Show the llano the great staked plain of tox texas as known to spaniards as the llano estacado estocado Esta cado has long been held a geological curiosity if not a mystery rill has made a thorough and gathered data which gives the first intelligent scientific description of it if the reader will co conceive n an island greatly elevated above the surrounding plains or desert region of the interior bordered with slight exception on all sides by steep precipices resembling palisades nearly surrounded by rivers at the amse embracing square miles of surface he will get a general idea of it it has no streams at reams ft a few ponds no trees or bus bushes lien and la Is unbroken by surface channels yet it is well watered and densely carpeted with a rich growth of gramma grapes indeed its nearly level surface is far more fertile than the level plains about it already stock ha ans been introduced and although margined by precipices of near 1000 feet vertical height it promises to become a great focus of cattle production the rainfall of the region is ample all it of which is absorbed and none non a runs off in many respects it differs from front all other parts of texas having some resemblance to the so called bad dad lands of dakota and like these lands seems to be the bottom of 0 an ancient lake although its fossils are not stated it is nearly at as large aa as th the state estate of wisconsin milwaukee journal |