San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-09

on q beautiful plateau OF ihnu on the noi'n
side of the Blanco river, Ia q very thrifty
looking mountain town. II has n half doz-
en- or more dry goods and grocery storss,two
OF three drug stores, one or more hotels,
feed stable and wagon yard, courthouse, cot
ton gin churches, &c. There u also gin
about one mile below town, aud ono about
the same distance above town, all Of which
seem to be doing fine business.
On the road leading from Blanco 10 Bosrns,
distance of about forty miles, after
leaving the beautiful valley of the Blaneo,
quite rough mountainous country is seen,
which continues until within Ave or SIX miles
of the Guadalupe river, when delightful
country again is seen, and the valleys imme-
diately on the Guadalupe are unsurpassed
for beauty and richness, and some Of the
most thrifty German farmers live here.
Thence to Boerne in Kendall county is seen
very pretty country all the way, which Is
about nine or ten miles A large majority
of the population of Kendall county are
Germans, who seem to be as cbntented and
thrifty as they desire to be, seeming to re-
gard honesty as the best policy in all things.
Boerne, situated ON the north bank Of the
Cibolo, is probably as neat, tidy, and heal
thy town as there is in the west; every
thing looks so life-like. In this place il q
hotel which would be an ornament as well
as a substantial adjunct to any city In the
state. II presents one hundred and eighty
feet front, is full tive stories high, with up
per and lower galleries the entire length OF
the building; it is builded Of rock and 10
every appearance of the choicest material
The back part Of the building is 30 con-
structed as to make the whole in the form
of q Il. was not in the house, and conse-
quently cannot speak of its internal appear
ance. The American hotel is large COM
modous wooden edifice, beautifully situated
and surrounded. There are other hotels in
this place which did not notice particular
ly, and all other necessary business. estab-
lishments in proportion, mills, gins, &c On
leaving Boerne in the direction of Comfort,
which is west distance of about eighteen
miles, the road passes through n very pretty
farming country for several miles, and then
crosses mountainous divide back to the
valleys of the Guadalupe river, on which
stream the remarkable town of Comfort is
located. The land here is very beautiful,
rich, productive, and healthy. Onaeyery
hand are thrifty German farmers, a greater
part of whom live in good store, houses.
Comfort is probably the most remarkable
town in the state of Texas, if not in the
| United States. 1t contains somewhere from
five to six hundred inhabitants, and there is
not one single American, Mexican or Negro
living in it, nor do 7 think there is one of
any other nationality except Germans. But
most of these speak good English. There
is good English and German school CON-
bined, in which both languages are taught
perfectly, now in successful operation at
this place. There is not a more generous,
kind, social, and apparently honest people
living on the globe, perhaps, than at Com
fort Everything seems to be. thrift, life,
peace and enjoyment among all ages and
sects in fact the place seems to indicate its
own name (Comfort.) In this place lives :
neither a lawyer, nor preacher, nor
drunken rowdy or outlaw. But lively, So
cial German did tell me that there was liv-
ing out in the country lawyer, doctor,
and preacher, but that the preacher waS
the lawyer, and the lawyer was the doctor,
and the doctor was the. preacher, and that
the three always wenttogether, whether the
business was spiritual legal, or medicinal
Mills, gins, and every. convenience necessary
to meet the peoples interests are found
here.
As much as like to linger here, / must
bid it adieu and go to,Center Point dii-
tance of nine or ten miles, every mile of
which is through the broad, rich allpyial
vallies of the Guadalupe river. Center
Point is in Kerr county, and is located OPS
plateau or table land extending for miles
around, which is unsurpassed for beauty spd
fertility The settlers here are mostly
Americans, and hardly need to add they
are kind and generous, for this is natural
ouigrowth of frontier mountain courtry.
At this place is a church and school hor e.
and an appeaAntly intelligent, thrifty Sun
day school was in session when I arrived
there. A goOd'hotel, large store and 9TH
er minor establishments for the public con-
venieIscc are found here. In fast, from al
the surroundings Of Center Point, il evi--
dsutly mrst ever b 8 shrifty. srO~ing.
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