, 1880-07-26
NORTlIyyESI'EIsN TEXAS.


Lettor from n Settler 1',cFe syh" WAS
Formerly n Farmer III Cook County,
Illinois.
~ sat Editor Of m Chicago Tribune.
PEAS RIVER C1rY, 1farleman Co., NORTH
west Texns, July 16.-About one gear ago l
left Cook County, Illinois, for this State,
promising many Of your readers that Iworll
give them q detailed aec0lint Of tic country
through. your valuable piper. But have
not douu 80 until now, ny lwIsl,ctl to exploH
the Slate, md iltlu ptnce best suited 10 Cook
County farmers, md then by experience SEQ
what could be grown liere. l find the wifi
ters llGro nre not extremely cold, yet not
0Mite SO mild US you would suppose. Ice
freezes from two 10 four Inches IN the month
of February, but the cold snnps Inst but Il
few days, tlla remainder of the winter
months being grlierl.lty mild, md great I'M
proyen,ent over our Illinois wtnturx Mel
ther Is the llcnt IN summer no hot rs we al
wuys thought. Tie weather this season las
been cool, pleasant, and showery, with most
mt; n1d, so fnr as climate ls concerned, am
told tho.e IS no better than here, rs tiia Is a
medium between kal,sasAM Southern Texas,
Md about the climate Of North Georgia ur
tho Indian Territory.
will speak more particularly Of this coun-
ty, but the counties ndJneeht f,rc similar I'll
many respects. We t,avG liern Il dark soil,
1ulatto sandy soil, and sandy aI,d clAy soil
and these soils are rich and productive, md
grow nil kinds of fruits, atid Vegetables, and
wild grasses I'll abundance. Tic county Is
we'll wntGrpd by rivers. creeks, springs, aid
lakes. Red River bounds tlle county IN the
north: South beaver Greek, on tho south,
Middle Beaver Creek runs through tho cull1l-
ty from wtst to east, five miles ,ortl, 0f South
Beaver, uint fur nlt ol,u-lIalf ihIles ,n,rth Of
Middle Beaver, North l]enrnr Creek runs
through tho county from wsst 70 east, ;rhe
west to cllst, nbDut tfle ctl,tro Of the county.
Seven miles nurtll Of l'ras River IL ar0csleek
Creek. Running through tie county from
west to east little further north, Is WuIl-
t!ler, are lakes, nlll very hcc 0ilrs too. Along
these streams. there Il sufficient timber
fur MI tho demands Of TURNER'S These
streams urn nearly oil orGr-livinE watcr,--are
ly Is well wnteretl. Al0ug the streams good
building satltl md limerick nre fuund,-tle
latter of any size desired. Every alternate
a sSeISn nat e d I II II nrRs G s9uX y ofsr rG lsas a I
State sclloul ]nllls, alld my one cau buy fran
t1lree to five SECTIONS nt 81 pet ncrc. rurihs,
o,M-tentlt cash: balaNce NJ end OF len yenls; !;
Interest Mt 10 per cent nnliHuly. No pay-
% lid one % year. I '''0' N"'' "''e' WV u''s ''e
ind BY experience t1at these lands viii
grow. twenty TO twenty-thrre bushels of
wheat per acrS, and , ,iltty ot oats; also, rye,
dal,eS Of swnet anu It'll, nntnt"cs ~ # lnr",,
szc. cucullburs, squnsi.es, roasiing cars s. 1 of
tie line oi yegGtnhics, earn i,Gre gr,ws
equal io my over grew III llIinois; a,,i,
Ills section can be eycsIiGd. Ihe
soil Is. rlei here IN natural fertilizers.
twenty yayic,ies uf viii uit,i,ls Of innst % TX
cejIent 1layor. Ait grades OF berries. wild
MeXIcan c,irrants. cT,upnrral bnrr,ss. mes
nmifn hen,,s' nv,nI!rT sn,lnshrs n,,,iInrri,s
9rai,cs. % anI c;,ctns.5annles. Alt time fr,,itss
Erow II, larce uun,,tIies in this counIy. n1sl
ian,e fruit wiil no JotIt rruw Wien int,trT.
The county Is clothed ali over viii nyariety
sn,pIn"r nil wInfer' n1.ti frnn, w,tri, INV "Gn
BE- % mado W II tiesiret" "'''' t'l'' 's'' ''A' ~"
in tl,e wnv nf wih, nnira,s and h,r.ls vo
have HIRE liers " Ina I!nrsrs IN tbts cn1nfv ~
ard ycry Eootl workers. wl,nu " ea,,rl,t @ alid
sentletl. va hayn lit fsw 6,.iTnin' INT f,,,t
55ieity OF deer and ants1one. woIyes. NM.