Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-25
SAN ANGELO.
The SnlubriOus Climate Of the Concho
Country A STEADY Iuaow OF I'm.
migration.
Big Pastures, short Grass, poor Cattle and
Hard Times Concomitnnts- Mat.
rimoninl Market

SAN ANGElO, Tax, Nov. 2S Every
now and then something occurs TO ipdj.
cate That Texas Is an exception Ia general
rules respecting climate. School bows are
taught that the higher the latitude, or the
greater tue elevation above the sea. tho
lower the temperature Your Temple
correspondent reported two weeks ago
cold weather and Ice aH inch thick In that
town, that is further south, and loss
altitude than san Angelo; while the frust
King has barely touched the Conchu com.
try with tue tip of his sccptcr, and for the
past month It's valleys and plains have
baSked in almost uninterrupted sunshine.
the temperature NJ midday being uncom-
iortAbiy warm. This bold contradiction
OF accepted theories respecting climate
should admonish gco4raphers when stat.
lug the causes OF vary ing temperature 10
add Excepting In Texas"
The success that has attended the eff.
forts of Father Peters German colony at
Marionfcld, ON the Staked Plains. TO de-
velop the agricultural charact,r of the
country, aud the satisfactory results nj
tanned in the same direction by the Mid.
landtics has done much to dispcl tho
delusion that West Texas is for grazing
purposes only, and has induced the cs-
tablishug of other colonies in that section
OF the state, one of which is az the head
OF North Concho riyor, IN Tom Green
county, and the valley OF ,Ail stream from,
san Angelo toward Midland is receiving
o steady stream OF immigration, that Is
rapidly encroaching upon the domain OF
the "hullionalre ,'as the granger delights
to style the stockm,n.
san Angelo is the metropolis of the
Concho country and the Mecca OF the inn
migrant seeking u land Nhcro ne may cast
away the badge of pcasantry,. aud be-
come a freebooter by warrant under the
broad seal of the state, 10y the grace ol
the land board SO IL Is no unusual sight
/ TO see covered wagons on the stree Is
/ loaded with household goods and chill
I drcn, the traycl-worn appearance OF the
train indicating that its occupants have
!. lourneycd far on their way towards Il spot
where they can plant their own vines and
| fruit trees. There does not exist the
strife between stOckmeu aud actual set.
( tiers that people East imagine, ana there
are no reports current OF attempts by
stockmon torclbly to prevent actual set.
( tiers from occupying lands awarded TO
/ tbcm but Ia some instances the attrrar
the aggrcssurS In occupying leased lands
before they are awarded TO them and
. turning stock loose in the enclosures.
! St.ckmcn are not 80 ubtuse as not 60
comprehend that there are more potent
agents than the actual settler at work TO
10 away with big pastures. IN many in.
stances pastures have been oycrstoCEcd
. 70 such an extent that there is not sui.
i,clcut grass 20 keep the cattle IN good
condition through the winter, and it Is
questionable whether any stUckman has
derived sufficient profit from exclusive
pastnraGa to pay the expense OF fencing
and leasing. When the value OF land -
much greater than at present, it win net
pay To- occupy il exclusively for grazing
under the present system, as The Interest
ON the money 10 will sen for will be
greater than the net profit Of grazing
When the range was open, grass being
trampud out, and stock i iug from thirst,
hunger aud cold was almost uuhcHrd
Of, as there were no fences TO prevent
their finding water, feed and shelter
II Is well known that immense herds oI
bison, antelope and mustangs, greatly
exceeding In number all the cattle, -heuI
ana horses now in West Texas, gTaztd
upon the natural pa-turagG without INJURY
10 themselves, and that big pastures
make their appearance about The same
time. II is IA somewhat remarkable co.
Incidence that the latest cattle are found
this fall where there is the fcwcst fences
The people Of San Angelo are not given
to Boosting, but Il may not be- amiss 10
state, as II matter Of fact, that there has
not been a day in the past two years that
buildings have not been in the course OF
erection. The town has more churches
and church-gOcrs, more cNpcnsiyely-tu
/ uished saloons and saloon patrons, more
/ schoOl-Childrcu and more children
of the Sundly-schoos than any
town of it's size In Texas.
, The town has the best common free
I school, public free school building, the
best and most music, and more aC-
complished married ladies and gentlemen,
and charming Young ladies who are
anxious respecting their matrimonial
prospects, than any town IN West Texas,
lund The finest court house in the state
San Angelo is in the midst OF the best
farming and grazing country Ia the United
States and is Il. stined TO be one Of the
great cities Of Texas,