The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-17
TEXAS SUMNER RESORTS.


General faSser7 ger Agent Robbins SAYS
They Are Equal 70 Any
There may be other Sorts remarked
Genera. Passenger Agent Robbins ar tho
Southern Pacific and Houston and Tag1s
Central yesterday. but the summer resort.
Of Texas. H6e everything else the old state
contains ue fully COUNT iu my mind 10
those Of anr other location iu t4i, c.u1.
try"
Mr.. Robbins, accompanied by Mr.. N5va
chief Of tine literary department ~ the limos
mentioned returned a day or two since
from careful survey Of the attractions II.
fcrded by the section. tlayersed by tho old
Austin aud Northwestern. now % prime iii.
vision Of the Central lines and it was II Ills
visit he was speaking
"Ot course ! knew the branch possessed
many delightful features. which to be an
Irsciated need only 10 ba seen. but This
last trip manifested the fact more clearly.
aud as result ot wdlt saw and exn.-i.
eurtd ] arn surprised that So few az ou-
own people re.l.l" vlui their F-.r home
I contains and oGer. 90 toe individual VIII.
LisH TO tlH other ends az tle clIfu during
t-r summer season.
ANA great believer in California. Col.
oIaao ana "tlcr mountain States. but Icvu~
mas lew mountains, Too. auI they arc tree.
covered aud sweep, by the winds from the
\
wild flowers and high enough TO insure the
summer tourist sound nights sleep dur.
: ing which he lies conf lrtablc under cover.
with the thermometer rpgiSt ring down I'm
I the lower precincts Of the bulb.
'LiaHo, lying on the lovely river 1f the
same no ne Is growing IN favor with our
/ people II is located among The rolling
! hills which tower above fertile valleys, me
| liver sweeps on in series OF clear foamigy
| rapids, singing among the rocks and noull-
/ ers which hedge its course. The hsbiug ia
] IalFlF good and Tlp character f4T . Dot
/ IS such that the visitor may always lind
| occupation IN one pleasing form or anOtacr
/ Inc mountains are hlled with minerals. and
/ thus the excitement of amateur prospecting
/ may be added TO the attractions. The town
] contains six hotels, With accommodations
/ Tor about 800 persons There are many
| handsome buildings and numerous cattle
[ ranches lie almost In the outskirts of the
| little city The population OF Llano Is
about %@uo and the place Is gradually grow
ing IN Importance, Nearby are the mn..
nltcent iron mines and deposits and Prof
| Badeau IS manifesting the interesting fact
mar othfr valuable minerals are 10 be
The whole country between Austin and
LlauO Is replete with interest The char.
acter Of the landscape is similar 20 that OF
the Blue Grass sections Of Kentucky. fertile
aud beautiful II Is heavily wooded with
small oak and cedar Fairbanks. the Juno.
ton for Marble Falls aud the celebrated
Granite mountain, is well named for it 4,
one OF the loyeliest pastoral views ] have
ever witnessed
Among other points OF interest, Kings.
land possibly possesses the greater numLrr
OF attractions 10 the person seeking amuse-
ment ana recreation. Located practically
at the Junction Of the Lano and Colorado
rivers the little village nestlcs IN The
heights, as II were, some 100 feet high ,r
than Austin or az an elevation Of about
| 1900 feet above sea level The country is
rolling, splendidiy wooded, much OF il be.
ing Ia cultivation, although large areas are
| devoted to cattle raising
The railroad crosses the river a few hun.
dred yards below Kingsland, the stream
purling and foaming over the rocks deep
enlng at times into holes In which the
angler nnds good sport Hedging the place
about Ike giant wall to the northeast
Long mountain. In vast crescent take,
Kingsland into lis embrace while 10 ths
west the two peaks of Pack Saddle noun,
tain break purple against the sky some
seven or eight miles distant. reached hy h
good gravel road which trayerses A v.n
derfully interesting country. Pack Saddle
Was the location Of the last Indian Kill NJ
In that section OF Texas The Indians were
: surprised az the apex OF the mountain and
killed TO man 10y the white settlers who
had gathered To punish the marauders In
terestiEg mementoes OF the dght are occa
and wampum beads. Tho road 10 tn,
mountain crosses the Llano river, the watel
being always on tue move and We'll stockef
r with bass IN certain locations. Giant III
ards and sand Swifts,' which run so fas
? that they seem Ike ma row gray streak,
5 against the hot sands. are plentiful. and Il
, the mountain slopes may De found Lowell,
ferns and odd flowers. The old negro sam
2 who drove us 10 the mountain, SAYS tn.
spooks Of the dead Indians come out in m,
moonlight and dance down into the valley
waving misty scalps aud shouting at tn
? sky. These Ne didn't see however
The Colorado river Is damned imme
J diatey behind the Kingsland hotel. k1oWt
as the 'Antlers.' creating a lake seyera
miles In length and several hundred feet n
} width, thus affQrding nne opportunities FOL
boating ana bathing, while the rapids anI