The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-10-06
FROM TEXAS.
A Holiday boy Writes About the Lone
Star State.
Editor CnRoNIcLri


Editor CHRONICLE;
In compliance to the many requests
made by friends of Benton County for
description Of this country, will endeav-
or to describe, in few words, the small
portion that have seen.
do not find this country exactly as 1
had anticipated it. am in the timbered
lands, in the northeast corner Of Collin
County. The country is considerably
broken, but not rough, like Benton Coun-
ty. Crops are very good in this immedi-
ate section, but am told that only few
miles south of here the cotton crop is
short. 1t is dry, fair, and very warm
here now. Stock water is now becoming
scarce, and many people are compelled
to haul their drinking water, but they
are fortunate in not having to haul any
great distance find the drinking water
to be much better than expected, though
not so cold as one would like.
One strange fact concerning this coun-
try, which has come under my observa-
walton, are the pleasant starry nights and
no dew falling at night The leaves in the
morning are little damp, but not enough
to dampen ones clothing. 1 am told that
there is plenty of dew for a few nights
after rain, but it has not rained siLce
my arrival here and am yet unacquaint-
ed with the mud
The earth in The cotton fields is almost
as black as ink, and so loose and crum-
bly, that walking through it is almost like
walking through dry sand. The timber
ed land looks to me to be worth about
fifteen cents per acre, though they say it
is fine and can be sold for from $40 to $15
per acre. The timber is small and scrub
by. have not seen any large timber
since have been IN Texas, and we have
travelled 225 miles in the State without
seeing any running water. The creeks
are all dry now.
The houses here are small and common.
This is easily accounted for, however,
as lumber is worth from 50 to SIS per hum
dred feet. visited at Whiteright day
before yesterday. 1t is a very nice little
: town located at railroad crossing where
large amount of the cotton OF this sec
ton is marketed. 1t is the fifth town Of
size in Grayson County. My trip would
have been very pleasant one but for the
dust and fierce winds which made it very
unpleasant at times. A great many of the
people here are from Tennessee, and are
= very social. I have not visited many
of my neighbors yet, except king cotton,
my door neighbor, whom ] visit twice
day. Picking cotton is all the 60 now,
l corn gathering being work of minor inn
| portance, and it is very nice but tiresome
= work for your correspondent who has not
. worked any for at least three years. The
! schools here are not being taught yet, as
: the children are needed in the field.
Hogs are very scarce in this part of the
country. Everybody here keep theil
Q hogs in closed pen, and three wires
= make lawful fence.
l don't know how long land will last
here, Tor there is none worn out yet, thai
! 1 have seen.
l find but few reptiles in this country
y and they are not considered very danger
g Gus.
J l hope nay friends who read this viii
v appreciate it, and / will try and write
again. J. 1. MILLER.
BLUE RIDGE, Tex, September %.