The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-09

Inc commissioner OF agriculture reports 10 o
number Of cattle in Texas at 4. AGA, 900, with
money value Of $50, $40, 800. The number
of cattle driven north over the trail was 257,
43l, which, estimated at Sl3 each, would
have made money value of $3.50 Cos. The
number of cattle shipped by rail was 1865 765
head these are valued at $40 each, or 81 :
1856 300, making the total number of cattle
sold 500 l79. With money value of S24l $685.
And of her wool Interests he says: "ln
1860 Texas contained only 753,365 sheep,
ten years later these had decreased to ia .35l;
yet in 1879, she bad advanced to the rank OF
the second wool.growing state. and had
5,l4S 400 sheep valuei at S9,730,476. Cali
fornia, which alone leads her, has 7,646, 800
sheep. In 1879 her wool clip was II, sos 920
psunds, valued at S2,9lS,7s4." Speaking of
the timbered and numbered interests of the
state, he says there are sin southeastern
Texas, fourteen counties aggregating an area
of 1l,403 square miles," in which there is
pine timber. and "the trees are sound and
thrifty, and rise often to the altitude of $50
and l75 feet; and often without single crook
or limb on the first 100 feot. The sap does
not average more than one and one quarter
inches, which is II great advantage over the
pine of other Districts" Speaking of coal
and other minerals in which our great state
is rich, Colonel Lang truthfully says. having
statistics 10 back his statements: 1.-THE Amer
lean almanac estimates tho Texas
coal fields at twenty thousand
square miles. Only three states possessing
larger area. There is an abundant supply of
copper in Archer, Wichita, Wilbarger, Bay.
lor, Haskell, Stonewa'l and other counties.
1t is nearly a pure sulphste yielding 70 45
puro metal 1t is found on the hillsides
near the surface. -Four persons took out
5000 pounds, yielding seventy per cent.
Of copper in ten hours. Lead and silver
are very abundant in the western portion of
the state. In some localities the yield has
been twenty ounces of pure silver to the ton.
Salt is manufactured on the Texas 81 Pacific
railroad near Mineols; near the crossing OF
the Trinity river by the International rail-
road in Llano county, and various other
points, from saline springs and wells. Also
10 southwestern Texas, large salt lakes are
found, AS well rs in III Paso county, from
which very large quantities of salt arc taken,
the manufacture beisg evaporation pro.
duced by sunhoat. Tho most important of
these and supposed to be inexksustible, are
the III Paso salt lakes. A large section OF
country in Texas and Of the Mexican state OF
chihuahua derive salt for all purposes from
these lakes. 1t will BIO remember ed that a
few years since the possession of these salines
caused disturbance between the Mexicsns
and Americans, which was for while digni-
fled by the title Of IN International dispute
The production of salt in these lakes by tho
deposit from evaporation is constant and
rapid in this dry region, and in quantities
which must BIO very remuners,ivo when the
raj ways being extended through that coun.
try are completed. Iron abounds in the
mountainous districts Of the upper Colorado
and tributaries IN Burnet, San Saba, Lano,
Lampasss and Mason counties, and
is less abundant In various
localities in other western counties. II is
also abundant in eastern Texas, in Bowie
Cas-, Marion, Harrison, Rusk, Cherokee, md
other counties. la Marion and Cass counties
iron works have been successfully established,
and limited Experiments made in other
eastern counties; at time, however, when
transportation was SO costly that the ventures
were not successful. The Kollyville iron
works. in operation some fifteen years, have
been profitable, and laiterly arc being en-
largcd, and will probably at no distant time
prove the source Of Immense wealth and the
rapid development of that section of country.
AT Rusk, in Cherokee couoty, immense
deposits Of iron (hematitc aud limonite) arc
found, and the state, With tho intention of
developing and utilizing this great source of
wealth, has established the east Texas pcni.
tontiary nj tina, point. The cost of produc.
ing ton Of iron at the Kelly works ia
estimated at 81 06. Gypsum is found in
every portion Of tho state. A quarter million
barrels could DO shipped north every
year If there was sufficient cap
tal TO develop the industry
We have thus copiously quoted from Colo-
mel Lancs address, bccauseit Is so replete
with figures and facts, and is so calculated to
DO Of material beneil! 10 the state. Texas
| wont help herself, depending on private en-
terprlso to do IL, thanks To the blessed
memories of an,odiluvan ages that still lin
ger in tho minds of tho brilliant legislators
who biennially assemble at Austin to draw
pay, and therefore wo shall do what wo can
to MD in the private Efforts 10 develop and
make something Of Texas.