The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21
letter from SAN saba.
SAN SABA, Texas, october 8, 1875. .

SAN SABA, Texas, october 8, 1875.
n Editors Democratic Statesman = A very
heavy immigration is settling in this county.
All the places which could be rented have
been occupied, and numbers of families are
dwelling in tents. They cannot rent, and
have no means to buy and improve. Immi
grants who expect to rent land for the next
year had better stopdin the lower counties
where more land is under cultivation. This
is o fine county, and will in time be very
rich. About one-third of the land is sus-
ceptible of cultivation, the balance being
too rough. It is, however, covered with
good mesquit grass, and Is splendid for pas
ture. A good proportion of the tIllable
land can be irrigated. There are sixty
three large springs in the county, each of
which will run a factory It is rather
draughty up here, but the land already irri-
gated furnishes abundance of corn for the
present population of the county, which is
about 5000. Still, on the lands which are
not irrigated, the yearly average yield of
corn is about twenty bushels per acre, and
wheat the same. Considerable cotton is
raised, and there is here gin, and mill for
grinding corn and wheat. There is no better
county in the State for sheep, cows, horses
and hogs, and the principal revenue OF the
county Is still derived from its stock. The
town of San Saba, located on the San Saba
river, is very thriving village, with pop
ulation of about 600. The merchants are
Murray Bros, Rogan, Feniress d Co., E..
Estep, Thomas w. Ward, d. G. Wood and
ID. B. O'BrieD. There are two blacksmith
shops, one fun by John HiIdipger, aud the
other by r. Z. Niiks. The hotels are kept
by d. ID. Low and Colding. The latter runs
r.
advantage of good stable attachment. My
old friend James F. Brown is the district
clerk, and the sheriff is w. X. Doran. THE
presiding justice of the county is Judge II.
c. Fisher He is only twenty-one years of
age, and besides a fne practice be has a
good start in the family way. Tnpistt &
LessiBg and Cook & Guion, are the other
lawyers of note. Mr. Less ng, be-
sides being an excellent LAWYER, is the
champion chess player of the State. Hon.
Dan 1Tiple.t everybody knows, or those
who yet do Rot will some day. Mr. GuioD,
the partner of Judge Cook, now inthe Con-
vention at Austin, has gained great favor
among the people by bis evident talents and
capacity for business. h is comparatively
a newcomer from Mississippi. The physi-
clan Of the place is DIR. A. Gregg. who is
also somewhat Of geologist aud assayeT-
de does not ma luc 11aSVn Anu lSiiAno ores
very encouraging yer. bat thinks they may
pan out something alter while. One Of
The citizens told me that there is near here
good fansbo1o mine. He was advised to
write TO DIR. Taylor, Of Austin, about the
matter. The lawyers here are rather op-
posed 70 any further immigration Of their
profession. They love q good thing and
are disposed 70 make very little noise about
IT. On Sunday they get together sud
speculate upon their own probable fnfnfe
fortunes, and the United States senate ls
the lowest place the mosE count upon
The young men Of San Saba wear good
clothes aud the most OF them ties .
Austin girls will hardly credit the stnte-
ment, but there are young ladies living up
here frum sixtern 70 twenty years old who
never saw Austins and yet they are thorough
ly accomplished ia All the fashiennbie grnces
Of the period, from The latest FEiggle II the