New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-01
TEXAS.
IMMIGRANTS wANTFD-THF GREAT FRESHET-
CHEAP LAND AND PEOYlslONS-Llsf or
PRICES.

IMMIGRANTS WANIfD-THF GREAT IRlNHEI-
CHEAP LAND AND PEOyIsl0NS-LIsf or
COLUMBUS, Texas, Aug. 1j.-This year our
planters III Texas went earnestly TO work, and better
prospects for crops both upon the up
lands and in the valleys Unfortunately for the valleys
Of the Colorado hOwcverSan Marcus, Guadalupe and
San AnOuiothey have been swept by the highest over
flow known II three feet higher than that OF
1888 Ordinarily, oyeIlOws occur in the SPRING and
do no damage. This flood came III the Summer and was
quite unexpected Still tho crops this year are larger
ever before. Tie allimpotant question with our
people is immigration. We need 100000 " immigrants
and prefer them from the North and West upon the
GrHuhu VI 'nTdr greater eIGlSy ang cvcpv
form Of industry. In climate. soil. produc-
Les labor required crops less capital begin
life with and more mide per acre than IN any other
all her sister States OF IT, South entire exemption
diseases The state is vel drained except in we; asons
which occur every 10 or - ycars We Ia Western Texas
have mcasurably no sickness Occasionally we have
attacks OF bilious fever aud upon the yellow fever
but the latter mostly tide water disease never found
IN the rural districts with physical features Of wood
land and prairie, have q ilue inland sea breeze
sprug, Summer, and Fall. In tie day IL Is always
pleasant and at night Icirc'.hSy SO. We never uso
umhrcllas-ucycr have ease 81 sursroEc IN Summer,
sleeping ont Of doors under blanket j. pleasant and
h"althiu Several the old settlers Who came here III ~
yet lve hale aud hearty. In soil Texas has no equal h
fertility and capacity Of endurance Land here has been
regularly cultivated hall century without manure ana
yet is productive when first broken In Ia,i no
only soyeuly bur exceeding supcrtca-ncycr gong be-
yond two aud three mchcs-aud our crops ATE never
plOughcd beyond the third time yet we make from 81 2"
10 bushels Uf corn, bale OF cotton, OF hUShchu 81
sugar to the Thrsr, before The war, wcr" il'
staple articles the have tried many others
with the following results per Castor beams fum
80 to rs bu'cls; upland rec from u % It' bushels TWO
crops year; tobacco, LOCO lbs, two cTops-a year
sorghum from 80 10 300 gallons, two crops year sweet
potatoes from $50 TO 100 bushels two crops year.
The poultry OF the North COSTS more than our thousands
OF sheep and horses and million o.! cattle. Here, u
y0u your bread, your meat viii raise itself what
other state eau boast better climate iI,hrr NOR"
productive soil paSinr?l the year round, ir.c - a
without price Why don't the poor hucA .Hrtr, Nh'I
lands and stock 20 begging. and labor Is kiuG LAND
Is for sale on any time and terms improved farms can
be bought Tor from g. $40. liberal oudiuAa, ana
rented from 81 to - per acre, or To! hclit anu N
quarter OF crop Wild lands sell 40 ~ cents 10 u per
mere And tlc new constitution gives 10 the head Of
every family 100 acres of land ana To- single men ~ acres
If they pay FOR the survey and patent aud live three years
upon It, II without money. the nr!ghhors Wll iuIhl,h
tcam-wih tools, provisions for team, ana Only ASK
half Of crop Dee bought 81 one cent p"iL al
five cents mutton ut three cents Per pound .eFr, ~
SO per head mich AZ o. stock cattle az - and ~
stock horses 80 for 81 per yoke, HORSES aud
mules for saddle harness Al from 80 90 80 ana sho'P
at 81. MILK aud butter cost nothing.