtl. SETUxUrLOLN esden, UriBktoned by wild fingers of iany Idiwts ind viele Wee Cellrd anal the beauties of the prairie were Rosta and hosts of rattlesnakey, #0 numerous that part of the Witte wil deennxe was called Sonike Isha. Taurke fiz dn the high classes could be found the CuronkAwa Indians, who were rer outed to be of the mo0al waves charac ter, and were in such a stiie of degra dation that to them Haimin Mesh was considered ‘ delicacy’. In 181% when Herrera, with a desire to win the Spanish trade with all Amer ican countries, selected Galveston hare not as a place to send out privateers, he found the |r land a home or serpents, hunting ground for viciins. Believing, that Mere many prises lay within his grasp, he decided to tuke Galveston his home. In a short time he had made Lovie de Aury Governor of Galveston Is land and of Texas, taking the oath to support the Republic of Mexico- Hence forth Texas lubored beneath the Curly of Mexican flag. ‘The little Republic prospered. Spanish commerce of the Gulf ceased. But the colony loved success marathon honor. They did not confine their attacks to Spanish vessels only, but were even taking anything that was quited a snip, whether of the United States or any other Nation, hoy stole, traded, smuggied, quarried among Unmselves, finaly burned the buildings Hhey had constructed and the farce sailed away. ‘Thus perished the first attempt to settle Galveston Island The ln 187 came Jean Lafitte, the Pirate of the Guilt, affable, suave, hand some and iuspitable; with publleness and shrewdiness he drew amen and soon had a town of 2 thousand or more people, who were mostly freebooters, privateers And smugglers.” Lariste ved Ingrand style at is home eniled ed Tonge, en tertained royalty, making an abundance AP away fram Spanish prises. The ne green he captired were sold at a dollar pound, and sent to plantations in Lewis ianm the war hie Waged geainst Span ish commerce way go succesKful that to ita day Spain has not recovered from injurien then ceerivert. But In their road For weilth Memon also attacked other veesels, WIN the result tat the America Government compelled Luffile and his colony to, leave Galveston for~ ever, thie swin the dnt af chee second Attempt at colonization, Ger. Ines Lower next tried his fortuna ‘on the island, but two years later he wrote that the Caran~ and Indiana had burned every case on the falind extent cue. Six years five passed, Terrers, the Long and, ove er five planted vestuments. it One waves of thy Gulf of Mexico still was the sharon of # wilderness inhabited only by wunnieals and sources. During the passing of the next forty five years Galveston passed through var ious political troubles. Win ext alive trumbled in the foldg of a Mexican flag, theu sang a song of ploty vet in Inde pendon! Republic then fewelt at the Ahringe of liberty, being one of the Union. She lay erief-stricken o'er s enveable loved and last, while waves of briny Lerts washed Mo ‘shores of the Siti tHlet, where daring, undaunted and indefled gable prety wad fist building mite elty on the Wiidrenens Inund. At noon- Cnin yestenday ahe wis Ande again we Iyaaubgret MEnly grea Connery wealth, Sinca Wiet, Wee migie, the TLE cityveloped, Brayen id ex oaseed, Enlil etory part of ite warhd thenwe ot her commercial feolllties. She bin suf fered from epitamic, dawn overwhelmed by floada and unwent by sirew, yes, phoo~ nixtiits, the hie riven from her own haher and stands to Queen, of the Gull, the great commercial city of Lexis, doduy Galyowtnn ty a velig of pallatial homes, Wide streety and braid avenues, te thorovgninres bordered with pin and white oleanders, Great raves of Kal cedure tedee many of the walke. Tm mime passised any le Bf fe thobfeatt gine so many ot the tiualsame homes. About thirty miles of tuedy equippie electrical cars are onerated on all the Brineinal wtrevta, Which seem to lead th the beach, where one auinds and gaze a Tienawe at tie bitewe of Vie Gall whiter roll o'er them a, foaling of the greatness, th ominiputenes of fron ont looks sho wonder at thr gest wall, seven— con Test high ant tee Pent acroan hh op and One miles and x WANE Jong, whlot mun Jus, greetyd 10 ar Weapwn iy fie furler ne netare, Wine le the ‘Bre Dish? ‘Phly wall of Kalla hurl them byek ao broken ny apeny. Ieho GAL Dushexs honang the miners are fine vermal Waddines. He Ne pot Ye Dulidlags and Institutions and haod Fame sued wesbhe sete duty Math the ‘protecting power at ina” timinense: wilt, Galveston has proapercat, ‘Poany ae tr flab, with many Adenuinges. The Count Contry is being developed, which will Add tial: Ye Ler enffers, “Aline exnorra and Impirta, wd the 000 men who work Ri tho what from during the shipping sendon iwares an b amonse trade to the merchants, Tor wild alianio inres our Northern friends to enjoy their wintera, where oy wind ie tainjered to burst the iinds to, dooming roses, in fie sumingr people fron the butehor nek there Lo enjoy tht Auie bere And dhe many wt ltael lone that Mie ciy his pilnned far Me enjoys ment of fis greats TYoserdiy « wilierness, toing a ely of wealth, culture and refinement. ‘Cumor row fl will tare grown beyond (lA witery boundary, wit venen inte” tia Interior: ite suburbs will touch Towston, and the no clues will hue kvew Tnte ane, sera Colt BLOAT eOOLYOL WAT 4 of Allvery
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas, US
Sat, Aug 18, 1906
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