The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1901-08-08
WORKING WESTWARD.
W. Dryden DIVES His Impressions
Of the Lone Star Stute.f
NoLAN Co, Tx, July 90, 1891.
EDITOR JASPER NEWS.


NoLAN Co, Tx, July 90, 1891.
EDITOR JASPER NEas:
In Eastlnnd County we got better so
pie and doing god business. East
land IL nothing to brag OF Ms II county.
In Callahan county we found better
country. The timber looks like peach
trees from distance. II makes good
posts when straight enough and makes
good wood. We see cords Of it in the
towns. We saw praire dogs ~ we
came in to Callahan county. Baird is
the county seat We passed into Tay-
lor county. 1t is II good county, the
land is of fine quality. II had had
my farm in cash | would have invested
there.
Abilem, the county scat has 5000
people and has q lake and running
stream. Nature provided pretty
site and the town is an ornament TO the
country. The land is reasonable, and
crops fair. We passed into Nolan coun-
ty which has much good cnuntry. We
have travelled along the railroad since
we left Blirl. We had 10 stop a ono
point ON account u rain. \ few miles
west of Abilcm saw the first rain that
made the ground too wet 10 work that
have seen since left Missouri. We
can hear the wolves at night. Last
night ] shot at one. In my eXcitmcnt
| played low while hc played high.
Changing his tactics he made Tor the
hills which surround us.
At Tcxarliunr it is 30 feet above SEA
level aud here it is 1900 feet The
weather is very pleasant and our health
is gpu'.. Cyrus can run and play cid
fashioned Western Texas has good
cattle. have seen some good short
horns. There is a. fine short horn in
the pasture by US as ever saw any
whore. Much brttcr can be seen in
Jasper county, have seen cattle from
Southern Texas. Ihey are no good.
There are good mules and horses. Inc
johnson gras, is good. have fed three
balls Of it and think it good feed.
Things are more reasonable here than
in Eastern Tcxps People are none in
teligent and have better schools al
though thinly settled. People here
have better morals and pay a they go.
There is gyp water in SOM localities.
We sometimes drink out of ponds.
There are some good cistrrns here and
the best places to build ponds that ev-
ef saw. like this place and may
locate here some time. We passed into
Mitchell County. There are several hills
and nice rolling valleys. Colorado. sit
ty seat. Population 2,5CO There are
salt works at this pc mt. We have used
some OF the salt. 1t is fine. We have
. seen some top-not quails and the ordi-
nary quails are plentiful. | have not
asked what they .all them here. There
are many iark rabbits. The half grown
ones are fine meat. | killed one 50
yards away with % but don't do that
well all the time.
Coming in to Howard county we
struck the sand hill, Grass and water
are scarce. We saw wind mills near
Big Spring, the county seat OF Howard
, county. | saw no Springs bus many al
kali lakes. There were acres of wafer
but good water was scarce. Howard
county is not much IA county. As we
came to Martin W. cane to level
ground. Stanton the county sea; Of
Martin county is used rs the county
seat Of other counties. | saw county
ccrl. IN regard TO school land. ! can
get four sctiuus, price 81 per acre.
Every thing except grass has to irrigat
/ ed. 1t /, krs sections 10 make a man II
! living. We have good water and grass.
We drove to Midland county. Midland
the county seat has Loo people. 1t is
SURROUNDED 10y wind mills. The ranch
men have fish ponds with trees ON the
banks. Some have gardens and fruit
trcra. Land looks better in Midland
county. saw one crop of corn. Grass
is short.
We drove To Odessa, the county seal Of