The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-13

Copyright, 1851, by EDWIN E. ovERALL.1
TOPOGRAPHY OF KAUFMAN. COUNTY
This county is bounded by Rock.
wall and Hunt counties on the north
Dallas and Ellis on the west, Hender-
son on the south, and VanZandt on
the east. The greater part of its sur
face is high, rolling prairies, relieved
by scopes of timber from one to five
miles wide, bordering on all the
streams of water that flow through
the county in a general course south
ward. The west side of the county is
drained by the east fork of Trinity
river and the main Trinity. The east
fork rises in Fannin and Grayson.
counties, and flows south through
Collin and Rockwall counties, along
the western side of kaufman county
into the Trinity about ten miles
above the southwest corner
of Kaufman county. Its principal
tributaries are Big Buffalo. Little
Buffalo and Cottonwood. These, as
well as East Fork, are well timbered
with valuable bois dare, pecan, ash,
elm, and nearly all the varieties OF
oak. The most valuable of these is
the bois dare, the usefulness of which
is too well-known to need telling.
Big Brushy creek rises in Rock
wall county and running southeast,
forms a junction with Kings creek
about five miles southwest of the
center of Kaufman county. Its trib-
utaries are High Point and Little
Brushy and the two Cottolwoods.
Kings creek has its source near the
north side of the county, a:.d flows
southwest until it unites with Big
Brishy and then southeast to its juno
ton with Cedar creek, about eight
miles west of the southeast corner of
the county. Cedar Creek ris es in the
region of the northeast cornerl of
Kaufman county, and meanders along
its east side, smptying into tho
Trinity river about fifteen miles
south of the Henderson county
line. Its main tributaries are Will
liams, Walnut and Lacy creeks.
All the streams in the county are
well timbered for few miles on each
side, so that there is no scarcity OF
timber for any purpose.
The soil between the East Fork and
Bic Brushy, north of the H. q L. Cen
tral railroad, and along the west side
of Cedar creek, is the famous black
waxy land, the fertility of which there
has been no limit found. With high,
rolling. and loose soils. there are no
productions this land will not yield.
The balance of the prairie is black
and gray sandy soil, very productive
and easily cultivated.
The soil of the timbered land is
nearly all gray sandy, and is very pro-
ductive. There is no waste land IN
the county.
POPULATION, AREA AND ASSESSED
VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
In 1870, the population was $3.50
in 1880, 15, 5,448. At the present time
it is estimated at 1900, 13 per cent. OF
African descent. 80,
Kaufman county has an area of S3S
square miles. nearly half as large as
the state of Delaware, and about two
thirds as large as the state OF Rhode
island.
The assessed value of taxable prop
ertv in 1870 was $1,040, ,39l; in 1881
SS956pl9; in 1882, $4,355, TAI, and II
SSS3 S5. 1872, ,262. Assessed value o.
live stock in 1882, $614.370.
The venerable and highly esteemed
chief clerk in the county collectors
office. r. A. Hindman, furnished th'
following fiattering statement 10
nublication in the Kaufman Sun:
Assessed value of the property, rea
aud personal, in kaufman county, a
shown by the rolls of 1888, itemizint
=. o1 nf