San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-05-19
A Trip Override !, AFR. r. Incidents
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run over the i. i u. N 10 Paiestiud.
Like almost any day 10 May Saturday
Was . sunny one, replete with balmy
xephyrs and the Qdqfs eis9owsls iIcm
wood and copse. liiil spd oaleT Unr urst
stop was at the wood yStd, who're the
irou-horse tarried for fresh supply Of
fodder. A little way out on the road
one rces immense folds Of potatoes in
bloom. This looks encouraging Tor
hungry vegetarian. Hundreds OF acres
might we'll DO devoted to this prQduc
tion. The corn is growing xplendldiy,
but 90 are the weeds, and judgiu& FROM
nppeara uces, il is difficult to gsy vhoiner
the farmers or the grass viii prevail; a
few more days, however, OF dry weather
will set things to rights.
The fields en- route seem to be like
yast flower worlds. and among the niyr-
iads Of corWopsis, verbenss aud prlm'
roscs, are the nettles, which ike stu ap'
pear US exquisite a. IN angel. but sting
IKE M adder. Before one reaches Kyle
there ere mules upon miles of The most
bssutslui aud fertile farming country iin
apinshle. The lauds Are high and rolf
,,la aud under excellent cultivation A.
Kyle We saw happy and emiline Wagon
loads OF folks goiug home IRON the pic
uic. AS pear NJ one can count there
are al out. Thirty bIildiuss 10 aud around
Kyle, the fields adjoining are enclosed.
and in due season therO viii be bou1
icons crops. Kyle is.attractiue 70 itself
population from suyroundipA towns aud
scars like the htk St6AfA shdt song OF
morning sIad nees. ;s.ys = = i.s,.is. = ~.
"A slight touch of 4 hand upon the
shoulder, and we sce' -our,gallsut yonng
friend sDavic Jo0ss,s besripg his baskets
Of golden iruitsVa paple spssrs DAVE
train, aud is naturalsg. a gentleman from
expect a { e , e 2h' upper fesod
Pen cauuo, pcfsrsyyhe gorgeous bril-
liancy, Ut. tho lahdsea@ world on tow
ard Austin; greek Sth1stho newly up
turned sod, l,slty ese4llt0t bois dare
Iree, acres OF ewy~t iGfpie bluoms, the
wuiis spiks d the Spanish dsggcr, apd
occisiCnsl pppbipg VIZ II = mule cared
| rabbit, s,lsko lvUs keGpayUut eyes on'the
lukOut tor new ic0nQuests. .-..ts,stg
DuPre is handsomely situated on
plain bordered with timber. There II
a commencement OF town which VIII
tast spread 0u.. A little further on Is
Onion creek, fSfitOid ssvssms yunntug
smour the rocks, bordercd by Evergreen
eaks.~ Here the red-bird bursts out in
lid notes Of, hat cheer? whag chcert'
md still farther along IL. the silyery
sheen of the Maushao zcreek threading
aown low between banks Of white rock
"a depot and some upresring buildings
eenstltute Manshso. There are finely
cultivated farms near. u
b Que Of the, inerriest and most active
aoung friends we haye met on the rtad
IS Ed NJ. M,rick, in.the baggage depaN-
m.nt. and as we saw him tugging away,
We said with editorial prophecy, therc
II aIuture conductor." -" That our hund
some friend Ed may realize his tondest
authorizations is;Our best wish. May We
live to see himiyet in railroad clover.
Summit has a station house or hotel,
level lands, aud start for town.,
Nam sAustiuar handsome residences
|.snds3afms. The foundations tor several
Il Residences arc rising. When Austin
rets mo more railroads, the university
And some factories, she will be the sec
ouls Lniianapolis-o OF the Yestaz, ;s,,sg
AZ Rockduie aithtfeg. story stck hotel
M rece Z Nv baen built lhs majority
81 its marcsutiie bud diDEs are of.a sub
ufnntiAl. Clisracter, Sndssit 10 said the
80: ! n liz csut q 81 :. teav " frsde.s
Hound Rock il q pretty place nicely
shaded 'with oaks, and must 20 lde'
likhtful spot fol-. residences :,
sIluttoai Is on broad prairie and has
fffeer, to twenty houses, The town is
surrounded by,splendid farms.
n III learned fiat Taylor is becoming
one II the most important wool shipping
5Sints On the road, Raising sheep aud
cattle Is q profitable business 10 that Vi
cinity. We met on the cars one droyer,
Mr. Tom Smith, who has over 3,ooO
rattle on the. range, 200 near Iayior
and tho remainder in Coleman county
He is out buying grass-fcd cattle for
The New Orleans market. The average
price paid is from BIB to s20. Taylor is
growing town Of ! 600 inhabitants. II
ms a Newspaper, the Photograph. by
Mr. -Abner. Taylor has one Of the best
situations on the road for a live burgh
We saw, beyond Taylor, a sight mol
unusual. in Texas, still new to US; on
thesleft OF the track were great Hooks
Of sheep, and on the right were klng''
!. cattle ON thousand hills," or rather
THOUSAND cattle on hill. There were
about 1000 cattle 10 drove. We saw
some magnificent farms in Taylor coun-
ty: the Stiles Brothers have 4,OOO acres
OF land, 300 Of which ore under cultiva'
ton. They have durable barns, heavy
crops, wide pastures and herds Of stock
Took a peep at Thorndale, which has
five houses and an artesian we'll, fol
stock men. The. djacent lands are OF
mixed sandy and black wsxy character
rendering them desirable for any branch
Of farming. Enelewood, they say: is
deserted. having gone over to franklin
AS a friend remarked, bright, new
village. and the Z" Jonah 8 gourd OF all
the surrounding country. The court
house and public buildings are mnrvels
of excellence, lu-..
One is astouished at the rapid growth
of MilaDo Junction. Only short time
ago a wilderness. now q pile OF build
ings and alive with trade The contig
uous country is especially adapted to
fruit raising. II attention be paid al
this point to fruit. Milano, being the
junction Of the ]. 4 O. n, and the o.,
L. x st. Fe X. RS. will be great ship
ping station.
There are several still remaining sta
,ions one meets between Taylor and
p-I.,;,,o M.,oue, ,s a friendly nun.