San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-10
From sl,e Pan Handle.

I'VE clip the following letter, dated
"Tascoss, Oldham Co.. Texas" we be
lieve from the Bastrop Advertiser sew
erai weeks since.-ED. FREE PRESS
Things are very quiet here at pres.
ent, but we have had stirring times
quite recently. One of our best oiti-
zens was most brutally murdered by q
|Vouple' Of Mexicans, at the Mexican
town called Salina. in Oldham county.
This country is full of horse and cat
tie thieves, murdorers aud mail rob-
bers, who find along the borders Of the
Indian Territory. New Mexico and
Colorado a most convenient rendezvous
to depredate from. have called the
attention Of Gov. Roberts and Maj.
Jones to the state of affairs here.
From the former / received no reply;
and the latter named gentleman told
me that the small smount Of appropri-
ations would not allow Of US having
any assistance from the State in tho
shape of Rangers. We have had .
possa out. of at least five men, hunting
stolen horses since May. Three large
lunches have been stolen here this
summer. What do we pay taxes for?
We have. no kind Of protection here,
the civil authorities Of Wheeler coun.
ty cannot protect and patrols border
Of at least one thousand miles in
length. We think the older and thick.
-ly settled counties of the State could
do their own arresting Of criminals
without calling on State aid; and in
place of the Rangers being stationed
in the thickly portions Of the States
they ought to be on the frontiers Of
our State, protecting and strengthening
them until they arc able to take care
of themselves. lyi y.ueEf la oo -
And now I wish to call the attention
of immigrants to the Pan Handle Of
Texas as good country to come to.
We need farmers; men who can come
with horses. plows, and farming imple-
ments of all kinds. and who can bring
bread and meat to live on one year, un.
til they can, make a crop. We have the
best cash market in the State to sell to,
notably thellarge stock firms and Gov.
ernment Post. Corn is never worth
less than 50 per one hundred pounds.
grain Of all kind in proportion; butter
80 cents per pound; eggs 30 cents per
dozen; potatoes 6 cents pound and so
on to the end of the chapter. This
should be a perfect farmers paradise.
Our county is now, strictly speaking q
stock country. full of large herds Of sat-
tie and sheep. Our wool crop this spring
will amount to 100000 pounds. We
haul all our supplies from Dodge City
and Los Vegas, . distance of 250 miles
to each place. So you see our freight
cost us more than the produce Of the
farm comes to in some parts of Texas.
Our bottom lands will compare favor
ably with any in the State; and all We
need to develop the Pan Handle Of
Texas. Is . good class IF Industrious
immigrants. Little or no capital is
needed. but 10 parties coming here who
are able to bring their supplies with
them we would advise them to do SO. as
everything is dear here.
Our county is filed with game Of all
kinds. buffalo. bear. deer. antelope.
wolves, turkey and prairie chickens,
and our rivers are filed with a great
many varieties of fish. The range for
stock is good and abundant Our stock
3 all fat DOW and the most Of the
winter Is gone; aud now 10 conclusion
let me say, We extend hearty invita-
ton to all uho may want to come.