, 1879-06-03
A TREACHEROUS RIVER.

Tho franks of tho Muddy aIissourl-lrow II
Changea Its Course. steals Farms, md
| Swallows Cities.
H. 'oseoa NM caTrttnondtnce 81. fa1a& Pioneer
| FTess.
Tie Missouri IS remarkable river, unlike ony
other ever saT.- To be appreciated It must ba
seen and heard during The April or juno rjsc,
"hef its waters arc Eed and thick with the pow
ucred sol! they have brought from the mount.
ins ntl stolen FROM the farms In tr yaltoys.
Ilen It pours, And sEfrls, and eddca alunr With
q trcachcrous sound between chucls,c aud
ta'f-supnres*cd whisper, that repels willie It las
climates the listener. 1t l,us nude millions Of
acres OF rich black deposits, on which it still
| holds mortgage. the foreclosure Ut which
no man coli foresce. Some Ut these fertile
! aerGs Inny sustain forests that baYc lcen rrnw-
i''E TOR hundreds OF years, hut no. n rod .o( lie
yast level bottom lantls wbichllc oa either aidu
| ol Tue muddy monster. varying In width from
Two to twenty miles. stretching all the way
iac flnest woods Hstl Richest farm m-prouuce llat
laiHl can bear I'D uudur, ID exempt from The
possibility OF some dar being dcyuuryd by Its
hungry ulll tlckle nutiler. Hundreds of fnet,-
cts,, ottcr clearing nwny the heavy tiulbcr mud
raising line CROPS year after rcar, on their
eighty or mare acres Ut deep inexhaust,blo
f,sss bottom. hare scen their entise possessious
or ,tune "rtsc.'
, These cfiantes1f channel have different causea
sometimes g'ant cottonwood tree that has
uee!! Eprooeu WHARF flIe river hus raised linon
t1e forest above, Is bornc town by tic current
a1Ht lodgct tn tic uu where II will gradually
bcco'nc iinbeddcd IL thu yielding bolton,, md
per!'ans lin III wait for months, OF even ycnre.
Without EiriI,E any particular sign OF existence,
a. lust an unusual rise tnkcs pucra and this ltd
den "sua=" creates dlycrstun lii tlc stroux
current, which 6egins to circle round the spot,
A,n! which cuInltnatcs II, u boiling eddy Thu
ea'sy lncreases In dapth nnl force, gradGufiy ul-
ycrtl'g The wntcr from Its former courau until Il
ne* NV patn"4y Is FORMED III thu river bed. 1t
thu upper cdgc of 4 uronloutory, aud the
water Is sufficiently high to overflow tho
Hais. u new ehuHncl Is sometimes carved
stn'lEht across SONS valuable luru1 or tt,nUtr
strtp, and river town, where steulRboats took
freight nnd messengers last year, Mluy bu from
two to SIX inlles Istnnt from ilavigubIo water
,,t ,rxt r. year; r., fcw sssrs aro Forest C.y Mn:
thls WcstHrn tlirt. To-day tue river sports niles
nwMY, uut Vi sight Ut the od cnye, a1il Is wills.
pet'E so!t things to Wllttu Cloud, on tho Kun
aas sidc %ls1eh tas gained river, willis tho
State l'as lust several tllul'sa1ll acrss Of pru-
durttrc cutton li,l4 tllat HOW supports cattje
atA hogs IN Missouri.
;. When The Missouri River begins to Indulge in
strips Ut totto.n i4uu seyeru rods In Width every
tWrnty'!1ur hours. At such times It IL langer-
~ Gns 10 urop 10 sleep ncas the wAtcr's cdgu.
l1Iern Iiyes tn liu'o, river town III South
.". mi te"' a9h"s y fcHe4au!H pHyalclaa
,tamed THOMPSON. Quo wartn Juno day lilo
Doctor cast fa tsIl-lincs Into tl>s river close to
ll'u timb.r. a:nl lying down In the shado to
'satcI1 for cat.iial, tlropprd oG to sIeep and TO
pleasant dreams. lfu was awakened quits al-
Fnptly by neisflbor, who told him llc was
'ltepl'E u! the wronE side OF lous, harrow
:rcVteo TINT tIatl furtncl abuut ruu frusn tho
'iver's brink. III did nut wut 10 uays Its tlnes,.
tit instantly "Eot up atul gut" Tho next In
'tant "trip Of cottonwood ta,M parted com-
nany wltt' thu ma'n tand forever; a,d With It's
rcght Of trees dissolved Ike 80 much sugar In
! tr'ilec-cup, leaving tho Ductor to thauk tho
'iycr tor stcalng ls ash-llnes uu4 The land, u,.u
liz teigllhor for saving his life. Missouri River
OWNS arc Auver safe, except wea located on
!lutIs, VI table-IalHls. like Uniaha, White cloud,
il. J05epfl and kuttsaa LILY