Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-16

who is fond of hunting can enjoy all the
sport he might wish. With such a Sec
ton of country in our own state, cannot
see why people go to other states and
countries for health and recreation -
Mr.. A. r. Carter remarked: "Like
Mr.. Link, 1 am very favorably impressed
with Kerrville and its surroundings. 1
came here a few weeks ago a sick man
suffering with malarial fever. 1 now feel
like a new man. There is no reason why
this town should not be generally resorted
to by our people for health and recrea-
ton. There are fine drives along the
Guadalupe river and through the hills,
and teams are to be hired at reasonable
rates.
Mr.. WV Shaw, a prominent rail-
road lawyer of Houston, joined in the
conversation and said: -
"I'Ii tell you what's a fact. "a
like the best in the world sto
stay a whole month longer. but In
portant business oompels me to return
home at once. This climate has doBB
me a world of good.' e
Hon. E. F. Yeager, editor and pro-
prietor of the WsxahacRle Enterprise,
writing to his paper unde6 date of De-
cember 7, 1889, says:
"Leaving Boerne 1 arrived at Kerr
vile nearly three weeks ago. Many cit3l
liens of Kerrville owe their location and
residence here to considerations of
health. The town has pdERlation of
1000 to 1900, and is completely ehcircled
by high ranges of hills. 1t Males IN
in one of the most attractive vaifHEs. of
the Guadalupe .,river, oleaf large
stream capable fzfurnishing Immense
water power for Manufacturing pur-
poses. The surrounding hillsSare rocky
and generally covgfsa with I've oak,
post oak and other. sfnali siuiSJess Groves
of oak and scattee are also
seen in the valleys ~ Rfa many creek
and river valleys in Kerr county are very
productive, and thehtlls furnish fine
ran9ssfor sheep, goa3ss cattle and other
stoclSs H1gs grow Fat on the live oak
acor9s Meat is cheaper here and gen.
orally better than $sin North Texas.
This is ny a drouth coun-
try, as msHy suppose. Plenty of
rain has fallen of late years,
andfn crJps are gathered from fields
and aardens- The atmosphere is pure
andIdry. The elevation Is 1900 feet
absste sea level, and renders the place
favorable for health. InvaIids come
mere ITOu Lu6 NOTIu 10 5p6Uu the winter,
and from the low warm regions of the
South to spend the summer, as IT is much
cooler in this billy country
The Kerrville paper of April 26th
last, contained this item:
Mr.. R. P. Kibbe was in town this week
on business We congratulated him on
his healthy appearance and good looks
generally. He said there is considera-
BILE difference in his appearance now
from what he looked like when he first
came to this country, about ten years
ago. He was suffering with asthma,
had had several hemorrhages, could
hardly walk, and the doctors told HIM
he couldn t live three months. "Souuds
like a patent medicine testimonial, don't
it?'' he added; "but took no medicine
in mine-iust little good whisky and
plenty of outdoor exercise. -
There are citizens of Kerrville and
Kerr county, now in good health and
engaged in active employments. who
came here almost in q dying condition.
and had to be lifted from their convey
snces, hardly able TO speak above
whisper.
The following are the names of a few
of them:
Judge John A. Bonuell. owner of
Camp Verde, near Kerrville.
h c. Richards. ex-county surveyor.