The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-12-25

/ gazing " hrttcr under its shade than
elscwhcrsf hence IL is left to grow ion
pasturcs inundated. The heart on
rod portion Of the tire, is ns rich in
tnnnic acid a. the hest oak baiks. and
may he nscd for tanning leather. lie
gum ia identical with gum arabic. and
is used for the samc purposes %, that
valuable drug. The pecan grove in
our rich river valleys to an epormous
size, Yielding nuts in great Abundance
of a quality unsurpassed in sizo aud
flavor The beautiful and evergreen
live oak growsso abuudantly that in
many partTalour county the forests
presen, the samc appearance in winter
that they have, in summer. It's valu.
able wood has not yet been utilized OK
cept for fire wood Our sandy uplands
arc covered with postoak aud black
jack The small valleys with oak.
elm and blackberry. Tho rocky ridges
with valuable cedar. Altogether we
aro fortunate in tho possession NJ an
abundance Of valuable woods 50 dis
tributed and Of such n nature ms to he
both useful and ornamental. No more
beautiful forests can he found within
the limits of the State.
MiyERALs.
Oar mineral resources nrr vet uude
yelopod. Wlhinour borders have been
found iron, coal, gold, silver, copper.
lead. zinc, graphite and other minerals
Of less importalhe. So far none have
been successfully mined, Our geolog
ical position prccludes tho hopo ct over
finding coal in any considerable album
dance. OF iron We have an abundance
but without conl IL is valueless ut pres
emit Our geological position is very
favorable to finding tho precious met.
'ls. The aaoic or primitive rocks
crop ont IN unr southern border We
hive only thin formation between
the surface here at San Saba and the
granite which is SO far a. we know The
"hed rock Of tho EARTH Surface in
dications are very favorable In many
parts Of the cnnnty FOR finding lead
aud silver, and doubtless IRE long cap
ltlists will he induced to sink test
shafts npon some of lhrnnmrrpus min
eral veins now known 10 exist. So FAY
no efficient persistent and determined
mosprc,ing has been donr. Though
recently an association of gentlemen
lave opgucd mincs near the san Sabn
liue in Llau1 c0uuty which hid fair go
prove rich ia copper and silver The
ore nov being ruiecd Yields sixteen
ounces Of silver Ia tho ton and flty
per cent Of copper, The principal
lode ia represented to ho wen defined
Hssurp vein with quartz dcnguc. This
company has ample capital to Gevolnp
N'A''b minus NlANf hUillN IlNtHlntTN
for raising and crushiug the ores and
viii have thfir smelling furnaces in
full blast at IN early date, Their ulti-
mato success IN finding rich pay ing
ores Mt depth Of a few hundred feet
nny he looked upon "a assured, indg
ing from the manner in which the ore
increases in value ~ depth isattnined
Once sufficient capital, enterprise and |
rpergy has been employed to nuke 4
single mins successful, many others in |
the southern part OF DOR county viii |
be successfully opened and worked.
Excellent stonof for building purposes
5 easily procured in almost every part
If the county, aud at no distant day |
IN important item in the resources of |
lie county will DO the valuable
MARBLES.
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