The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-05

Aul ths Magnificent Scope Of Tsrfiiery
Tribs,Avy to II.
Its Present Prosperity and Pstur'
Possibilities.
Some Vivid Hits Of Description


IDEAS were from that paragon OF hunters
books, written by Rux on ann called "Iiie
In tns Far West" Thea my resolve wal
made to be u trapper aud s-t my bra ~
trans In those streams NJ soon rs NJ early
dawn should show upon my lace. Ihe de'
sire 10 visit tnat oouutry mas always ersh 90
strong, that recently losme here. All that
nv fancy painted, or that the dead au'hoi
describsd, was more than realized. No
lover OF the beautiful la nature ,sn come
TO this glorious queen prairie OF MI roinnl'
prairie countries, aud 20 away whhou, say
ing that the "beautiiui Indian Territory
has been surpassed by It's neighoorlng rhii
'' To The hunter, the boundless prairies
and the well.timbered valleys OF
the various streams anofd va
rietv and abundance OF game
rarely found IN any other thiokiy Inhabited
section. Deer, Antelope, turkhs,. prairie
chickens, quail. squirrels, geese anu unoks,
plover and sniTe in their different seasons
fnrnish spor, that has made u "tenderfoot, "
like myself. hailing from the east, say Of
tan. "Wby did not follow my boyish fancy
and come here years agoY'
Fiah of almost anV description abound in
the streams, but beavers are now almost
numbered among me things ina, were. ,
Coming. as | DID, 10 seek amusement
INV wanderings carried me- over much OF
the Panhandls and Indian territory. The
more | saw OF the country, the more be.
came enamorsd OF this particular section.
/ had no thought OF combining business
with pleasure wnen | came here, hut my
health improved 30 mucl and so rapidly.
ana upon Investigation | learned
that not only stock raising but
ali kinds OF farming paid,
40 we'll that abandoned every idaa OF re-
turning eat and located here.
MANY Of nv eastern friends are writing
me for Information about Texas, and es-
pec,allv about w chitn Falls and county.
II the HERALD will kindly publish this. |
can mail them COPIES. This will save me
much trouble, vt The same time speed the
good work OF bringing men Who are now
toiling on the worn out hilsides OF the
older states Tor n nrro pitt,nce (the bu X
Of their labor going to pay for fertilizers
to this section whose soil II IL were situated
In some eastern states would be rttailed 1T
81 o per ton for fsit i2ers
The soil Of hi, county is fine for agrlcnl'
tural purposes, being mostly a red, sandy
on the Red river bottom, sld dark sandy
loan on the Wichita aud most o! the
creeks, we'll suited tor cotton, corn :.
wheat, oats. rye, barley ana mill't.
Much OF tho lands in thsss valleys, mas
produced bale of cotton to the acre. A
Yield of forty bushels of corn, or eighteen
OF wheat, or six'v OF ats is the usual crop.
Millet grows splendid and five tons OF hay
to the acre has frequently been baled. the
facilities for shipping were the OK cart and
wagon. unt Sapiemoer 1888, vhsn the
Fort Worth & Denver City railroad, the
best mansged anu the best railroad in
Texas, made This city its terminus. The
commencement ot agriculture on any ex
tended scale III tsis county dates from then;
only sixteen month ago. The rapid growth
OF agriculture in th.s county. is only
esuslled by the magic growth OF this, the
Gate city OF toe Panhandle There were
several farmers with tiue orchards prior to
that TINS, but stock.raising was the great
enterprise until 1888.
The terrible foods that have devastated
the valleys OF tue Ohio and the Mississippi
will surely turn to this, the great empire
Of tho south west, a tide OF emigration that
has never been equaled. These emiarants
will seek homes where water 10 sought ior
and does not play such havoc. To these toe
Wichita country offers inducements not
surpassed any where. It's valleys re HE'D
with water. ooursea such as the Rid and
the Big Wichita rivers the Holiday. Bea.
YER, Gilbert Buffllo China, Cavalry and
Pond creeks. Drinking water - easily
found Ut the depth ct twenty-five eet.
Along Red river spring are plentiful.
Finer meloos, nor more OF them
to the aero, have ever seen any
where than | did here last summer.
The homo oi the fruit tree and the grape
10 In this section OF North Texas, where
orchards and vineyards are RAPIDLY do,ting
the prairiee. French vine-dressers have
bought small tracts around Wichita Falls
and set on. rrapeyines sud nut trees In
abundance. A 20 teman rom San Fran
cisco told ms, few evenings since that he
was convinced that wine could be made
from grapes raised In this spcuon, which
would frl y equal the best California vine,
and at "a l6sa Coet, is California lands weTn
tuh L
pears which would DO credit TO en eastern
nursery .re re,alled from the farm wagons.
II { nit d'yiuR establishment were
started at Wichits FAILS It would pay, l
think. with this abundance OF fruit 1t
speaks much for the morality OF our county
that there IL not a disiillerv in 1t.
The sale OF agricultural implements at
Wichita Falls during the past year was un
precedentsd for new country. O1e htm
sold ii tesn sulky plowS, ten reapers and
overs and other farn utensils in proper
tion.
Timber sufficient for all practical part
poses grows along the val eys, being mostly
elm and blackberry, though that rioh, oily
nut, the pecan, fNurishes hare
the SEASONS ARE good, there being eufn-
cient rain 10 always produce good crops.
The mesquite aud sedge grass grow In
abundance, nnd with the cnAap price
land, being from SO 10 SIS per acre, IL would
uOL oBDnlsl Int W r'bi Htt HUI ttpch ~
all descriptions taxing the place OF the
long horn aud the COW pony. The jersey
cattle would flourish here.
The assessed taxable value OF property in
thi, courty was 1882 900 IN 1891, and over
81, 100000 la 1893. being an ill.,
crease OF over seven fold in two years. This
wonderful increase Ia due. not only to the
railroad and to the fine soil ana water, but
to that greatest ot ali boons, a climate
where no sllria exists.
The falls at this place afford sufficen
wster-power TO run factories OF large capac-
ity. II is only question OF time when
Wichits Falls will become the Lowell OF the
south west, ss the wool aud the cotton are
grown right AZ our doors.
The Wichita Immigration society have
arranged with tha owners OF several thous-
and acres of land In this county 10 cut 1t mp
into tracts TO suit purchasers. Every in
ducement as TO time OF payment, etc Is Of
fered to actual settlers The people OF this
county are working to make |. great ag-
Yicultursl one Its wonderful advantages
for stock-raising are too well known for mo
to descAnt them.
Asa sample of law abiding and good citi-
Gems, this county cannot be surpassed. The
bank robbsr who was killed AT wichita
Fslle, last week 10 Il o only man who was
ever killed in this city. The people here are
anxious TO have new corners, and extend
them every hospitality. Each individual
Ia this county. seems to have formed him
self into committee of one, and to think
aud work ps II the whole county's pros
perity depended OF his II Individual exertion.
At the same ime they all pull together,
and seem TO have no care but 70 send WITCH.
tia to the front With such a population,
it is Impossible for the county to fail OF be-