Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20

days. i0urne J from ColGis1o City 10 tn
Silver Falls Of me White river. Thus re
moved from point CT te.e phic commu
nicsii0n "Tlta ne world OF city and raj
read life, aid right in the heart CT Cro;p SOY
one Of the recently, snd still very imper
fectiy, organized counties CT Texas, W
enter upon cur fourth dsy in this strange
new land-s wonderful land, besutifu
here, picturesque therf, sad with muc
on a.! sides difficult q dstcliptlor, fro1
the absence Of &ay psrallol or giound 0
comparison u previous observation (
nature.
RELUCTANT DEPARTURE.
With the l~a6iEg circumstances Of tn:
case we'll n mind h.re is an sad Of sur.
PRISE ct the relUctGace If TIE IEdlsn 4
leave these parts, II b ing & fact that i
was Tlgf In the hesrt Of tits region ths'
Meh-rz last great fighting WAS done
nc completely va q2ishl1g and driving K
their appointed Flsces AID reservations
the ,awless rcd men WHAT was ttr>
until within Jew ygE5s fAvorite hunt
ing ground OF these pTjmitives, q ounG-
inG as Il did in 81 ne leEdiag and desir-
Zbie kinds Of game, will ere loug be IN
--AA .'''- "a A4OlUC OA AE WINE Elap, SCI
ting up rapidly, as 1t certainly will Go,
lusE as soon as the facts are
known sid way here FOR general ser
vice Is made. Since the Indians are safe
y ont OF account fact The existence q
Waica is due not a little TO the incoming
OF tie red mans special terror, the barb
wire ience-,he pioneer part is no longer
spIced. OF course those who met he en-
c-9srY ay-I
fore IN goodly numbers, sud among such,
with the danger all gone, one gets the
genuine article Of biooc-cuTdling s:ory
told IN mild-msnnered way.
AN EXCELLENT SITE FCRACII
Al ne copGi.!DrS Eeede0 IN order 10
support numerous population being at
bard Easdy to be brought into play, this
nae river OF clear, pure water,
ina: makes It's way through
the magnificent scenery Of these Ioot
hills, will, with the coming f the railr ad
IN event nos distant at most more
than yea lave on its banks e Jurish-
lpg city, Snd this will undoubtedly occu-
py SEouao somewhere in the neighbor-
hood ct these falls-Silver Falls, as quite
de: criplively they have been named
AID when the tines ale ripe for entering
upon tie woTk of laying out town here,
1t Will be seen that everything to BUILD 1t,
IN the way Of stone, brick, sand, and
lima, can De- procured right on the spot; |
but nefore much has been done toward |
giving dehuife fjrm to WHIST, in this re- |
-pect, nov is only conception OF the |
people OF this portion Of Texas, it will be
l9uw1 generally thst this is, indeed,
couIrty Astounding in lands the equal in
fertility even # the famous Bluegrass
8 IS il Central Kentucky. One can
1sEdlT, II advance of Inspection, avoid
ioUotIn& the possibility of tais, but it is
'nl7 necessary to s in order TO the re-
noVsI Of every misgiVing SO arising.
NATKR SUPPLY-A NATTER OF RsPECIAL
MOMENT IN THE LONE STAR STATE.
In considering this splendid water sup
)ly, 'hare being enough Of II here even In
he dEyest as0n TO meet the re quire-
nen;s Of & city ct the largest size, it
hsu)d De observed, as az advantage sd
iiuonal 20 that OF quantity, that il can be
ltihz2d g: almost 40 cost 30 give it an
immense capacity for milling purposes,
he falI for miles and miles being lust
oOu5 right Tor obtaining aud storing up
over Of this sort. With the water sup
ly matter OF pressing Importance In
many portions OF Texas, the value of
600 steady stream, especially IN Connec !
ion with lown or city usea, like that {
7Eica gives this BlaaCo Canyon region {
Is greatest chGrm, Will be at once evil {
en-. In fact, the problem Of problems
q this state where rivers of pure water !
re S2aTce, turns largely on this very |
Gin As one travels through TexSs, {
IL. her wonderful resources, the ideS
1gStsted is often p-essed home in oh
eTvitg, &c one must, the limitations thus t
u on ZONE Of htr Already most I'M c
0rtant distributing centers. 1
OUR FIRST DAY BY THIS STREAM {
1d 3n0Dg these loot hills wss ope Of
farming play fer the eye and the fancy
citing down TO the waters edge and i
isE.e!y following the stream in IFS down {
,agG course, it IVES found that at almost {
very turn spring issued from q shady r
COS ia the rCck, snd abouuding in ali C
&c. spots were ferns, principally exquis- q
eiy dainty msiden-bair fern. AL the Z
ay, 81 Intervals, were knClls-resiGerce 7
tiea Cf the iQ'ure, commanding glorious /
ews. 4: this time, fem almost sBy OF :
lese points, thousands OF csttle could be
cen, some making their way into the s
Do!-hill valleys for change CT pasture, \
,me bending their steps directly TO the o
TGi;e river fer the refreshmcpt there '
lat knsws no exhaustion, aud all look /
e pictures OF plenty, contentmeDt ard !
gor.
THIS CRROUNr INGS GENERALLY. Il
Having passed from The river, making r
II way upward through what is known C
ere as a draw-a narrow toothill valley Y
)mmu aicatiug directly With the water II
,urse-we made for position that gave 4
,omise of good view Of our sur t
generally. The great plains u
emselvts have not ye. bgen reached, y
II their bare fronts-the foundations Il
'cky and otherwise on which they rest g
are resr by; and here, as on all sides, "
,cept .t one outlet only grand vista o
aiking our way here-the breaks Of Il
e Llnno Estscsdo encompasses us is
-eryYhere like q great wall, wkich, g
ewed from g distance, seemed to 8
uch the skies. One notable biz Of iso- c.
ted plain which we passed wien tout d
.rd boIai," McKerziG'5 MountsiD, Il
ough now between forty and G.
ty miles distant, Ws3 from cur A
esent vantage grouud'splainly enough W
be seen. From this some conception fl
the rsre purify Of the air may be CD u
ined As continued TO Look toward Cd
e p,:ins sni mark the slmost perpep- Te
culsr drop Of w1at everywhere seemed -
stainly rot lie than one hundred feet re
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