Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07

Oct s.--(special Correspondence Ca
Eette.)--After seeing all the wonders Of
Oklahoma, we were surprised TO and
that Ringgold, Texas. dld not suffer
by comparison. Ringgold is located on
the great Rock Island railroad and on
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas. In
the northwest corner OF Montague
county, witch county Is said to have
the largest frontage on the Red river
OF any county IN the state. Rlnggold
Is between three and four miles from
the river and Is the farmers ideal par
adlse.
In ride Of several miles with one
OF the largest and most progressive
landowners ia this section. vista after
vista " rich. rolling ana beautiful
farming lands opened 10 the view until
We were compelled to cry enough
hXaSBerauun iu newspaper articles ~
common. God knows. but the naked
truth reduced to living skeleton
about the country ruuHl ABOUT Ring
gold would san subject the writer to
the churse 0t eXaggcratlOn from those
VINO have not seen the country.
"l'hr great kinggoId country" has
become a common phrase among those
coEni2ant Of the superior advantages
pt in.h section.
Cp t,.a resent date-two years ago
-thls country 'yila practically closed ~
srtl.ia Ha every tang WA taken up
b} Rae DIG cattle men, NOW TIE con
lltiou vi things has changed. land
i7 on the nlarHyJ and "Elusgold' 10
becoming the MullN toward which
comueaB numbers are l0p!uug; many
Of course, destined from stress VI cir
tuMNtuACCH never 10 500 H.
The Rock Island has already run
several gEcurHlUu4 90 tho county aud
several more are booked.
a brief history VI the HtaTtinB Of
the town wiu be OF general interest
ara We acknowledge the courtrsy ut
Ait Eugene Gordon Ia Hupplyihg us
Win uAll,
The town site was purchased by II,
j Whitley town site agent OF the
Rock Island railroad. Judge j, N.
Lindsay, director oil the AlIl1uri Kan
sA8 and Texas railroad, anl -. W.
s8nliBun, town site manager of the
itals Island railroad. Colonel joe n.
HAfrla. director % the Rock ls.agd and
Owner a. usn time, retaining a Ouc-
fourth interest. These gentlemen at
onee hau the town plated with Wide
streeA ana broad uycmlea. Main
street 10 tho principal thoruughfare,
eighty icet wide, running from the
Rock Island depot to that OF the Mis-
auuri, Kansas and Texas, a distance at
go yards. The lots were hr3t put on
the market about September /. 1882,
and The ilrBt buildings were begun a
few daya lator.
From thNt tiIae the progress OF tho
town has been rapid. but steady
There hI been no deposition on the
Fart or the projectors 70 boom" H.
People saw the advantages OF the l0ca-
tiyn as future commercial center.
They saw that RlngEold must Of ne
oesHlty be TO the Rock isiand what
To- 70 the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
aud what Gainesville u to tho santa
To.
Ianggold IA situated on high
prairie about ii0o feet above the level
of The sea, and above the point whore
malaria makes things plensapt gem
orally The view VI the command
ins country 10 magnificent, indeed. 10
the north can Ne noou the bolt Of tlm-
Der lying on the banks OF Red river.
distance or about three miles, which
divides Texas from the Indian Terri
tory. Further north and about fifteen
miles from RinEgOld can be seen
Ryan, n little territory town as the
great sun Shines its morning rays ON
the northern horizon,
nelknap creek, u small stream flow
Ing northeast, shows It's COURSE by the
foliage Of the timber llninls It's banltH,
Beaver. another small timbared stream
about mile west runs northeast into
Red river. high prairie divide rises
about three miles west OF town and
hides Henrietta, the county seat and
principal town Of Clay county from
the view
RlngEold is nfty-slx mies wsst OF
Gainesville, ninety-hve miles north OF
Fort Worth and 120 milVg south ~
ny Reno. II has no competitor on tho
w0st The soil OF tho county u a
rich loan producing cotton ga large
yields as well as corn. wheat ana
oats In abundant crops. The land IL
easily titled and Is " such nature
that man can easily care for several
times az much ~ he could OF the
black, waNey variety Lands are stlll
very cheap and a number OF farmers
have more than cleared their coat from
the frat seasons crops
Tho town Is n natural commercial
and jCbblng point, The Fort sill
country is directly tributary and the
Indian Territory affords virgin field
Cor enterprises OF this nature.
The character OF the country sur
rounding Ringgold Is level or rolling,
few breaks. and has sufficient num-
Der OF streams to ensure drainage and
moisture and sufilclonl amount OF
timber for all local uses. and TO re-
lieve the monotony Of a purely prairie
country.
The timber consists principally OF
oak, walnut, hickory. cottonwood and
pecan. The soil is deep and fertile
and produces the fnest ot fruits, grains
and vegetables An enterprising young
German Is growing rich from a vine
yard planted by himself Melon
stories are Munchhausen In thelrpropor-
tons and the writer dare not tell the
truth about these giant moustroa.tles
for fear that his reputation for YER
aclty may seriously suffer and that
he be denied hin church privileges
An ounce OF actual experience f.
worth 1000 pounds OF hearaay and eN-
pectation thousand miles In the -
ture. j. w. Farris told us that ne
raised this season on two-acre patch
land got the money-SS0 worth OF
melons ard later picked bale or cotton
from tho same ground which, with
the aecd, brought him In s3i more or
total o. Sill Yet this same land.
70 cultivation. can be purchased for
see per acre.
An frut trees do well and peaches,
p'ur,H peers apples. grapes ana apri-
se;s make this section another vent-