The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

taxing lhelf place. The other counties
nj suoh magnitude arc w Pgsoj ffesldoi
Peoos AIM Tom Green, and the genera
features and characteristics ere abon, wy
IN oil. At present The chlei gn1 ony
o~ecupniIou Is stock faising, large herds OF
cnttlr and horses and sheep roaming over
the vast plains. The only trouble u waierl.
which jn'dry season Is very scarce. y
,graases and lands are good, and In Tune " "
beyond doubt that farming will. be carried
ON extensively, when tbs physical chafac-
t~erlstics Of the county are changed ~ ~.
coming population and railroads; Whle,
through increased rains ana tne sinkinso VI
wells will be plentiful. Tom Green q is COM
nosed of prnide and mountain and nuner'
Gus streams within its immense borders,
and mon the whole 10 the best OF the iour
named. The county Is reached by tDe
Texas Pacific road. The county seat Is
Ben Flcklin, a live little town, ana ft.
Concho Is a large military post IN the
county. The climate and health OF ION
Green are the finest in the world.
TARRAyT.
AREA 900 square miles. Population 26,o9ol
Tarrant lies directly west of Dallas, andls
a prairie county chiefly, about two-thirds o.
q being high, beautifully rolling ground
The soil is a black sandy loan, and pro-
duces splendidly of ali kinds OF products
such as cotton. corn, oats, wheat. rye; paa+
lev, vegetables and fruits Tarrant is "a.
yoSred In having a high plateau but rich
soil, and the occupations OF the county are
farming chiefly, with of late some attention
to manufacturing. Improved land sens
from SIS TO $25 per acre; unimprovea AT
from So to $40. Lands can be bought on
favorable terms, but are constantly anu
even rapidly increasing IN value, as rs tne
case indeed throughout all north Iexas.
Good wages are paid laborers, and there Is
considerable demand therefor. Ihere Is =
good deal OF live stock III Tarrant, bstlt
has ceased TO be as IL once was q Stock-rals'
ing section. The health Of the county 10
very fine, and the physical appearances 10
extremely pretty from its pleasant elevation
throughout. There is plenty 0l s9ou Mu.ea
and timber in the county. Wool:groWinS
has proven extremely remuneratlye, ana
hassbeen extensively followed. In the mat
ter of advantages from schools, cnurcnes
and railroads, Tarrant Is second only 10
Dallas in north Texas. The Missouri Ia
cific runs north and south through tne
county, the Texas q Pacific east ana west,
while the Gulf, Colorado y Santa re, ron
Galveston, at present has a terminus al
Fort Worth. From Fort Worth west to
Henrietta the Denver j. Fort Worth railway
IS in operation. Other roads are proJectee.
Fort Worth, q large and thriving " "
the junction of these roads. me various
religious denominations have churches ID
the county, and Tarraut has an excellent
free school system. FIGURING and other
mills and shops abound. The county has a
very fine courthouse. The Texas " Paclrc,
in its western extension. stopped IN the
county for four or five years, and pocpula.
ton and all the occupations and appliances
of life increased so rapidly as to give TO
laramie permanent greatness before Inc
road left it.
|(Area 900 square miles. Population 3,IW!
TAYLOR is a western county, on the receh
extension of the Texas Il Pacific railway
1t has the same general features OF Eastlats
Callahan, and other western countles, az
v~ersified by hill, valley and pIralrle' AZ
with a rich but as yet unutlllzeo SOIL. II
principal occupation at present is STOCK an
sheep raising, Abilene being one OF III
largest cattle and wool markets in westerT
or northern Texas. Cotton, corn ana Whea
especially do splendidly in Taylor county,
making from one-half to three. fourths OF
bale to the acre, and wheat Will average ~
or more bushels. Land IS worth from 81
S10 Der acre, sold on easy terms. Vim
yards are becoming quite an industry
Numbers Of Californians have settled II,
Taylor, and are putting their knowledge Q,
grape culture to the most successful anu
profitable use. The county is rapidly MI
ing up, and is destined to he an important
one. Already schools Ii churches nav
been established, the rougher elements are
going to the border, and those who are there
now are substantial people who nave gone
there to stay. There is no healthier loca.
ton anywhere in Texas The county seat
is Buffalo Gap.
Area 900 square miles. Population now
about 17,WO.)
Wise has grown very rapidly and has be-
come o county of considerable Importance.
1t is prairie in the east half and generally
timbered in the west half. is possessed OF q
rood black soil, and abounds III small
streams and springs, which furnish an
abundant supply of good water. Inc health'
and climate of Wise county cannot pc sur
passed anywhere, cattle, raising has been
the chief and is still an important industry
in Wise, but farming is rapidly coming to
the front and such crops as cotton and the
cereals, vegetables and fruits are produced
in quantity and with ease. Unlmproved
lands can be bought from $l:60to " or "
per acre, aud improved range from so 70 Slo;
Lands can be purchased on easy terms, and
GOOD farm hands eau get employment at
FOOD wages. An impetus has been recently
given TO life and business in Wise by the
advent of the Denver d Fort worm
road, which runs through tne
county. Schools are excellent, and
plentiful and churches Of the ordinary de-
nominations ulcJ Will III II NSo nv 80
merous. The couuty seat, a prosperous
and live town, is Decatur, situated on the
Denver & Fort Worth road.
YOUNG.
AREA 900 square miles. Population about
6,000.)
This is one of the northwestern counties;
has an undulating surface, and a good choc-
olate and gray sandy soils. About two-
flftbs of the county is tffnbered, the rest
prairie. The county is well watered by the
Clear Fork and main brazos rivers, and
numerous creeks and tributaries. Domes-
tic supply of water comes from wells. The
grasses are abundant and nutritious, and
stock-raising is as yet the chief industry oil
he county, though wheat, corn, cotton,
oats, fruits and vegetables can be raised ~
abundance. Coal OF superior quality n
in good quantities is found in Young. The
elevation of the county is about LOO feet
above the sea, and the health of Young is
unsurpassed. Good improved land sells
from.S3 TO s. per acre. + system Of labor
Is on shares, and if cash be paid the usual
wages are about SIS per month. School
facilities are good, and churches ofthe ordi-
nary denominations exist. The laws are
enforced, and in common with the entire
section Of north Texas, the moral tone IS
excellent. The Texas q Pacific road runs
close 70 The southern border of the county.