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History Stories of Loving County, Texas

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While the boundaries were given to this county in 1887, it has never been organized and is attached to Ward County for judicial purposes. Aside from its value as a stock range, the only important development to be noted is the progress of irrigation along the Pecos River, which forms the western boundary of the county. In 1910 there were seventy-nine individual farms or ranches in the county, as compared with only six in 1900. Twelve farms were irrigated in 1909. There were four irrigation enterprises, which were capable of irrigating over five thousand acres. The amount of land classified as "improved" was 580, practically all of it under the irrigation ditches. The total area of the county is 481,920 acres, and in 1910 about two hundred thousand acres were included in farms or ranches. The number of cattle enumerated at the last census was 4,715; and about nine hundred horses and mules. The county has long been regarded as one of the best cattle ranges in West Texas. In 1909 the tota

History Stories of Loving County, Texas Loving County, Texas History Stories Welcome to Mentone, home of 20 or so good ole boys, a surly old sheriff, Newt's beer palace and a treasure chest of oil and natural gas. Indeed, Mentone, county seat of Loving County in the land of lizards, snakes and blowing dust is the world's richest little poor town. It is also the ONLY town in Loving County, population 112. Its riches lie in flowing natural gas wells and, to a lesser degree, oil deposits. Its poverty is measured in drinking water - there is none. Despite an estimated tax base of $26 million this

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