Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10
A TERRA INC0GNITA.
A Very Readable Letter From the Old
and Romance.Flllcd County
Of Tyler.
This i'ine, cypress and mngnpna-F or
Worth and noer water, Interesting
olitiuNi Tan -rroduota.
oorraanondenen ol lno Gnlnlln.

Correspondence OF tho tinluttn.
WoonyiuE, Tx, March 3 There be.
Ing doarlh of nows IN this region lust
now, conceive that cannot do better
than to give 20 the readers OF the great
religious daily" Of North Texas, arcsumo
OF the general status, prospects and re.
sources OF this portion Of the moral vino
yard, aud especially OF this county, sec,
tinn which am satisfied from It's lsola-
tiou Is comparatively torra incognlta 10
The maj0rity al the inhabitants Of the
thriving and energetic Northwest.
Tyler county, situated IN The sonth.
eastern part of the state, betwuOn The
Trinity and Npches rivers, has an area OF
some 300 square miles, with popul alton,
according to the census Of 1890, OF nearly
bo0O, ~ which lid per cent az Colored
Since the advent Of the railroads and saw
mills, subsequent 10 that date, the popu.
lation has materially Increased, aud IN
now yarlously estimated at from 1000 10
10000. Our citizens are mainly native.
born Americans, from the old states,
though there are many exceptions, aud
prlcipally 50 among the floating populR.
tlon. IN 1880 the total valuation for the
county was little over 100000 in 1855
nearly sg,000,000
Tyler county ~ separated on the north
from Angelina county by the kochca
river, and on tho east from Jasper
county by the same river, II IN bounded
on the south by Hardin county, aud on
the west by Polk, Tho climate Is salu.
brioue, there being little or 90 sickness
Of q malarial type. being In the very
heart Of tho pine tlmbercd country, Of
course the pine " our chief Timber, but
oak OF all kinds, beech, ash, hickory, wal
nut, ccdrr and magnolia abound, white
some magnificent cypteBs.brakcs yet a..
main untouched. This N probably the
best.wOtered county In the state, II IL al.
most impossible TO travel milo In any
direction without striking some bold,
clear running creek or branch which runs
lts course the year round, while tho well
and spring water Is sipgulary pure aud
free. Our principal creeks are Turkey
Wolf, Blllums, Cypress, Russell aud
Thoayoniw, aud plenty OF fertile land, IN
every way suitable for cultivation, Is 20
be- found, both along these and Othof
watercourses. and out on the hills.
our principal products are cUrn and
cotton. The range for cattle N excellent
both summer aud winter, while hogs
raise themselves, and get fat on tho mast,
Game of every Kind nbonudA. Deer can
be killed anywhere, while bear eau be
found IN the southern part Of the county
Land u chcap, raaglng one 10 ilva dollars,
according 10 location and character
Good farming land can bo bought, unim,
proved, ~ one dollat, Improved az from
two 20 three. Immigrants Of the right
Kind, regardless Of natl ~ or politics,
are always welcomed aud Wen treated
Ia politics, Tyler, Ike all this counties
adjacent, h decidedly Democratic, she
may be depended upon b. plump for the
"htraight ticket" every time. our PEG.
pie were subjected 10 the domination Of
federal troops Immediately after the war
(two companies bping quarterod on
them), and afterwards 30 that % Davis
swasbhucklofs, and they don't want any
mixture IN theirs. Ia fact we are rkthor
proud u Che designation, nlonghalred,
gophefhnntin B0urbons from the pine
woods sOmntimes bestowed upon Us ia
ianciod defislon by thu wind.chgngng
politicians for revenue only NllO iDfpst
certain portions OF the slate. sem no one
Is prescribed for the sake VI political opln-
Ions, and the Republican votes bis ticket
with the same freedom and personal safety
az the Democrat.
Formerly the whole negro yOto Was
considered s0lidly Republican, but many
chanRce are taking place In this respect,
10 1884, Charles Stewart, for congress,
received IN this county 1918 out Of 1900
yotee
This section was originally part OF the
Zayalia colony, Il was Afterwards part 0f
Liberty county, was known While under