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

cotton, corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, and veg.
elableS Fruit does well. The lands sell
from $3.50 TO s. for unimproyed, and from
81 10 SIS for improved The East
Line narrow gauge run through the county.
The county seat is Sulphur Springs.
hill.
AREA, 800 square miles. Population, 16,5OO.)
West Of Navarro and north of McLenuan,
IN the southern lir o. the north Texas
counties, is liill county, and one Of the best
IN the state. Almost the entire surface is
magnificent rolling prairie, composed of
black-waxy, sandy, and allnvial soils. IL
is very healthy and produces abmdantly
OF cotton, corn, millet wheat, rye,
barley, vegetables and fruits; and lands
sell at from 81 to S. for unim-
proved, and from S. to so for improved.
The elevation of the county is considcrable,
with sufficient rainialls, and the grasses are
very fine. 1t has railroad facilities over the
Houston & Texas Central. The county
seat is Iillsboro.
Area, - square miles Population, 597l)
This county is in northwestern Texas. ine.
south of Parker and the Brazos liyer cX-
!cNdS through the county from its north
lN Il 10 It's southeastern boundaric-
A.u.lS this river the soil is very rich-the
black and sandy prairie lands Lands sell
nom 81 TO 50 per acre, The products are
wheat, corn, oats, hay, millct and barley.
Fruit does well, Silver, lead and co2l are
found in this county, and excellent iron and
sulphur springs abound. The county is
well timbered and the climate fine. II Is
reached by the Texas & Pacific road and
4 branch ef the Houston Il Texas Cen
tral. Grandbury is the county seat,
HUNT
/ AREA, 500 square niles Population, ls,OO0)
This county lie, ,outh of Fannin and is
composed Of diversity of soils. In the
east il is heavily timbered with oak, ash,
and hickory, while the western portion is a
| great black waSy prairie. These lands are
unsurpassed in depth and richness of soil,
and are, adapted to varied productions.
Vegetables ofall kinds grow luxuriantly,
but the main crops are cotton, corn, wheat,
oats, rye, barley and potatoes 1t is a
splendid fruit country. Lands are worth
from So TO SIS for unimproyed. School
houses and churches are plentiful, and two
railroads now connect Greenevillc, its
county seat, with the railroad systems OF
the state, one leading north to Denison and
The other narrow gauge, east to JEFF
terson. The climate is very healthnl,
HENDERSON.
(Arca, square miles, Population, -.
Henderson is situated in the lower portion
OF northern Texas and lies lust east of Ma
yarro, II is for The most part u prairie ant
Is Wen Watered on its western side by tn,
Trinity and its tributaries The soil is Ga,
black and sandy and alluvial, common {,
north Texas ralrics, producing fine average
crops of the ordinary north Texas products
and the lands sell from $2.5
10 $40 per acre. Thu
nd morals of the county are excel
LMt &v Athens is the county seat. Tn,
I!t ~ snty depends for its railroad iacili
tic epen the Texas st. & Louis marrow
gauge and the international roads.
JACK.
(Area, 900 square miles. Popul, tion, 1000.
This is northwestern county, of undula
tory surface, covered for the most part
with fine grasses, and devoted at the pres s
ent time to stock-raising, almost exclusively
The climate is fine, and the soil rich AM
admirably adapted to the production O
wheat, hay, oats, barley, corn and cotton
Fruit also does well. Jack is rapidly film
up with immigrants, but fine land can b.
bought from fifty cents to So per acre. /
has no railroad facilities as yet, but line /
projected to run through the county. Jacks
boro is the county seat.
JOHNSON.
AREA, 6J7 square miles. Population, 8,OOl.
Johnson is a fine county lust south q
Tarrant, and has throughout its extent
rich, black.waxy and sandy soil which pru
duces excellent crops OF wheat, corn, oats
barley, cotton, sor ,,m, broom corn, pota
ltoes and other yls etables. The climate 4
unexceptionable. Lands sell in Johnso,
from So to $25 for improved, while unm
proved can be purchased for 81 so to S. -,
acre The county seat is Cleburne. Thrv
railroads are now being constructed through
or to pass through Johnson county-th
Chicago, Texas 4 Mexican Central, TIN
Houston q Texas Central, and the Gull
colorado & Santo Fe--whih the Missouri
Pacific is already built to Alvarato.
KAUFMAN.
(Area, $50 square miles. Population, 1000.
Kaufman is one of tho richest aud mos
productive prairie counties in the state an(
is becoming rapidly filled with population
and is making rapid steps toward prosperity
and development. The soil Is generally
rich, deep black, sandy loan, and produce.
generously OF cotton, corn, wheat and tht
Icereals, togethc. with fruit and vegetables
Unimproved lands arc worth from So to Sll
per acre, and inpruyed from $40 to $50 III
county is very healthy, well watered an,
timbered, The whole county is mostly
rolling prairie. II is north Texas county
situated along the line of the Texas and Pa
citic road and lies to the southeast of an,
adjoining Dallas county. The county sea
is kaufman.
LAMAR.
IArea, ,Ol5 square miles. Population, q 900.
Lamar lies contiguous TO the Indian terri
tory, and Is on the line Of the Transconti
mental branch of the Texas & Pacific. i
possesses great number Of small streams
ana Is composed Of about two-thirds rollinl
prairie, as pretty as there 10 in the state, ant
one-thlrd OF timbered land. She soil mainl,
IS black, sandy and alluvial, and exceedingly
productive. Cotton, corn, oats wheat ani
rye, barley, millet, tobacco and vegetable
are produced in abundance, while fruit o
all varieties Is grown TO perfection, Lama
Is an exceedingly healthy county, and 1
peopled mostly by northern and western
immigrants. Prices for land range from
70 to $23 per acre for unimproved
the price being governed by quality, tim
beers and location. The Texas & Pacii,
railroad is at present the only one In III,
county, running through the entire extern
hVin Gust 70 west, Dut other roads are pro
lected, and are now under contract. TIL,
county seat Is Paris.
LIMESTONE.
(Aroa,-square miles. Population, 1880
This county n In central Texas, on th,
line Of the Houston & Texas Central road
and east Of, McLennan. The surface o
Limestone Is mainly prairie, with blaol
waxy and sandy soil, There Is also consd
cradle alluvial bottom, which Is exceodingl,
productive. The main products are corn