New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-12


Lads sold prior TO June /, ls6O..... $50 acres
ULlocatcd certificates and balances III
Texas state Land Oince.........-..... lS,SOS acres
Make total Of Observation-Disclosures. 4s5l7o2 acres
OF the unsold lands SO $50 mostly timber lands.
tie com anys completed ~ SIN the C0un-
ties OF Bowie. Red X yer. Rains, and Van ZandL
tncc OF about 7J miles 80 973 acres are located
% tina portion The be completed by March
next there Is every reason 10 believe tat tnese LANDS
viii be rapidly taken up by settlers al iair prices.
From the east line of Gala nan County to the centre OF
Howard County, distance OF 100 miles, your company
532345 Of as fine agrcu ira lands as can b.
found state; and your ROAD VIII be nstructed
through those counties WITHIN the next twelve months,
sert,0n To- settle along your line OF road where the
aud climate combined offer greater Inducements To set
tiers than IN the more southern portions OF me state
year 50 22oibloo acres Of land have been
sold at average price OF 81 70 per acre This low
average because most OF me ah sold were situated
in western counties, remote from transportation iacl-
having been taken NJ III anticipation VI tEe comPe
lion your I'll. ANA Of he food of rdOn that
viii MAJ uiaty now hi" maj section o. INC state wien
your road snail be COMPLETED
All expenses Necessary IN peifectinS the company
tite 10 IL an0s nav now peh naut cACtpt Ihe parent
ices foT portion those last surveyed west OF the
PtcOs RIVER the ned notes fOr wLicn have all been hed
In tie Land Office and the patents are ready Tor
delivery Whenever ,he company sh" cal Iof them
MINERALS.
Under "A iont arrau cement between the Texas and
Pacific Railway Company, the International and Great
Northern Railway Company, and the Galveston, Hous-
Ton and san Antonio Railway Company exploring
party was sent into Preside County to examine that
section Of the country with reference to It's mineral
deposis. The paT, remained in the Aeid from Dccen-
Der until May combining their ex Plorat what is
known as the Gilman Mountain REGION iuli report OF
the engineer III charge o. the expedition has not yet
been but enough Is Known TO demonstrate the
existence Of silver MINES in the Chinau Mountain
dstnct FROM which ore can be taken IN paving quaint
1ne MADE from sur ac- oucrJppngs iak-n
from various lcad- in and around the Chlnau range
yielded ounces 10 2y9l2 ounces o. silver ton
OF 900 pom ads, q majority averaging from 80 ounces
Gaena were also found, ard Their IA every nd'ca-
non mat trese Mountains capable OF very nch
mineral developments
COAL.
There is 10 doubt tina; good quality OF biiuainous
coal can be probably NINE in Pal1 Pinto. Young Ste
yeus ana Eastiaud COutlts, and adjoinius counties
west. The competition OF yonr ROAD into Eastand
County will it is believed develop large business as
the coal seems to underle all that section OF country,
much 20 that II gives 10 special additional value u
land. upon which II is discovered. MOI oni Will these
Of fh. roaG but II "a believed large oca bus
be done distributing il for manufacturing purpose,
and for domestic u.s. IN the pralc country Nhelc Woo
Is not easily CHAINED.
IMMIGRATION.
1t believed that the completion Of yOurroad through
these northern counties notably healthy. and
have never been visited DY epidemic, ana the open
ing I'D Of such an extent % agricultural and
ca TERRITORY WI the tide OF immigration in this
direction; a. there sectou of country here such
fertile lands in a genial. semT0iicsl climate, can be
procured at low cost TO ac.ud settlers "s IN th5 part
Of Northern Texas where cotton and tobacco, com.
wheat. ald other cereal. with apple, pears peacG,s
pnIu. Gys Crane. ard other fruits. aud nearly every
kind II vegetable, 1T grown III The same hrld, 81
quantity ah Oh" qG~!Ny equal 10 t4Al grown "hj part
AcI!ye steps ara roing taken TO direct the tide OF ir
InaratIOn into icXas One 81 the most lnporiHn' 81
tAe-c IS The recent organ zauoi OF me c5.eIi
Immicra lon Comp IL n A"- by we unted acioh oi
your oNn ana OF cr railroad cofporatoas in ai stat
J. ls u loit. f'ac@ con any mn ca WIN Is Flnctal
Office at Aua y, ana IT. Pres !th Is we y H. " . W.
ng, prominent ana ii'eSelt ei.i1en OF Tex VINO
mhGs Win MA 10 til~ Important VIOLA " utrItt a
energy and enthusiasm which promises most r-usic-
as lar as Do'Sb!t. Great Iced o. sI.~ Bur- 81
Iarul-aton, winch cannot he tOstcrd h the safe be
IeXls Tsc ge1 .r4i Of It's company Will not IT,
tcrerc with The individual 81 Its Of your company 20
There rs iaal"ed improvements II TIE material deye-
oPmeat Of icx1s. me growing csogs p."r'~a ne
,l'.'' '..' ',., IN ,'r ,cs ~, ms s,i,ra
without mention Of Inc rapidly jan rcttihS Trade and
commerce Oi tn.s grOSiig ana prosperous COUNTY,
CONSTRUCTIONS.
Al the last meeting OF st0"hhode:s, yoar board was
d rccted to arrange Tor e construction ana qlipmen
OF cxens on yonr IN OF rad rom Fort worm to
j. Faso a disa.ce Of aDsnt GOO miles. and Is ne of
stock at rate 80 OJ9 per mile Of road, and Of
first ya0e bonds al the rate 0 2j 600 PR mc was
Authorized 10 provide for tins work
Ia accordance with these Instructions. contract has
been entered ato on behlf o. your company vita the
p lie Railway Improvement Company, corpora on
AIMED unacr the iaWo o! the state # Connecticut
with a capital Of a million Of doars to complete aud
fully equip The Rio C;aLa" d sion OF your road be
tween Fort Worth Ad II P9sO; and fist oi;gasc
upon tvs portion Of ibf line has been executed and
placed on record n the several counties TIE railway
and telegraph he constructed aud equipped by She
Improvement Company, ~ conformity ;tl pres ut
standard for replace mcnt, the work 70 90 COM
renced on or before tie 5th o. March. lssO. |
and 100 continuous miles from Port /
worth west, 70 he completed bv tie nrst day ~ /
O .tober 1850. and ai least hty Ies additional on
or before the r-t day Of April ISL, the whole Inc
be completed and oqu pycd according 10 lie ecIdca
lions the contract. before tAc Dist Day Jan
uar5. 1888.
lne caEi provides that sections u twenty or
more continuous miles OF road ana lrarupl wees of |
Fog, NortI shall be completed by ihc Improvement
Company, they shall be cxauncG by oih-rr g.! tln
= ks aHd fachc Railway Company, nuu u u.l g. Doe /
~ rrCofda~cc VIII f.r contract tDc tu /
be focrpcr aud paid Tor 70 ae Inie ~ tweatr o1'and
do. $50 OcD er ME- lu utr1, tut 81 al ft ~
cni1 .Iusanc dollars l-Zj,D0U per i" author
lZst and twenty Thousand 0urs 10000 per 81 !
ire onritfl Stock of tAc couisnf.
the work was cJinm' need frJUpNY under This con |
tee: aE1 nas Dsen vigorously prosccu "a and of |
though portion OF ihc ROAD actually iUr.r4
oV.t fI tht company within 90. Ilt. t4c ID ttai
iu-t c.ssd seventy mrs ia fl rave rlf,c 20 roa
+. rue. ed and accepted by tlc cou.ytn and t.,- 10
cvcry reason 10 bccy' hat the r..t luc!c ed mics ,
BE- com llcicG within iIe uni. lr.,d h ffaD
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