The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

o,her two were at different angles. IN Tue
last hole iron ore was found at depth OF
fifty feet, fifty feet thick and of the very
best quality.
The secretary of the Shackleford county
in, Innovation committee is already at
work making collection of county min
erals, woods, products, etc. 10 be ex-
hibited at the Dallas fair next tal. FROM
the interest taken by the citizens the ex-
hibit will be a good one
Quite recently en- excellent article OF
cement stone and beautiful gray mafo!e
were discovered near Albany. The marble
is full of crystals and vii! take a polish
like glass. The cement stone Is IN mex
haustible quantities, and will make CO.
ment as good Gs the Portland
Material is being placed on the ground
fer the new brick depot to be erected by
the Southern Pacific railway at Eagle
Pass. 1t is to be very handsome ana
commodious building, with separate
compartments for baggage, express GUS
tom house, etc.
Where is Austin's new depot building
Is it dead, or only sleeping?
The excursion over the Fort Worth and
Denver railway to Denver has carried out
of this state over 800 of its most active
stockmen; and if those matters before the
range convention which tend to the oene
fit of live stock interests to Texas can be
forwarded with the aid of active minds
and willing hands, then Texas delegation
ought to make its influence felt in the
Eort North
The proposition of Mr.. Lott for the
construction of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass to Austin, being an extern
sion of the New Braunfels portion of the
road, and passing through Gonzales, Lul-
ing and Lockhart, has been received by
the inhabitants of that section with great
enthusiasm. They, are now working Wig
orously to perfect arrangements, and sew
eral thousand dollars have already been
subscribed San Antonio Express.
Captain Hosack is not surprised at the
failure of San Antonio to secure any OF
the conventions. Dallas is jealous of San
Antonio's prosperity and promising fu-
ture, and her citizens united with Fort
Worth to deprive her of the plums. The
Fort, he says, is naturally inclined to
favor San Antonio on account of her
community of interest in railroad and
deep water schemes as against Galveston,
but in this mater was quite willing to
cooperate with Dallas for one of the con-
ven tions.-San Antonio Times.
About four weeks ago large excursion
train pas sed through Denison en- route to
California. Four immigrant cars went
through the city Wednesday carrying the
excursionists back to their respective
| homes. The News is creditably informed
that thirty-tw of the excurslonlsts died
while in California and on the return, and
the train which brought them on their re-
turn to Denison then had two of the
corpses on board. What caused such re-
markable mortality among them was not
known.-Denison News.
The San Antonio Times fathers this
clipping: Following is a sample of the
love letters Tom Maddox, of the Navaso'a
Tablet is receiving:
"a leap year girl sent the Tablet a few
days ago the following suggestive procla-
nation How loose round my waist we're
the clothes of my childhood, as my double.
up corset reminds me with pain; the slips
that l wore when used to chop stove.
wood had more enjoyment than hustle
or train. The hustle, know, is a thing
highly treasured by ladies built on the
hooking bird style, but give me that gar
mept with looseuess unmeasured, the old
Mother Hubbard, the loose Mother Hub
bard, the honored old Hubbard which
beats any style.'"
Mr.. S. j. Tulford, while drilling a well
for D. 7. Gibson, of Alexander, some
time since, drilled through a stratum OF
coal fourteen feet in thickness, at depth
of seventy two feet from the surface. II
was pronounced by those who tested il
there to be an excellent quality of coal
Other tests have lately been made, which
have caused considerable excitement
The citizens of that place held meeting
for the purpose of taking steps towarC
sinking a shaft to the coal beds. COM
mittee was appointed to select a place
for the sinking of the shaft, receive bid:
for the work, solicit subscriptions, etc.
The counties of Houston, Cherokee
Rusk, Shelby, Nacogdoches, Sabine, Sar
Augustine, Angelina, Trinity, Polk, Tyler
Jasper, Newton and Liberty, in 1880, &C
cording to the United States census, haC
standing in the forests 81, 419,200,00O fee
of merchantable pine lumber, boarC
measure, equal to 6,883,S40 car loads
: 5000 feet to the car. To haul it out o
the pineries to market would require tel
trains of twenty cars daily for ninety fou
years, allowing nothing for growth, ant
, not counting what is in other counties
, | Resides the nina in the ohova fou rLaa,
counties, between tho Trinity and Sabin
rivers there are immense quantities O
the different kinds of oak, ASH hickory
gum, maguoliq, walnut and other varieties
valuable for building, manufacturing auC
, other purposes.
The Temple Times roasts its town owe
slow fire of sarcasm. 1t says:
, Bolton is making big effort to seaurt
the location of the State Grange fair
Captain Kellar addressed a meeting O
the citizens of that place Tuesday, anC
expressed himself as greatly in favor Q
Bolton as the locating point. Beltol
would be good place for the fair, ant
we hope she will secure it. Not that on
preferences lie at Bolton, but because it i
a settled fact that Temple either dom
want or else can't get it. Besides, it ha
been demonstrated in the past that Bel
: tons good luck has no bearing on Tenn
= Piles progress, and with that knowledp
, we can heartily wish that Bolton will b
successful more so, as it will be just
pleasant drive from Temple to atten
their meetings.
By all means Texas ou0ht IN ba v.l