The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-27
BIG FOOT.
An Interesting Letter From Frlo
County.

Editor san Antonio Light.
BIG Foor, Texas, April 10, lSSj.-As
newspapers, like the world. are made
up Of atoms, few atoms from this part
may interest some Of the readers Of your
paper. This section has not been at
tracing attention. and Is but little
known. In the last few years. after In
dian raids ended, and State troops close
at hand to ierrorize evil-doers, and ruil-
roads and telegraph to connect us with
the world at large, II got settled up with
class Of people that would do honor to
any community. Your correspondent.
not accustomed to write for journals, is
now making his maiden effort to give a
other sections. and as your paper has
built up n reputation for truthful and
reliable one, nothing but facts will he
the theme of his
Big Foot" is the name given to our
living hero "Wallace," who drew the
beans for the chances Of life and death.
drawer than Tell, who shot the apple
from his sons head) When one Of his
companions. after MIR. Wallace had
drawn his white bean, he.itnted to
draw his own, MS dreadng his fate in
depriying his children Of a father and u
loving wife of Il husband, MIR. Wallace
gave him his white bean and took an
other chance for himself and n white
bean was the next he drew.
This Postoilice is called big Foot" In
honor Of our hero, who lives among lis.
our lands are mostly black Jack and
hickory with some parts post oaks and
some live oaks good deal similar to
that around Sommersei, which is now
selling at $50 per acre, but ours can yet
be bought for 50 and less per acre here
Fine hog range and stock Of all descrip-
tions do well; and for farming 1t IL very
good AS it is not droughty. 1t Is but $
miles from Devine station. on the |. &
G.. n. railroad, and about 80 miles from
San Antonio. Ii has two mills, one gin
| and two stores or more, one Is owned
by james Donnely Esq, and managed
| by most perfect gentleman, Mr.. Brown,
and is doing an immense business for II
country store. We have fine schools,
also the water can be had anywhere by
| digging, and In some places but Il few
| feet depth. Sistudera creek runs through
u
| hus but one Justice of the Peace, IN ihe
| person OF John Thomas, Esq, credit to
| any community and who has been an
| honest, competent and faithful officer. :.
Further south from here, eight miles,
| is the Iaguinellias creek. Fabiantown,
! or Fabian, Is the name Of the election
| precinct 1t Is settling up rapidly. Corn
now on DIR. Fabian's ranch is from waist
to shoulder high. Sheep, cattle and
horses look fine. a question presented
| itself rs to what creed these people | ro-
! fessed. MS there was 10 church, no
preaching, no school, for 80 many people
residing IN that precinct. A change mas
come over them of late; two schools
have been started, and two eminent
diyines have given ont their appoint
ments to prcaCh-the Rev. MIR. Monk, Il
Methodist minister, aud Rev. Mr.. Rogers
Il Baptst-and 1t looks like they begin
to have (GrOm the fine rains on the Inst
day or two. and the prospect OF plenty
of food for soul and body all one needs
to live on and die with.
Jasper Langley, Esq, and others are
gathering their stock cattle to be driven
to New Mexico. Cattle not diseased
when Inspected are not quaran-
tined, but allowed to go on,
Is Governor Sheldon's motto. STOCK
raisers are being gulled now By
shurpers. The word quarantine" II
the first word the would-be buyer utters
and literally offers $3.50 to 81 for one
yearold and IS to 80 for two-year-olds
Some few poverty-striken may acoep
the charitable" oiler-but few. indeed
Cattle buyers could in few days notic
put out at this point (Mr. Connolly
store, Big Foot, pOstolllce) one or mo-
thousand head of cattle at REASONABLE
tgures-say, 50 for yearlings and 81
for wo-ycar-olds.
Yours respectfully,