Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

flowing rapidly between high and
vertical banks, on which there Is ilttIe
or no vegetation to mark Its course.
The stream IL extremely crooked ana
the waters are turbid and bitter, ana
in the course of 2i0 miles, its length.
there are but few places where an AMI
NAL can approach them with safety.
Its average width Is about sixty feet
and its depth about eight to ten feet:
The valleys of the Pecos are wide and
covered with luxuriant growth OF
nutritious grasses, which indicate
strong soil. -.
North west Texas is not blessed with
an abundant supply of springs as
rule, but Tom Green county has more
than It's full share. Kickapoo spring
I'm the southwest corner of Concbo
county and very near the south
east corner OF Tom Green, Is one OF
the finest in the state. Its waters
burst out the side of moderate hill
In clear. cold and vigorous stream,
which furnishes quite 100 barrels Il
minute that runs OIL and forms Kicka-
poo creek. which Is wholly in Concho
county. About ten miles northwest of
KickapOo Is Lipan, above mentioned,
which Is also Il vigorous spring OF
clear, cold water, running fully seven
ty-fve barrels per minute, forming
Lipan creek.
About eight miles west of Lipin Is
Pecan Tor Antelope), which flows ut
the rate of fifty To s0venty-five barrels
per minute, forming Pecan creek.
About six miles southwest OF Pecan
Is Burk's, which IL n small, but lasting
spring, Its waters forming Burs's
creek.
About six miles west of Burk's IL
the head spring OF Dove creek, which
flows at the rate of 200 to 80 barrels of
water per minute.
About six miles west Of Dove are
the head springs of Spring creek,
which furnish quite 200 TO $50 bar
rels Of water per minute.
About four miles northwest OF these
springs is Lopez spring, which Is small
but lasting, furnishing about twenty
five to fifty barrels per minute.
Thence about twenty-five miles
northwest are the head springs of the
Middle Concho, none of which are
large, but never failing.
North to the head-waters of the
ANVith NOHtUO uIt
springs, which afford water sufficient
To make "A large stream at San Angelo
and above for distance of seventy-iive
miles.
1t will be noticed that this system of
springs Is entirely confined To the
north and east sides of the water shed
between the North Concho and the
tributaries of the Rio Grande. West
of this watershed there are no springs.
except Grlerson spring, which Is about
thirty-live miles west from the head
of the Middle Concho, and is quite
small. In this spring country there Is
plenty Of water below the surface at
all points, at from seventy-ive to l25
feet deep. In this section / can now
call to mind no instance where efforts
TO secure water by digging and
boring have been unsuccessful, and |
know Of II considerable number OF
wells Of excellent water In the sec
ton.
OF these wells, but two of them, as
well ~ l can now remember, have
any mineral peculiarities. One OF
these Is In the valley Of Dove creek, the
water being strongly impregnated with
salt. The other Is about four miles
southwest from San Angelo, between
that point and the Middle Concho. II
Is In the valley, away from any sur
yilest lasting stuff one aver triad 't ~
drink. IL has very nrononncad sui'
phur smell. but no ANALYSIS has as S va,
been made. ' 80 wv
xys.,of,h,s w.,.r s,aa or,,
h.sn S,ada 1rs,"an,i,, nri,h enor.s nave
must m cst wa,ar hot} ~, Ii q year
boring hut nniform, !, wi,hass,, 'ag anu
One notable effort I cali to mind ne
write, that of San Antonio vamt,a.
msn who, 1t Is said, exnended nnite
So, 900 In a frui,less search In this ssc'
la, ~, u,aas',sn,, III .nis sec