Beaumont, a post-village, capital of Jefferson county, Texas, on the Neches river, about 30 miles from its mouth, and 800 miles K. from Austin City. Small vessels ply regularly between Galveston and this place. The county consists of a level plain, which is sparsely inhabited. The chief business of the people is the raising of cattle and horses, immense herds of which range over the vast prairies, and feed on the natural grasses.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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