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84 a century, things went pretty smoothly on in this 'Pale of Avoca', between the proud Soldiery of the Alamo, the ?sh? Spaniards & creoles, their quasi slaves the peons & tame indians, who attended to agricultural operations & the large herds of stock, and the ?assionaras?, Fuars? and other eccbrastes?. The Comanches would occasionally descent from the mountains to rob kill & scalp; then the military would sally forth & punish them. There is a record of a great fight & overthrow of the Comanches by the Spaniards under Colonel Walde in a valley N.W. of San Antonio which from that occurrence bears his name. The valley is said to be most picturesque, and moreover fine lands for settlements. The Comanches subsequently have entered San Antonio and demanded tribute of the residents! -

 In 1819. There was a famine? in San Antonio many of the inhabitants retiring to the Colorado, & occasionally after very heavy rains the river rises and does much damage to the farms.
 Iron & coal it has been reported by some to have been found near San Antonio - this is an error.