The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
Harold. WiTbarger County. Texas.

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DEAR LAPs.-I have received SC
many letters from friends and &C.
qusintsnces in old Giles, inquirine
about this country, that, with your
permission, / will state through the
CITIZEN such information as hsve.
This county is situated l4O miles
northwest of Fort Worth. on the
Fort Worth and Denver City rail
road. The road will pass through
the center of the county. Harold,
a town of about fifteen hundred in
habitants, is the present termin as,
and is fifteen miles from Vernon.
the county seat Tor site). Vernon
is well located and will be beau
tiful town. They are now building
a forty thousand dollar court house
and already have a ten thousand
Fdollar jail. Many fine business
houses and private residences will
go up this spring. Twelve months
ago the popular vote of the county
was four hundred, now il is about
fifteen hundred and it is thought
here by Christmas it will be three
thousand, making a population of
twelve or fifteen thousand. The
people who are settling here are
cultured and refined. This county
belonged to the Houston Texas
railroad and the state of Texas. and
is forty miles square, consequently
it contains sixteen hundred square
v,oflaa t. = L. 4 q n
acres half sections 1920 acres and |
quarter section (l60 acres). The
sections are numbered /, 2, 3, Coz
secutively from one to sixteen hun |
dred. The odd numbers L 8, 5, are
the state school lands and are now
on the market for actual settlers
only, at two dollars per acre, land if
purchaser wishes il on thirty years
time with five per cent. interest.
The law is that a person cannot
buy more than one section of school |
land, tho he may purchase less if
he so wishes, i. e. a half section
(320 acres or quarter (l60 acres. |
The even numbers are railroad
lands and are now on the market at
from two to five dollars per acre ac-
cording to quality and proximity to
towns or railroad stations. This
county is all prairie. 1t is nearly
level. 1t has several creeks flowing
it which afford the great
est abundance ofwater, and enough
wood along the banks for fuel for
many years. There is good deal :
Of mesquite too through the county :
which makes good wood and posts
ior fencing. The soil is a deep red
Dam and produces any crop. The
Lverage crop last year was as fol-
ows: Wheat twenty-seven, oats
ixty and corn forty bushels per Q
.cre. Cotton has not been suffi-
.iently tried yet for US to know how
t will do. Stock OF all kinds do
veil all the year round without any
eed at all. Game is so abundant n
bat you can live on deer, antelope, 4
turkeys, prairie chickens, quail and
ucks as cheap as bacon and beef.
one hunter will bring IN y
t one time a hundred turkeys and n
orty or fifty deer and antelope. :,
'ur Pulaski boys would enjoy this :,
ountry. w ater here is very good =,
nd is found at from ten to thirty -
let. The climate is delightful. y
Re have had only one little snow :,
lis winter and it only remained Y
ne day. y
The temperature in January here Sc
about the same as that of No ca
ember in Tennessee. ] don't adj th
se any one to come here. Every m
an should do what he thinks best A
II himself and children, but if any ez
you have determined to leave lei
ennessee 1 think this county of Fl
RS more inducements to thorough
young men than any R,
lat l know OF, If this escapes the 70
aste basket / may write again.
18th my best wishes for the CITI-
IN and all the people of Giles, 1
'main Yours Respect'ly,
S. D. CLACK. on
Fab 06 1893 w