The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-24

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mlot snliwost NJ nnllns and her 10.
ufo mfual the southern pnft N Hood
county II contains, NJ nj present cote
fIfuod, something less tlini three
hundred square miles, hit II 10 tSpeot-
cdllnt the most legislature viii add tolt
II portion NJ liosque county, glylngl
nn area NJ over four hundred square
MILES. II hns, nj present, n population
NJ nearly ave Thousand people, which
" rapidly increasing. Unt!l WITHIN
tie past fnur years the chief bnSlness Of
the county was stock raising, for which
il Il well adapted, hut the soil was
found 10 be- too rich 10 remain unCtIlti'
waited, md now the inhabitants pre-
generally engaged In farming. IL IN
one of the best wnteied aud tlmbered
counties In northwest Texas, being in-
tersected by the Bra2Os river, Paluxy
and Squaw creeks and other smaller
streams, whose valleys are covered
with M abundant growth OF live, RED,
post and other oaks, elm, ash, hickory
and pecan timber, and the Nus (0r
mountains, ms they are called In that
county, are covered with thick growth
of cedar or juniper, which furnishes the
best material for fence rails. The soil
along the Brazos river Is n rich sandy
clay aud produces corn and cotton, II
Is said, equal to the bottom lands of the
Mississippi river. The soil along the
PaluXy and Squaw creeks, and other
small streams, is equally II rich black
nlluvlum, especially adapted to small
grain. was told that thirty ana
thiIty-nve bushels of wheat to the acre
Is not an uncommon yield. The
high lands and prairies are well
adapted TO grazing. The topography
of the county is well diversified by
rolling prairics and ranges of high hills
enclosing beautiful valleys, the dark
green cedars covering the tops and
sides of the hills giving n picturesque
effect to the scenery. The waters OF
the streams are clear, and flow over
solid beds of limestone, making the
/ uretticst streams to he found In north
Texas. Good farming lands can be
bought cheap, and good market for
wheat, corn and cotton, can be found
at Glen Rose, the county seat.
The creation of the new county was
accomplished mainly through the
efforts of our former fellow-towsman,
Mpjor II. G. Jordan, formerly president
of the City bank of Dallas, who has in
vested over fifty thousand dollars in n
tlouri. mill and other property at
Glen Rose. The MILL formerly known
ms Barnard'5 mill, is u large, substan-
tial three story stone building, with
two sets of stones, run by water power
and turbine wheels. The dam across
the PaluXy is about one hundred yards
long, built of solid stone masonry, and
is said to be the finest in the state; to-
gether with the race it has cost over
ten thousand dollars. In connection
with the mill, Major Jordan has cot
ton gin and press, through which near
ly all of the cotton of the county
passes. :,
Glen Rose is at present but small
village, with two stores of general mer-
chandise, one drug store, and black
smith shop-not single whisky shop
in the village. 1t has ~ society equal
in refinement and intelligence to amy
in the state. Having been chosen the
county seat, Glen Rose will soon be-
come u town of considerable size, and
its fine sulphur springs, equal to the
hest in Virginia, will make it, in a
few years, place of general resort IN
the summer months. Instead of re-
sorting to the watering places of Vir-
ginia and the north, our people can
find at Glen Rose AS good water, good
climate, beautiful scenery, good hunt
ing and fishing, and probably in year
or two as good accommodations, and
at less than halfthe cost of those places.
Major Jordan is now trying to get some
enterprising person to develope the
springs and erect suitable buildings for
the accommodation of visitors.
Persons seeking good and cheap
farms should make visit to Somer-
veil before purchasing. AT Glen Rose
there Is fine opening for two or three
merchants with good stocks of goods.
If | did not think that it would be a
poor return for the hospitable treat.
ment which | received from the good
people of Glen Rose, | would also add
that there is Il good opening for one or
two enterprising lawyers, as there are
none there but if / We're to announce
this fact it Would be overrun in less
than Thirty days 10y IA score or more OF
hungry young barristers from our over
crowded Dallas bar. | waver between
my duty to Dallas and my duty to my
kind hosts of Glen Rose.
The best route to Glen Rose, from
Dallas, is by way of Cedar Hill, Alva-
RADIO, Cleburn and Barker's ferry on
the BrazOs. y.