Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-01
Along the Texas & Pacific.
Chicago living Church.I

lNHlcaBo llNlng nurcl,
The name of Fort Worth has a mill
tary suggestion, and the traveller
naturally looks for justification of the
title which he does not find. The most
enthusiastic hunter of our party is
near-sighted and has vivid imagina-
tion-two desirable qualifications for
the business. He saw ruined fort
near the depot but it turned out 10 be a
lime-kiln, and he learned his mistake
Just in time 10 escape adding a per-
fectly unique specimen OF the family
cabinet.
There is a prosperous church here,
Of which the Rev. w. ID. Str;welle is
rector He feels very much the need
of a church school to supplement his
work, and believes that il could be
made self-sustaining. He spoke earn
estly OF the need of church extension
to Keep pace with the progress vi iuis
rapidly developing country. The de
nominations arc gaining 'foolho d. in
many places, and the Rom al Catholics
are everywhere while the church
Is losing grand opportunities by the
Limitation of means. AS an item of
historical interest, he mentions the
fact that the first chnrch service i'm
Texas was at Matagorda, when the
the territory was under the domain of
Mexico, and the second service was
held at Galveston.
Fort Worth claims fifteen thousand
Inhabitants. Ii Is an important point
from which many railroad lines di-
verge. One OF these has made brave
start for Colorado, according TO its
name, Fort Worth Il Denver CITY, -
The projected route is through The
Northern portion of Texas, known AS
the Panhandle. The present terminus
OF the road Ia Wichita Falls-an ideal
frontier town near the line OF the In.
dian Territory. A year and a halt
since there, were only five or six
dwellings where there is now thriv-
ing village Of perhaps five hundred
houses with several tents on the out
skirts OF the town, for the new corners
TO these settlements do not scorn n
primitive shelter. Visitors and settlers
receive most cordial welcome to
These new towns which are character
ized by a prevailing spirit Of mutual
helpfulness. Among the local attrac.
tions or the place is the river, with a
iaii which affords water power not vet
utilized, and mineral spring appar-
entity OF valuable properties, though no
analysis has yet been perfected.
our. party arrived ut Wichita on
Thanksgiving day, and our "four lone
women" We're invited to dinner at n
private house and Hospitality entertain
ed by strangers. This frontier home
gave evidence OF the refinement and
cultivation OF its occupants in we'll
selected library, beautiful pictures
aud many dainty and elegant appoint,
ments.
An antelope hunt was improvise ed
Tor our entertainment. Though we
saw several of the animals, none of
them were obliging enough to come
within rifle range, so the sporrsmen
were defrauded Of the Opportunity OF
giving accounts OF the antelope they
killed in Texas" My individual
snare In the sport consisted OF u brisk
urive over the prairles, as pleasant an
experience rs need be desired As my
svmpathies were all with the game. /
re]oiced In their escape.
Anevening reception gave our young
people an opportunity to dance, and
the elder ones the chance to become