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BURLESON COUNTY-County seat, Caldwell; area, 677 square miles; situated in central Texas; created, 1846. Surface, level; soil, dark loam, red- dish brown alluvial. Industries farming, livestock raising, fruit growing. Products, cotton, corn, grain forage crops, potatoes, truck, peaches, pears, grapes for home use. Transportation, G. C. & F. Fe and the H. & T. C. Mineral resources, lignite, brick clay. Principal towns, Somerville, Lyons, Deanville and Chriesman.
BURNET COUNTY-County seat, Burnet; area, 1,010 square miles; situated near the geographical center of the state, northwest of Austin; created in 1852, organized 1858. Surface, mountainous and rolling, except in eastern portion, level prairies; soil. black waxy, sandy and red. Industries, live- stock raising, farming, fruit raising, poultry raising, mining. Products, cattle, cotton, corn, oats, feed- stuffs, peaches, melons, figs, grapes, all kinds of vegetables. Transportation, H. & T. C. Ry. Min- eral resources, building stone, granite, marble, sil- ver. iron, traces of gold. Principal towns Marble Falls, Bertram, Lake Victor.
CALDWELL COUNTY-County seat, Lockhart; area, 530 square miles, situated in south central Texas, one county south of Travis; created in 1848, organized in 1858. Surface, generally level; soils, rich black waxy prairie land on the north and west, sand loam on the east. alluvial soils on the bottoms. Well timbered; watered by the San Marcos River and tributary streams. Industries, stock raising, farm- ing. Products, cattle, cotton, corn, oats, barley, sorghum and hay, sweet and irish potatoes, melons, all kinds of vegetables, grapes, peaches, and various other fruits. Transportation, M. K. & T., G. H. & S. A. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Natural resources, iron ore, building stone. Principal towns, Maxwell, Luling, Reedville, Mendoza, Dale and Pentress.
CALHOUN COUNTY-County seat, Port Lavaca; area, 592 square miles; situated on the Gulf Coast
Southeast of San Antonio; created and organized in 1846. Surface, level, sloping gradually to the coast. drained by the Guadalupe River and numerous trib. utaries. Soil, deep black waxy, sandy and chocola :.. loam, some black sand. Industry, stock and poultry raising, farming, fish and oyster business. Pro- ducts, fine horses, jacks, swine, dairy products, fish and oysters. Considerable interest in improved ways. Transportation, G. H. & S. A. and the St. I .. B. & M. Rys. Principal towns, Port Lavaca, Port O'Connor, Seadrift Olivia.
CALLAHAN COUNTY - County seat, Baird; area, 882 square miles; situated in central west Texas, a little north of center; created, 1858, organ- ized, 1877. Surface, generally rolling; soils, light sandy to a dark loam, very fertile. Industries, live- stock leads, agricultural and horticultural beginning. Products, cattle, poultry, peaches, plum and grapes are shipped to outside markets. Transportation, T. & P., and the T. C. Rys. Other leading towns. Cross Plains, Clyde, Putnam, Cottonwood, Eagle Cove and Eula.
CAMERON COUNTY-County seat, Brownsville: area, 671 square miles; located in the extreme south- ern point of Texas, bounded by the Gulf of Mexico on the east and by the Rio Grande River on the south: created in 1848. Surface, nearly level illuvial prai- rie; soils, in the Rio Grande Valley, exceptionally deep and fertile, soils on the uplands or prairies, lighter but very productive when irrigated. Indus- tries, stock raising, and farming, especially truck growing. Products, cotton, onions, cabbage, every kind of truck product for the earliest markets. sugar cane, figs, citrus fruits, dates,-subtropical fruits abound. Transportation, St L. B. & M., R. G. & S.B. and the Rio Grande Interurban Rys. Natural resources, brick clay. Leading towns besides Brownsville are San Benito, Harlingin, Raymond- ville.
CAMP COUNTY-County seat, Pittsburg; area, 217 square miles; located in northwest Texas; crea- ted and organized in 1874. Surface, hilly, with some level lands and valleys. Soil, mostly sandy loam. Industries, agricultural and live stock, poul- try, fruit growing. Products, cotton, corn, small grains, the Elberta peach, grapes, plums, straw- berries, cantaloupes, melons, coal. Transportation, M. K. & T. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Mineral re- sources, lignite coal, iron ore, shale and potter's clay. Other leading towns, Leesburg, Newsome, Pine and Mattinburg.
CARSON COUNTY - County seat, Panhandle; area, 860 square miles; situated in the central Pan- handle; created, 1876, organized, 1888. Surface. mostly level prairie; soil, largely dark heavy loam. Industries, live stock farming. Products, cattle, wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn, cane, kaffir corn. maize, peaches, grapes, plums and apples. Trans- portation, Southern Kansas of Texas (Santa Fe) and the C. R. I. & G. Rys. Other leading towns. Groom, Conway, and White Deer.
CASS COUNTY-County seat, Linden; area, 945 square miles; situated in northeast Texas, bordering Louisiana and one county removed from the Red River; created and organized, 1846. Surface, level and undulating, in some places broken by low hills; soil, a productive gray loam intersperced with a small proportion of red sandy land. Industries. farming, livestock raising, bee and honey industry. Products, ribbon cane, fruits, truck, peanuts and for-
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ike crops, honey. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & : . K. C. S., St L. S. W. and the Jefferson and Nor- stern Rys. Mineral resources, iron ore, gas and oil. other leading towns, Atlanta, Hughes Springs, Queen City, Blumberg.
CASTRO COUNTY-County seat, Dimmitt; area, .; 0 square miles; situated in the plains country; .: rated in 1876 from Bexar county, organized in :.. 1. Surface, rolling, nearly level; soils, mostly randy loam, some black land. Industries, livestock, imall truck, dry farming. Products, cattle, some ! rage stuff, cherries, grapes, apples and plums. Transportation, Pecos & North Texas Ry., (Santa
CHAMBERS COUNTY-County seat, Ananuac; area, 648 square miles; located on the Gulf Coast, .ne county removed from Louisiana; created and organized in 1858. Surface, level with general slope . wards Galveston Bay; Soil, dark sandy loam. Heavily indented with bays, traversed by the Trinity liver; much timber. Industries, truck growing, r.ce industry. Products, rice, livestock, fruits, truck. Transportation, Gulf & Interstate Ry., (Santa Fe), and many regular lines of boats out of Galveston and Houston. Other important towns, Winnie, Sto- well, Wallaceville, Hankamer and Double Bayou.
CHEROKEE COUNTY-County seat, Rusk; area, .0 square mils; centrally located in east Texas; created in 1846. Surface, broken, in some places the hills approaching the dignity of mountains; Neches River forms the western boundary, the An- zelina River the eastern boundary for 30 miles. Soils, chocolate predominates, in upland, with stiff Mack and sandy land in valleys. Industries, fruit, :ruck, lumber, farming. Products, peaches, plums, apricots, tomatoes, pine, hardwood, cotton, corn, grains, dairy products. Transportation, St L. S. W., T. & N. O., I. & G. N., and the Texas State Rys. Mineral resources, iron, brawn sandstone, valuable lays. Other important towns, Alto, Dialville, Mount Selman, Ponta, Maydelle, Gallatin.
CHILDRESS COUNTY-County seat, Childress; arra, 660 square miles; located in the southeast cor- 'rr of the Panhandle; created in 1876, organized, :- +7. Surface rolling, with broad valleys along the water courses; the Red River crosses the county, the i'rase River borders on the south. Soil in the east- en portion, dark sandy loam; remainder of the land « more or less sandy, varying from dark to chocolate " color. Industries, stock raising, farming. Pro- farts, cattle, horses, wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa, and ·hur forage crops, peaches, apples, plums, berries, " J'ons and vegetables. Transportation, Ft W. & D. C. Ry. Mineral resources, gypsum, brick clay. «her important towns, Kirkland and Carey.
PLAY COUNTY-County seat, Henrietta; area, "0 square miles; situated in north Texas, border- " the Red River on the north; created in 1857, or- Przed in 1873. Surface, generally rolling prairie " th wide valleys along the Red River, Big and Little " hita Rivers and other streams; the Red River . com land is made up of dark sandy soil, while lark and chocolate loam is found in the bottom " I of the Wichita Rivers on the uplands, is a dark ly loam with a clay subsoil. Industries, oil, gas, . tock farming. Products, gas to Ft Worth and was and intermediate points, oil, cattle, cotton, 'n, wheat and oats, fruits for local use. Trans- rtation, Ft W & D. C. Ry. Mineral resources,
gas, oil, shale and fire clay. Other principal towns, Bellevue, Byers, Petrolia and Halsell.
COCHRAN COUNTY - Unorganized, hence no county seat; created, 1876; area 957 square miles, situated in the plains country with New Mexico on the western border. Surface, high and level. In- dustries, stock raising. Products, cattle only, though it has been demonstrated that west Texas crops and fruits will do well. No railroads.
COKE COUNTY-County seat, Robert Lee; area, 850 square miles; situated in west central Texas; created in 1889. Surface, generally rolling with many hills, Colorado River flowing diagonally across it; soil, red loam, on plateaus, black waxy. Indus- try, stock raising. Products, cattle, some cotton and staples, melons and truck. Transportation, Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Ry. Mineral resources, ex- cellent sand and lime stone deposits, and brick clay plentiful. Other towns, Bronte, Ft Chadbourne, Edith, Sanco, and Tennyson.
COLEMAN COUNTY-County seat, Coleman; area, 1,302 square miles; located in west central Texas, created in 1858. Surface, generally level, hills here and there rising abruptly; soil varies from a black waxy to a loose sandy loam. Industries, livestock, poultry, farming. Products, cattle, sheep, goats, cotton, corn, maize, kaffir corn, various feed stuffs, dairy products. Mineral resources, coal, an abundance of lime and sandstone and brick shale. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Other towns, Santa Anna, Talpa, Valra, Silver Valley, Novice and Goldsboro.
COLLIN COUNTY - County seat, Mckinney; area, 828 square miles; situated in north Texas, cre- ated in 1846. Surface high and rolling with but few hills; soil, black waxy. Industries, farming, dairy- ing and poultry and stock raising. Products, cotton, wheat, oats, alfalfa, etc., fancy stock, blooded horses, some fruit. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe, St L. S. W., St Louis, San Francisco & Texas, H. & T. C., Rys., and the Texas Traction Co., interurban. Other towns, Farmersville, Plano, Celina, Princeton, Allen, Melissa, Frisco, Prosper, Blue Ridge, Westington and Anna.
COLLINSWORTH COUNTY-County seat, Well- ington; area, 900 square miles; situated in the Pan- handle, bordering the state of Oklahoma; created in 1876. Surface, level with some rolling land along creeks and rivers; soil, varies from sandy loam along the streams to a dark loam in the flats. In- dustry, live stock raising, some farming. Products, cattle, corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and hogs. Trans- portation, W. F. & N. W. Ry.
COLORADO COUNTY-County seat, Columbus; area, 948 square miles ;located in the costal plains, two counties removed from the Gulf of Mexico; cre- ated, 1836, organized, 1837. Surface, mostly level, few hills along streams; soil varies from sandy loam to black waxy and alluvial. Industries, live stock, farming, truck growing. Products, rice, sugar cane, cotton, corn, potatoes, all kinds of vegetables and fruits. Transportation, S. A. & A. P., G. C. & S. Fe, and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Mineral resources, brick clay. Other towns, Eagle Lake, Weimer, Rock Island, Alleyton, Oakland, Matthews, Eldridge, Mentz and Bernado.
COMAL COUNTY-County seat, New Braunfels; area, 569 square miles; situated in southwest Texas, north of San Antonio; created in 1846.Surface, brok-
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en in northern and western portions; southern por- tion level. Comal and Guadalupe Rivers well water the county. Soil varies from a stiff soil to a mellow loam. Industries, live stock, diversified farming, fruit growing. Products, cattle, farm crops, pears, plums, peaches. Mineral resources, limestone and brick clay. Good interest in public highways. Im- portant towns, New Branufels, Bracken and Hunter. Transportation, I. & G. N., and the M. K. & T. Rys., and an interurban.
COMANCHE COUNTY-County seat, Comanche; area, 821 square miles; situated in north central Texas, southwest of Ft Worth; created, 1856. Sur- face, generally rolling, North and South Leon Rivers cross the county. Soil, sandy loam, black waxy and a black sandy. Industries, livestock, dairying, farming. Products, fine cattle, horses and mules, cotton, dairy products. Mineral resources, coal, oil and gas. Transportation, Ft W. & R. G. (Frisco), Stephensville North & South Texas (Cotton Belt), and the Texas Central Rys. Leading towns, Com- anche, DeLeon, Proctor, Snipe Springs, Hasse, Gus- tine, Lampkin, Comyl and Sydney.
CONCHO COUNTY-County seat, Paint Rock; area, 941 square miles; situated near the geographic- al center of Texas; created in 1858 and organized, 1859. Surface, varies from rough country with very fertile valleys in the southern half to rolling prairie in the northwest portion; soil varies from white sandy to dark rich alluvial. Industries, farming and fruit growing, some live stock raising. Pro- ducts, cotton, grains, feedstuffs and fruits-grapes, peaches, plums, pears. Transportation, Ft W. &. R. G. (Frisco), and G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Other towns, Eden, Eola, Millers View, Concho, Pasche and Ruth.
COOKE COUNTY-County seat, Gainsville; area, 1,000 square miles; located in north Texas on the Red River; created, 1848, organized, 1849. Surface, rolling prairie; soil, red alluvial, black waxy, gray loam. Industries, agricultural and live stock. Pro- ducts, wheat, corn, oats, feedstuff, including alfalfa, cotton, home cattle fruit and truck growing. Trans- portation, G. C. & S. Fe and the M. K. & T. Rys. Mineral resources, lime and sandstone, brick clay. Is a leader in good roads. Towns, Gainsville, Valley View, Windsor, Fair plains, Marysville, Muenster. Myra, Lindsey, Woodbine and Dexter.
CORYELL COUNTY-County seat, Gatesville; area, 1,115 square miles; situated near the center of the state; created, 1854. Surface, much prairie, high rolling; soil, rich black, black rich sandy . loam. Industries, farming, livestock, dairying poul- try raising. Products, corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa, millet, cotton, and dairy products, blooded cattle, horses, sheep, honey. Mineral resources, limestone. Transportation, St L. S. W., Temple & N. W., Stephensville North and South, and the G. C .& S. Fe Rys. Towns, Gatesville, Copperas Cove, Oglesby, Jonesboro, Turnersville, Evant, Pearl, Mound, Leon Junction and Levita.
COTTLE COUNTY-County seat, Paducah; area, 956 square miles; located in the southeast part of the Panhandle; created, 1879, organized, 1892. Surface, generally level, broken by the breaks of the Pease River on the west. Soil, black waxy, sandy loam. Industries, farming, cattle raising; products, cattle, cotton, grains, feedstuffs, fruits. Transportation, Quanah, Acme & Pacific Ry.
CRANE COUNTY-Unorganized, hence no county seat ;area, 850 square miles; situated in west Texas
with the Pecos River as its southern boundary; cru. ated, 1887. Surface, generally high, rolling prairie soil, varies from a light gravel or sandy to a bli . sandy or chocolate. Industry. Cattle. Product. live stock, farming hardly introduced. No railroad!
CROCKETT COUNTY-County seat, Ozona; art 3,004 square miles; situated in southwest Texas; cr .. ated, 1875. Surface in northern portion, sligh: rolling, southern and western, very rough, high hi !! narrow valleys, canyons. Industry, cattle. Pr ducts, live stock; only a few acres devoted to farn .. ing. No railroads.
CROSBY COUNTY-County seat, Crosbytor. area, 984 square miles; situated in the eastern tier ... the Plains counties; created, 1876, organized, 18%. Surface, almost level; soil, red to a dark sandy loam Industry, cattle raising, farming. Products, li ... stock, cotton, corn, maize, kaffir corn, alfalfa ar .: small grains, some fruit for local use. Transpor- tation, Crosbyton South Plains Ry. Other towne. Emma, Estacado, Cone and Lorenza.
CULBERSON COUNTY-County seat, Van Horn: area, 3,780 square miles; situated in west Texas, bor- dering El Paso county on the west and New Mexico on the north; organized, 1911. Surface, mountain- ous. Industry, cattle grazing. Transportation, T. & P. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Mineral resources, white marble, valuable stone and various minerals undeveloped.
DALLAM COUNTY-County seat, Dalhart; area. 1,463 square miles; located in extreme northwest corner of the Panhandle, bordering Oklahoma and New Mexico; created, 1876, organized, 1891. Sur- face, generally level, broken along the south line by the Rito Blanco Canyon; soil alternates from a rich. brown sandy loam to a hard land known as "tight" or mesquite land. Industries, live stock, princi- pally, some farming and horticultural interests. Transportation, Ft W. &. D., C. R. I. & G., and the Enid, Ochiltree & Western Rys. Leading towns. Dalhart, Texline, Corlena, Terico, Ware, Matlock, Chamberlain, Conlin and Hovey.
DALLAS COUNTY-County seat, Dallas; area, 900 square miles; located in north Texas, east of central; created, 1846 and organized the same year Surface, mostly level, with rolling prairies in the northwestern portion, some rough lands along the streams; Trinity River crosses the county. Soil. sandy, sandy loam and black waxy, very productive. Industries, agricultural, dairying, livestock raising on farms, manufacturing in the city of Dallas. Products, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, forage, crops. dariy products, poultry products. Transportation. G. C. & S. Fe., St L. S. W., C. R. I. & G., T. & B. V., M. K. & T., H. & T. C., T. & N. O., T. & P., I. & G. N., St L. & S.Fe., Texas Traction Co., Northern Texas Traction Co., Southern Traction Co. and East- ern Texas Traction Co., Rys. Dallas county is a leader in construction of good roads, concrete high- ways. Dallas is the second city in the state in pop- ulation but commercially ranks first, being the greatest jobbing, distributing and manufacturing center in the southwest. It leads as an educationa. center, being the home of many schools, college- and universities. It is the site for the Texas Sta :: Fair, the greatest institution of its kind in the Unit- ed States. Other towns in the county are, Lancaster .. Hutchins, Garland, Richardson, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Wilmer, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Kleberg Grand Prairie and Irving.
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DAWSON COUNTY-County seat, Lamesa; area, + 4) square miles; situated on the Plains; created, :- 38; organized, 1905. Surface, generally level; soil, argely chocolate and sandy loam with clay founda- un. Industry, stockraising, some farming. Pro- ducts, cattle, staple Panhandle crops, including cot- :on and fruits for home use. Transportation, Pecos & Northern Texas Ry.
DEAF SMITH COUNTY-County seat, Hereford; area, 1,477 square miles; located in the panhandle, tordering New Mexico; created, 1876, organized, 1.00. Surface, a level plateau between 3,000 and 4.000 ft. altitude; soil, red and gray sandy loam, with Wack loam in the bottoms. Industries, stockrais- ing. farming, truck. Products, cattle, hogs, sheep, sugar beets, melons, truck, apples, cherries, grapes, wheat, milo maize, kaffir corn and millet. Trans- portation, Pecos & Northern Texas Ry. (Santa Fe). Other towns, Joel and Dawn.
DEWITT COUNTY-County seat, Cuero; area, 266 square miles; situated in northwest Texas; crea- :rd, 1870. Surface is undulating, generally high; soil, black loam, some sandy and gray land. Indus- tries, diversified farming, dairying, poultry and bee interests, some livestock growing. Products, cotton, corn, oats, alfalfa and other staples, peaches, dairy products, honey. Transportation, Texas Midland and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Other towns, Enloe, Pecan Gap, Horton, Lake Creek and Charleston.
DENTON COUNTY-County seat, Denton; area, 665 square miles; situated in north Texas, one coun- ty removed from the Red River, bordering Dallas and Tarrant counties on the south; created, 1846. Sur- face, gently rolling, soil black waxy, and mixture of sand and clay, and in the timber belt dark sandy loam with red clay sub soil. Many streams. Indus- tries, farming, stock and poultry raising. Products, grains, especially, then cotton, fruits, vegetables, field crops, beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep horses, mules. Denton is the site of the College of Indus- trial Arts and the North Texas Normal School. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & T., G. C. & S. Fe, and the St L. & S. F. Rys. Principal towns, Denton, Pilot Point, Lewisville, Sanger, Krum, Aubrey and Justin.
DEWITT COUNTY-County Seat, Cuero; area, """ square miles; situated in southwest Texas in the costal plains; created and organized, 1846. Sur- face, rolling; soil, dark sandy loam. The Guadalupe River flows across the county. Industries, truck and fruit farming, diversified farming, dairying, Wwestock breeding, poultry, especially turkey, man- facturing. Products, sugar cane, cotton, corn, sor- rhum and other forage crops, fine stock, figs, Fraches, turkeys and other fowl. Transportation, S. A. & A. P., and G. H. & S. A. Rys. Other towns, Yorktown, Nordheim, Thomaston, Hocheim and We yersville.
DICKENS COUNTY - County . seat, Dickens; s'va, 918 square miles; situated partially in the ; sans country; created, 1876, organized, 1891. Sur- face, generally rolling; soils vary, red, dark and . ·faxolate sandy loam predominating. Industries, > .< k raising, farming, some fruit growing. Pro- .. ts, cattle, cotton, peaches, grapes, apricots, plums, AMonsportation, Wichita Valley Ry. Mineral re- 1. arces, megnesia, red and gray sandstone. Spur is another leading town in the county. .
DIMMIT COUNTY - County Carrizo Springs;
area, 1,164 square miles; situated in southwest Tex- as; created, 1858, organized, 1880. Surface, gen- erally level; soil, varies from red sandy loam to black waxy. Industries, livestock, some fruit and truck, poultry and bees. Products, cattle, bermuda onions, figs, grapes, berries, honey. Transportation, Crys- tal City & Uvalde Ry. Other towns, Asherton, Bermuda, Big Wells, Brundage, Detonio, Las Vargas and Catarina.
DONLEY COUNTY-County seat, Clarendon; area, 878 square miles; situated in the panhandle; created, 1876, organized, 1882. Surface, elevated plain which breaks off into small hills with valleys therewith, soil ranges from black waxy, chocolate, black sandy and red clay sand, to a special soil known as the Donley County loam, a dark soil which is mellow, deep and always moist. Industries, livestock, dairying, some farming. Products, fine cattle, horses, mules, sheep, dairy products, cotton. Transportation, Ft W. & D. C. and the C. R. I. & G. Rys. Other towns, Hedley and Jerico.
DUNN COUNTY-County seat-not organized; created, 1913 from Duval county, situated in south- west Texas. Surface, rolling and hilly. Livestock, farming and apiculture. Products, cattle, cotton, honey. Served by the Mexican National Ry.
DUVAL COUNTY-County seat, San Diago; area, 888 square miles; located in southwest Texas; crea- ted, 1858, organized, 1876. Surface, southeastern portion, in the Gulf plain; remainder of territory is rolling and hilly. Industries, stock raising, farming, apiculture. Products, cattle, horses, cotton, honey, corn and onions. Transportation, Texas-Mexican Ry.
EASTLAND COUNTY-County seat, Eastland; area, 947 square miles; situated north of the central part of the state; created, 1858, organized, 1873. Surface, varied, part being broken and mountainous, part is level and rolling; soil,principally black, rich loam and black sandy. Industries, oil, live stock, farming, mining. Products, oil, livestock, cotton, feedstuff, apples, pears, plums, grapes, coal. Min- eral resources, coal, brick clay. Transportation, T. & P. and the T. C. Rys. Other towns, Ranger, Cis- co, Rising Star, Carbon and Gorman.
ECTOR COUNTY-County seat, Odessa; area, 976 square miles; situated in west Texas; created, 1887, organized, 1891. Surface, level; soil, chiefly sandy loam. Industries, livestock principally, farming in a small way. Transportation, T. & P. Ry.
EDWARDS COUNTY - County seat, Rock Springs; area, 1,387 square miles, situated in South- west Texas, one county removed from the Rio Grande River; created, 1858, organized, 1881. Sur- face, rolling in northwest portion, southern half broken. Soil, black sticky in places, rock ground in others. Industry, stock raising. Products, goats, sheep, Mineral resources, silver, iron, sulphur, coal, and kaolin. No railroads.
ELLIS COUNTY-County seat, Waxahachie; area 1,066 square miles; situated in north central Texas; created, 1849, organized, 1850. Surface, generally level to rolling; soil, black waxy and black loam. Industries, farming, livestock. Products, cotton, al- falfa, corn, oats and other grains, feedstuff, fine, horses, hogs and cattle, fruits and vegetables for home use. Transportation, H. & T. C., Texas Mid- land, T. & B. V., M. K. & T., G. C. & S. Fe., I. & G. N., and the Dallas Southern Traction Co., Rys.
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