Roys' creek, a northeast course, and empties into the Nemaha river. Gregg' s creek, in the southwest corner of the county, runs south and cast into the Delaware. Little Delaware river, a tributary of the Delaware, runs southeast, leaving the county about the center of the south boundary. Spring creek, runs southeast, and empties into Walnut creek. Mulberry creek runs in a southeasterly course, and empties into Walnut creek.
Pony creek runs east and northeast through the northwest corner of the county.
Coal has been. discovered to a small extent in Irving, Padonia, Hamlin, Robinson and Washington townships, but what portion of the area it underlies is not known. About 50,000 bushels reported to have been mined during the year. Building Stone, etc. Principal station, Hiawatha. RANK of Brown County in the Crops named below, as to Acreage, and in Cultivated Acreage for the years mentioned in the foregoing table.