Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-24
SANTA ANNA.
Some of the Advantages that Coleman
Comfy Offers the Settler.
Correspondence OF the Gazette,

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
SANTA ANNA, TEX, Oct. o.
Westward the star Of empire takes its
way" The Indian and the buffalo re-
ceds from the borders of civilization
like chat before the Wild, and with
marvellous rapidity the western por-
ton of our great Lone Star state is
being filed with an industrious, en-
terprising class of citizens who come
to make their homes here and reap the
many advantages offered them, The
railroads are doing much to encourage
immigration along tue lines Of the va
rious completed roads bpt the press
can accomplish equally as much by
publishing the many inducements Of
fered in sections more remote
from the railroads, and through
the medium of THE GAZETTE we
desire to give description of this por-
ton of the state for the benefit Of all
who are seeking homes in the West
Santa Anna is Il neat little town situ-
ated in the eastern portion of Coleman
county, at the foot of the Santa Anna
mountains, and nine miles east of
| Coleman City. There ia an excellent
| class of citizens here, and u free school
I Is maintained ten months in the year
| The country north, west and south
| consists OF gently rolling prairie of u
black sandy soil that produces equal to
| the best black waXy prairies OF North
eTn Texas. Some of the land Is scattered
over with mesquite bushes and all Is
covered with thick turf of mesquite
grass. A few miles to the east is a
large belt of timber that will always
furnish fire wood ia abundance for
this seatiOn. The best of water is 90
tanned by digging from ten TO forty
feet, AS to healthfulness, this place is
not surpassed anywhere The natural
drainage of the entire country is per
feet, and there Is nothing to cause ma
laria and the many diseases resulting
therelron. The mountains here are
one of the chief attrac ions to strHn'
gers. and excite the admiration of all
who visit them. There IRE two of them
one being about two miles in length
and the other one mile, both rising
to height Of 400 or 500 feet above the
surface of the surrounding country
aud varying In width from one-quartel
to one-half mile. Around the entire
edge at the top of both mountains is
an almost ineXhaustible supply Of thC
finest building stone In the state, Is
the wiadow.caps and corner stones oi
the fine courthouse AT Coleman viii
show to any who inspect them. There
is II gap several hundred yards wide
between the two mountains anC
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Il,
railway extension from LampRsas ha
! been surveyed through here So wheI
we get the railroad, and our rock quar-
, ries and limekiIus are opened, and {
; fine Touring mill is built to grind the
:, wheat that will be- grown on thes
: rich prairles; when good hotel !
= built for the accommodation of healtl
: and pleasure seekers with our ter
. months public school and many othe
: advantages, we will have town tina
for health, business, good society an,
educational advantages cannot be ex
: celled in the state. In the mean tim
:. let those who desire an early start ]
the race come forward aud reap tn
' many advantages now offered then
= The choicest of land can yet be bOugh
= at SD TO s. per acre, and all good cit
. zens will meet with cordial weleom