Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-30

10 the acre; corn, thirty-five TO fortv
bushels; wheat, fifteen to forty hushais.
oats; twenty to one hundred bushels
Glen cove, Blue gan. Spring crsah
Camp Colorado and Trickham ara ali |
good farming districts. ' a
MOUNTAINS.
oanta Anna mountain Ia nine milas |
east. Robinson's peak Ia EIGHT ,,,,sas
northwest, and Bead mountain twa,vs
miles southwest. These arc hea,
tiful mountains. Not very birh
but rising gradually abovs
the table lands, afiordlnc
splendid view and forming a mn.,,a'
cent backgrounds to our picture. ITnnn
the top Of Santa Anna mounfa,n vo,,
can look for miles aud mile, away and
at single glance take in the tbon.
SANDS OF herds grazing upou the thon.
sand hills near aud far. Turning vonr
face from the setting sun your sves
VIII wander away southwark over n
waving sea of grass, broken only nv
the modest crests Of the neighb ring
mountains lifting their mighty rocks
from the basin below to make room for
the gentle ripping waters near by.
CLIMATE
Like Shackelford county. the climate
Is delightful. The warmest davs arc
followed by cool nights. The air il
cool and pure, and the fine breeze this
country enjoys makes II n fayorite re-.
sort for consumptives, dyspeptics and
those suffering from similar diseases
RAIN.
AS the years roll on the seasons con-
tinue to improve. Such has been the
experience of old settlers, and entire
confidence Is placed in the seasons and
a number of farmers assert thew never
lose crop. AS for Mr.. Pharris he
said when asked as to seasons and
crops, II always make cornn-taking
corn es basis to go on, as 1t requires
n good season to produce corn. Rain,
climate and water are all that could be
asked for.
We especially desire to make our
boundaries, pain, aud our soil, produc-
tons and climate specially, to sue.
cessfnllv refute that portion of com.
mon school Biographies which treat of
the above features.
SCHOOLS.
Coleman high school, under the
management Of Professors Swearengen
and Reynolds, assisted by Miss Rart-
lett, is fast making "A reputation as a
place Of instruction, and with the new
school building soon to be erected
this corps Of teachers will
make for Coleman great name
as an educational district. There are
many schools throughout the county,
all in good condition, and the benefits
OF free schools are realized in the true
sense of the word here.
CHURCHES.
Methodist, Bsptist. PRESBYTERIAN
Christian and Episcopalian churches
all have, with good memberships,
hard working and devout ministers,
well patronized Sundayschools.
ATTRACTIONS.
In addition to the features already
enumerated Coleman county can boast
of some of the finest ranches In the
West, most remarkable of which is
that Of Mr.. ID. b. Austin, about four
teen miles from Coleman City. This
ranch is paradise within itself. Tur.
tie bayou divides the land, forming q
semi-circle. the high banks on the one
side shielding the little valley from ths
cold norther and affording safe AM
comfortable refuge for the sheep ID
times of storms or during n norther
This valley is truly delightful, hav-
ing beautiful carpet OF grass
the entire year round, aud the bayou
affords splendid fishing and delightful
boat riding. Mr.. Austin has n boat IN
this stream, and the weary hours car
be spent pleasantly here in fishing ant
: hunting.
AREA AND CROPS.
The county has about !, 100 squar'
miles of land, and the crop for lSS'
: was valued at over 100000.
LIVE STOCK.
. The county contains 0,759 head o
! horses. valued at $l77,72l; 40,330 heat
of cattle, valued at s5l5, 400; and $50,
SCI head of sheep, valued at S2l9, 5sl.
, SCHOOL FUNDS.
+, There is now fund of $500 OF
. hand, with 5,3iS acres of land. Tn
Z county owes the school fund 0,6Bl
Z. due in twenty years at s per cent
= making an annual income 10 the schoo
= fund of $2,373.l2, including amour
a now OH hand, which will be invested
in county courthouse bonds at al
Z, early day.
: FINANCIAL.
. The total indebtedness Of the county
i including bonds issued for courthouse
;. Is SIS. $50. This includes all indebted
n ness, and gives the county a splendi
q courthouse. There is special tax
q twenty cents on the 500, and fiftee
q cents for current expense'
/ making the total county Ia
p" thirty-iive cents on the PIN
With the above figures, even increase
= in the last year AS to values, we ca
X see at glance this county Is In u il0u
r ishing condition, and with n law-aoi'
y ing population and tota. al ao se a',or
L fence cutting and lawlessness OF ever
y kind, we predict for the county
y. bright future.