The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-29
LETTER FROM THE BET.


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Leaving Dallas county for the purpose o
"touring" in the Territory awhile, and of in
divdually judging Of those multitudinou'
benefits, ventilated by the railroad companies
and set forth in many papers, for the en-
lightenment OF Texans | give from my
standpoint Of observation actual or real con-
ditons of prospect for emigrants. Entering
the country by way of Colberps Ferry and
traversng roads running parallel with the
railroad, and diverging from the same when
allured by report or imagination, / think to
this point have "done" the country well
From Red river to Durant the lands are ara
BILE, susceptible ofhigh cultivation and would
prove highly remunerative were the obnox-
ious features of the Indian laws removed
and the country opened up to actual settlers,
and not TO subsidized corporations or non
residents; but as it now stands, many are de-
tered from improvement or utilization OF
things seen, by the elements which surround,
who are opposed to a development of the
resources Of the country. Knowing that they
must succumb to industry, zeal and intelli-
gence in the progressive march, these oppos-
ing citizens of the Territory are principally
those men who nave come In and married
full-bloods, thereby securing right
and exercisin a detrimental influence upon
the minds of the illterate of the Indians to
keep away those who would help make the
Nation one of the grandest of countries on
the face of the globe.
Not much worthy of note was seen from
Durant to String Town, but here and there II
pretty residence and well-tilled farm would
show tho distinction of the mixed and pure
blood, the low cabin and weedy yard, and
generally dilapdated appearance, foretelling
almost TO certainty the occupant of the
premises. There may be exceptions to this
rule, but none came under my notice.
The dust of antiquity seemed to rest on
Cado, but String Town was all life and ami
nation, an1 dozen of teams of every descrip.
ton, loading and unloading lumber and in
other occupations, gave pleasant relief to
the general dullness left behind. | went to
the pineries for the double purpose of COM
pairing the resources, kind, quantity and ia
cilites for obtaining the same, with Texas,
The roads were rough, rocky and billy, and,
l venture, Trinity county far exceeds, in
quaint. and quality, all the Choctaw ma
ton, ~ there is so great demand for lum-
Der along the railroad and at the coal mines
that profitable business will be carried on
for years in this specially.
Unlike other FALLING countries where the
owners of mills ship and sell their own lum-
hn.. all
shipped by the merchants of S. T., and the
place in time must become of considerable
note.
On TO Limestone Gap and Kiowa nothing
worthy OF note country more mountainous
and rocky.
Pavanna-Here we saw the first evidence
of the great mineral or coal deposit of the
nation. The company operating the same is
young and probably deficient in that essen
tial, the ',iinge," to be n successful COMPETE
ton of the Usage county at McAllister, and in
coming up the grade romantic and pleasing
panorama is spread before the eyes. Houses
Of all sizes, shape and form dot the road
every few yards as far as the sight can reach,
solidity seeming to be the thing aimed at
and not architectural beauty, although here
and there nabob of the mine charms the
the senses and relieves the monotony by
copying after some grander edifce. The
town, proper, IS Anticipated though new, but
the company's headquarters gives evidence
of thrift and success. A railroad is being
rapidly completed to pinery ten miles
from McAllister, where the. company
will probably secure all the lum-
Der for building and mining purposes.
Hundreds of teams are ploughing and scrap
ing the right of way, while gangs of men
are rapidly laying ties and track The woods
are full of tie-makers, and two rev mines
are being opened up for work. The capa-
city of this company months hence will
propably be from 100 to $50 car loads of coal
per day. Such an inexhaustible bonanza eX-
lists not east of the Rocky slope. 1t is also a
monopoly, but of the most generous of ma.
lures. With all that elevates its employees, it
readily lends willing hand, while its sched-
ule of laboring rates exceed Texas rs per
cent. don't want to bolster or feed those
fellows on wind pudding, being laborer my
self, and closely identified with all laborers'
interests; and they can well afford, out of
their vast gettings, to be liberal in the ex
IRENE. There is one man here, however, wi 0
in his popularity is a prodigy. This is the
working superintendent, Fleming. A prac-
teal miner, a working man, he has risen from
the pit TO the exclusive management of all
the mines of the company in Missouri, Kan
sas and the Indian Territory. Should he
live he will become famed among his cotem-
poraries for sagacity, perspicuity and execu-
tive ability. perpetual Motion" is his APP
pellation here. Plenty of work for laboring
men and miners is to be had,
Society is good and educational advan-
tages excellent, and although they have no
restrictive laws in regard to weapons, gam
bling, ETC., all things move serenely.
About eight or nine hundred people live
in and about the town.
The knights Of Labor" are about tc or
gauize," which has already caused dsband-
ing of the old miners union.
Commodities of life exceed Texas prices
25 per cent, and l would advise all agricul-
turists to remain at home until new regime
comes into operation here.
Religion is on the wane and the miners
have a glass ball and sportsmen association.
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