The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-07
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ABOUT CAMERON COUNTY.

BE the great stats OF I-Xas lies
cameron county, itself a small
Drincipality IN extent. In area
Ii covers no less than 3,308
gauare miles. Its southern ex-
sremIty lies about the 81 xteenth
Of a degree below she 18th: par
alex WAifs its northern latitude
IS afsoat ~ , 20'. It's greatest
width from east to estis some
shing over farty miles and FROM
1ortk to south 100 miles.
CLIMATE.
Though so near the tTop :
get the climate of this county
81 comparatively cecil ia sum
n+r. IT'S entire eastern front
Of ebo1t ore hundred miles, be-
ing laVed by the cool waters oi
the Gulf of Mexico, which great
w tpmpefs tie heat naas.ra2 10
southern latitudes- The pre-
FAILING wind throughout the
greater portion of the year is
from the Southeast and comes
directly across thu Gulf The
~inters are also extreniel = saiid,
and make this an ideal place
sor any who seek escape from
Che rigors OF northern winter.
Indeed, ne place ia the United
States enjoys a more solahrious
climate dnring the winter sea
son that Brownsville, the coun-
ey ssat of Cameron county.
Here the average temperature
for thirly-niue years was 70 de-
gresss
The land lies fseaFiy. ieVslfhe
aftitnde at Brownsville beiI'g
oIIy 4:s teet. Tie soil is rich
&ah the alldvial deposits oi
~rdl4ss years, aud iis treasures
Of fertility are as yet almost
antoGrh-s only IA limited per
fian OF its surface ever having
tSern ,iisturhrd by the piow.
Fl many places The soil lies
from six 10 twenty feet deep.
Sping practically inexhausiihls,
and This of The iinist aud richest
soil knnwn, r;s:a gins from Iics
tsafk alIa7ial 10 sandy loom.
Pie county is waiered by the
llio Gfan.s4, which skirts lis
<Hiirs so1iaerm boundary, a
distance of segenly-tise rallies
Besides this there are numerous
small sfIeamss called "resacas'
aud "arroyos," Throughout the
county.
PRODUCTIONS.
The leading Industry of this
segion at present is stock gov
ing, cattle, horses ami sheep
constituting the e ID In g
export product. But its
agricultural resources have
been proven TO bp almost end
less in variety. It's seniiiropi-
cal climate permits such fruits
as the orange, lemon, oitron
guava, fig and banana, to
flourish. wife peaches pears
and other fruits also do we'll,
aud grapes grow aud jield in the
greatest abundance. The chief
products Of the soil. however.
are corn, cotton and sugar cane
Besides these sorghum, broom
corn land all yarities Of vegeta
bIes yield must abnndahtIy
II may be said without fear OF
contradiction that an of these
will yield more per acre than
BAY atiipr portion of tbs slate
Experiments with Havana to
axeco aud ranIie have also
proven most successful. Tue
latter, once planted becomes
allnst perennial. The cefiure
Of sngarcane in this rich valley
land deserves special mentio
Four tl,nzand pounds OF sugar
per acre Is The return made
from land planted in cane, aud
shis sugar is pronounced BY
soVesnnent experts 10 be eqna
= The fiaest Louisiana pro
duct
PoPULATio AND Towns
CasH~rou CONT = according
II, tisa census Of 1890. rssfsi;liBs
a population 81 Is ~ iir
eouatg seat Is BsnwnSV iis
with about 9,0fee Inhabitants
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