The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-05-02
THE LAND OF SPRINGS =!
DESTINED to Be
The Garden Spot Of Texas!
SAN SABA COUNTY TEXAS!
Scenery in San Saba County.

Scenery in San Saba County.
San Saba county justly claim to have within IN borders
scenery unsurpassed beauty by any this in fact by
that of any state Union Aside from the beautiful forest
and evergreen trees tmbered sections of west Texas
we extraordinary feature not to other sections
feature which gives great beauty to the numerous impd
streams with their many cascades and small lakes and pools
Most of these streams have their origin in great springs the
weter of which contains minerals which form upon the surface
of the leaves moses etc. deposit of minerals stony sub
stance which is constantly accumulang and growing Every
cascade is surrounded by thousands of aacte stone
cces they might be termed every twg root or leaf exposed
the spray becomes completely encased in tomb ofstone
the leaf or twg dies decays but the tomb continues to
grow often perfect beautiful of fern other leaves
may found by breaking open of these stony deposits
Around the foot of hundreds of these cascades built stone
walls ncosing beautiful pools of imped water several feet
Deep the edge of this wall which is ornameted
with mosses FERNS etc. the again pours forming
ondary cascade little less beautiful than the larger The
most attractive scenery of this character to be found the
banks of the Colorado river which its ways through lime
stone formation forming canyon many miles inength Over
the steep precpces of this canyon the water of of these
great springs pour charged with minerals forming cascades of
surprising beauty Immense stalaces fringe the of
the bluff festooning it with huge stone fringe covered and
highly ornamened with beautifully tinted FERNS and
other plants of semopcal type These stalaces take the
graceful of the falling water and successive layers
those being formed overlapping others formed ante
rio date This process building out the bluff gone
on in soma instances until quite formed the beauty
uJ;G4o
mists of the falling water
At of the canyon there burst forth from
cleft the rocks of the largest and most valuable white
Sulphur Springs be found anywhere The waters of this
spring constant quantity and medicinal qualities The
favor is constantly the same and not dsagreeabe 1t is
sorted to annually by many nvads and pleasure seekers
Here boating hunting and fishing excellent whilst in the
cy several large caves with their staacttes staagnes
underground lakes and streams of water inhabited by fish
and other animals, totally blind
Below the sulphur springs few miles is the gem fall at
the mouth of little Fall creek gem indeed Still further
down the river the PostOak fall which greatly surpasses all
others for granduer and beauty In height equals Niagara
and what lacks volume up beauty surround
ng Nothing could seemingly bs added to its charms The
picture is complete
Still below along the canyon several smaller cascades
which Beauties then the last fall within the
county borders the fall the mouth of Big Fall creek This
is clear, unobsuced leap of 2O feet into large pool of
water said to be very deep from which there natural canal
reaching into the river point where there reach of
about three miles of Deep still water admirably suited for boat
ing Along the creek above the fall
with many small lakes and pools surrounded the most
ul trees shrubs and plants the reflection from which
pure mpd waters forms pictures far exceeding beauty the
much admired fall itself Two large the immediate
vicinity of this fall
This beautiful scenery the opportunity for adventure and
exploration afforded by these caves excellent boating
ing and hunting altogether make this the
resorts in Texas.
Springs and Running Water
Our great springs aresian in nature having their