Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-24
Letter From HIrs. Judge Rsdd.
EUaEKA sPRINas, June 18Th, 1855

GiftthA EfhlNasg bhnb Aolut l0ou.
We arrived at Pierce City in good condi-
ton With NO mishap tu ourselves or baggage,
after a good dioner at the National Hotel
aud one we very much appreciated, we
seats " tbe stsee for WashburD,
We pat up for the night, ReommodA.
good for country hotel. Early the
next msrning we resumed our journey for
spripgs, The road from waShbprp to
EuFoks Is frigbtluI, ! will not ate mpt a
description but leave 10 those who contem
plate a visit mere to find out for thewselves.
Well, aboutl O'Clock we AESiyed here much
tatigued With the latter part of our Journey.
We siOpped'st the hotel here until we could
look around for q boarding place. secured a
comfortable place near the summit Of the
at very reasonable iggres ang coon
fell into the wsys OF Eureka citiz ms; after
resting several days aud drinking freely OF
the waters we naturally felt a desire to see
the city OF Eafeka from the hill tops, so of
we parted on an expedition or sight seeiug,
1t would be an utter inpossibility 10 describe
this togp, it has been built regardless of
order or anything like regula rity, the bills
being so near perdendicular make 1t almost
impossible TO gain = footing for a foundation.
IL Jocks odd 10 see houses with one end OF
the iTsme resting on tse hill and the othor
on posts or columns ifgp ten to twenty feet
high, but so you frequently and then here.
The hills ars very high and hard to climb,
bpt lovers Of graLd scenery would prone
made them, very beautiful to. any one accus-
toned TO d level country, they are simply
grand.
From this place in NEARLY every direction
can TO found sIher good springs; the Hard
ing, Crescent dso Sulphur and Iron Springs,
with regulations nearly II not quite equal to
the famous Eupka.
Among the prominent teaiu res Of interest
is 10 be found The tAundEie9 sad also The
Dairy. These places will be- found, of great
interest to sojoirnerr, especially the latte, as
a nice lunch pf bread and butter and good
sweet cream cn bs. had for ten cent?, these
places have been built by nature being great
caves IN the rocks that seem almost Intended
for mans hsbi,atbn.
Another thing OF great interest TO our
hone people AID indeed to all OF Gods peo-
pie Is the usul Sunday religious exercises,
several denomi nations are already represent
ed here. Last Sunday we listened to three
sermpns, very good, earnest ssrmons, We
have not heard any preschi8g by our church
(Chrillianl, although mn effort IL nov being
made to buil(a church edlflce, the lots have
been given md the labos offered; money
alone Is neeed TO buy lumber for the pur-
pose; 10 the course OF a few weeks
a church will bs in operation.
Two week ago We attended a i%uneral, u
little girl hsddied, That reminds me that
much sicknes prevails here al present most
ly measles some other summer sickness too
1 believe. 4Y-morroq Vs take passage tor
home in returning we will take another rout
for Pierce Ciy, (via) pasSvilla and Roaring
River, said /, be a beautiful place and Que
that will amply repay the traveller. To
those contemplating a trip to EuFeka: IL
would be far better to wait until fall as 1t is
&c ting very hot, and as many think un-
hea lthy her. Resume my description OF
the sceneryton the rout by way OF Cassyille.
On the IAN day Of June We look leave OF
Eureka, tra'eling by the mail coach at about
10 o'clock We struck q stream Known ss Roar
ing river bit hardly entitled to that appela.
~llon-beiug small, our rout lay up this
stream for several milsa'crossiug eighteen
times BEIGE we reached the head where
49,. l. a,voa nNaUA unoparu nF ktuh Haul
bluffs with q cave or cavern and a bold spring
bursting out near the base, from here to Cass-
vills are nice wooded giens aud hills, we
reached Cassgile at about 2 o'clock and par
took OF a good dinner after which we resum.
ed our journey on to, Pierce City through q
pretty fair farming country; arriving at the
latter place after 6 o'clock. haying tailed to
mako connection with the train and was
compelled TO remain over at Pierce City
until aext evening taking an opportunity
while waiting to zee what could VI Pierce
City the most prominent is their college and
public schoOls-buildings which are magnia.
cent structures, situate on an eminenee sur.
rounded BY beautiful shady groves and grass
platts, and q beautiful clear lake OF water
which will In the near future be "A delightful
resort for evening excursionists. Well five
o'clock brought the train upon which we had
been waiting and took leave Of Pierce City
and was whirled away by the Eat hound
train passing Springfield before dark, the
scenery beng magnideent-large fields OF
wheat Just ready for cutting, and 4ne. farm
residences dotting the country here and
there with their orchards aud gardens which
betoken Thrift and prosperity. We arrived
at Croker station at IL o'clock where we
remained until next morning when we
chartered q wagon and team OF Mr.. Chas. L,
Brown to convey as 10 our homo In Tuscum-
bia. Well, l am considerable benefited bv