San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-15
The Pan Handle Of Teras.


This magnificent region, large enough
for goodly sized state, is now attract
ing much attention in the northwestern
states, as well as among thousands in
Texas. Several colonies are already
located and large numbers are moving
| in that direction. It abounds in a large
amount of the finest soil and grass to
be found in the union, has an unsur-
passed climate for man and beast, and
is destined speedily to become the abode
of numerous and hardy population, and
nursery for small grain, fruit, horses,
cattle, mules and sheep, unrivaled in
the limits of the United States.
In certain sense water and timber
are scarce, but cold springs abound, in
addition to many streams, such as the
Red River and it's tributaries, the Cana
dian river and hundreds Of creeks. The
whole country is underlaid with the
roots of the mesquite tree, affording the
best of firewood, and everywhere, as far
as explored, coal of an excellent quality
is abundant. Railroads projected will
soon make lumber and wire for building
and fencing quite cheap. Artificial
ponds or tanks are already found all
over the frontier by thousands, and are
esteemed by stockmen as preferable to
running streams in the cheap control OF
large herds. The whole Pan Handle
furnishes every needed facility for tho
creation of such ponds.
There can be no doubt that railways
will soon visit that country in vsrlous
directions. The Texas and Pacific skirts
it's southern border from east to west.
The Atlantic and Pacific runs north
westerly from St. Louis to intersecs the
Texas and Pacific, and lines from tai
weston, Dallas, Waco and Austin are
likely to unite in the Pan Handle ana
form one grand trunk on to Denver
No country on earth, occupying an eie'
waited and healthy plateau, is better
adapted to the cheap construction ana
operation of railways. Mesquite cross
ties, as durable as any known wood, can
be found throughout the country. GOAL
iron, copper and lead are to be found LII
large quantities. 1t is climate pre-
eminently adapted 10 people from 'ne
middle and western states and Europe
1t only needs the magic touch OF ih'.,
ligent industry and the approach OF ran
wavs to render it chosen field Tor .hs
average emigrant, whether from 'i''
north, south, east or west.
An incidental but vast advantage -
that the whole country has been VI
being sectionized into square survey,
according to the United States n'e'nI
of surveying. As settled, each e0un,
will be promptly organized, county se'.
centrally located and permanence
to improvements. This results iiO-
the admirable system of creating squ
counties ahead of population -
whole plan carries with it guaran
iudicious settlements and early scnoON
We shall note with interest the ..L
dency of emigration to that oeau y
healthy, fertile and long neslec'." "a.
gion-neglected solely on account -.
rowing Indians, difficulty nov -. a.,
overcome and soon to cease alloe
Thousands from east and south tbsi
contemplate an carly moving n ORE
country. while even California az .,1.,,;oo.
gon are furnishing liberal eo oil ,,arrl,-
in giving it a good and thriii! P'f
tion.-DaIas Commercial