The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14
SAN SABA COUNTY.
It's Topography Gnd Salient Char
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] '''' sun SAUDI VuN county SrNI ~ NloI
uuctymiles northwest of the city Of Ans.
tin' Area 1851 square miles,
Population in ls70.............. 1Ao-
Population in ls5l( . per cent
cuIptra) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i,all
Assessed value of taxable pro-
| prriN iu leIO.---- il0JlI
Assessed value of Rxably pro- =.
perry in l-31.-.............-.. 1,17g9li
Assessed yaluc ct taxable pro-
] portN no l--2 .......-..........1G3 O1 B
Assessed value of live stock in
47'l -.-.-- --.-.---..-....--.-. 3d.
Assessed Value of live stock in
l7---.-.---- .---...-...-.-..... 6&les
The iaco ofthe county is diversified by
hills, valleys and plains, tho valleys hciae
generally broad, and often Lowell. aud tho
hills for the most part lofty, irresnlaraul
rugged Tho general altitude iucrei
from oast to west, aud in the southern pau
there are number OF peaks ingabe&i'f
iy from tho lcyol plains TO mn elevation OBJ
several hundred fcct. Tho timboicd up.
lands are moro or less mdulatng, aud
marked by narrow valleys along 90.
streams. The hottpm4 and Lowell upland
ana moro or less dcnsely covered wtu
mesquite post-oak. cedar, elm, livc-oai.
Wild china and blackberry. about uiuc
tonths of tho area being timbcrcd. Inl4a
valleys bordering ON streams the pecisl
and cottonwood attain large aizo, LA.
most of the timber is scrubby and sui.a-
bic chiefly for fucl and fencing.
Tho Colorado river washes tbe northern
and eastern borders OF the county for
distance, by the course of tho stream, OF
about 100 miles, and tho san Saba river
flows nearly centrally through II from
southwest to northeast Both Of those
streams are bold and uniaillng aud triau
tary to them are large number of con.
stintly running stieaps, some Of which
are used for purposes of irrigation, and as
motive power FOR mills npd gins. nld
springs arc found everywhere. and within
tho limits Of tho town of San saha Is u
spriug, which, short distauco from It's
spnrce, foruishes motive power for llohr
ing mill, grist mill, saw mill, and cotl19
gin, and its waters aro also ntilize -
n
~ .si''.s y ue',' 0 a''oe !. MY culoradv
san Saba iivcrs ana their tributaria..i
ringing from a halfa mile to three mills
In width, arc most csieeipel for farms.
The soil of the Colorado bottom is mel
low, frinblo red lonni and tina. of the val.
ley of the san Saba and is tribntarc-
rich. dren. dark nlhvi,l tni. with h.4ol-
,.;.,.,., ',s.,.,l ,,,,,, a., c,1,n. n. l,.
"'H'".' ~ SUM yuan 'uo ''iiler' Vh '"o
uplands the SOL is ~ some places barely
sufficient 60 cover the rocks; in others, mo-
tally ON Nic most onlt nnlapds +. &. q, loen
.,, e...,
1'"' ''".' '''"' '"''f i'''i asa" ''t''
productive, the farming lands altogether
embracing about onc.half of the area. lu-
nrovcd n.,.icnltnral ,nnl,,nents nr, psod
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corn, cotton, wheat, oats, rye, barley,
sorghum, potatoes, melons, and millct Is
r,ti, ,,, e., ,i,, q, ,r,,,. ,,rl,,,i,,,, ,f ,i,,
as,
7iale' l"o mean annual Il'Ai"il - Npoug
thirty luches, bat Is not, as a rnle, 40 dis
tribntci as 10 he prouitious for midsut-
,,.. .ra,s .,,l irri,,,,,,, c,,u,,i.. r,r
N"t'' az '"'"''''"'N anu WV '4iiNi'Nf go
much employed, Vegetables, especially,
ar. mo-, ,u,coessfiill,. .,,nvn ,ylth,ut irri.,o.
,,... NJ. -, '.,',,
N''' '"l "''''ie '' ~ "a'' '"' 9'''" ~ '''!
large Peaches ana plum' do WE'LL ana
wild plums, grapes and the algeria or
Towns ci,trnnt ,-,ow in p,oros.ion. The
pecan nay crop v heaNy aoont every a'tei-
n''' yeAri anu 'he nuts arc oil nue. N@e
| aug luAiul'
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| 10 r. per a,'v' 'u,''' sul''lio 'or I''n's
| el ll"ln 70 y" ~ lmfN'Nen u3Vl'
! llplN tiu 20 ~ n''u oN''N"i'u iihN '0N''
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ho n'tlE q E'4''o' cover henily 'No r,l.
we n'sa no, ene,'''r,l iot iatil'' 'ne Nil..l
lh'sqNlie ng''s 'no llene1, Auu lnosl ,l'ul''
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