THE HILL COUNTRY
The sweeping plains of Texas, famed in song and tall story, are broken, across the south-central part of the state, by a ragged shelf called the Bal- cones Fault. Along the Fault, north of San Antonio and west of Austin, lies a region of ris- ing, broken land, distinct in character from the rest of the state. This is LBJ Land . . . Texas' historic "Hill Country."

In addition to the hills themselves (they alone would make it attractive in this sometimes monotonous region), nature has favored the Hill Country with trees, a profusion of wild flowers, a mild climate, and even, in spots, that rarest of commodities in the Southwest — water.

But this is not a rich land — at least not by Texas stan- dards. The water bubbles forth from the lands' limestone base in occasional springs and crystal streams, but the land itself is mostly dust-dry and rocky. Though the LBJ Ranch produces fine registered Herefords, in some areas 30 acres are required to feed one cow. Sheep and goats thrive — when it rains — but more and more the Hill Country is becoming dependent on its main salable feature — recreation.

For the sightseer, there is rugged wild-west beauty; for the sportsmen, plentiful hunting and fishing; for the his- torian, stories of immigrants, colonists, Indians, battles— and, of course, the making of a President.

VIEW-MASTER REEL ONE
Our VIEW-MASTER Guided Picture tour of LBJ Country begins at one of its gateways—Austin, the state capital.

The similarity of the capitol building to the nation's headquarters in Washington is not entirely coincidental. Even back in 1881, when it was built, Texans had their pride; it looks like the capital in Washington — but it's precisely seven feet taller.

With little cash for building, Texas got this imposing structure by trading 3,000,000 empty acres in its pan- handle (valued then at $1.00 per acre) to a Chicago syn- dicate. The stone for its construction was quarried from Granite Mountain, just 48 miles to the northwest.