The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
THE FORT DAVIS COUNTRY.
ihc Most Wonderful Health Resor
ia the United states.

- 'NN Nht'tsi Sunless
I olalldge's Texas Stock Farmer
| Fort Davis is in the Fort Davis mountains
/ twenty-five miles north OF Maria. and
reached by as fine naturol road for tin
! wagon VI bicycle as may ne found anywhere
Indeed. fine roads ate one OF the most attrac
/ tive features of the trans-Pecos country. PEG
PIE with a romantic streak in them. aud c.
peeially those who consider that
Natural scenery begins and ends with tn,
| mountains"
| would be delighted with Fort Davis am
1 contiguous country. 1t is the site OF the Oh
! United states military post Of Fort Davis
anu inc abandoned post buildings many o
( tueHl IN good state OF preservation, and oc,
| cuplel by summer and winter tourists add
! considerably to the attracticcness cf the sim.
atloh' me town is backed on the north BIZ
( lotty and preclpitous cliffs outlined i'm sarle5
columns and b0ld-relpf against a bacI
AtGdnd Of blue sky; while to tho sontl
| sl,etchlnS lway TO other Mountains lies 4
valley, beautiful in its coat q winter brown
and Whm elo.hed in sarb OF summer green
must be constant delight 10 the eye o!
Him who, in the love of Nature. holds com
nuhlon with her visible forms.
The peludd waters of the Lympia CANYON
ohtef inc valley at Fort Davis. where il
TS eam IGEes9l me GTghards ana gardcns
~ vale and winding stream suggests a
si'ght paraphraeo Of Moore:
sweet vale OF the Lynoa how calm could
'Ne9 IN, Thy bosom OF shade with the fliends
WIZ RsIis rs l,,,I ~ and the strife of this vain
Ana ,,l- my soul like he waters be mingled in
Fort Davis Is tic county town OF ref payis
county. WINCH is IN condition financially
tQNailed by zero AZ the forty counties treated
Wy thr Undersigned the las, hros wears Out
OF q hi state ana county TAX ratp Is cents
ON nc 500 valuation, wi,l the yfluation very
i9W 'aWic, Tor nsaucC. hcing vaiucl at only
y, pr h2ad County scrip IL at par. Of course.
Mas ''iIN'ipAu % xes obtained from County
proud Of Il. Captain !. 6 Edgar, The county
wv HSF,aiso informed lno that besides abou
SltV school mnnev on hand. lkey have so, :
~! N'ai..iii no county treasury a. az Inn
ether t9nis yifiled tho Fort Davis pcoDle arc
WY tntiahlo aild while tho mountain climb
lls l'9e ncieS OF their summer Ylstnrs strike
some OF them as somewhat curious. tbsy sac
thqT like these summer paople nnJ ,rs ols5
70 seq them come, There is 100 n GOOD deai
u tain among them about fixing to take h,f-
h a, SAls o. them when they came. could
lave soften some delightful picture scenes
apoW rerI DAVIS, and thought az nrst of
t.,andWsching o few 81 these talks, but aftar
nH., ag,lharaicH arrived NJ The combustion
thNl Wiet an By way of induccniQnt To sen-
S,uu,sS, lSop'f to visit that glorous region. no
uNuhl thSl one good sensible matter of fact
laAk with onc VIM " tlara or vho has hse,
mgr e worth PAPER full cl niciur,,s.
q htnb9r Of inyalids are spending no win
he' inere. aNt doing well, though II seemed Ia
~ tne CONSENSUS OF opinion thai Fort Davis
- nnt good place for peaple In advanced
sthies OF pulmonary troubles
tr' n II II, ierding told mc. that he came there
iinpi tlahp IcNas. in ~, too veal 10 walk
WIN ielR tFcnble, has gained IN weight and
,pR lile high read 90 Feeoynry.
,, ml. !; tiNls,lgli, who Is ontping large
ltl lbn tom, enuntry aui nso,,le IA NJ, ~
Nhat ne heald ahout them had 4 eood All 70
~ Win his looatiDn tiers NN'' N'i "
Eeneral urrchandis. re,shli,A we arg
hesssy' says hne class o. psopls come up 70