The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-27
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ABOUT CAMERON COUNTY.

al ihe extfeiiI- sou Ipfn Ill
of the grea, state Of Texas lie.
Cameron county, itself sutaf
pritripaIily IN extent. IN area
il covers no less than 3 SOS
squar- miles. Ils southern *,
irrmity lies ahuui tie sixteenth
of .i~grrs below he 25.ll. par
EIrl, while lis northern latitude
Is abant q , 90. It's greatest
sidIh from east to west is some
hing over f,rly miles aud from
tenrFlI 10 sonIh 100 miles.
CLIMATE.
Though SO near Tie trop =
yrt the cli.naie of this county
81 comparatively cool in sam
m-r It's entire eastern front
OF abuut one hundred miles, be-
ing lav4d by lac cool waters OF
the Gulf of Mexico, which great
~ i"np-rs the heat natural TO
southern ATTITUDES The ssa-
vaiIiug wind thro-cxcodt tie
greater por,iL.,n OF the year is
from IT, Southeast aud comes
di-<Stiy across the Gulf. The
@iuters are also extremely E,ild,
and make this an ideal place
for any who seek escape from
the rigors OF a northern winter
Indeed, no place in the United
States enjoys a more solubrioas
climate during the winter sea-
son that Brownsville, the eOaH-
u seat of Cameron county
Here the average temperature
for thirty-Dine years was 70 de.
gresss
The land lies nearly eveI,the
altitude at Brownsville being
onfy 43 feet. The soil rs rich
with the alluvial deposits of
endless years, and its treasures
of fertility are as yet ALMOST
Untouched only limited por
zion Of its surface ever having |
been disturbed By Tie pillow.
La many places the soil lies
from six to twenty feet deep.
being practically inexha nstihle,
and this of the finist aud richest
soil known, ranging fEcez & rich
dark allu7ial to sandy loom.
The eeuItY is watered by the
Rio Grande, which skirts lis
entire southern boundary, a
distance Of seveniy-EFe miles :
Besides this there are numerous
small streams, called "Tesacas"
aud "arroyos," throughout the
county.
PRODUCTIONS.
The leading industry Of tbfs
region al present is stock grow
zig. cattle, horses and sheep
constituting tbs he a,d ing
export product. But its
agricultural resources have
5peTi proven tn b. almost end {
less ia variety. lis sea,iIropi- j
cal climate permits such fruits :
as tue oraHge, lemon, citron
gnaga; fig au't banana To {
flourish. while PEACHES pears Z
aud other fruits also do we'll. !
aud graprs grow aud field ia tine 1
abnn6:Hlee. Tile chief I
tie soil, however, c
ara corn. -cott4sIs- ard sugar cant. I
Besides these sorghum, broom =
cT,rn, and all variiies of vegefa T
ESlrs yields lHnst a4nlarlanily +
4 may be said Without f.-af of T
contradiction HAT ali Of these !
5giii yield more per acre than |
Sly other portion of the slistSil
with IIaTana 10 .
axeoo and ramie have also {
proven most snc. rssfnl. Tne /
after, once planted Drcon-s a
*lmst perennial. Pre- culture 9
Of sugarranr tflliis ris.ii s:::fi;s5 |
aud deserves special Htpniio T
-Four ltn-and asnnd~ of sugar :
pr acr- is iif- return mad~
rom baud planned in cane, aud a
lis ensar is pronounced ~ /
znsg-nrs, nj s'x .,erss TO bss rqna :.
> li,s finrst Ie.tli-iaua pro- J
iueI :
POPULATION AND Tow.xs> 8
Ca,npren eaniiiy. according
:, Ia. ,.ststis nf IeaA canIains