The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
STATE DEPARTMENT.

the office OF the Secretary OF State yes
terday:
The Atlanta National Building and
Loan Association of Georgia; capital
stock, $50,O00,OO0.
The Ell Paso Herald News Publish
ing Company; capital stock, $4,000.
Incorporators Richard Rule, o. T.
Bassett, w. E. Jessup, A. G. Foster
and H. B. Stevens.
The Corsicana Club; capital stock,
$500. Incorporators Luke Ander-
son, d. L. Blackburn, John B. Shields,
E. d. Coffey, D. Drueder, A. Cohn and
]. Tucker.
The Laredo Loan and Trust Com
pany; capital stock, $250,O00. Incor-
porators: j. M. Hamilton, G. G.
Brewster and ]. ID. Wilson.
The Western Building Association
Gainesville, capital stock $25, 900. In
corporators M. A. Gay, G. l.. Mosely
and Gus Mckenzie.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT..
Comptroller Mccall yesterday pur
chased $4,000 Wichita County funding
bonds for the Board of Education.
Polk County redeemed $4,000 Court
House bonds.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The Agricultural Department gives
the following about the principal
rivers of Texas:
The water surface of Texas is esti-
mated at 1910 square miles. Of this
number 800 square miles are accred-
tied to the rivers and smaller streams
which drain the State. The balance
consists of bays which lie along the
coast of the Gulf of Mexico and small
inland lakes. Chief among the rivers
of the State is the Brazos, which
drains an area of about $4,000
square miles, and is navigable as far up
as Columbia (about forty miles) at all
times. 1t has its source in the north
western part of the State at the foot
of the Staked Plains and flows in an
easterly direction to Baylor county,
thence southeasterly to Brazoria
county, where it empties into the
Gull of Mexico. Following its bends
it is about 900 miles long. The Nav
asota river, which has its source in
Limestone county, is it's principal
tributary and drains portions of Leon,
Robertson, Madison, Brazos and
Grimes counties.
The Red river is next in Importance
and forms the boundary line between
Texas and the Indian Territory and
Arkansas. 1t has its source in the
Panhandle of Texas, formerly known
as the Llano Estacado, and flows east
ward through Arkansas and Louis
lana, emptying into the Mississippi
river. 1t drains about $4,000 square
miles in Texas. The Big and Little
Wichita rivers are among its principal
| tributaries on the Texas side.
The Colorado river rises in Dawson
county, the highest point reached by
any of its prongs, and flows in a
southeasterly direction, emptying into
Matagorda bay ON the Gulf of Mex
leo. The Concho, San Saba and
Llano rivers form its tributaries. 1t
is over 900 miles long and drains a
territory estimated at $4,000 square
miles.
The Trinity river has its source in
Archer and Denton counties, the two
forks converging in Dallas county and
flowing in a southeasterly direction to
Trinity bay in Chambers county. 1t
is about $50 miles long and drains an
area Of about II 900 square miles.
The Sabine river forms the eastern
boundary of the State from the thirty
second parallel of latitude to the Gulf
of Mexico and is navigable for about
800 miles. 1t has its source in Hunt
county in the northeastern part of the
State and drains about 1900 square
miles in Texas, emptying into Sabine
lake near the Gulf of Mexico.
The Nueces river has its starting
point in Edwards county and flows
southeasterly into LaSalle county,
thence east into Live Oak county and
from thence south, emptying into
Corpus Christi bay on the Gulf of
Mexico. Together with its tributaries,
the Leona, Frio and Atascosa rivers,
it drains an area estimated at about
10000 square miles.
The San Antonio river has its
source in Bexar county, and flows
southeasterly to Refugio county,
where it unites with the Qua lalupe
river about twelve miles north OF San
Antonio bay, into which it empties.
It's principal tributaries are the Me
dina and Salado rivers in Bexar
county, and the Cibolo river in Karnes
county.
The Guadalupe river rises in Kerr
county, and flows in an easterly direc-
ton to Gonzales county, thence in
southeasterly direction to the point Of
junction with the San Antonio river
about twelve miles from its mouth on
San Antonio bay. The San Marcos
river, which has Its source near San
Marcos, in Hays county, forms its
principal tributary.
The Rio Grande forms the western
boundary line of Texas, and also the
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico. 1t has its source
in the southwestern part of Colorado,
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