Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-24
Letter from Terrell, Texas.


 opportunity of writing them all a: once, as l suppose they all read the PIcAYUNE. If they don't they should.
 KAUFMAN COUNTY.
 Three of the principal railroads of tue State run entirely through the county, making a total m:lea. age of 90, with eleven different depots scattered over all parts - Tho county is growing in wealth at the rate of $50O,0O0 annually. The assessment for 1885 footed up a total of s6, 300 ,000, in round num- bers.
 The county iS on the dividing line between the prairie and the timbered portions of the State, and partakes ofthe nature of both, hav- ing plenty of timber aud all three varieties of sandy, black sal dy and waXy. Water is abundant for stock, in the creeks and ri1 CTS, and can be found anywhere. by digging from 20 to 50 fcet-as good water as I ever drank. The price of land ranges from :2 to S25 per acre. according to quality and im- provementS, the timbered being the cheapest and the blsck waxy the highest. Unimproved, black waXy is worth from s to Sl0 per acre. The county lies upon the rolling ridge between the Sabine and Trinity rivers. and is therefore high, healthy and free from malaria, These lands will grow almost any thing you wish. Grain per acre: corn from p to l00 bushels; wheat from 10 to 30: oats from 20 to 100; cotton from l ? to l IT bales per acre. Corn is cheap, from 25c. to 8 cents per bushcl. and dull sale at that. Sweet and Irish potatoes are raised in abundance here, and all kinds of vegetables.
 This is very fine fruit country. Peaches, apples and grapes do well here. Stock raising i- not like 1t once Was. The grass has almost played out. Fine choice stock is the go, Our little city of Terrell is situated on the Texas X | Pacific railroad, 32 miles east of Dallas, nearly in the geographical center of the county. Kaufman, but is net the county seat. kauf man is l2 miles away, and has a population of only l20o, while Ter rcll has 5000 people. who are en- ergetic and cutcrpri.irg. Terrell has had in the last four years a great many additions of improve ment that has added greatly to the valuation of property. such as two good tlouring mills that put up about two hundred bushels per day; iron and brass foundry; cot ton factory, (but is not in operation nOw:) water works that cost S2J, 0OO; an insane asylum, ia very handsome aud we'll finished and strong brick building with about 100 iumateS,) that cost something oVcr S20O. .OO0: one very hanGsOme- ly arranged three story brick ho- tel which cost $30,0GU. built and owned by Col. Harris, an old.time Texas stockman, but now one of our bankers. Oar very handsome and well arranged public school building, three. e.story brick that cost e2DO00, is, the center of at. traction and adds greatly 10 our little city. besides the fine school that is being taught by Prof. Hun ter and his band of teachers. He has 63o pupils enrolled in his school. Between 500 and 1000 students go to school in this town every day. Good churches and Sundays schools, tirSt-class society iu every sense of tue word. As 1 have said before, this is a fRc frut country, and there are two good nurseries here. Two good papers one of them by steam power, the the Star and Times. l am satisfied this county would smt most any farmer, and l would ue pleased to see as many ol my old Nevada county friends move here. as de. sire to move anywhere. Come on, l am loAcsomc.
 Very Respectfully,
 C. r. BARHAM.
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 it is the Best.