The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-18
GLEN ROSE.
A Texas Switzerland aud south
western ArtOis.,

of Dallas, afforded 30 much agreeable
surprise and foreshadowed so much
pleasure and benefit to multitudes at
present, and ever increasing Numbers
in the future, that ! would Teiu ESSAY a
description OF the mos, r1mark0 able To-
cality in several respects yet developed
In the great Southwest. Reference is
made to tho valley OF the PeluXy river
and it's Tributaries and the cluster OF
mountains through Shicn their way IL
out and in watch uostles tina rambling
village of Glen Rlre, the county seat
of tho little cOuntyiOt Somervell aud Is
miles southwest Of Dallas.
Where IL Glen Rose? do you ask.
Briefly IL ~ strung 1inny tho north
bank of the PaluXy river, deierded on
the north by and partly mounting p
range of rocky mountains, sometimes
covered with fertile soil, ftiDgeu by
Spanish oak, mcurt sin cedar, aud tho
narrow valleys at us base, ON either
side of the stream, exhibiting mbie -tic
pecans, elms, burr oaks, black wuinuta
and a variety OF lesser trees, often
yelled in tho densest drapery
OF wild grape vines, unerringly
bidding tho vino grower from swift
erlRnd ana "der Faderlaud" to como
hither and be Il prince. The PGluxy,
having its numerous sources 80 miles
20 the northwest in the oaklauts IT
Erath, cuts its way through these ir-
regular, fantastic aud romantic
mountains, its many tributaries, each
enlargihB in It's descent, uniting ono
by one on tho way till, some miles
above Glen Rose, they assume in ONE
the magnitude OF pOld, wide, rock
bottomed dashing little river, an ord
ing in tho dry0st season, for miles,
water power, confined within rocky
walls, for an endless variety Of lhan-
ufdGturing uses. Two miles below,
tIOm the northweGt, IT. receives kin
drad tributary in Squaw creek, daah.
Ing down from the slopes OI the ia
nous, but wretchedly iuisuamed, Co.
mSncho "PeRk," perhaps . miles
away, md thus reinforced IL ,onIiU'
ues It's seucy neanderings through
rich valleys, still suarded by mount
aims, until some II or moro uilca be
low IL Ceasos to be tho distinct aud
pellucid Paluxy, to Join win the
waters from Tho taraw6y plains and
become part of the ancient Colo
RADIO, but modern Brazos But
let that go. 1t is 100 late to re estah-
lish the original o. the trGnsposod but
appropriate ntnas, though every tyro
knows that the Biaz0s IL in fact the
Colorado or Red river, and every his
tOrian knows that the Colorado was
tho original "Brazos de Deos" or
"Arm OF God" river, sO-called IRON
traditional catastrophe on itR bosom,
just as no knows Of similar trans.
position in the names of those boau.i-
ful streams OF LAmpNsss Gud Boil
counties, the SAlsdO (Satton) and tho
Lampasss water Llly)
oLENROSE
may be further DESCRIBED as II miles
southwesterly from Cleburno, 70 miles
northerly from Morgan, whore the
Waco u ALBANY road Urossos the Gulf,
Colorado u Santa 20 road and 10 miles
northeasterly irOm Walnut Springs,
on the first named road, branch of
the Houston IL Texas Central. IL is
reached from every direction by good
mountain roads or roads easily sus
ceptiblo OF bong made good, large p0r.
tions OF them being maoadamized by
nature. The valleys in the surround
ing country are extremely rich and
fruitful, put much tho larger portion
of the suriHcs IL u continued but IL
regular series OF mountain
riOges, peaks and mOuud5,
intOrsporsed with fertile prairics
and rich platoaus or land on many OF
tho highest elevations. Everywhere,
sconding or descending or struttlng
on the SUBMITS In the consciousposs
OF awakened MANKIND, ono feels that
no Nv being etheriaized aud exhil
Grated by inhaling most insinuatlng
atmosphere, too pure TO tolerate ma
laTie or mosquito.
Glen Rose was tho seat in tho wildor
ness OF the pioneer, ante-h ellum mil
OF Barnard, tho long known Indian
trader. In or about 1873 he property
passed into tho hands OF that high
toned and enlightened citizUn and
banker OF Dallas, Major n. &. Jordan,
who has since made II his home aud
greatly enlarged tho capacity of the
mill property. In tuose DAYS 10 was
only known that Glen Rose, al its
lower or eastern point, boasted Of
fino sulphur spring, and this brings
out tho chief object OF this hAsty
sketch, which IL TO give the public that
which / desired 10 know by personal
observation, the unvErnishod truth
about the artesian wells OF this soon to
DO famous and remarkable spot. With
out too much detail, tho facts are:
First-rhAt along tho valley and on
tho FIRST ledge OF mountains covering
the village, say, half mile In
width across the river and q
milo and quarter in length, there are
45 10 30 artesian wells, varying In
depth from 90 or so to 20 feet and in
volume OF water, dependent not ON
quantity, but the diameter OF tho tube,
from one to five inches In diameter.
In every case the flow is strong, con-
tinuous and to the fullest capacity OF
the pipe, those on the mountains boz
ing asbold as those at their base, n
most encouraging fact to us OF Dallas.
Second-That the different depths
retult from there being different
water bearing Htratas, all rushing To
the surface when reached; or moro ao-
eurately, everywhere, so far as tested,
there arc three distinct stratus of the
same water VARYING in depth as stated.
Most persons have been satiiied with
the first strata simply because the
supply was pure, cold aud III profu-
sion. Others bored to the second
and few TO the third strata, between
tho rocks, being second strata OF
clean, white sand. Thus Mr.. Hooker,
in the east OF the village, got bold
two-inch flow at li6 feet, costing Sl46.
Two hundred and fifty yards away
Mr.. Morrow, at 10 feot, got the
same flow, but ut go feet
was rewarded by flow Of five inches
in diameter, a sight TO gladden. the
heart, aud hero Is most significantly
encouraging fact to Dallas, this adding
of GOO per cent. of water by an sddi-
tlonal 100 foot in depth. Those two
illustrations must suffice aa indicative
of tho general facts. | visited the
wells of Major Jordan, Dr.. Connell
and others on the first and second
plaleaus above tho valley, and in all,
about 30 wells OF gushing, laughing
fountains furnishing from the higher
points water that would plunge
through hose downwnrds over tho Gu
palo OF the handsome stone court
house below, and believe any of the
wator IL confined IN pipes, would rise
greatly above the surface into stand
pipes or reservoirs. Should manufao-
turing OF d heulth-restorlng city arise
TO succeed tho present village, 4 con-
sum nation OF seeming certainty, the
sstan tnnuh NJ lpuuranna