, 1876-02-25

10 he Edtor of The CHICAGO Tribune.
GnA1fAM, Young Co., Tex. Fob. 17.-Whilo the
lido Of immigration sets steady aud strong To-
ward Toxay. 1t occurred 10 mo that fow words
regarding the northwest part OF tho State might
not DO uulnteteating to tho many rcndera OF THE
THruuNE throughout tho great Northwest.
Those who would acek cheap homo In now
and prosperous country would do vol to visit
tho northwest counties In the "Lono Star
stato." The climate Is delightful md healthy.
With sufficient elevation. and far enough re-
moved tow ard tho north. the country Ia abso-
lu.oly safe from tho terrible diseases that fro
quently preynil In tho more southern dIsrricts
along tho coast.
Tho general fcatuscs Of The surface arc some-
what brokeu, yot there are vaat reaches Of gou-
tly undulating pralres rolling OF for many miles
Of tlsb'o land oil covered over with heavy
growth Of vegetation. Hosides thiu can b.
lands along tho numerous water courses. The
soil is everywhere very fertile. Cotton and corn
arc successfully grown side by side In tho
Bame iiold. Tho small grains, howevot. nre thu
Wheat aud oatB rssulu enormous yields 10 tile
farmera for their toll. Fifty buehels OF wheat
have frog. ently been Eaised on one acre, whiio
80 hushols Is about an Average yield. This part
en.erpt,ainR Glass Of people from ell pats ot
Northwestern Statca. Tho frontier IL boiug
artyon back by these pushinR people. Thsoo
yoata ng0 there wore no moro that q dozou
voters in this {Yonng) County whito now there
In voting population Of 60v or TOO. There is
atao proportional growth In material progress,
Along by tho sido Of tho log cabin aro soon tho
moro protcntiols rcsidoncos Of franc, brick,
aud stone.
The county Is we'll watorod and admirably
adapted to etock. k.ra'hlng: In fact tlore Ia no
better. The "Upper Brnzos Country" has
long boon famous among Htock-mcr. Tho
cattle, numbered by the tens Of thousands, are
gocn grazing lazliy on tho vide rolling pralrios,
by day and night by night money In the owncrs'
pocketa.
Tho mining interest In this county also bids
fair to DO OF great importance. Ftuo veins OF
excellent block coal have been discovered. Con-
sdolipg tho fact that on1y iu a few localtios has
coal boon found IN yo1ns. thcre u no doubt that
these coal-holda will DO worked very prohtably
~ aoon As railroad communications arc bad to
carry of tho product. This coal interest, too,
will DO IN important factor In lelortnlnl1lg tho
route Of any Southern Pnc!tfc Itoad, THIS leads
mo to remark that al tue people are hopeful
that tito Z. 4 +. 1soad will DO speedily built out
this far at any rnto. Ono Of tho surveyed routes
Of that road rms directly through this county,
aud little to tho north Of tha county soat Two
OF tho engiueera vito wore engaged on tho sur
yey regarl this as tho most prautlcablo way. and
have located iu Graham In the full mud
firm belief that tho road will be con-
stsuotod OH thlH limo. II thiB great thorough
faro Ia constructed. thcse will be fortunes tnado
all along the line. liefnR OF thia faith myeolf.
llnes4 II they live III the ovorcrowdcl districts
Of tho older Htatos now ia n good tlnso to got d
good home ia this great and growing stAto.
lLLINo1sAN,