Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-21
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tpIIoH I*IsLLI~LStL. According to prom
i-e, now undertake 10 IIs+ yDG AL account OF
my wherea bouts. AMI my observations IN regard
acres, NV" iurlcs north of Breckenridge IN
stephens county. Hr,ckrnrIGge - I!O mile, due
west of IT. Worth, and lies between th- HralOs
and C0loTadu rvcr=- lhc Clair fork of the
hiaA"S runs east through ;he north part Ui :hr
county This IL 4 m"uniaiu"u, country but the
mountains are not high. Inrr" quite Il num-
Der OF creeks running through the county IA n
north and northeast direction rmptyIn into The
CLAIR fork of The Blazo- These are, commsn-
eng on the west side OF the county. Deep Creek,
sandy and iIuDhtrd'z creeks Then passing
through the center OF the county - the Gonzales,
uH which Breckenridge Is situated. Nv claim
Is situated on the creek; thence eat are the
creeks. Big and Little CAiio and the Cedar. On
all these ere. h beautiful valleys and b.
tween them are magnificent level tracts Ol land
called here muske.' Hats The whole country is
covered with timber, but II is very scrubby and
scattering 1t consists Of post oak, live oak,
elm and pecan wehave hut lltiiru-- tor TIMBER
rs iher" Is enough good building stone conveu-
'rnt 10 u all to build and fence win. an! We
hhv" an abundance Of stone coal convenient Il.
get al The entire county l. covered
whIch IS called curly mGsAeet >tGch Keeps
lat II the year round. lhIe i certain
y the best stock country / ever saw, a:.H
there IL enough rough la"I ,hat will never
b" fenced, I" anori range Tor 'ha"y years :"
come. Cattle, sheep and hog all 10 r.Il her
AMI require 'rls Att.e attention.. the stm" =
beng driven back, yet there are s"inr deer an
trlrr" and turkeys. and plenty oi :ish. BuhA!D
Were Very irutv last IniI FORTY ini!s- Mc-I pi
mere b"! There WAS an army oI hunters hii"r
item, ana they nav" followed iheih back TWO
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non "' o""'i"c- nave pe'h hI'''" since il@l lai-
STOCK : very l'"htE IN th!e section ami at tea-
sohA"'e if''e7. '""' cows ana canes san ne
o""sH' 't S-' 10 80 me hHcr CRATES "i -'och
40 well ahi 'he l'eo!l" are "'S'nh'h- u 'ufh
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SAMMY i"1ii AL" = very productive HIA'F
bushels "i cor" are naae [" tht acre ana ~
"'s" ae my O"'"tl7 o' wheat II = an 'A7' son
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IT, anu '"o n"i"a are s''H''sh' /" 'FeAS 1t Tue
H'e' '''he' ANU "i'eI 'i"' many "!'"N Win one
n'uie.
our county was organized ami The county
seat 'hre'Asht!asei WAS 4aIn Oh las Nep'em
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hfe'Ai"i"'se ana ''''n''' cannot sv BRAT III Inc
"Ih'r stale Though we are very hearty All new
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classes Di sDCIttN from The Older states The