, 1877-10-09
The Journey from Houston to
Sherman.
Price Of Unimproved Land--Ths In
habitants Of tie State.
Tho Best Country for tho Poer Nan 10
Settls In,
The Wator-supply, Crops, school-systsm,
Taxation, Eto.

nailrunt the country traYcrfcd for somG sixty
miles Is Of the sumo level character rs that de-
scf'pcu ~ W. IT, .. 1850 ~. .u,.,'
Houston from uio west, put &th efa"unl
ascent LII tho high, rolling prairie country Is
rractc,l, fnscrpcrscd Will, bclts nntl tslanls OF
!n''.' ".,t..s s.n,e
the ehlto osase.
This - 20 el1nnas IN c"aracte. 70 aho upiana
prairie country in Texas heretofore described rs
!, rrnuiro no scparate dcsertptfon, The tovps
.,nnr tc llnn nj thc ron1 are a. n min ncnt an,i
Mone '"o ' ...,,. $"o su,,,s..as 49, - .'S"s A',.
thf'VipS' olsnE c',as"ees VI PROSPEROUS
tradr, ana consequent prosperous condition Of
,he heart of tho best agricultural postIous Of to
etale, snsao ae,. ' .;rn S taasaro,oa. a",s ~
where tea1ce!f sign o. '"prosement eau po
seen, hut miles upon miles Of az r!cf. lam! rs
rver vas seen arc waiting for tic haud Of tho
s,.h.n,lm. an n, ,natc them n+,rlncttrc
.,,n nn,r,s -. uv,wnun,v,,, ,,xns
na ., ~, " l,...'su 49,, .NNpo
along Tue l1no ol t11s foad untu tho moro LICK
IL settled northern countfcs arc reached. rnngo
frou so 10 StO rcr ucrc, according to distance
TX, tni,ro,d and tnwns. Thoac from, nve tn
at,n,n r,fics frnn. raiiro,i rnrgn frnm - IT,,
aseeE er orrn m,se' nun 'a'ko f''" - '"
Ii IA rirht in the 1,e!pbt of the cotton ntr,.-
~. .oasnn n,,;I n ID cnifnn rrcrswhcrc
..n Ill.,. ~ cnttnm wjttn viii ihe fncn hu}l.s mi
rraitine for pickcrs, Mica of cotton picked in
- tse hacs aH einE i,anie to liz town., w tras ioe
Nth cotton. depot platforms pilcl With II. md
so.tnp S"n vart|s fuji ri haicss r''->> - A'
% The averneo Yield Of crops through the CENTRAL
portion Of Tic state i about a. follows: Cot
hushcis: wheat. eighteen: oats, forty, rev
o,hcr rrnns Mrn rasc,,. II Il rca.oaitv rrll.
t,mhctc, snh a. vii wntrrc,, n. mnv n.'rtfnn
h,ye na.scd over excepting tho Southwestern
ns,tian frnm Austjn to Inn Antnnir. / hura
now traycrrcI nearly ali pafts Of The State
Ie,r,cd ny rallroae. stuirnr cael, particular
,ertion "a ,horourhl1 as Tic limited time Mt nv
,tisnossi would permit. Th[6 viii complete nv
traycIs IN tic State. unless should iako tri,
Inn, this mini rsst to thu frot,tier whict IL ~
~ Uncertain.
r4xE AMAp or rrxaa
anil. commencing At San Antonio as a starting.
roIn,, run q itnc iitto north Of cast to fl.ri.
mi tho road 10 Austin: tjlrnrc north to
sh,' ~" n"ptb t iine oi tl'e' stats ftbis - viii
stnut snnarate the nratrle from the
tIini,er country On lilo cast, exccntinr in tho
nnrthro.t nnrii,,: tf,nnco wcst t,, thc ,1orft,
linz ri shr State to Mtntart,e fnnntv. and
,n"rrc .,nth r., the .,I,c" ~ hsinninr an, vn,,
ri fr1"s" co,,mtry wll,.h fnr fertility al ssdi.
l,ryo percentage of arabic land, 1nsilncss atsl
af agria,,urai - nrnt,,'ts of whirh Il IL caa,,,r
eo}lncnt M % 10 moi not "a say % tat ust u a as rsa ans
atu as aestanie eannot ~ Iouta um.s,ao m .neso
!l,nts a'i M!ta,m ..c M,o ;, sam mas".y Eo a1,se
~o eAeV,sea leas.!saun lu.H,nci1t III ac!eEt
w III ti.,r "rd xntc, cn% H. liz to.i .,I
o. snls tlhlDc1, uhu WateE, at" LHe loeal sur
fohh'!l'tEs ~ haVsnt ail ihnusncc On nea4t'1'
!nh s rsoeth ~, VI r. ahh at'al.e. aaaaa
~ n lSsat .,.; ~ no.a'e . 1.s,sss.'co Sp,nfe
lasny @ M't 1nosc u nrsvr ny .hcy. na1
any, sehoole hnou1!a "iie1sscr tnete s pGRnia-
lion - sustain ..'etl'' IN 5ae aa9atn tnat hase
been travelling over tng state rom north 70
tant ,si.'' IT, es. s, H. norsr ~ .ins W