San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-22
or 600 feet above the level Of San Mar
COS. They constitute the sraadsss
scenery ws have beheld in Texas.
Additional Notes and Csnnsnts.

Additional Notes and Cenmenbs
Under this head we shall hastily ios
down some miscellaneous points which
have occurred to US since the foregoing
article was prepared. Go 1f
In speaking Of our rvsrs We might
have enumerated the Perdinsles among
thorn, as il flows across . corner OF the
county. II is wild mountain stream,
flowing through very deep canons simi.
lar 70 those Of Colorado. 4
The "swapping off, Of some OF our
mou ntainous region referred 20, had ref
ercpoe 10 the project OF . new countyto
be composed OF portions OF Hays, Trav-
Is and Blanco counties. q ~
In enumerating the productions OF the
county We should have spoken OF honey.
There is no better country tor bees prob
ably in the world. There are in the
mountains some immense caves nileo
with wild honey. !, ,,,
The river bottoms as we'll as the hills.
are supplied with timber in great varie'
". Large bodies of il lie above tho
junction Of the San Marcos and 'she
Blanco. P iN''fa, gg ~
We find We have not spoken OF our
Mexioun population. They are here IN
considerable numbers, and since the
Catholic church was built here, they arc
increasing in numbers. but are rather
transient In their habits.. They are OF
the lower class, and employed TO DO the
more common and rougher jobs OF work,
Besides the black land, We have sev;;
eral other varieties OF soil, all good ana
The San Marcos and Guadalupe
throughout their entire course abound
| in fine sites for watcr. power.
Il has been suggested to us thas our
statement as to ths prics OF imprevcd
lands is too high, save foi quite small
tracts, and that the true range for large
tracts, and common improvements wonid
be from % to $l5 per acre. Our remarks
"a TO the cost Of improvements, also ~.
ply to smsll tracts, and ths adoptien q
the hog law in certain sections, and the
proximity Of railroads and censequens
greater cheapness Of lumber, would PROB
ABLY in Justice demand considerable
Abatement on the figures on this subject
contained in the body Of our article.
i A very agreable feature OF Texas "
the equality of condition OF the people.
The extremes both Of wealth and pov.
erty arc pretty much unknown. ffi'
Reptiles and verniip are much less
numerous and troublesome than 10 pop;
ularly supposed abroad. We resided
here Eve years before We chanced to go
: venomous reptile. though rattlssnakes
and coppcrhesds are mot uncommon q
the mountains. The oentipede 10 ehe
only dangerous specimen Of the vefmin
tribe. House flies are fer less nnmer-
GUS and troublesome than at the North.
There is considerable game 10 the
ntain part Of the county. Besides
the smaller varieties, deer are frequent.
and bears. catamounts. etc.. arc some
times met with. As to fsh, We have
seep = catfish caught in the San Marcos
which weighed upwards Of 30 lbs.
The county rests on . limestone fo!-
nation. Gypsum sbounds in places N
the hills. el
The "ugly names" Of certain looali.
tics Of the county will be apt 70 attract
the notice Of the reader. The worst o.
these is dead Mans Hole" which.
calling up as Il does, hideous recollec.
tion Of q dark period. Il were greatly
70 te desired should be entirely snd for
eyer blotted out from the book Of hu'
man remembrance.