The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

The soil is light and dark sandy, chocolate
loan and creek bottoms alluyial, and pro-
dpceS hoontifully of cotton, corn, oats,
wheat, rye, barley, tobacco and ali
KINGS OF fruits common TO this country.
Hogs are raised in large numbers in the
county and fatten upon the mast in ths
woods. A number of mills, grst and saw
mus, exist in the country. Health of the
county good. Unimproyed lands can be
bought from $3.50 to Sc per acre. The In
ternationd and the Texas & ST. Louis
narrow gauge railroads traverse the county.
The county seat is Tyler.
STEPHENS.
tArea, 900 square miles, Population, son,
Stephens is another of the newly settlaa
and developed counties in the west Tho
state, brought into notice since the exten.
SION OF the Texas u Pacific. II is receiving
at present a large immigration. and aw
counties oGler greater Inducements Coal
and an excellent building stone abound.
about three-fourths of the county Il Gov,
cred with oak, walnut and pecan and il con-
talns immense quantities of fertile lands.
Which can be had from 81 to s. per acre Az
Tor the health it can not be surpassed. IL is
also q line grazing section. The Texas Il
Pacific runs throngha portion of the county.
me county seat is Breckenridge, oil tho
railroad. Like the counties surrounding. II
is broken and hilly, with valleys and
prairies.
TARRlNT.
(Area, 800 square miles. Population, 25,000)
This Is one Of tho prominent counties of
norlh Texas, The surface of the county is
ulvcrSiiled by prairie and timber, and the
soil changes in the different sections In tI,e
nmher IT Is deep, gray loan; in the north.
er n1 " ~ central portions rich black loan,
anu IN me southern part chocolate loan,
wonderfully fertile, and producingthe finest
quality of wheat, cotton barley, corn oats.
, etc; numerous streams and springs abound,
, ana there is an abundance OF water for MI
purposes. An excellent quality of limestone
tor building purposes extends over almost
! the entire county: Wool growing has proven
remuneratiye, and cattle arehandlcd largely.
! EuueationaI i, advantages throughout the
county, The Texas & Pacific and
The Missouri Pacific railroads traverse
the county ut the present time, while
other roads are IN process of construction.
} The climate is healthy and salubrious.
n Fort Worth is the county seat.
y TAYLOR
(Area, 900 square miles. Population, 2OOO)
!, In the western portion of the state along
|. the line OF Texas Il Pacific, filling with inn
2 migrants as # by magic, diversified by hill
!. ana valley lies the new county of Taylor.
q Along the many water courses are valleys
i as fertile and productive as any in the land.
i The stock range is unsurpassed, and NJ pres
h ent the chief occupation OF he Formulation
Is The handling of cattle. lis climate is
healthy and bracing, and the county is, in
portions, well timbered The soil varies, anu
} good lands can be had from 81 to SO per acre.
a The Texas " Pacific extends through the
q whole length of the county, and another
Il line is expected to intersect the Texas & Pa
;, ciiic, in this county. The county seat is
4 Abilene.
!, AREA, - square miles Population, 7OO0.)
i. This county Is in the northeastern portion
q Of the state, and Is like the majority Of them
J. in that section, exclusively timbered
d county. The soil is mainly a sandy loan
q and alluvial creek bottoms. The principal
s business of the county is the lumber trade,
|. and large quantities arc sold and shipped.
v Water is plentiful and the health Of the
county good. The productions are cotton,
,orn millet etc. Fruit grows to perfection.
rhe Texas st. Louis narrow gauge runs
} through the county, and branch of this
d road is to be built from Mt Pleasant, tho
( county seat, westward to Dallas. Tho East
h Line narrow gauge also traycrses the south
d rom 81 to $l0 per acre.
" tlhhuk.
y Area, - square miles. Population, 10, 23G.)
!; Upshur is situated in the northeastern
portion of the state, just west of and ad-
Joining Harrison county. II is in the tim
Der belt and large trade is carried on In
lumber. The timber is mainly pine The
soil Of the county, however, is rich and pro-
Q duSes cotton and corn plentifully;; y is
!. land on creeks and bayous. Lands are
II worth from 81 to 50 per acre: Fruits and
, vegetables flourish in Upshur county.
, Health OF the county good. The Texas IL
: Pacific passes through the southwestern
/ portion Of the county and the Texas &
i ST. Louis narrow gauge traverses 1t from
. northeast to southwest The county seat
, is Gilmer.
= VAN zANDr.
D Area, - square miles. Population, II ,620)
0 Van Zandt is situated in the north of
Texas on the divide between the timber and
prairie country, and most Of the county is
heavily timbered. II is, however, chiefly
q celebrated for its saline deposits, which seem
. inexhaustible and the water Is so strong rs
!, TO turn out one and one-half pounds of pure
!, salt to the gallon. A good deal of iron is
y also found in the county. The soil through
i out the county is good and productive, and
Z cotton, corn, oats, wheat and fruits thrive
Il III Nuu LNlut bcii mum - w
n $40 per acre. The Texas & Pac,,nnr ROAD
!, passes through the entire county from east
}, to ySst =, SpntoS i Che county scat. The
o WISE,
1t (Area, 900 square miles, Population, i0,6OO.)
This county Is situated In herthern Texas,
rather northwest and is pretty equally di.
) yided into q prairie and timbered country,
/. the east half being undulating prairie, with
If black soil, and the west half wooded and
n covered with n sandy soil. IL is finely
Q waterod, and thoro is no better climate. The
|, occupation has been chiefly cattle raising,
+, but the lands are being cultivated, and cot
Q ton and cereals are produced. Unimproved
d lands are worth from $50 to IS, improved
y from 50 TO SIS. Coal has been found. There
It Is yet no railroad In the county, but a branch
}, OF the Texas Il Pacific Is expected. Doca-
J, tur is the county seat.
= WOOD.
n (Area'--square miles. Population II ,203.)
4 This county Is ono of tho northeastern
n counties OF the state, and IL situated in the
r timbered section. II has an abundance Of
s hickory, oak and pine, and the soil Is COM
!. posed mostly Of q sandy loan and alluvlal
Q creek bottoms. II produces well of cotton
s and corn, and fruits flourish. The land is
o worth from ~ TO $40 per acre, Water Is
: plentiful and the health of the country Is
s good. Railroad facilities arc excellent, tho
Texas. d Pacific extending from east to
west through the county and tho Missouri
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