The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-30

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HuauIs spnIsGs, July ga Editor
\ HrRALDJ-A week OF travel IN MA
ZION. Cass and Morria Counties shows
that Nurtheast Texas has tho lnest
crops OF corn, cotton, sugaroano' irui's
and melons over grown In this section
ola land that was considered worn
out years ago Is now covered WIN
erops OF corn almost equal 10 tho black
land crops of North ToSas. Assn old
farmer expressed It.: "rhe ears OF
corn look like 'coons hanging UP pS
- their tails"
1 have ais, been making obsorvs-
tIons In tho iron regions here IL ~
well, known that during and prior 20
the war several extensive iron iu'-
naces aud foundories were opecrssteu
In Class and Marion Counties IhoLSS
are mauY hundreds oi square .li, NJ, ~
iron ORC hills, composed hlmoht ehllio
iv OF tho very richest red ore, contain
ING iron enough 10 gridirOn the S!A,s
nj ITexas, During the war NJ the GU
Hughes furnace, noar this place, vest
nnantities OF pig iron ~ero
made and stacked up. AFTER
! peace was restored this IRON Yves
sold, and with the advent OF tho lGlS
road n commenced 20 be sh'Ppniu
away, The last shipment was made
onlv a wear ago. This iron was iOunu
70 be OF such splendid quality tina. has
all been used IN the manufacture OF
car wheels, being superior IN toush-
ness TO the northern iron. Jheio arc
Indicators OF coal here ana 'ohle Iien
coal discoveries would nor surprise
anv one here, IL coal OF good Qualty
csy he Obtained here this will become
me of the most famous iron regions
In tho world, and We shall witness
boom euuallod only by that which mas
blessed the region around B4rmins
ham, Alabama.
AtHughes S,rluee. almoSt any az
NAV ha sreu az "in' d'trrpi', '"i'
looking man. tie gon'fallN pcsh
poorly clad ana m'p's atlu'tT % a. ~
a dream. He in CARGO Tor ANA ms "hEt7
snpplied by rolaLivpS, - me fnhior
voea. This mans hie, J; well wiitJ'b,
would he stranger shan romance anu
moro exciting THAN inc wI'u0st novel;
Ones he oyTnei this entire valley ip
miles and miles NJ and down; ~,
slaves were numbered by tho nuhureu
and dweit IN Villages az thIn l,'-t
,these rugged n'l's; an INC rldHe souIn
,~lof here stood his apleudid orlck castle
which looked ike Sumo grand EURO
mean barronial manson, anu IN IL was
found every laXury that money ")uid
buy, This msu was Colonel ls.'ce
Hughes, Sr. lie hal stcong fa.th IN
the richness of bis iron ores, anu also
spont thousenhs Of collars IN LOREN
ing for gold. The war came
on and he remained = Union ioan 10
the last. His slaves were freed, his
Yaat estate went 10 ruin, his landS
passed 10 other hgpds and the railroad
penetrated tho valley, although he
protested and threatened, even going
SO far as to confront the surveyors and
l.. graders with shotgun. one OF ms
strange fancies was that this section
of oonrtry, including the splendid
springs here and the town, all be
ionred 10 him, and no still claims
that all tho residents arc tres
passers on mis- rights. 1t is
said that his reduction from wealth.
to poverty has long affected ms mlnd
and he frequently calls upon the cisi'
-'aTH hero and demands rent. II he
tirSA q house vacant no goes in and
lakes lasEss,iJu, AID cannot 90 re-
TooVeI a.;eeoU H2 force. He has often
beeu fu ain sG Linden ON account Of
hie qtr1ugg ia4. .a auH conduct, on: ne
~ San 3sfug lra, nu a very wealthy
r,1G sIs qrfsr.srlI bearing is quite
iuarE3d a. limos To his friends ne
fsils eu5Alsi0aJgULy Of hotel he
propose 50 bola over the spl9n1a;lH
sprugg 3eEa rs ~ e2sG nllltloi
dC and vi. be 7lasaly orna-,
~ with irJI, CO. rOr, silver enc
. c.nl H., tal founding hills. He
also claims that he will compel The
United States government 70 pay nm
several million dollars for his slaves
and for the iron foundry taken IRON
him during the war. Because ne Wal
Union man, he asserts, his claim:
y will be paid promptly wheneyer prop
erly presented. The people here lool
upon the old man rather with pity
than otherwise, as his footsteps
are feeble and his day.
nearly numbered. BIS vagariei
and tanccs are tolerated and humoret
with patience. The vast estates nay,
disappeared. The old brick castl
WAS burned several years ago, but mo-
until after it had been long deserted
and many stories of haunts and ghost
and midnight goblins were in circu
lation among the people, round about
who looked upon the ruined mansion
with q kind OF superstitious awe. Bu
=. il will all DO over soon, for the dust
the once proud possessor muSG, I'll IL
the natural course of events, 900
return to its original dust
a silence now reigns where onca wa
gaiety and revelry. -
THE famous springs hero are at
tracing attention again on account Q
their wonderful health-givlng waters
The water is strongly impregnate'
with iron and other minerals caicu
the feeble. The main spring flows 4
a bold stream almost as GOLD as ice. l
is surrounded by beautliu
y groves, making it delight
~ ful place to rest and re
cnperate, There Ia no malaria no
MOSQUITOES. The hotel accomImodss
\ lions are frst.class. The railroad
give reduced rates OF fare, ana nun
the summer. The writer has teste
The waters thoroughly and can hearth
recommend them to all who are debil
tsted, jaundiced or in need of rest an
%aoIt, KNARF.
INDIAN AFFAkBS.