The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-25

what . VandcocR fhem CeAar
secsl Texns-lnorscsaing Eaces,
Fancscs o0A 1nc9dcots Bcgnra.
ia9 Soil, Climate, lnAaAlta0es
Ana C0ao0s. s.

SuuCS bus 1ct4.
FRIEND LoNeLEY:-Before eavine
the beautifnl snow Odd prsiries o.
Iowa, many friends solicited an occa.
sionaI letter from this famed country
oil Of which We recklessly promised,
but for reasons fully explained in thin
article have failed to fulfill. This be-
ing my 6rst attempt at press cores
pondence for some years, and this un-
solicited, you will Of course use
your own diserstiun to publish or de-
cline, ard 81 viA b sstisfactory.-
When We left Chicago, the llth Of
last April, snow drifts filed every
fence corner and ravine till nesr
Bloomington, no signs Of vegetation
yet budding forth; forty-three hours
afterward were in the city Of Denison,
Texas, surrounded by its groves,
amongst whose green leaves were
numberless birds, prominent amongst
which was that sweet singer, the mock
ing bird, the pride Of this couatry,
making the forest ring with their
song. Our table WAS we'll
supplied with lettice, radishes, and
other early vegetables, all grown in
the open field-could only account for
the winter had left as IN ugly dream.
If pleased with the climate, was cer-
tainly disappointed in the town Of
Denison. Having read Of its sien
thousand inhabitants'' we expected
to see : city; many doubt il it
will number two thousand inhsbitants
to-day. True, it is built up q by
magic, but al is quiet now. Real es-
late dealers became wild with excite
ment. Speculation Of every kind
lourished. A magni6cent brick
school honso, with cut stone trim
mings, was commenced, the wall Of
the basement and FIRST story only be-
ing finished, an effort is being made
in New York City, to negotiate the
sale of bonds sufficient to finish it,
Many buildings are now unoccupied
that last fall could not be had for less
than one hundred and fifty dollars per
month, others are rented now for less
than half what they were conaidered
worth last fall. But few build;ngs
have walks in front Of them, the san.
dy, gravely soil making . walk, not
80 necessary, yet it gives the town
N old, dclxpidated appearance. We
give this minute description Of Deni-
son from the fact that it will answer
for description Of many of the small
Ter towns Of the State. Dallas, Aus
lin, San Antonia, Galveston, and 9th.
ers are not Of this class, but perms-
nent fourishing cities. Dallas is the
most rapid growth of sny, its build
ngs being substantial, many OF them
In order 70 get bstter
dea of the country than you can pos
sibly by 1iL We frequently travelled
b. stage, and IN sOuzn in9ianOee sent
pur traps by rail around some angle
and crossed the country on ponies.-
Many have heard of the exceeding
fertility and beauty Of the prairies Of
Texas. They are good, they are pref
", but if you come here expecting 10
ind better or prettier prairies than
you find in Cedar county, you will be
disappointed; probable the most pro-
luctive in the State Of Texas is what
hey call the "blsck waxie," but it 10
the hardest land to farm in
Gods creation. No plow has yet
been made that will work bright,
,hough men from the North have
'pent large sums of money expert
but neither shape of mould
BOARD nor quality of steel makes anyl
. wooden mouldboard do i
ng as we'll as the finest steel. In con
with farmer few days agocl
Ne remarked, ''you could plow it yer
y well if neither too wet nor too dry :
,ut sometimes the forenoon would bts.
90 wet and before you could gel,
pack from dinner it would be too Dry
but = small part Of Texas
. composed Of such soil, much Of il
s sandy or rich black loom. The.
most serious objection yet been.
iound to northern Texas, is its poor.
water, we did not formerly considerl
,istern water good, but here it is CON-
,idered luxury. The water will be.
warm no difference how deep the
we'll, and there would be as much sat
sfaction in washing in greasy swill
pail as with soap in this water. OF
he drouth, to which this country is
subject, we could only speak from
hear say, so we omit that very impor-
tant item. The thermometer has rang-
ID from eighty-6ve to ninety seven
during the past two weeks, Of course
could not tell how much warmer it
viii get; there is almost all the time
! gentle breeze from the gulf that
makes it pleasant and the heat endur-
able. The nights are positively love-
ly, cool enough to require q blanket
or two to sleep comfortable. Here,
rs in other countries, there is some.
thing inexpressively grand about
these prairies; to show you the effect
it had on some exuberent mind, will
send IN item noted on the fly leaf Of
. hymn book in church, probably sug-
gested by the absence Of their accus-
toned gulf breeze, while being tor.
tured with . tedious sermon . hot
Sunday afternoon: s'Grasp 3 ray Of
light from the great orb Of day and
spin into threads Of gold, and with il
weave shroud in which to wrap the
whirlwind that dies on the bosom oi