The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-26
Letter from Texas.
KAUFMAN TEXAS, Sept. II, Isl

Edi0r HOme Journai
In my last letter | informed you that
| was exceedingly well pleased with
the town and county Of Kaufman.
Kaufman county is nearly fifty miles
long, and about thirty miles wide. The
lands generally are very fertile, and re-
mind me Of the black lands Of Mississ-
ippi. There are 221,2 2 acres Of land
in the county, and land can be bought
mere for three dollars an acre. Good
limestone water can be found in any
part orthc county by digging thirty or
forty feet. In some parts Of the coun.
ty hy having AN artesian well about
forty or fifty feet deep. the %attr can
be made to rise ten feet above the sur
face Of the ground. kaufman county
is among the finest Of the prairie coun,
ties. hut there is to he found in it q
considerable quantity Of timbcrGd land,
Ten miles east Of the town of kaut-
man y traveller would strike the tim
bered country OF eastern Texas. The
Texas Prairie railroad will run through
the county from east to west, and the
| Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
from north to south, forming juno
ton neal the centre Of the county,
about ten miles north OF this town. The
latter railroad, however, will run
through this place and have Il depot
here. These improvements will he
made in the next twelve months. and
then pine lumber will be brought in
abundance from the counties east Of
US, and the owners Of the rich lands IN
this county will he enabled to build
houses and fences and barns upon easy
terms. am informed by reliable
gentlemen that the reason why the fine
cotton land Of this county is so much
cheaper than the same kind Of land in
the adjoining counties, is because large
land grants were located here at an
early period, and the death Of the orig
inal Iocators and existence Of minor
heirs have hitherto kept these lands
out Of the market.
kaufman, the county seat, is a nice
village. 1t has about eight hundred
inhabitants. The location is a lovely
one, 1t sits upon Il ridge, with 4 wide
belt Of timber west Of it., in its lmmc.
diate vicinity, while east Of it the
beautiful prairie extends as far as the
eye can reach, with here and thcr e
small patches Of timber. The Court
house * Il square, two storicd, frame
building, painted white, with Il white
fence around it, and about sixty flour,
ishing young trees in the courthouse
yard, the trees being planted so rs to
be on u line one with another. The
people are almost universally kind,
| generous, and sOciablc, and, though
have been here but two weeks, | have
become very much attached to them.
Our mutual friend, Richard Hunt, Esq,
10y his uniform courtesy and gentle
manly department is winning the re
Spcct and confidence OF all the people
Of the county, and it ailOrls me much
IlCiNNlf w llIDI l'' VI w. NV
Judge Clark, the editor Of the kNuf
man Star, is laboring general : to pro
mote the material interests OF the
county, and we know Of no ~ who il,
better qualified to perform the task
which he has undertaken. The Judge
was a member Of the Legislature Of
Arkansas for many years, and we rave
no doubt the people o. TrXaS will at
some future time manifest Me{r esteem
by comforting upon him n similar hon
or. Many Tenncsscrans are located
in this county, and | believe that all Of
them are industrious and prosperous,
Farming is profitable but it has been
remarked that small cotton farms pay
well, while all attempts to raise heavy
crops On large places, with a number
Of negroes, have proved to be failures
Horace Greeley paid Texas Il visit
in MAY, of this year, and christened it
the Gland of PROMISE Rev. James
Nugent, of the Catholic Church in En-
gland, has also euloglzed the climate,
soil, and special advantages Of Texas.
- No matter how poor a man NAV be-.
says Mr.. Nugcnt, "Vheh has heaM and
will only 20 to work, he may, III II very
few years, have property and stock,
and enjoy every advantage for his FAM
ly.'
But notwithstanding The advantages
,,hi,L fH,ynS piTupA IA tha rant
woulC not advise any man in Frank.
lin county, whose business is suill'
GENTLY profitable to enable him to main
tain his family and educate hi, chill
dren, and who is in the enjoyment OF
good health, to sell his property and
move to any part of this State or any
other State. To the poor man, how
ever, who is struggling Intellectually
with property, | would say come to
this &" land of PROMISE" and here, if
o are honest and industrious, you
will find sympathy and encouragement.
During the last two weeks the
weather here has been very warm, but
the breeze from the Gulf of Mexico,
with which we are blessed continually,
both day and night, has rendered the
climate not only endurable but de
lightIul.
In my next letter will endeavor to
give some practical advice to those
who are determined TO emiSrate to
Texas. Yours truly
j. r. b.
A Brother Shot Dead by his Sister.
Julia Mills. n beautiful and accom-