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

and those who were any considerable
distance from Fort Concho, just across
the North Concho from San
Angelo, had to keep their
herder5 and other employees armed
for protection against the Indians,
who even SO late AS that made frequent
raids into the southern and eastern
parts of the county. In this year
t1SSi) raiding party was within a
few miles of the post. Since then
there has been a regular rush of stock
men into the county. The grasses, as
/ have above stated, are very nutri-
tious, and of great variety, aflording
the best of grazing at all seasons. The
shelter is fairly good, eXctp, on the
Plains, and even there are cam
yons and depressions in the surface
that afford fair protection to stock
against the cold north winds that oc-
casionally prevail IN the winter and
early spring. In view of the fact, how
ever, that the climate is usually very
mild, and there Is but little winter,
live stock of all classes are able to live
and flourish out of doors year in and
year out, requiring no other food than
Is furnished on the range, and little or
no artific ial shelter.
In 1878 the value of the live stock in
the county was Sll+,935; in 1879, $780,
695; in 1880, $751;, 005.
FACTS AS TO LANDS.
There are practically no public lands
left in the county. Now and then
vacancies are discovered by surveyors,
, but such instances are very rare. And
there area few sterile districts which
are still subject to location, but that
they bave not been located Is at least
prima facie evidence that they are
worthless. There are still, however, a
great deal of railroad land which may
be purchased at fair prices and On long
time, and there are come school,
university and asylum lands not yet
taken up either by lease or pu chase.
IL should he stated though in the in
terest of truth, and that parties out
side OF the county may not, be niisled
by this statement, that most IL not all
OF the best of these trust lands are
now in the hands of individuals and
STOCK companies, Ilany of whom have
leased or purchased for the purposes of
speculation. Such lands can
be still secured and very
cheap, considering their real value,
but not direct from the state.
River front lands, /. e. surveys front.
ing on the running or living streams,
are worth on the MAJ ket in the county
at this time from 50 to 81, and where
they are fenced and otherwise inn
proved the values of fences and inn
provements should be added. Wild
lands not river fronts and known as
back lands or dry lands sell from 81
TO " 90 per acre, according to location
and character. Such lands, where con.
venient to permanent water, sell at
the higher figures mentioned, though
they can be secured OCCASIONALLY Tor
less. On the plains and on the ridges
back from the streams and in the hills.
hey sell rs low as 81 per acre and as
high us 81, according to circumstances.
GENERAL VALUES IN lSs3-Si
Ire following is Il comparative and
exact synopsis Of the assessment rolls
or Tom Green county for the wears
1850 and 1881, showing the extraordi.
nary strides the county is making
towards the accumulation of wealth.
IL shows an increase of S.. SO 093 In
taxable value OF property for one year: