The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-22

region, as we'll as its discovery at Sour
Lake and the point off Sabine Pass,
where II had been boiling up in the gulf
and had been long known and utilized by
lsaillng vessels as a cafe harbor in time
OF storm. / became Impressed with the
idea that there must be rich stratum
Of oil. at no great depth, running
ldagonally across the State from north
west to southeast. or the extent and llm-
! It's OF which I could form no conception.
The later discovery OF It at Nacogdoches
and Corsicana greatly strengthened this
belief, which has been demonstrated to DC
a faot by this last find.
The fact that Texas lies as inclined
plane from the mountains TO the gull
gave rise to the thought in my mind that
It was an admirable situation for ar
tesian wells, though am not aware that
enc existed in the state at that time"
So living at Calvert, the then terminus
Of the Houston and Texas Central fal-
road in 1869, and having to pay 30 cen IS
a barrel for water hauled from the little
Brazos, ! endeayored to interest num-
I her of wealthy residents in an artesian
well, and succeeded in gethng Major
Townsend, a Brazos planter and well
known old Confederate soldier, TO write
North for information upon the subject,
but finding the apparatus SO coatly as
compired With AZ now, the matter wa
dropped and nothing done then. That
town. as we'll as many others III the
State, now have water works supplied
from arte9ian wells thus confirming and
demonstrating the truth OF my theory
The development OF the mineral resources
Of our grand State Is yet In its infancy,
and has heen retarded greatly by the
reports OF wise geologsts, ono OF whom
affirmed positively a few years ago that
there was not a pound OF coal an the
whole sihte that had reached beyond The
stage OF Ignite. | venture the prediction
thGt ere the Arst decade OF the Tween
tieth century passes there will be mined
in GrimeS county alone sufficient coal,
equal, if not superior, to the McAlester'
to supply the whole State. and from many
specimens and indications OF the pres
ence OF iron, gold, silver and other vslu-
able geological products, VI is beyond tAc
! power of any man TO estimate or even
g. conceive tho rich returns that may p,
sibly follow proper Investigation and de-
+ velOrment, for Texas never does anything
/ by halves aud all her natural resources
] appear upon a grand and magnificent
scale In the variety and number of
, medicinal and health restoring wat rs II
Is not surpassed by any other country o.
the game extent upon the globe a teN
3 OF which are Mineral Springs, the wells
l Sour Lake aud lhst, but not least, th'
o oyerliowing well on the public square o
= this place Corpus Christi, but which /
{ OF little note al yet, from lack OF ad
= yertising, although ! predc for It
% grand and successful future, when an end
: less procession OF Notwithstanding pill
r erims begin to arrive, drDWn to It by Il
v healing properties and true virtues bein
Il published and rightly made known T.
ha- IN
$ cases to be a perfect and radical cur
r. OF rheumatism, old sores, eczema an
10 other Diseases, catarrhal affections, dys
! pepsia Of various types, chronic bowe
= and kidney diseases.
d IN addition to this wonderful wei
- Corpus Christi Is rapidly becomin
i known as one or the beG resorts in tn
= South, in winter or aunmer, for eithc
IS health or pleasure, Built upon the high
ost point on the whole gulf coast. II
II beautiful bay separated from the gu
W by "a line OF Islands, makes It the safe
IA point on the coast, and At never sufsl
u from the wind storms and hurm cameo tn;
# 30 frequently visit the coast east M
X west Of NJ. Its oysters. fishing. bathir
as and sailing facilltles are unsurpassed an
or whore ITS genial and semi Jtropical cl
D. mate Is delishtful the year round, al
as itn lbraolng ozone laden gulf breeze
nj hiring health and vigor TO the weak al
no strong alike, Contrary to common obse
NJ walton and experience, it's salt atmo
phero proves beneficial and curative
ue persons suffering with lung diseases, al
re several who fallNi ito uecelvo benefit
a' Colombo. Kerrvino. Boernc and Del r
ne caue here and were cured. II is Z
ss truck gardener paradise and We a
now enjoying IN midwintcr new irish n
M Atoes. bcetu English peas and an
" beans fresh from the vine Nature h