The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

Davis for the summer, and by their presence
add greatly TO the enjoyment of the Derma-
nent residents Mr.. Glenn thinks it deyoIves
on the citizens to make their summer visitors
rs welcome and comfortable as possible.
Sheriff j. r. Chadborn says there is very
little disorder in his county. nobody In jail
they have good jurie5, who make things ex-
coeGinls warm for law breakers.
Dr.. c. II. MCGEE came TO- Davis for his
| health some years ago. has been practicing
medicine there. but is going to hunt a better
field, he says. Asked him If the pleasure
seekers in summer and the health seekers IN
something to do. He said not much; that the
summer people are well people, as u rule. ana
that the sick people seem to quit taking med
icine when they get up there, which the doc
tor added. is good thing for them to do.
MIR. James Stewart, the Jolly Trlshmau
who runs the hotel and holds down the post
ton OF district and county clerk, says the
people who come UP there are delighted, and
that If they come much thicker than they did
last summer, they Will have TO hang them up
on nails. or build more houses and hotels TO
hold them. Mr.. Stewart came TO that coun-
try on account of asthma and got we'll.
Colonel l., J Parks. general passenger
agent OF the Southern Pacific railway, saws
OF the Fort Davis country:
Few OF the casual observers of the attrac-
lions OF the great State of Texas are aware
that there Is spot in the State 800 feet
aboe sea level. as Is this locality and that n
mountain peak in the near vicinity of Fort
Davis rises TO n height OF 5000 feet II is this
altitude which more than compensates for
the southerly latitude and gives TO tine local
itv SUCH delightful and healthful climate
The stage drive from Maria TO Fort Davis. OF
TWENTY-FIVE miles, is one of the least tiresome
it has been my privilege to enjoy, and the
cool braeing air. dry as a bone. Is well cal
eulated to free one OF malarous tendencies.
or. IN fact. TO remove cause for any OF the
ailments with which we of the coast country
are sometimes afflicted
Bicycle trips between Maria and Fort Da-
Wis are frequently made by the residents
and visitors in less than one hour and thirty
minutes,
~; will be hard to believe that mid day BIZ
cycle riding. burro riding, horseback riding
aud driving in this vicinity is pleasure at
fact and a better opinion may BE- form d
Of what the temperature is by the statement
that at carly morning and at sundowh II be-
comes necessary 10 wear something warm
and Galveston families have established
themselves az this place Tor the summer.
some Of them having purchased cottages and
others having built desirable sios, II Is not
venture Scuc to predict that many more S'H-
sons viii not pass before this vicinity Will he
more popular than the rcso'is al Colorado,
tho mountains aud the valleys between q,
numerously as the lake resorts Of the North
Among the people who have huili cottages
at Fort Davis n Judge r. Z, Ilill OF Houston,
one OF the ablest and most wildly known
lawyers in Texas. Aud the Judge Is 50 en-
tirey gono on the country that he has
modern cottage IN a most romantic spot
AGAINST the cliffs, two huge hnuldars serving
as corner supports for his front gallery Tho
Judge has bson gcpe away for the summer for
many years aud tried all the noted summer
res crts In the country, from California 10
Florida and Canada. In 1896 h. came to tho
Fort Davis country, which, either as n sum
mer climate or an an the year climate, he pro-
nounccs superior to them all. and he has been
thtIG two winters and two summers lilo says
the winters are sunny and pleasant and the
summers delightful lie says the altitude
rhoye sen level at Davis is 5e00 feet but that
II people want to get higher there is q peak
iugt back of Davis q short distance that
RS skyward 10 a height OF Ss3l feet. aud
between this psak and Davis fires ara needed
every morning IN summer. The Judge also
THINKS the altitude at Davis too great for peo-
ple far advanced in consumption. However.
Judge llill says, IL furnishes exactly the
change needed by people from lower nlti-
tudfs in med Of rccuporation.
Tho sNtremes or temperature prevalent In
the Rocky mountain region are avoided lis tie
franspocos county. Tho rains come IN Into
imnmir and fail. lie made Il note OF the TX.
irepies Ia the summer OF 1886, and tho range
WAS from 81 20 81, The air hcing IN dry mo
ifat OF the sun at tho lnaNiniun s not foli
rs u rs ~ The lover country. asked Judge
lsili u he felt any particular INTEREST IN I'D
'frilsing the Fort Davis country he Asii.
lrt that he haa-XothinE TO sell dhere. and
lrsined bird dog about DAVIS, be enjoys