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

industries are stock and, sheep raising
iian'snd IN, labor, for farm aud otherwise
a GOOD dnality Of coal Ia plentiful y the
county, III the products q north Ie1a.
dn veil however, In PalO Pinto, such a3
cotton corn. wheat oats, millett ana ali
kjnds Of vegetables. A farmer with ordln-
arv means and sized family, would nave 10
apeud about 500 for living FIRST year, Ihi
Guiding clothing. aside from what ne couiu
produce on the farm, The county ~ soh
ceilently healthy, n school sh hSo countv
are some 81, 900 head OF cattle, 6,OOO horses
rnd niles 5000 sheep and 5000 hogs. ny
average cost oil work stock Is for horses Nv
mnles 500 and oxen 500 per yoke. Min-
erai wells abound In the county. Inc
principal town is Palo Pinto. otoce, ~ =
general thing, do not require winter ieeu.
ing. Prices Of living are aoout on u pa,
with those in north Texas generally, anu
Iaborers are paid in cash and at the average
OF SIS per month for farm and
PARKER.
fArea / 600 square miles. Population ABOUT
ia 600; very small number OF blacks;)
situated in north Texas, along the line OF
the Texas & Pacific railway, win three-
fourths of the land arabic o very riCn
and diyersifed soil. Parker is one OF the
most desirable counties i'll the state. There
are 10th a plenty of timber and q plentliul
sunnly of water, and fruit and vegetables IN
abundance. Corn, cotton, oats ana wheat
crow spleudidly. The water courses are the
HraTos river, Clear Fork, Bear and Dry
creeks. The principal industries are laIhr
ing and stock-raising, and the pulk W tne
trade Is with Dallas and ~. LOUIS. oni
cultivated at from SIS to $40, and is rented
for one.third and one.fourth. Parties can
n,rchase on two and three years tlme,
having one-third down. The county has q
hig surplus in its treasury and taxes are
light. There are five stations OF the texas
q Pacific in Parker county, ana an kinus
Of schools and churches. Inc heaNn Oh ny
wages are about the same as found IN the
othsr counties of north Texas. Horses,
work stock, sell at about $50, mules Slo0J,
and oxen from $40 to $50 per yoke, STOCK
REQUIRE very little winter feed, and mnch
attention is given to stock-ralsing., Ime
principal towns are Weatheriord anu MILL
sap.
Area--eauare miles. Population aooH
~ 3,0O0.)
Rockwell is a small county, but an ex-
ceedinpIv attractive one, with good water,
rich soil, a thrifty people and as good heaitn
as will be found in the state. ~ Is sltu-
ated rust northeast OF DaAas, ana !nougn
NOT now blessed with railroad facilities Will
snon have a line of the Texas & St. Louis
narrow guage running from Mount Pleas
ant To Dallas to traverse it. The Gull, Col-
orado ~ Santa Fe extension from Dalias
viii Also pass through Rockwell. The soil
is the black-waxy and produces vel OF COT
ton. corn, wheat, oats and rye. yesetaoies
and fruits do splendidly. Lands sell, torg oou
improved, anywhere oa IGn S so " Condition.
Tarming is the chiefindustry OF the county.
The trade of the county goes principally TO
dallas Churches and schools can be ound
th%rnnphout Rockwell. The county seat Is
Rock wall, q very prosperous pretty III
tie town.
(Area 81 square m % oSS., f0puii0n A'
Rusk is a rich and prosperous, a popu-
Ions and growing county In the eastern
portion of the state, the fruit and pine pelt.
r. ia level and with a rich soil. The bus
mess or industry of the county is deciaed
between the lumber trade ana iarmins'
ANY number OF saw-mllis II uouilns,,
mills are in operation. The timber ana
crons are both Of fine quality. Cotton, corn,
sIlgar-cane and fruit in abundance are
raised. Water is plentiful, iron ore is
fomnd in large Quantities, and will give oper-
alton to another important industry.
There is q big acreage OF u~nimproyed ianus,
which can be bought for from 81 or W to 80
per acre. Chills and fever are the prevail
Inc diseases. but the general health OF Rusk
10 eycalIent. Churches of all denominations
are there, aud the best of schools are nu-
merous The Oyerton & Henderson railroad,
a tan strikes the International at Overton.
The county seat is Henderson. Rusk IS
among the oldest counties in the state, ana
is fairly representative of the majority, OF
countiesin east Texas in products, ndus-
tries. climate and general appearance.
saAcKELFoRD.
A,ea square miles. Population
y about 3,0OO.)
Inst north of the line of the Texas d Pa
ci6c road and west of Dallas some $50 or
900 miles is Shackelford. Abranch OF the
Texas Central runs into the county. Inc
general appearance OF the county Is such as
will be met everywhere in that section-un-
JnIating in part, part hillv and the soil is
of a fertile character. The region referred
N Is newly opened, sparsely settled at yet,
md the county is mostly devoted to stock
and sheer raising. Lands are generally to
he obtained on easy terms, n range IN
price from 81 to SIS per acre. Inc amount
o. stock is not accurately known however,
Tile county is we'll watered by small rivers
and streams. and wells are depended on
.nrincipally for the domestic supply OF wa
Ter. The lands have been tested Tor agrt
cultural purposes and produce well Of corn.
oats wheat and cotton. Albany, o young
but growing town, is the county seat. ana
mere school facilities and religious demon.
nations can be found.
"A rea. -souare miles. Population at
present about3O0.)
Stonewall lisa new county IN the nortn-
west Of the state and Is typical of the sec.
tion surrounding 1t, being OF q rich aud
red soil, most prairie, pndu,
iating and reasonably well supplied
with water. Population Is howing
in and lands are being placed under culti-
vation, hut at present tho whole county is
devoted mostly 10 the raising OF stock.
Crops such as are raised i~n.northwest Texas
within time be raised in Stonewall and adj
Joining counties in abundance, as the re-
zion Is fine for cotton, wheat, corn, ETC.
can now be purchased cheap, except where,
as is rapidly becoming the case. they nave
heen taken up by the stock men. Stone
wall is used by us as a representative
.conntv of A large extent OF country. sur
ronnded by II, where, to say much in little,
sbe section is while healthy, productive and
attractive. given over as yet TO range 70 cat
lie raising, great heards roaming over the
hills and valleys, and the only demand for
labor being for experienced stock nanus.
The usual necesssries Of life are taken there
from Dallas and Fort Worth, andcome high
from the long band. II will one day be
among the garden spots Of the state.
SAN PATRIcIo.
(Area $50 square miles: Population l,SOo,
all white.)
This is one Of the coast counties, mostly
level, about one-half covered with mesquite,
-, cottonwood and live-oak timber, shout
three-fourths arabic, but with nine-tenths
Of the county enclosed for pasture, the
principal business Of the county being
stock-raisinr. 1bere Is a quantity Of school
lands. ME county has q gulf front and
shiupinR facilities through Corpus Christi
beT. and 4 wntered By the Nueoes, Aransns
and Chiftipin rivers. Cruises are pleqt!ml
and nutritious. There are many smalliakes
in San pnticio, and water for domestic pur-
poses Is suppIied nom thess. and wells 90