The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-04-22
Bnrnet. Texas.

Burnet, Texas.
For the CITIZEN.
Thinking some Of your readers
wonld be interested in a few west
ern dots, l collected a few about
my county. We left Pulas XII on the
Sth of September, 1885, for a so
journ in the west. Our destination
was Dallas, and after spending a.
few weeks in Dallas and Collins
counties, wendell our way again
westward, halting awhile in
in the capitol, then bounded away I
to Burnett Unlike other counties
of Texas, B6rnet is not all broad
praries, with gentle fluctuations.
waving in grass, over which are
scattered thousands of cattle. OnI
the contrary it is in a great part
billy, with much rock scattered. ]
over. The bodies of tillable land !
are comparatively small, but very
productive, the soil being essential
ly the same as in the northern and |
eastern counties. Neither is it lev |
ell, but hill gradually rising into the |
dimensions of mountains cross the |
western part of the county. These
mountains are covered with the nu
tritious musquite grass af1ording |
abundant. pasturage for all kinds |
of stock.
Winter are not so severe as TO /
oblige farmers to feed cattle or
horses, except work stock Many |
horses run over the mountains al
most wild, not knowing what corn
and oats are, raising themselves en-
tirely. But if Burnet is cot so rich
in cattle, if it's praries are not so
broad, 1T has health; it is free from
those malarial Influences sweep
over other portions of the state.
Pure water and are are to be had |
in abundance.
No large steams are found in the
county, but springs are plentiful.
affording abundant stock water
and power for a few mills, and on |
the southwest boundary we find the |
Colorado river, beautiful stream !
supplied with plenty OF good fish,
and containing falls sufficient in
power, if utilized, to run mills and !
factories sufficient to work up the
raw material of the states. The wa
tiers rush over rock, and by their |
song invite capital and the hand Of |
art to stay them and make them
useful.
The vegetable products are the
same as those of other places in the
some latitude. All the cereals are
grown il abundance where the land |
is tiilable. OF fruits, the peach
and apricot are the best adapted to
soil and climate, the latter produc-
ing very finely. Apples and pears
grow, but not so Well as those men
toned.
Oak, cedar and cottonwood are
the principal varieties of timber;
and Of the oak the live oak forms a
prominent part. None so large.
however, as the timber in Lynn's
Jurisdiction.
Minerals are found in no large
quantities, but the wealth of gran
lite is inexhaustible. There are
mountains of it, and in almost any
shade. The beautiful red granite
for the grand Lone Star capitol is
now being quarried about eight
miles south of Burnett.
he people OF the county are
strides in improvements in
all directions. or course it is not
in so high state of improvement
as counties in the east. But the
people are mostly from the eastern
states, many from Kentucky and
Tennessee and are energetic, and
are rapidly approaching that state
OF Improvement which they left in
the east.
Burnet the county site is town
Of considerable importance as it is
at the terminus of the Austin and
North Western 4. K. This road
also has branch running to the
granite squarries, It commands
western trade, there
being annually brought in from the
west .and shipped at this point,
arge quantities of hides, wool, pc
cans, etc. Also the stone cutting
yards for the capitol granite are
here, iemp'oying from one hundred
10 one hundred and fifty stone cut
,ers, from variions states, many
Massach usetts and Vermont.
Three lively democratic and pro-
libition papers are published here,
Of which the Bulletin is the oldest
and is furnished with an able edi-
.or.
The public schools are receiving
attention, thorough
and competent teachers are being +,
who are leading the ia
lure intellect in the right channels
There are number OF good schools
"a the county but among the best
are the Burnet High School and the
Liberty Hill College and Business
institute, the former situated in the
site is furnished with a
corps of teachers and
mas good reputation. The latter {
mas been built up in few years
into a college by two enterprising
, Dung men from the east.
The future of Burnet county Is
promising, although no great farm
ing country. Its quarries of gran
tie, and the power furnished its
boundary river will make it a great
country. R. j. X.