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

location. Much OF the soil will bear cultiva.
ton for fifty years, without fertilizing.
Churches and schools are plentiful. Tho
Houston & Texas Central runs branch
through the county, and the Texas & St.
Louis narrow gauge is also built TO Waco,
the county scat.
NAVARRO.
tArea, square miles. Population, q, 1851
This county is situated in the southern
tier OF counties which comprise north Texas,
and lies along the Houston and Texas Cen
tral railroad. The soil is mostly black
Gralrie, With sandy and creek bottom lands.
ne health Of the county is excellent, and
the general appearance Of the county is that
Of prairie, The Trinity river, with
branches, runs through the county. Quite
q large lmmig ration and rapid development
has been taking place recently, owing to tho
completion of another railroad through the
county. Unimproyed lands sell from SIS 10
$40, improved from $40 TO $25; and cotton.
corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, tobacco,
ana most OF the fruits and
vegetables are produced. The Houston q
Texas Central passes from north To sonth
through the county and lately another line,
the Texas Il st, Louis narrow guage, has
been built across Navarro from the north,
east to southwest. CorSicana is the county
seat,
rALo PINTO.
AREA, $50 square miles. Population, 6,OOO.)
This county is situated in northwest
Texas, and adioins Parker ON the west Palo
Pinto is admirably watered, but large por-
ton of the county is broken and rough
though heavily timbered. The valleys,
however, of which there are number, arc
exceedingly fertile. The lands upon tho
prairie are mainly the black waxy, with
some sandy and n reddish loan. The
prairios are mostly in the north of the
county. 1t is a fine stock country, this
being the principal occupation, but cotton,
corn, oats, wheat, the peach aud grape
thrive. Lands are worth from 81 to $40 for
arabic. The Texas & Pacific railroad
magnificent. Palo Pinto il the county
seat. 1t is few miles from tho
line of road, The county is thought to DO
rich in minerals.
(Area, - square miles, Population, 5000
Pamela is IN the extreme eastern portion
| of the state and is contiguous to the Louis
| lana line. The Sabine river runs through
| the whole length Oh the county. The sur
face of the county is composed mainly o
| pine lands and alluvial deposits. These lat
| ter produce well, but lands sell for ST. to s,
for unimproyed. Cotton and corn are pro
duced, and fruit and vegetable,
tarive splendidly, but the chic
Industry is timber. There is a
/ present no railroad in Pamela, but brancl
line is projected. The county seat is Pamela
PARKER.
(Area, 900 square miles. Population, 10000.
Parker county is another north Texai
county, and is Just west of Tarrant, on tn,
line of the Texas Il Pacific road Its sol
| Is the black waXy and sandy loan generally
but along the Brazos river, which extend
through the county, il is chocolate loan
The products are cotton, corn, oats, wheat
and hay: Cattle raising is extensively fol
lowed. The average price of the best tilla
bic lands is 50 per acre. The valleys of tn,
streams and low lands are very productive
The health of the county is excellent, anC
educational advantages good. Besides In,
Texas d Pacific road, which passe
through the county, another is under con
tract, coming to Weatherford, the county
seat, from the southeast.
RAINS.
AREA, 267 square miles. Population, 1900.
Rains lies to the northwest of Smith, ant
and fust north of the line of the Texas 4
Pacific road, this road, running through
is composed Of timberod and prairie liant
and the soil is very fine, being a dark an,
sandy loan, and produces well Q
cotton, corn, wheat, millet, barley
us and vegri ,bles. Fruits do very we'll
1t is n healililul country, and lands sell
rom - to $40 per acre. Emory Is the
county seat.
RED RIVER.
Area, 972 square miles. Population, l7,000.l
This county lies just west of Bowie, on the
inc OF the TranscOntinental branch Of the
Texas Il Pacific, and consists partly Of tim
bered and partly of prairie lands One-hal
Of its lands cannot be cxcelled for fertility In
the state, and produce abundantly Of the
various crops grown in North-Texas. Fruit
lhrives. The timber is heavy and varied
and the country is well watcrod and
healthy. The price Of land varies, accord.
ing to quality and location, and ranges from
"a to $50 per acre. The Texas d Pacific
road runs through the county from east 10
west. The county seat is Clarksyille, on the
line of the road.
RoCKwALL.
h"'c,--square miles. Population, 2,9Ol.)
Just northeast of Dallas county, with III,
N''f bhu d'llN lpuh DuSslllH
though, not Thoughts southern boun
Diary lies Rockwell county. II
Is small county, but composed of yer,
rich lands of the black waxy and sandy ant
bottom soils, and produces fine CROPS o
Co''oh' Wheat, oats and corn. Henlthfu
s'hnate and pretty country. The lands sci
Tor from So TO $40 for good unimprove'
Rockwall Is the county scat. The Chicago
Texas y Mexican Central from DaIa
north Will pass through the county, as ais,
probably narrow gauge from Mt. Pleasan
to Dallas.
ROBERTSON.
(Arca, $50 square miles Population, 22,5OO.
Robertson is situated rather in the south
erh portion of the state, along the line o
the Houston d Texas Central, and between
the Brazos and Favasota rivers. Tn,
greater portion Of the county Is timbered
consisting of pecan, walnut, post oak, cedar
hickory, and variety of other woods. Tn,
bottom lands are alluvial, and celebrated
TAR and near for their richness and produo
tiveness. Years Of cultivation fail TO cxhaus
them. The products are corn, cotton, oats
barley, rye, grasses, vegetables Of all kinds
ana iruitL in profusion. There Is no fine
cotton country In the world The climat,
Is warm and snlubrious. Coal has also beer
found, 1t Is said, In good veins. Schools ant
churches are plentiful, and the population
Is large and thrifty. Lands can be pur
chased from ~ to S5 per acre, owing TO Il,
location, quality, character OF Improvement
The Houston Il Texas Central and III,
International & Great Northern railroads
cross the county, the one from north L
south, the other from east TO west, interscct
ing at Hcarnc. The new county seat 4
Franklin, on the International
mar