Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-20

For quality and ouant,tv -
onackeiiord county cannot he a w.
passed anywhere. The claa &c sur
Oh the Brazos enters IN. ,ort
near old Fort Phantom In, I,ounty
Mgzegs through the nortbern ane
touching Fort Griffin, ne par, ,
as a number of sirears wei
plied by springs in the countv sup
ing live branches TO the I'll ,wi.l
creeks: Deadman, Spring. ch,n,ws,nnt
Long, Bluff, Swager, FIsb Enm,a ney
collins on the west. The .au uns
of .ha ana eastern portion,
U,,,,n,, county are watered h,
I,m, Deep and Battle creeks
Inns ~ mas oeen said by writer that on,
S.' get beyond gunshot range y
living water. This may be so In mos =
.ocalities, but is not perhaps a genera
.ue; Al tnese streams are well sun
of fish. species
mi, PEcANs.
Inc pecan crop in this comfy !,
usually very heavy, affording the In
dian tribe, which has cSmn osa
fort Griiiin, an opportunity to mah.
money while out on their hunting cx
petitions. s OK
TIMBER.
Elm, cottonwood, hackberrv mu,
berry, mesquite, post-oak, black. iacl
ana IN some places hickory grow ex
tensively. The county is Well am
pied with the above woods or timha,
TO last as fuel for many years.
FENCES.
Public roads being laid off aroma
quarter sections of land making ieI
acres an Enclosure. Fencing il onite ,
business here, rock and wire be;ns
used for this purpose.
PRODUCTIONS.
From the variety of soil one wopIf
naturally expect various bro
auctions, as spoken of before
wheat, corn, cats, rye, barley, miller
sorghum and cotton do well here.
GRASS.
Mesquite, gamma, wild rye, sedp,
grass, etc, all grow well here, but III,
most abundant is the mesquite. Wher,
TINS grass grows In abundance. II,
value can scarcely be estimated. a,
horses, sheep and cattle of all kind,
thrive the year round upon it. withou
additional feed.
FARMING.
Agriculture has within the las
few years been tested and found to 5,
very profitable, As well as nice garden,
In every part of the country produc,
nearly all kinds oisvege tables, making
giad the heart of the good housewife,
when spring time comes.n IL is sale
on many farms thirty.five bushels o
corn to the acre, thirty-five to fort,
bushels of wheat, thenty to thirty
bushels of potatoes (1rish), and oats
reaching as high as 100 bushels hay,
been the return. AS many as thre,
crops of millet have been raised in on,
year, which makes good feed fol
stock.
FRUITS.
As yet but few experiments have
been made, but in all cases wher,
trees have been planted a sufficient
time, the fruits are excellent and the
yield prolific.
COAL.
Coal has recently been discovered il
this county of u superior quality
and is thought to be inexhaustible
This coal has been found at number
of places, varying from six to twenty.
six miles from Albany.
MINERAL WATERS.
About seven miles from Albany have
been opened up mineral and salt wells
These wells are wonder In themselves
| he water from some being pure
white sulphur and saline, the medic
inal properties of which Dr. Baird OF
cases of dyspepsia. lung disease rheu-
| Ii 4, "a
4 permanent cure, which had batlied
the science OF medicine, having ex.
hausted all the remedies as
laid down in the old-school
treatment for these diseases
Many have bathed in the waters Of
these wells, and pronounce the bath
ing par excellence, the effect being the
same as sea baths, very inyigorating
as well as pleasant. DR.. Baird claims
that this climate will cure the direst
case of dyspepsia in one to three
months, the dry pure atmosphere be-
ing essential in the cure of this disease.
Thos. Maloney, ESD, of Albany has
recently purchased the above property,
and assisted by DR.. Baird, will soon
open the wells for the reception OF
guests. The drive from Albany to the
Wells is "a delightful one, the road
being good and the scenery on either
side unsurpassed. AT the wells
the majestic rocks, hung from their
lofty abode, offer at each step OBJ
jects of grandeur to be admired. This
will soon be the Saratoga of Texas, as
nature has touched this spot with an
especial hand, and the finishing touch
of the industrious American is al
that is lacking to make these wells
famous and beneficial.
HEALTH.
AS we have said before, the county
abounds in springs of clear, ripping
water, and at the depth of twelve TO
thirty feet wells of pure freestone
water can be obtained all over the
county, lasting the year round. Ow,,
ing to the pure air, healthy water ana
high altitude, the death rate
for seven months In 1900
only averaged two to every
thousand inhabitants. many OF whom
We're infants or died from old age, ana
could hope for no assistance either py
climate or medical skill.
STATISTICS.
Population, 3, 700. Amount OF schooi
fund on hand, S557.00, together WIN
fourteen leagues of land. which Is SUI
ficlent to give every child in the county
collegiate education. There are
800, 900 acres of land or thirty miles
square. These lands are valued ~
from So per acre up. aggreaating TAX
able value of $1,72S, 900. Horses
S,T32 head, valued at $llS aio'
Sheep, $1,000 head, valued at s25o, ooo,
Since the rolls for 1888 were made
there has been great increase, anu
will exceed 100000 head now. Gos!s,