San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-07

ness, and flows rapidly, now over .
rocky bed, now over . carpet OF dense
green grass. Fish abound-trout
perch and tho oommoner sort; once
in awhile shaded. cracked prccipice,
showing lodges that support tufts OF
green grass aud blackberry bushes.
rears ito guardian like head above the
streams. The breaks 10 these bull.
warks admit tho passage Of rapid-Ao
log fresh water from neighboring rock
crevices, and let in the sunlight to
swing lazily across the CLASSY surface
As tho sun moves along in his path.
Recently professor Carl q. zcus spent
a couple of days hereabouts sketching
the scenes tor uso in an illustrated
pamphlet to DO published by the
l. aud G.. N. II. r., as Q guido to per.
sons seeking homes on this road.
The professor was 10th to leave what
he regards as one Of the rarest beauty
spots in the natural scenery Of Texas.
Judging from specimens Of his work
shown your correspondent by j. Wal.
do Of the H. and T. G. railway, who
has had this artist at work on the line
Of the Central. the pictures Of the
Comal will be truthful and interest
ing. 3
THE NEW BRAUNFELs DEPOT
Of the I. aud G. N. railway, being
rapidly built from Austin to San
Antonio, will be near tho center Of
New Braunfels' To the exertions and
liberality of Judge Pfeuffer aud few
other citizens. is the town indebted tor
this, The road might have passed some
distance from town but for the fact
that sum Of money sufficient to CON-
peusate the road in some degree for
the extra cost OF q line through town,
was raised The town is looking with
eager eyes for the road, and the quiet
towusfolk begin to see that if they are
not up and doing to secure the full
benefit Of their advantages in the way
Of never failing water power, strangers
will come 10 and reap the harvest.
Mr.. Landa owns the land at the head.
waters of the Comal and will add a
second Touring mill to his possessions.
On the south edge Of the town the
large wooden mills are located. and
employ fifty persons, under the super
vision of the Messrs. Ge;sike. Mr..
Groos is general manager of this fac.
tory, and exhibited specimens of cloth
that show excellent finish. No cotton
is used in the cloths made; the wool
is purchased chiefly at San Antonio,
and improvements in machinery were
noticed.
Mn. dhOOS
is progressive man like bis fellow.
judge Pfeuffsr. Mr.. G. is
enthusiastic on manufactures, having
seen the practical working Of tho wool
factory which pays out over $4,000 ey-
cry month in town alone. He is
anxious for the days when Texas will
utilize her water power to convert both
cotton and wool into cloth, and thus
keep money at home that now goes
east for goods, doubtless, much Of it
Texas cotton and wool.
THE GRADING
on the I. and G. N. is under contract
most of the distance to San Antonio
from Austin. N. H. Kicker, of Ca.
weston, has thirty miles, including
some heavy rock work near the Colo.
ado. He has hundred teams at work
on this road, and some fifty more on
the G.. G. and 5. F. railway. His ac-
tive stirring ways seem to take with |
the railroads which want energy, scra-
pers, teams, management and expe-
rience. Burnes. also Santa Fe con.
is on the |. and G. N. Frank
Harrer is Mr.. Ricker's camp manager
and storekeeper. He looks the picture
of health and wants to know of all his
warm Galveston friends.
THE CROPS
in this section are better than have
been known for years. The problem
now is how to getlabor to gather the
cotton.