The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-19
COLEMAN COUNTY.
The Onward Course Of the Ishabss.
anss Of the yoseantae Valley of Iexas
The Wenderfut Growth Of Gel. man
In sixteen Meafhs-The Herdsman's
Paradise.
COLEMAN. January Z, ls7s.
To the Editor OF The Herald:

COLEMAN. January II, ISIS.
To the Editor OF The Herald:
Being personally acquainted with you,
and knowing your bigesouled DISPOSE
ton TO see and assist every person, place
and people in an onward course to pros
perity and notice, have presumed to
try and write up" Coleman, for like
benefit to herself and people abroad,
who may chance to court information
about her.
Coleman is not. like majestic Rome,
seated on his seven hills, but is content
that she can boast of a beautiful valley
| for her place of abode, such as the Yo-
semitic, so noted aud far-famed, might
envy This valley is situated on Hoard $
creek, about fifteen miles from its head,
and eight miles from Santa Anna peak
which can distinctly be seen in south-
| easterly direction Coleman is now
about sixteen months old. and has a
population of about three hundred, of
this number | do not include an unset
! tied and transient class so frequently
| found on the frontier, but actual citi>
sens of .'go ahead kind, VINO have
shown their rights to citizenship by the
valuable improvements they have made
aud are making The quality and style
of houses. etc, In our town denote
good and cultivated taste. such as
one would be apt to find near
or Immediately on the railroads,
| when lumber and building material
generally, is accessible. The government
has built real nice and complete iele>
| graph office here, which we consider an
acquisition TO Coleman. The operator,
Mr.. Perkins, is genial. nice young gen.
tleman, and seems to humor the borlurs
/ of the envious in an affahie manner PEE
culiar to himself Prof w. o Read will
open school here on the first of Feb-ua-
ny. The professor is thorough scholar,
and we predict for him success COM
plete We are automatically informed
that there will be an unusal large drive
! of cattle by this place in the spring. from
southwest Texas, en- route to Kansas
As the trail passes Immediately by
Coleman, her merchants look forward
TO that event as productive of an inters
esting and remuneratiye trade. Cole
| man county is at present. almost eniire-
| ly stock county 1t is estimated that
there are in this and Rnnnels counties,
about one hundred and fiity thousand
hSstA Va t1AtstY bcSiuSS utouy dfSc ncfdS
of sheep, which seem TO thrive here.
Coleman county exhibits some of the
finest valley lands that have seen in
the state, stretching out as far AS the
eye can see. with nothing to obsiruct
the view, with the exception of an ocea-
sioual mesquite or live oak tree
think these lands. when tried, will
prove very productive, though it
will take capital TO utilize them, owing
10 the scarcity of timber for fencing,
etc. We have many fine rock ausrries
which will afford an abundant supply
of material for fencing and building
purposes. We are to have brickyard
in operation now in short time, and
then visitors will be surprised to see
large two-story brick buildings so far
| .out west
Company L Of the frontier battalion,
commanded 10y Lieutenant Harrington,
Captain j. C. Sparks having resigned,
is stationed two miles above town on
Hoards creek. Its members are all
practical young men that have dettsi-
alton for thieves, who are frequently
made to feel their indignation By being
caught and turned over to justice.
We have plenty OF lawyers, doctors.
merchants, etc, but no editors. Can't
you send as one? | think the people
Of this county would rally TO the sup,
port of good lire paper. Who will
undertake il