Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-12-22
Beyena the Peces.

The tnrrs-Pccos country IL generally
terra irognitd. Beyond the Rio Pecos TO
tile Apache Mountains is nm elevated plain
with scarcely any vegetation save sagc
brush ard cactus, with little grass. To
Cnriao pnsa 100 miles easi of ElPaso the ne
cent is GO feet ,'cr mile. This plain is nlmos'
destitute Of water. Wherever there is u
spring there is an oasis. A large spring 10
the source of Comanche Greek. Near thir
creek " For, Stockton. wl.crc MI abundance
II grain, vegetables. Sc, is rnirc,l, i,y sim
ply irrigating the soil THIS creek starts oh
briskiy towards the pccos hut IL is aoor
swallowed up iy the thirsty enril, leaving
only dry sand, imul,lcr blocked cnannvl
| shaving the su,iice of imncnsc vol
umes of streams Observable IN Western
Texas.
To the geologis, ,his almost barren waste
il interesting. Here and there are soii'ar.
cones aud isolated walls Of pure rock risinp
abruptly from the level Udno. II Ia evident
thni the plain is hut dcbiis-the nccun'n'
In ed muierioi Of the heights To the north
west worn down Ivy the nt,riilOn OF the
| nges nni carried down by the annual
"rises" fitting IL for the coming generations
| of man.
This region contains the valuable min.
eral--srlt, in abundance; salt springs nnd
beds of rock snlt. As in the Panhandle,
gypsum in all lis forms IL found without
end. Az Texas has never yet had n thorough
geological survey the extent OF the mineral
deposits IN not well defined. Rich spcci-
n N a. all nan p 70
NIL Of the baser mentals have been found In
the mountain region. The coal strata II IL
supposed underles nm area Of thirty tlious-
and square miles in the northern and
western portions OF the State. Iron ores
occur In immense mnsses. Copper and
bismuth have been found in paying guam
titles Building stone OF fine qualify IL
easily obtained in most places.
The plain is the home Of vast numbers
OF the little prairie.dogs. The tmid but
annoying coyote. wolf makes night.hideous
to the lonely traveller. Dozens of pecarys
or mexican hogs are occasipnally found
and nm occasional "big horn" like the
chainois of the Alps, bids defiance to the
impractical hunter. Old Bruin, (Ursus
Americnns) is very plentiful among the
rugged hills sfording him covert. The
plete unless we mention the singular bird
Chapparal Cock road runner, in local par
lance "earrie camino," and the blue quail
that has call similar TO thnt Of the
Guinea iowl. There are numbers OF beasts
and birds besides those named In this To-
cality, il il needless TO mention.
From meteorological records, carefully
kept it appears that the rainfall here !. nm
unsually increasing. The soil generally ia
good enough and with fair supply oil
water would be productive. After leaving
the sage and cactus plains Of tl,e PecUs
there il generally no lack 0f running
water,
Somhwar,l, near the haze OF the Sierrns
springs OF large size nre found. The famous
Hot springs section, mainly north Of the
7. & +. II. Il. near the font hills Of the
Sierras, show unmistnkble signs Of val
came agencies not altogether dorpinnt
There ''uj. NJ" are numerous. The principal
one ut It's mouth Which il three feet higher
tl,nn the surrounding plain from deposi,
precipitation from it's watcrs--ia sixteen
feet in diameter nnd temperature is l60'
Fahrenheit. The depth of thee springs j,
unknown. The temperature Of thee,
springs varies from the boiling point I,
ice cold. They nearly all contain minern
substances in solution, some oi which nr'
strongly imprguated with snch variel,
that would seemingly defy chemical nnaly
sis.
Al Sieriss the elevation ut the highes
point (Mt. Blnnc") reached on the T. & p
line Ia over 5000 feet ahove the level o
the and T. mir is 'liqui" and in health
fulness is unsurpassed.
In summer, the mercury rarely exceed
$50, and in winter sometimes falls below
zero.
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