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The Daily Dispatch: August 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
Texas and her resources. An article in DeBow's Review gives some interesting facts concerning the resources of this young giant of the South. The geological scenery of Texas has developed the existence of iron ore, coal, lead, copper, lignite, gypsum, lime-stone, marble, potters' pipe and fire clay. The iron and coal promise to be of great future value. The revenue of the State, by a neat statement, as derived from the ad valorem and poll tax, was $309,726. The total school fund reached $3,426,168. Assessment statistics 44,233,658 acres land, valued at $83,392,720 42,062 town lots, $15,137,207; 136,853 negroes' $35,620,748; 284,744 horses, $14,329,103; 2,617,122 cattle, $16,057,242. The total increase of all taxable property, from 1858 to 1859, was $30,721,438. Only one hundred and eleven counties, however, are returned, and the nine counties not returned would probably add several hundred thousand to the total amount of increase. The total area of Texas is estimate