The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-05-09
cINER-AL LANDS
CT
AN SABA COUNTY, TEXAS!
FOR SALE BY
Allison, Rector & Kelley.
FOR SALE BY


LAYING been engaged for number of years in the Land
~ Business in San Saba Texas, attention was attract
the rich specimens iron found in the South Western
N of the County The unsurpassed richness of these sur
fragments, and the great prOfuson with which they
red over large of territory the leads being often
be for miles upon the surface gave prorso
valuable.
here are perhaps but few places in the civilized world
these broad sign-boards of wealth could have remained
g unnotced and unknown but the pastoral population of
persey settled district paid attention to the back
and had as little idea of their value the herds they
d. It's remotenes from railroads and from all the ceners
Iustry and wealth. concealed it from the pryng of
Using prospectors The geologsts hammer and the min
nick had never disturbed its primitive condition.
The best of advertising and developing this latent
III was the problem that presented itself The resident
retors having neither the capital the experience
I'd for such an undertaking. it became necessary to invite
On capital and enterprise To sell these lands in separate
for the insignificant prices at which they were held would
y be to transfer them the hands of private specua
who in their turn would hold for higher prices and wait
ide of enterprise and development to strike them.
The feasible pan and the most conducive to the
rest of the propetors and the prosperity and development
country, seemed De one We
ing these lands on the market in body thus offering to
tslis controlling interest in the minerals of the whole
riot and holding out special inducements to companies h8v
the necessary capital and enterprise to develop the mines
put their products the market The correctness OF this
was already being illustrated by company of practical
ers and capitalists representing mostly northern capital and
nprise who quietly buying up the rich iron lands OF
adjoining counties of Llano and Mason which lie within
miles OF the mineral district of San Saba and who have al
" secured ro of the best iron lands of those sections
r. \ b. IF aftc
the owners to advertise and sell these lands, and
control for this purpose of about twenty thousand acres IN
strict embracing most of the valuable iron lands far
disclosed by surface Indications.
shall now proceed to give brief sketch Of these lands
From twelve to fifteen thousand lie in body on
near the head of Cole creek embracing the ranches OF
ssrs Ward Murray and of Henry W. Atkinson each ln-
ding about thousand and the balance comprising
homes of several smaller propetor among which may be
ecay mentioned the 800 homestead of j. W. Harris,
uated in the heart of the mineral district
The best mineral outcrop area OF several square
les along the head branches of Cole creek and just along the
riding line of the sandstone and limestone formations Here
primitive rocks the surfHce dipping to the NORTH
OVERLAND with beds of limestone while to the south the grey
ifs Of granite may be near by.
The ore is brown hematte very compact and heavy and
most black color bat showing the slightest abrasion
erry red stain When powdered the dust is deep red The
of the adjacent valleys of the deepest red and very pro-
cve There is vein especially, extending IN south
distance miles or
lands of the above named propretor which IS perhaps
in richness by any the United States 1t has
sen pronounced by those familiar with the of Birmingham
abama be equal the best found in that state The
,ecmens vary size pebble fragments weighing
hundred pounds and prousy and amostcon
nuously along the entire distance.
In the absence of any scientific practical tests
believe that there valuable minerals in many places
hich nothing the surface For instance in the Akin
pasture above referred to and out in the limestone hills
there indications of any minerals the surface
surveyors compass hopeess confused and utter
unreliable.
Living several miles north Of the mineral lands above de-
rbed and fronting the south bank of the San Saba river
distance of four five miles is the ranch of J. NJ Flem
To- This ranch also embraces about thousand Here
find veins Of iron extending for miles the lime
one hills in southwesery direction cropping out frequently
nd sometimes traceable continuously for half mile These
Gins are more accurately defined and easily traced than
lose on Cole creek The black just pepng above the
nrace and straight line far the eye REACH
resent singular contrast to the white limestone rocks
ounding them This examination Is found to be
ey of monie having evidently been deposited from water
ehaps vast suberraneau the stalacttc
easily distinguished and found in connection
18th cacareous and agaceous deposits of the structure
he very close grained and heavy and of dark brown
oor There has been but little displacement dsintegraton
the They tightly imbedded the earth and
the specimens weighing several hu ndred pounds not
asiy be disocaed.
As to the extent and depth of the in which these
formed the character and date of the commissions
hat elected them to the surface how the subterranean
ates impregnated with iron whether the de-
imposition of iron pyes from the quartz which
found abundany upon the surface may have been the chief
of these questions interest the
ifc enquirer.
Looking the subject from practical stand point the
Of the finest quality and apparently in the greatest album
lance and by along the San Saba river this
anch nay be gotten the finest water power in the west
We state further that have recently obtained control
some nds in Lano county, which is believed there