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

IL was on the morning Of our secc3t
osy IN Bianco Canyon that we set out fo
nrst view OF the Llauos Estncado. O
great Staked Pisins of Texas. The ascent
made With difficulty spd which. witt
horses and wagon, could be completed
OILY at point where come leve!iEg an;
DINER w0rk htd been done, was not seri
ops until The foot bill line was passed anI
me climb up the 'bresk" WIS ac.uslI,
entered upon. Guided bv Mr.. Claude NJ
iiiford, manager of the Kentucky Csttl.
Raising CompcEY's ranch, and host ant
most courteous gentleman to US all dur
ing our stay here, we made cur way safe
~ 10 the summit, and found oureely II
VIVA. see med new world Without thu
glory, We had the feeling OF discovery.
THE LLANO MISUNDERSTANDING BARaC.
| "KRISTICS AND FIRST IMPRB sSIONS
Naturally enough tnert wss d psust
| before We turned our backs on the
Old ard set out 10 make examination q
THIS seemingly injermiaeble reach Of 1--we
| IaBd. On and on we went ard 10 charge
DIT last something calling 10 miad sail
| cut aE sea vas seen, La due time we
learned that the object thus appes1ing
was the top CT wlndmiil-there being
mary such 6ere-haii days tourney
distant. 1t Was soon evident that these
p rs not only take the form Of thts9sr h,
IS does the oce1D, but abound in evidence
| Ia proof OF the earth's roundness, the
"indmlll Being case in pcint, part.
sao mat the highest, aa with Inc ship in
mld-Oceap, first appearing, snd nfter-
"srcs, gradually ss one gets uearer tie
whole, IS brogght tully in view When
the plalns were hrsJ reach d, esrly in tha
day, 1t was cool almost 10
tie point OF berg uncomfortable, but
soon 1t was warm enough, though never
oppre sslye, for ven il the hotte 81 season
the uDfaillng breeze GUS CT oil posslbili-
" OF discomfort from this Cause. In the
case CT TIE new conner the skin may be
tanned and the thin skinned may De bis
tered, out that is the worst and tie accii-
maton experience is soon over. With
the Windmill st long range, aud before
IL Was 'uIIy IN vlsw, mirage after mirage
@ES seen, the cattle which entered into
Inc pleasing Illusion duly appearing I'd
soc down. Before midday, our horses
keei 1Dg up steady trot, We n re like so
many sailors lately gore OUT Of sight Of
laud Il might De supposed that appre-
nensions CT our getting lost arose. Mt
50. 1t soon became evident thst Mr.
ElifOfd knew the way perfectly, and
It was realized that his
faCuity IN this particular Vas such
tha1 he could travel almost IS uI-
e!rlnglY by ghs as by day. So with 8
Consciousness answering to what is here
stated, on we went, discussing as tbey
presented The IN selves the more striking OF
the new objects Of interest.
sTPYpTOR pypyNSr,r Cp.co,,a 49,, ~
hAUsTIBLY FERTILE LANDS.
The matter Of first moment in this coup- |
Try, where gr,zing service is what is now |
wanted, is grass. Of course the bes. |
grass "as never yet sGd never will be |
IN the absence of CORES pond |
Dg order OF soil, making it possible uni
oImIy 10 infer the enc from tie other.
everywhere the ground WAS found well
9Vered with what on inspection proved
o be tWo kinds Of mesquite, the needle
nd tha tushy. Great rootc.s tie Sc
rasses-for they are true grssses-sre;
Wonderful grip they have on
ne soil; they might be
cut, but "Groughled ou:n
r even burned out, never t.isd to
ull up tuff, but made no impression, Y
citing My for my pains back the i'm : 9
ression that the tuft WAS insepsrs7Ie c
rom the rich soil, iato the fertile depths
t which its roots had descended. Out I
o these plains neither tret S nor rocks :
re seer, though even on the few sDcts i
bat bAVe been cultivated plentiful evil (
eace in the form II massive stumps and I
cots Of trees is found TO show that once 6
ere there were magnificent forest f
foWshsi the idea suggested being that L
DC destruction OF the timber en- the j
lains came from fres-hres DO doubt v
with the Indians in their Z
aslre to further the interests CT the 4
base. o
s. FIR have made little more than r
ssSing reference 80 the soil Of these 6
srts. In this way have kept for dis t
lss!on until late in the day that .
hich with reference to futures T
vital above everything else. In 1
uif, ct the outset l was disposed to Z
0uot the evidence of my own eyes as to O
ese soils. Go not believe the superior T.
this body Of land exists; and The case &
n it is never likely to be overstated. 9
he ordeal for it from this forward, will, Y
truth, arise from lpadequacy of state b
ent. And there IS plenty Of it, so that 8
upon IT, placing il beyond the {,
sch OF all except the wealthy farming s
ass, or OF those puttlrg money in land d
81 Investment, carnoL successfully be d
ade in advance Of The advent of the S
i!rosd. Il extends through quite a t
nge Of counties, and is indeed the con- C
ticuouS feature Of the greater para Of the 3
country. These who come TO n
e for themselves will fad that long ere i,
uch more than 1.-THE OF this new land c.
richest promise has been explored q Ie
asr;oess will nave set in such as mss D
en experience in mid-oceSn from see c,
z nothing for days and days but water. Ia
The windmill, doing duty thus distant Il
ON sight Of human habitation, it's play tt
sulting il & plentiful supply Of pure, n,
elr water fer hundreds CT foe cattle, ii
ss duly reached, but we tsrried not to
spect its successful working. little V.
rther Oh some first steps OF farming On
ese plains were being taken, aud thither al
ihoas delsy We went, ANXIOUS IS we OF
ere to gee this virgin soil turned up for tn
G Fl st time TO the sun--for blowing was &C
ing or-ard sp> cislly anxious as we az
ere to critically make examination in h.
der 10 give q correct account Of it's quail ST
and character. point to bear in miud ia
that every where underlying 1t is lime al
1ne rock broken and decayed, insuring Ii
very perfection OF drainage, and, as . m
nsequence, giving rise in times Of ey
Cuth 10 { precipitation Of moisture from n