time is 9½ hours. There is but one passenger-train daily. The tourist can go eastward from San Antonio to Houston and New Orleans, or westward toward El Paso and California. The distance from—
| Miles. | |
| Laredo to the City of Mexico is | 820 |
| Laredo via Houston to New Orleans is | 720 |
| Laredo to St. Louis, Mo., via Texarkana is | 1,084 |
| Laredo to New York via St. Louis is | 2,181 |
| Laredo to New York via New Orleans is | 2,398 |
6. From Laredo to Corpus Christi, distance 161 miles. Time, 12½ hours.
Two passenger-trains daily. Fare, $4.83, or three cents a mile.
The stations between Laredo and Corpus Christi are:
| Miles. | Miles. | |||
| Laredo | 0 | Sweden | 85 | |
| Mexico Junction | 3 | Benavides | 91 | |
| Pescadita | 18 | San Diego | 108 | |
| Aguilares | 30 | Collins | 121 | |
| Los Angeles | 46 | Banquete | 136 | |
| Peña | 61 | Rogers | 149 | |
| Realitos | 75 | Corpus Christi | 161 |
Corpus Christi (St. James Hotel) is the terminus of the Texas-Mexican Railway, and is 981 miles from the City of Mexico.
The mean depth of water at high tide in the harbor is 12 feet, but a recent congressional appropriation has led to the improvement of the channel. When the Mexican National Railway is completed, it is expected that merchandise will be shipped from Europe and from the Eastern and Middle States to Corpus Christi, and be sent thence by rail direct to the Mexican capital. In this respect, the line will have an advantage over its rival, the Mexican Central.
(For additional information concerning the routes through Texas, see Appletons' General Guide to the United States.)
