The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-03-03
TEXAS TOPICS


Edna has been chosen the county
seat Of Jackson county. A ten thous-
and dollar jail will be built immedi-
ately.
Another railroad bridge has been
thrown across the waters of the Rio
Grande ON the Mexican border-this
time Mt Eagle Pass, and from that point
the Southern Pacific il vigorously push
ing an extension of the Galveston, Har-
risburg x San Antonio system down in-
to Old Mexico. The Huntington cons
ccssions in Mexico cover 1000 miles Of
railways an indication of the surprise
ing movement of American enterprise
and capital into that now steam -revolu-
tionized land.
Arrangements have been about per-
fected between the railways and cattle
drivers for transporting stock cattle
from southern Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana to Wichita Falls, the extern
siye fencing Of lands along trails here
tofore used, making driving hazardous
and expensive, and the railroads enter
ing the cattle belt have agreed with the
Fort Worth q Denver to make rate
that will just pay transportation, to en-
courage this class OF shipments. One
driver will ship 5000 from Arkansas,
and large shipment will he made from
southern Texas Ample facilities will
be made at Wichita Falls to handle the
stock, and there is nn open route from
there to any part of the northwest.
This will enable drivers to save time
and risks in filling their contracts, and
is said to meet with the general APPROX
al of stock men.
San .AHionio Express; The popu-
lntion of FL Pnso il said to be about a.
900, and was being increased very rapid
ly till the smallpox scare, some two or
three months ago and great many left
the place on that account. II is more
American than any other town on the
Rio Grande in Texas, with several hun
dred .Chinamen and Mexicans. The
Americans are principally from Califor-
mia, Chicago appears to be ~ the ascen-
dency among the business men. The
Mongolian is arriving every day, and is a
very important factor in the city's flu
turc, ns he furnishes domestic servants.
But for him this place would he bad off
for menials. White servants cannot be
had and could hardly be brought here,
and the Mexicans will never serve
among the Americans unless You speak
Spanish, and are poor at best. But
John is ever willing for money. Some
OF the best eating | have had since
left San Antonio was prepared by Chi
nese cooks. They are turning their at
tention to agricultural pursuits, and are
renting irrigi.ble lands on both sides of
the river. The people of Ell Paso are
among the most robust and healthy |
have ever seen.
A carfnspanlcnt writing fraYn Chi
, cago, says Of the Texas cattle trade: All
range cattle are branded with the pri-
waite mark of the owner. This is chiefly
done while calves, the ownership of the
young animal being determined by the
brand given its mother. In Texas it was
once q legitimate and universal practice
to capture any animal unmarked and
aifix your own brand to it, no matter to
whose herd it really belonged, so long
as it was one year old and unbranded.
During the year Just following the
breakup of the war, branding "Maver-
icks," as these young unmarked animals
were termed, was the most profitable
business cattle man could follow.
Their attention was chiefly directed to
females, which wore found in great
abundance, ranging from to years
old The queer title then bestowed up
, on these unbranded animals still clings
/ to them. 1t is derived from an old
Frencliman named Mauvric, who began
stock raising in that section with a very
| few head of cattle, and in a remarkably
, short space of time had secured an enor-
: mously large herd. II was finally dis
covered that he actually branded fifty
/ head for each COW he owned