Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-30
NAN COUNTY.
!. seekers Of Wealth,
N and Happiness


inmate, Pure Water Rich
| I'D Good Society
confessional Representa-
I Il Coleman CITY,
cadence of the Gazette
Nav es.--The ten-page
!, GAZETTE has been re-
= ND the universal express
'..sress Of THE GAZETTE
4 The metropolitan style,
faced type, the conve-
81 n news items from all
- ,,orld have caused The
u MUih o..
~ the lead here es well
olber localities, and the
Z. are expressed as well as
I'll patronage given.
~. If the favored spots
!. ,re compelled to write a
i correct many erroneous
,,,d to this section of the
IlrsAs COUNTY -,
aiu February, 1879. The
,,outrs court was held at
la which wss then the
i, was afterward abar-
!, ~ The W r 1876 Coleman
.,Ae county seat, and the
.sdupon its career, the
n NE new county, but
Nh. to such an extent
M he first town of the
Ia proud people look
A. Of her foundation
,jreat satisfaction.
|'srly. as will be seen by
"A map, is bounded on
\ Callahan and Taylor,
salloch and Concho, cyst
,nd west by Runnels
WATER.
a sll-important subject,
are under the impress
IN Is scarce and of an in-
I. we point the reader
,lhe streams enumerated
are fine streams of last
banding in fine fish, and
truly excellent, clear as
lng over pretty pebbled
out into the main lands,
The hearts OF the painting
fox, the sturdy OK, the
ne, the lowing cows and
sp. Upon the banks OF
d may he seen n heavy
can and elm trees, and in
iye oaks, which grow to
rs, making a perpetual
rordlng an abundance OF
siIc aud fencing purposes.
4, chiefly used the posts
GAINED here.
kclPAL STREAMS.
yer, forming the southern
niers the entire southern
creek with all its live
ties the Colorado in the
corner Of the county.
tributaries to Home
~. Camp. Horse, Santa
Wild Cat. Polk, Dry
mspped). Thalia and Da
)nly known as Panther)
I'D by lasting springs al
npe creek, with an abun
pure water which comes
b. from under tn,
rocks and wind
sputhward in
ssemingly racing will
no time to even dance il
y This is n fine stream
others above mentioned
bin the central portion
all flowing southwark
portion of the count.
land the waters are her
course Of the following
southeast: Pecan bayou
n. Little and Big Watts
Ian, Cow, Bluff, Turtl
\, South Jim Ned flowinI
sird.with BachelOrProng
tk, running near Cole
stream, with a fine sur
having for its source a
1ng. and there are n mum
Prngs along its journey
make Horde's o lastin,
ping In fine trout, perc
ele' Of game fish, affor6
Tor the young peopl,
bayou, In company wit
and Col. Sigman, W
llehtfnl boat ride an
itour disposal we woul
ma fishing expedition
assured us the fish WEI
Eager to bite.
Pop Of streams fiowir
slater southeast, havir
alers In the central pc
UNITY, one can Mt a CLAN,
\ 1s are plentiful and las
Iandant. This count
Oe called spring count
s0ILs.
sfolling, varying fro
lands, which frequent
Infamous heights. III
level, of a sandy loar
,ature. In some loca
on the surface, al
.he rocks are visible ii
y waxy nature. Spin
lound on the divide b
= aud table lands, whe
n ste found. Fine gra
y liable lands, and In {
olthe county there i,
OF post-oak, wi
OF wood growir
y lands, while in t
the year round t
growth of fine m,
=, oe seen, having a sc
y mesquite trees, viii
y soads for all kinds
= lfom tberoId mort
lands above refer,
\, ~ usually sought Of
\. :. and farming. r
n rs varies as the la
IN. continued washir
n" nave made