Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-01-11
GEOGRAriTYoF TEXAS.

CoUSTYoFRED RIvER.-D6ua d1ries.-
Red River County is bounded north by
Red,itivcr and The l!ois Dare, east by The
'criIorry Of The United States, south by the
Sabine, and west by Finnin county.
The following are its specific limits; be-
ginning on the north Of the Sabine where
the military or Cherokee road crosses
tic same thence, northwest along said road
to Big Cypress creek; thence down said
creek 10 Soda lake thence To tho bounda-
ry line between Texas and the United Sloles
thence due north along said line to Red riv-
or, thence up said river 10 the mouth of Bcis
Dare creek. thence up said river to the
crossing there OF, at the residence of Garter
Cliff; thence South along the boundary line
of fasnin county TO Il point west Of the
ii.c place Of the beginning.
Surj"ce.-Mos, ef the country is ,nodcr-
a'c'y uneven, and in many places varie-
gated by low. gculiy %slopiny hills and
broad villages. There. are Il few small
p%rairics. The two largest arc the Sulphur
Fork prairie, near the northwestern bounda-
~ line, and The C!uddo prairie, near the
southeastern boundary. The furmcr is a.
bout one hundred andtwenty miles long and
eight or nine broad the latter is about is
miles long and three or four broad; mos,
OF The remainder Of the country is covered
with dense InrestS. The f" Hickory I'm
lands" near the southern boundary of Soda
lake, constitutes one of the most beautiful
and productive portions of Texas. The
hills here frequently rise from one To two
hundred feet above the surface of the lake.
Soil and ProdWctions.--'fiis is of the
mos, fertile PORTIONS of Texas. Nearly the
whole of the northern anil middle portions.
embracing about two thirds Of the country
consists of arabic land Of The frs, gualiiv.-
4 portion of il is STYLED the Red Lands
from the color of itssoil, Which iSa reddish
brown chocolate color. Tile land in The
southern and southeastern portions is some
what sandy, we'll adapted to pasturacc, ex-
rept the land Immediately bordering the
Sabine, which is generally Of an excellent
quality. Most OF the land in,lle northern aud
middle portions, is capable of yielding crops
of cotton. averaging Il bale to the acre. of
corn 20 bushels anil Of Irish potatoes five
hundred bushels to the acre.
Sireams.-Thc principal streams arc Red
river and Sulphur Fork the latter with 4
little expense may lie rendered navigate to
tho Forks" about one hundred aud Gfiv
miles. Beside these there are scvera, small,
t'''rtaries Of Rcd River, among which arc
aiiI Creek. Pine Creek, Saunders Greet,
and Big Pine Creek. There arc also Al, the
south and Yves, many beautiful ~rivulc,s; tr;b-
u,arics of Sabine and Unity.
LaEcs.-!Alora the course and near The Red
river, arc scattered il ercar number ofs.noIl
lakes, which probably have been formed bv
The waters of this stream, which has been
set back by the immense raf, which has
completely blocked up lis channels; the lar
.est of these lakes is Caddo or Soda lake.
n%carilie south eastern boundary.-Itis about
one hundred and fifty miles long, ard from
two to twenty broad; most Of it is quite shat
low and many trunks of the decayine trees,
which formerly grew upon its prescn, bed
still project from its bosom, rendering its
navigation quite dangerous. Small steam
boats are constantly plying between the
s%horcsof this lake and The portion of Red
river below =
.Ib'cns-The principal towns are James
borough, situated on the right bank of the
Red River, abou, 10 miles below Fort Tow
SON., contains about fifty houses, and its pom
u'aiion is rapidly increasing. Clnrksvillc
situated in a broad and beautiful prairie near
the head of Sulphur Fork, was first laid oil
for Il town in July last it already contains
Il large and c~ominolious hotel, three stores.
and about 20 dwelling houses. Hidalco,
situated in the northern part of Saunders
Prairie, on the bank of Red River, has late
iy been laid on. and promises to become
one Of the most fourishing towns in west
Texas.
Forcst Trees.-Ncarly every variety of
tic oak eScep, live oak, are found hcrc,also
Walnut, Ash, blackberry, Elm, Pecan,
Cedar, and Sass"fras; Spicewood, Rcdbml
and Wild Peach, constitute the underground.
Pine nbonnds in the southern par,..- Houston
Telegraph.
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