The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27


I. county, IA appeal to the land board, asI
ing that further time be granted on tn
installment of interest due August l. Tn
ground upon which the application
based is the prevalence of a prstracte
: drouth last year, which cut off crops an
left settlers to hard struggle for tn
means To subsist themselves and familie.
1t represents that the citizenship is of
desirable class; that most of them hay
made valuable improvements and tina
many are now speaking of abandonin!
the county, in the face of the certain for
q feiture of the rights acquired, in the even
they are unable, as they declare them
selves to be, to meet the August install
ment of interest. The case is certainly {
hard one, appealing strongly to The
boards sense of justice, and will doubles.
meet with every favorable consideration
within the provision of the law.
Three applications to purchase were
filed with the secretary of the land board
yesterday.
There was a meeting of the board at
the Office of the attorney-general for the
purpose OF considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
calling IN the grass agents of the state. but
no definite action was taken. Its future
consideration will probably be deferred to
the next regular meeting of the board,
Tuesday, June 2, next.
On sections 1873, 1874 and 1913 of the
Houston Texas Central survey Stone.
wall county, valuable deposits of salt have
been discovered ecimens of which have
been submitted to DR.. Everhart, of the
| state university. The quantity is said to
he nrapfipallv
two sections 1874 and 1893, are school lands.
The quality of the salt is attested by the
following letter of reply from the dis
tinguished professor, by whom it was
tested:
RANDOLPH LAURENCE, ESQ.
Sec'y State Land Board. !
DEAR Sm:-I herewith send you com
plete cumulative analysis of the sample
of salt sent me by you few days ago. A
quantitative analysis of the salt showed it
TO contain only salt, (sulphate chloride)
little gypsum (sulphate of lime) and a
trace of insoluble siiceous matter.
The percentage composition of the salt
is as follows Water, 1.79 per cent; salt,
Sodium chloride) $50; gypsum, (sul-
plate of lime) 2.36; insoluble siiceous res
idue, 0.10; total, 1896.
consider the deposit to be very fine,
if it is all of the same quality as the sam. |
pie analysed. The only impurities
presenthre gypsum and a trace of insoluble |
matter, both of which may be readily sep
arated. Even with these impurities pres.
ent, the salt is but little inferior to the
very best table salt.
The salt is not rock salt, but is probably
a deposit formed by the evaporation of
saline bodies of water.
(Signed) EDGAR EvERHARr. Phi. D..
Prof. of Chemistry.
-Four applications to lease and five to
purchase were filed with the secretary of
he land board yesterday.
Fifteen settlers applications to pur-
,hase were re ceived and filed by Secretary
yesterday. They are for lands
over the northwestern portion
If the state.
Answer has been made to the applica-
ION of Wilbarger county settlers for ex-
ension of August installments of interest
IN the purchase of school lands in &C.
ordance with the opinion of the attor-
ley general, an abstract of which Is
ound elsewhere.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The following is summarized state .
1ent made up by the department of edu-
alton for the scholastic year beginning {
eptember |, 1884, and ending August 81
SS5: =
Value of school houses built during the y
ear, $109,642 23, in 1O7 counties; number f
cres school land not sold, 85,474, in 70 q
)untles; average salary white teachers
or month, S56.72, in $50 counties; aver c
&c paid female (white) teachers, S4O.24; a
'erage colored male, $4O.O5; average col 5
red female, $35.25; total paid teachers il
'om public fund, 81 sos, 721 80; total from
rivate fund, S73,307.94; grand total paid "
'achers, $l,6SO,O29.33; average tuition
yhite) per actual attendance. $2.72; aver d
90 colored per actual attendance, $3.50; f
Verage OF both per enrolment, $2O8; D
'tal scholastic population, 249.SS7;
mount of state apportionment, $1,749,- II
30. This summary does not cover reports o
ON cities which have assumed control s.
their own school systems.
Prof. ID. A. Paulus, WAC was assigned to II
he charge of one of the summer normals. O.
nving resigned Prof. Jacob Bickler, of n
ustin, will assume charge at Fredericks- !,
arg In his stead. Prof. j. H. Bryant, of i,
ustin, heretofore assigned to Fredericks- d.
nrg, will go to Stephenville. Il
The scholastic census of McMullen r,
'unty, just received, is as follows: E
Number white males, 81; white females, h
}; colored males, 25; colored females. a,
!; total, 222. The percentage of litter
y is small, only 81 of the number being il
liable to read, n fraction over 10 per g,
mt. The scholastic population at the Of
st census was PIT. n,
The following is a summarized state n
ent obtained from the Office of State
lperintendent Baker. 1t includes only o.
Ich cities and towns as have, under the d,
W, assumed control of their public ii
hools. The total number of such towns
Id cities is 81, from some of which re- b,
orts have not yet been received: Mum. nj
sr OF white schools, 100; number of col az
ed schools, rs; total, 26S; white scho. n,
site population, 36,2S9; colorei scholas- re
population, 1896; grand total, ~, 255; U,
imber of whites actually enrolled, 25,-
A; colored pupils, S,517; grand total, Fl
POI; number in school not of scholastic 81
,e, 1882; total of all ages, 37,l43; av-
age school term, 8 41-1OO months. m
this summary with the sum- n
airy of the schools still under direct con 81
81 of the department of education, pub al
he'd in an issue of last week, the his Il
rv of puhlir l., Al.