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kinds of truck. Transportation, Ft. W. & R. G. (Frisco) Ry. Natural resources, limestone, building rock, good brick clay.
MIDLAND-County seat, Midland; area, 972 square miles; located in west Texas in the south Plains; created and organized, 1885. Surface, level, slightly rolling in some sections. Soil, red and dark loam nature with a clay foundation. Indus- try, live stock. Transportation, T. & P. Ry.
MILAM COUNTY-County seat, Cameron; area, 1,044 square miles. Situated in central Texas; or- ganized 1836. Surface, generally level, good drain- age;soil, black tenacious lime earth, river bottoms, dark stiff chocolate alluvial, while on uplands, gray shallow loam with clay foundation, or a deep white sandy land. Industries, agriculture, cotton, all sta- ple crops, Elberta peaches, plums, pears, pecans shipped by the carloads, honey. Transportation, G. C. & S. F., S. A. & A. P., I. & G. N. Rys. Good roads. Mineral resources, lignite coal. Towns, Rockdale, Thorndale, Buckholts, Burlington, Gause, Milano and Ben Arnold.
MILLS COUNTY-County seat, Goldthwaite; area 700 square miles; situated in central Texas, created 1887, organized in the same year. Surface, rolling, soil, rich alluvial, black waxy. Industries, farming, stock raising, poultry raising. Products, cotton, corn, oats, alfalfa, fine cattle, sheep, goats, wool, mo- hair, turkeys. Transportation, G. C. & S. F. Ry. Natural resources, fine lime and sandstone. Towns, Mullin.
MITCHELL COUNTY-County seat, Colorado; area, 807 square miles; west Texas county, created 1876, organized 1881. Surface, slightly rolling, level land with few hills. Soil, close dark loam, sandy loam with clay subsoil. Industries, farming, livestock, horticulture. Products, usual west Texas staple crops, peaches, plums, apricots, berries. Transportation, T. & P. and the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Rys. Salt deposits. Other towns, Loraine, Westbrook.
MONTAGUE COUNTY-County seat, Montague; area, 976 square miles; situated in north Texas. bordering the Red River; created, 1857, organized 1858. Surface, undulating; soil, sandy loam, red clay, black sandy loam, deep clay soil. Industries, livestock, farming. Products, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa, peaches, apples, pears. Transporta- tion, Ft. W. & D. C., C. R. I. & G., M. K. & T. Rys. Good highways. Towns, Stoneburg, Bowie, Sunset, Bonita, Nacona, St. Jo, Reivherville and Hardy.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY-County seat, Conroe; area, 1,066 square miles; situated in southeast Texas, created and organized 1837. Surface, flat prairie and gently rolling plain; soil, alluvial, sandy loam. Industries, live stock, agriculture, fruit; pro- ducts, cotton, corn, potatoes, peanuts, fruits, cattle. tobacco, cabbage, tomatoes, peaches, pears, plums. Transportation, I. & G. N., G. C. & S. F., T. & B. V., H. E. & W. T., Peach River & Gulf Rys. Mineral deposits, iron ore, good quality of brick clay. Towns. Willis, Montgomery, Fostoria, Magnolia, Dobbin.
MOORE COUNTY-County seat, Dumas; area. 885 square miles; located in the northern part of the Panhandle; created 1876, organized 1892. Indus- tries, live stock, agriculture; products, cattle, and all the staple Panhandle crops, including alfalfa. broom corn, sorghum. Transportation, Enid, Ochil- tree & Western Ry.
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MORRIS COUNTY-County seat, Daingerfield; area 278 square miles; located in northeast Texas, created 1875, organized 1876. Surface, generally level, excepting southern portion where it is rolling and hilly; soil, rich alluvial, sandy, chocolate-colored land. Industries, diversified farming, truck, stock raising, poultry. Products, cotton, corn, all the leading staple crops, potatoes, melons cantaloupes, cabbage and other truck, peaches, fine horses, mules, hogs. Transportation, M. K. & T., St. L. & S. W. Rys. Mineral deposits, coal, iron, brick clay. Other towns, Maples, Omaha, Cason.
MOTLEY COUNTY-County seat, Matador; area 984 square miles; partly on the plains and partly in the Panhandle; created 1876, organized 1891. Sur- face, broken and rolling, considerable level land be- tween the breaks; soil varies from a stiff black to a sandy, underlaid with clay and red clay soil. Indus- tries, live stock and farming. Products, cotton, al- falfa, usual Panhandle staples, peaches, apples, plums. Railroad, Quanah, Acme & Pacific. Mat- ador, the county seat, is reached by stage from Floydada of Floyd County, and from Paducah in Cottle County, daily.
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY-County seat, Nacog- doches; area, 962 square miles; located in east Texas, one county removed from Louisiana, organ- ized 1837. Surface, generally broken with hills and hollows; soil, rich, dark sandy alluvial with some red loam, gray sandy, red sandy and red stiff land in varieties of shades and quantities; Orangburg sand and clay, in quantities, also Lufkin clay and Nor- folk sandy loam. Industries, farming, lumber, fruit and truck, livestock. Products, cotton, peanuts, for- age crops, peaches, plums, lumber (pine and hard- wood). Transportation, H. E. & W. T., T. & N. O. N. & S. E., C. & N., A. & N. R. & D. Rys. Mineral resources, lignite, valuable clays. Towns, Garri- son, Cushing Sacul, Traweek, Mahl, Melrose, Chireno Swift, Martinville, Attoyac and Wodin.
NAVARRO COUNTY-County seat, Corsicana, area, 1,136 square miles; situated northeast of cen- tral Texas; created 1846. Surface, generally level, broken only by valleys which lie between no hills; soil, black waxy, sandy loam. Industries, agricul- ture, horticulture, oil; products, cotton, grains, corn alfalfa, peanuts, other forage and feed crops, peaches, grapes, plums, melons, oil and oil pro- ducts, horses, mules, hogs. In 1921 high grade oil was discovered in this county which has developed into further territory. Corsicana is right at the heart of this field which has become one of the most productive in the southwest. Transportation, T. & B. V., H. & T. C., St. L. S. W. Rys. Natural resources, lignite, limestone, brick clay and natural gas. Other towns, Kerens, Dawson, Blooming Grove, Rice and Powell. Excellent highways.
NEWTON COUNTY-County seat, Newton; area. 903 square miles; located in east Texas, bordering on Louisiana; created and organized 1846. Surface southern half level, northern half hilly and slightly broken. Industry, lumber, slight framing and live- stock. Products, hardwood and pine lumber, cotton, ribbon cane, potatoes, peanuts. Transportation, Orange & Northwestern, G. C. & S. F., Jasper & East Texas, K. C. So. Rys. Natural resources, iron ore, traces of oil. Towns of the county, Hartburg, Ruliff, Dewey, Call, Bleakwood, Adsul.
NOLAN COUNTY-County seat, Sweetwater. area, 828 square miles; located in central west Texas created 1876, organized 1881. Surface, high, rol .. ing uplands, depressed at intervals into broad leve valleys. Soil, chiefly, reddish dark loam, with ares. of deep waxy lime land interspersed. Industrie .. stock raising, diversified farming, anu manufactur- ing. Products, cotton, corn, kaffir corn, sorghum. maize, fine animals. Transportation, T. & P., P. & N. T., K. C. M. & O. and the Roscoe, Snyder & Pa- cific Rys. Natural resources, building stones Towns of the county, Roscoe, and Hyltom.
NUECES COUNTY-County seat, Corpus Christ !; area 1,108 square miles; located on the southwest Gulf coast; created and organized 1846. Surface. generally level, slight slope toward the Gulf and Corpus Christi Bay; soils vary from dark sandy loam to a light sandy with occasional stretches ni black waxy. Industries, farming, truck, live stock. apiculture. Products, cotton, corn, forage crops, cabbage, onions, blooded and graded cattle, figs, grapes and other fruits, honey, fish and oysters. Transportation, St. L. B. & M., Texas Mexican, and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Corpus Christi has a na- tional fame as a health and pleasure resort. Other cities, Robstown, Bishop, Rabb and Driscoll.
OCHILTREE COUNTY-County seat, Ochiltree; area, 864 square miles; situated in the Panhandle, in the northern tier of counties; created 1876, or- ganized 1889. Surface, level plains; soil, black and gray loam. Industries, stock raising, agriculture, apiculture. Products, cattle, wheat, feedstuffs, ap- ples, plums, peaches, berries, honey. No railroad.
OLDHAM COUNTY-County seat, Tascosa; area 1,470 square miles; situated in the Panhandle, bor- dering New Mexico; created 1876, organized 18Si. Surface, northern portion broken and hilly, southern level plains; soils, light sandy to a chocolate loam with a dark sandy loam in the valleys. Industries, stock raising and farming and fruit growing only in a limited way. Products, cattle. Transportation Ft. W. & D. C., C. R. I. & G. Rys. Natural re- sources, sandstone, oil and gas. Towns, Adrin, Vega, and Wildorado.
ORANGE COUNTY-County seat, Orange; area, 392 square miles; located in southeast Texas, bord- ering the state of Louisiana. Created and organ- ized, 1852. Surface, level and heavily timbered, soil, sandy loam, black and gray subsoil. Indus- tries, lumber, stock raising, farming, rice, fruit and truck growing. Products, lumber, livestock, rice, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fig and orange orchards. poultry. Transportation, T. & N. O., O. & N. W., K. C., G. C. & S. F. Rys. Natural resources, oil gas. Towns, quite a number of small towns and saw mill camps along all railroads.
PALO PINTO COUNTY- County seat, Palo Pinto area, 971 square miles; situated in north Texas, one county removed from Ft. Worth, created 1856, or- ganized 1857. Surface, mountainous, valleys De- tween the ranges, some fertile prairie land; soil, sandy of red character, black. Industries, live stock . raising, farming, fruit and poultry interests, min- ing. Products, fine stock, cotton all north and west Texas staples, pears, peaches, grapes and berries. Transportation, T. & P., W. M. & N. W., and the Gulf ,Texas and Western Rys. Minerals, coal, sand- stone, limestone, brick and fire clay; natural gas has been discovered, as also mineral waters. Towns, Mineral Wells, Gordon and Strawn.
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MORRIS COUNTY-County seat, Daingerfield; area 278 square miles; located in northeast Texas, created 1875, organized 1876. Surface, generally level, excepting southern portion where it is rolling and hilly; soil, rich alluvial, sandy, chocolate-colored land. Industries, diversified farming, truck, stock raising, poultry. Products, cotton, corn, all the leading staple crops, potatoes, melons cantaloupes, cabbage and other truck, peaches, fine horses, mules, hogs. Transportation, M. K. & T., St. L. & S. W. Rys. Mineral deposits, coal, iron, brick clay. Other towns, Maples, Omaha, Cason.
MOTLEY COUNTY-County seat, Matador; area 984 square miles; partly on the plains and partly in the Panhandle; created 1876, organized 1891. Sur- face, broken and rolling, considerable level land be- tween the breaks; soil varies from a stiff black to a sandy, underlaid with clay and red clay soil. Indus- tries, live stock and farming. Products, cotton, al- falfa, usual Panhandle staples, peaches, apples, plums. Railroad, Quanah, Acme & Pacific. Mat- ador, the county seat, is reached by stage from Floydada of Floyd County, and from Paducah in Cottle County, daily.
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY-County seat, Nacog- doches; area, 962 square miles; located in east Texas, one county removed from Louisiana, organ- ized 1837. Surface, generally broken with hills and hollows; soil, rich, dark sandy alluvial with some red loam, gray sandy, red sandy and red stiff land in varieties of shades and quantities; Orangburg sand and clay, in quantities, also Lufkin clay and Nor- folk sandy loam. Industries, farming, lumber, fruit and truck, livestock. Products, cotton, peanuts, for- age crops, peaches, plums, lumber (pine and hard- wood). Transportation, H. E. & W. T., T. & N. O. N. & S. E., C. & N., A. & N. R. & D. Rys. Mineral resources, lignite, valuable clays. Towns, Garri- son, Cushing Sacul, Traweek, Mahl, Melrose, Chireno Swift, Martinville, Attoyac and Wodin.
NAVARRO COUNTY-County seat, Corsicana, area, 1,136 square miles; situated northeast of cen- tral Texas; created 1846. Surface, generally levei, broken only by valleys which lie between no hills; soil, black waxy, sandy loam. Industries, agricul- ture, horticulture, oil; products, cotton, grains, corn alfalfa, peanuts, other forage and feed crops, peaches, grapes, plums, melons, oil and oil pro- ducts, horses, mules, hogs. In 1921 high grade oil was discovered in this county which has developed into further territory. Corsicana is right at the heart of this field which has become one of the most productive in the southwest. Transportation, T. & B. V., H. & T. C., St. L. S. W. Rys. Natural resources, lignite, limestone, brick clay and natural gas. Other towns, Kerens, Dawson, Blooming Grove, Rice and Powell. Excellent highways.
NEWTON COUNTY-County seat, Newton; area 903 square miles; located in east Texas, bordering on Louisiana; created and organized 1846. Surface southern half level, northern half hilly and slightly broken. Industry, lumber, slight framing and live- stock. Products, hardwood and pine lumber, cotton, ribbon cane, potatoes, peanuts. Transportation, Orange & Northwestern, G. C. & S. F., Jasper & East Texas, K. C. So. Rys. Natural resources, iron ore, traces of oil. Towns of the county, Hartburg, Ruliff, Dewey, Call, Bleakwood, Adsul.
NOLAN COUNTY-County seat, Sweetwater, area, 828 square miles; located in central west Texas created 1876, organized 1881. Surface, high, roll- ing uplands, depressed at intervals into broad level valleys. Soil, chiefly, reddish dark loam, with areas of deep waxy lime land interspersed. Industries, stock raising, diversified farming, anu manufactur- ing. Products, cotton, corn, kaffir corn, sorghum, maize, fine animals. Transportation, T. & P., P. & N. T., K. C. M. & O. and the Roscoe, Snyder & Pa- cific Rys. Natural resources, building stones. Towns of the county, Roscoe, and Hyltom.
NUECES COUNTY-County seat, Corpus Christi; area 1,108 square miles; located on the southwest Gulf coast; created and organized 1846. Surface, generally level, slight slope toward the Gulf and Corpus Christi Bay; soils vary from dark sandy loam to a light sandy with occasional stretches of black waxy. Industries, farming, truck, live stock, apiculture. Products, cotton, corn, forage crops, cabbage, onions, blooded and graded cattle, figs, grapes and other fruits, honey, fish and oysters. Transportation, St. L. B. & M., Texas Mexican, and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Corpus Christi has a na- tional fame as a health and pleasure resort. Other cities, Robstown, Bishop, Rabb and Driscoll.
OCHILTREE COUNTY-County seat, Ochiltree; area, 864 square miles; situated in the Panhandle, in the northern tier of counties; created 1876, or- ganized 1889. Surface, level plains; soil, black and gray loam. Industries, stock raising, agriculture, apiculture. Products, cattle, wheat, feedstuffs, ap- ples, plums, peaches, berries, honey. No railroad.
OLDHAM COUNTY-County seat, Tascosa; area 1,470 square miles; situated in the Panhandle, bor- dering New Mexico; created 1876, organized 1881. Surface, northern portion broken and hilly, southern level plains; soils, light sandy to a chocolate loam with a dark sandy loam in the valleys. Industries, stock raising and farming and fruit growing only in a limited way. Products, cattle. Transportation Ft. W. & D. C., C. R. I. & G. Rys. Natural re- sources, sandstone, oil and gas. Towns, Adrin, Vega, and Wildorado.
ORANGE COUNTY-County seat, Orange; area, 392 square miles; located in southeast Texas, bord- ering the state of Louisiana. Created and organ- ized, 1852. Surface, level and heavily timbered, soil, sandy loam, black and gray subsoil. Indus- tries, lumber, stock raising, farming, rice, fruit and truck growing. Products, lumber, livestock, rice, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fig and orange orchards, poultry. Transportation, T. & N. O., O. & N. W., K. C., G. C. & S. F. Rys. Natural resources, oil gas. Towns, quite a number of small towns and saw mill camps along all railroads.
PALO PINTO COUNTY- County seat, Palo Pinto area, 971 square miles; situated in north Texas, one county removed from Ft. Worth, created 1856, or- ganized 1857. Surface, mountainous, valleys De- tween the ranges, some fertile prairie land; soil, sandy of red character, black. Industries, live stock raising, farming, fruit and poultry interests, min- ing. Products, fine stock, cotton all north and west Texas staples, pears, peaches, grapes and berries. Transportation, T. & P., W. M. & N. W., and the Gulf ,Texas and Western Rys. Minerals, coal, sand- stone, limestone, brick and fire clay; natural gas has been discovered, as also mineral waters. Towns, Mineral Wells, Gordon and Strawn.
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PANOLA COUNTY-County seat, Carthage; area 814 square miles; located east Texas; created and organized 1846. Surface, level to rolling with hills along streams; soil, largely sandy loam, bottom land soil dark and very productive. Industries, di- versified farming, horticulture, apiculture, poultry, stock raising. Products, cotton, peaches, fine horses, mules. Transportation, Santa Fe, Timp- son & Henderson Rys. Natural resources, brick clay, traces of oil. Towns, Beckville, Gary, Woods, Clayton and De Berry.
PARKER COUNTY-County seat, Weatherford; area, 888 square miles; located in north central Texas; created 1855, organized 1856. Surface, roll- ing prairie in southern portion, broken by the Brazos valley, in northern section, considerable level land, some hills; soil, nearly every character of soil. In- dustries, agriculture, horticulture, poultry, dairying. Products, cotton, all the staple crops, peaches, pears, plums, apples, honey. Transportation, T. & P., G. C. & S. F., W. & N. W., G. T. & W. Rys. Natural resources, coal, building stone, potter's clay and brick clay. Good roads. Towns, Springtown, Mill- sap, Poolville, Aledo, Peaster.
PARMER COUNTY-County seat, Farwell; area, 873 square miles; located in the Panhandle, bord- ering New Mexico; created 1876, organized 1907. Surface, level plain; soil, rich, red loam, very pro- ductive. Industries, live stock, diversified farming on a small scale. Transportation, P. & N. T. Ry. Towns, Friona, Bovinia.
PECOS COUNTY-County seat, Ft. Stockton; area 5,536 square miles; situated in west Texas, gen- erally known as southwest Texas, one county re- moved from the Rio Grande. Created 1871, organ ized 1875. Surface smooth and level in the north and in the south, hills. Industry, stock raising. Pro- ducts, cattle, alfalfa, grains, home fruits. Trans- portation, K. C. M. & O. Ry. Other towns, Buena Vista and Sheffield.
POLK COUNTY-County seat Livingstone; area, 1,100 square miles; located in southeast Texas; cre- ated and organized 1846. General surface, undulat- ing, rising gradually toward the center; soils, di- vided bteween a deep black, lime land, stiff black lands, alluvial lands, dark sandy soil, light thin sandy soil. Industries, lumber, farming, live stock raising, dairying; products, cotton, corn, potatoes, sugar cane, peanuts, peaches, plums, figs, fine dairy animals. Transportation, H. E. & W. T., B. & G. N., M. K. & T., Moscow, Camden & San Augus- tine and the Livingstone & Southeastern Rys. Min- eral resources, sandstone and brick clay. Towns, Onalaska, New Willard, Camden, Corrigan, Moscow and Leggett.
POTTER COUNTY-County seat, Amarillo; area 874 square miles; situated in Panhandle; created 1876, organized 1887. Surface, half is level, re- mainder is of breaks and valleys; soil, varies from chocolate loam to silt sand. Industries, live stock, farming; products, cattle, wheat, kaffir corn, milo maize, broom corn, poultry. Transportation, C. R. I. & G., S. K. of T. (Santa Fe), P. & N. T., Ft. W & D. C. Rys. Natural resources, brick and tile clay. Good roads Towns, Fields, Simmons, Cliffside, Fol- som, Pullman and St. Francis.
PRESIDIO COUNTY-County seat, Marfa; arca 2,652 square miles; located in the Big Bend of the Rio Grande in west southwest Texas; created 1850, organized 1875. Surface, mountainous in the west
and southern parts, in eastern and northern, level. Industry, goat raising, wool, cattle. Products, sheep goats, cattle. Soil, rich, volcanic in origin, chocolate in color. Transportation, G. H. & S. A., K. C. M. & O. Rys. Natural resources, traces of silver, cop- per, lead, gold, marble limestone and granite, indi- cations of oil. Towns, Shafter, Presidio, Candela- ria, Rindora.
RAINES COUNTY-County seat, Emory; area, 252 square miles; situated in northeast Texas; cre- ated and organized 1870. Surface, slightly rolling: soils, vary from chocolate to black waxy in western portion, dark sandy in eastern. Industries, diver- sified farming, poultry, live stock, agriculture; products, all the staple crop, irish potatoes, peaches, plums, berries, tomatoes, honey. Transportation, M. K. & T. and the Texas Short Line Rys. Natural resources, brick clay- and lignite. Towns, Point, Golff, Dunbar and Ginger.
RANDALL COUNTY-County seat, Canyon; area 872 square miles; located in the Panhandle, created 1876, organized 1889. Surface, generally level, broken by two canyons. Soil, dark chocolate loam. Industries, stock raising, farming, fruit and poul- try growing; products, cattle, kaffir corn, milo maize, wheat, oats, barley, sugar beets, plums, grapes, cherries, apples, poultry. Transportation, P. & N. T. Ry. (Santa Fe).
REAGAN COUNTY-County seat, Stiles; area, 1,190 square miles; located in west southwest Texas created and organized 1903. Surface, generally level; soil, dark chocolate to black, light chocolate to gray. Chief industry, live stock raising. Trans- portation, K. C. M. & O. Ry.
REAL COUNTY-County seat, Leaky; area, 700.8 square miles; created and organized, 1913, taken from Edwards, Bandera and Kerr Counties. General description is covered in the sketches of these coun- ties as conditions are the same.
RED RIVER COUNTY-County seat, Clarksville; area, 1,061 square miles; situated in northeast Texas on the Red River; created 1836, organized 1837. Surface, gentle and rolling, prairie land; soil, one- fourth black waxy, in the river bottom, rich allu- vial, on the prairie land, gray loam. Industries, farming, livestock raising, dairying; products, sta- ple crops of north Texas, fine horses, mules, dairy animals. Transportation, T. & P. and Paris & Mt. Pleasant Rys. No paved highways, but split log drag keeps roads in good condition. Towns, Annona, Avery, Detroit, Woodland, Manchester, Fulbright, Rugby, Bogata and Halesboro.
REEVES COUNTY-County seat, Pecos; area, 2,610 square miles; located in southwest Texas, created, 1883, organized 1884. Surface, generally level, soils, deep chocolate and sandy loam. Indus- tries, stock raising, farming, horticulture; products, cattle, alfalfa, grains, forage crops, fruits, vegetables melons, cantaloupes. Transportation, T. & P. Pecos River (Santa Fe), Pecos Valley Southern, Rys. Natural resources, oil, gold, discovered but not developed. Towns, Toyah, Balmorhea, Saragosa.
REFUGIO COUNTY-County seat, Refugio; area, 802 square miles; located in the west Gulf coast country, an original county, organized 1837. Sur- face rolling; soil, black, waxy, hog wallow, sandy loam. Industries, live stock, diversified farming, apiculture; products, cotton, figs, grapes, pears, cattle. Transportation, St. L. B. & M. Ry. Towns, Woodsboro, Bayside and Tigoli.
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a 'svial, chocolate loams, sandy land on uplands. wlustry, stock raising, slight farming. Products, in grade beef cattle, sheep and hogs. Transporta- . : n. T. C. Ry. Natural resources, limestone, natural (1), oil. Towns, Moran.
SHELBY COUNTY-County seat, Center; area, 431 square miles; located in east Texas, borders on :". Sabine River; organized, 1837. Surface, rolling, partly hilly, much level land. Soil; sandy. Indus- :. s. lumber, farming, fruit growing; products, amber (pine and hardwood), . cotton, sugar cane, >>rup, potatoes, peanuts, truck, fruits abundant. Transportation, G. C. & S. F., H. E. & W. T., " N. W. and the T. & G. Rys. Natural resources, .run ore, coal, limestone. Traces of oil and gas. Cind roads. Towns, Timpson, Tenaha, Joaquin, shelbyville, Waterman, Patroon and Newville.
SHERMAN COUNTY-County seat, Stratford; area, 900 square miles; located in northern part of l'anhandle. Created, 1876; organized, 1889. Sur- {we, generally- level, cut by several deep creek valleys, lake basins; soil, dark loam, some sandy. Industries, diversified farming, stock raising, fruit growing; products, wheat, all Panhandle staples, cattle, cherries, plums, peaches, pears. Transporta- tion, C. R. I. & G. Ry. Towns, Texhoma.
SMITH COUNTY-Tyler, county seat; area, 984 square miles; located in east Texas, north of the center; created, 1846 and organized the same year. Surface, general succession hills, undulating; soil, alluvial, gray sandy and red lands. Industries, farm- ing, fruit growing, lumber. Products, cotton, lum- ber, corn, sugar cane, peaches, strawberries, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, garden truck, swine, dairy cattle. Transportation, St. L. S. W., I. & G. N. and the T. & P. Rys. Natural resources, iron ore, clay and im- mense salt deposits. Towns, Art, Troup, Bullard, Lindale, Winona, Mt. Sylvan, Swan, Omen, Flint and White house.
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