Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

Il vi NhF NNNElll7 NINA ANMAANlA NNAf hsiNA
found.
on the gray sand hills in Eastern
Texas the timber grpwth IL mainly scrub
by post and blackjack oaks. ON the
/ black sandy land tue timber Is generally
81 The same, but OF more perfect growth.
| lhe red lands are covered with hickory,
red and post oaks, with a few sweet
and black gum and elm trees inter
| sperscd
In Newton. jasper, Tyler, Orange Har-
din and parts Of Sabine. Angelina, Trim
| iiy, San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Polk.
San Jacinto Shelby and Pamela counties,
anco.
saort.leafed pine, interspersed with
hickory and the various oaks, Is found
from Bowie county on the Red river
south along the eastern edge of the state,
finally merging into tie lOng-leafed pine
region. The area Of pineries, both long
and short-leslfod. is estimated at 2J,OOO,-
900 acres capable of producing G4,JSi,-
| $4,000 feet Of merchantable lumber.
Along the streams especially the large
ones, walnut and ash timber is abundant.
In the southern part OF the state, near
tie Gulf, the westward bordering Of the
plains, the live oak is Il prominent
growth. II Is found singly or in clumps
on the prairies and in the edges of the
bottoms
Tho mesquite Is a tree found more
generally in Western Texas than any
other. IL is common growth on tile
prairie. prairie with growth OF
mesquite six or eight years old rcsem-
bles a peach orchard very much in ap-
pearance. The mesquite is a small scrub
by tree, and produces bean similar in
size aud Appearance TO the common corn
Held bean. II is very nutritious and
highly priced rs food for horses and cat
flp. II hua afrnuA ruTffltw tho nruf.
ries within the last few years and now
furnishes frewoOd in many localities
where, few years ngD. there was not
stick of any kind of fuel to be found.
Cedar, of stunted growth also forms q
large part Of the timber north aud west
OF the Colorado river, aud 1T is usually
found on the sides and apexes Of the
hills and mountains.
The pecan tree is found on nearly all
the streams, but more nbundantly in
Southern and Western Texas, where
there are numerous pecan groves In the
valleys and OIL the uplands. Gathering
ANA marketing the pecan crop forms no
uncomfortable adjunct to the industries OF
That section. The pecan crop Of 1887
was estimated az 100000 pounds, valued
nj 100000.
West Of the Tooth meridian the tim.
Der, growth is very limited, being almost
exclusively confined to the rayincg and
waterways, until The outlying ridges Of
the Rocky mountains are reached.
Inc luulherman. in giving the larger
mills IN this country, reports 3g2 saw
mills In Texas, nc planning mills 20
shinele mills, 3 sinyc mills and - sash,
door and blind factories. The state also
possesses - logeing railroads. for convey.
Ing. the logs from The forest to the mills.
and 90 dry kllus, The total daily pr1duc
ton Of These mile IN 1892 was zoos 500
feet Of lumber mainly pine and cypress,
nnd the value oi lll tho lumber sawed
that year was Si3 100. 600. and the total
yalne of the fol est products Of all kinds.
Including the product Of planning mills,
shngcs. slaves, sashes, doors and blinds
luel fences cross ties and railroad tim
ber. otc.. amounted TO So. TGl 800
lhe minor Texas woods are Usage
Grange, locust cedar, black cherry, elm.
hnckberry, persimmnu, red, white mud
black oak, holly, mulberry. red bay, ash
hnck birch, NORWOOD. hickory. black
walnut, willow oak, scarlet oak, dogwood.
burr oak, cottonwood, juniper, wild cher
ry, magnolia, ayacahutta, live oak bass
wood and loblolly pine. These are not
sawed TO any considerable extent, how
ever, and OF the total timber product %
per cont Is in pine, cypress and oak.
MINERALS
Texas has valuable mineral wealth.
which, however has been hut little deyel- |
Opod as yet. 1t conbains for instance, a
large area of coal land, producing n fnc |
quality of bituminOus coal. II has two |
coal basins, aud third, still larger, Of |
Ignite.
The central coal field is a continuation |
Of the great NhssiOur4au basin which ex-
tends through Arkansas. IL begins at Red |
river extending south 10 Buruct county. |
covering a large portion Of twenty-five |
counties aud containing l2OOO square |
miles of coal formation. 1t has two work |
IL aH. IA. o.
ln thickness. II will yield from 2,OOO,OOO |
TO 100000 tons per square mile, Sew |
Cral mines are already In operation al |
Gordon. Stawn and lhurber. This coal |
Is shipped TO Dallas, Fort Worth aud adj |
jucVnt cities. There are many similar |
mines in Montague Wise and other |
counties, the product being used mainly |
to supply local demands.
.lhe second coal field Is the Nucces, |
which embraces the area along the Rio |
Grnnde from Eagle Pass to Laredo |
This held has one seam Of bitumiuOus |
cunl above Eagle Pass which is four feet |
in thickness, and a bed Of Ignite coal of |
q thickness OF thirty inches. Both of |
these beds are being worked, and the |
quality OF the coal mined is well and |
inyorahly known.
Ihc llgnitcs, which arc very abundant |
IN Texas covering iifty-two counties and |
'ff''ANAA'h HANAN7Hf Wv NANAt AlhAl IT'S nNfIns /
western border TO Webb county, on tho |
Rio Grunde, have not yet been used 10 |
any particular extent, with ono exception.
ne amount is practically, inexhanstible. |
the seams being from three TO eight In |
number and often as mnch as hftcen .
loet in thickness. The lignitcs RIM ms /
high Us 40 per cent fixed carbon. Ia nor
cent volatile matter ~ per cont moisture
and Ia per cent ash.
lac statistics of coal Production In tho
state ARE us follows;
Regular mines .,,..............
aa.'NAl ulAhts ssssstsss#
iotal production. tons. ....,,...... l.S.l6 J
lOndcd az miups .............. 13Otpri
Nalie At mines ................ san
Nulue az prpiuct '.s...s.s..s.....,SlO lHlt
nsuAs cmployeu sees. ....ss..... Loss
Wahrs palu 'ss''t'.'sss....s.s.... .S2a6, AtI
N"Wth sss.ss.s .sss..s. s.........StJuuuu
IRON.
Iron ores occur throughout ihe Ignite
basin OF Texas, and consist of nmc.
stones and clay Iron ores They are of
great richness, from 50 to 90 per COM
metallic iron, aud many OF them are mac.
uually free from phosphorus. The bsst
beds, which are usually nearly horizontoi
occur az or near the tops OF the knob. al,
hills, and have for covering nothine
more than a bed OF gray or light tolored
NuuI gNar.afts1 tss q