Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-13
MILLER COUNTY.
Us Rich SOil-RailrOad and River gasili.
ties, Timbsrs, Minerals, Water Pow
erS, Abundance Of Pure Water,
Cheap Lands, Etc.

in the great State OF Missouri, and
embraces On area OF about $40 squsre miles.
Its surface 10 elevation varies from 90 10 600
above the level Of the Missouri at the
o, the Usage, the lowest position be-
log in the valleys OF the latter stream, and
OF the northwest and southeastern townships.
Value Of lands assessed, $760,0OO. The
personal wee,th amounig 20 S48G,G25 Rate
Of taxation, State and county, rs 30 cents on
the 500. There is no aoAtlng or bonded
dabt.
Near the olags and It's larger tributaries,
the country is generally broken, excepting
Immediately in the valleys; but further bRck
It's slopes usually become more gentle until
we reach the higher districts, more remote
from streams, whore the surface is compare
lively ieVeL, or but slightly updulating.
sTREAMs III RIgeRs.
The largest stream 10 Miller county IS TIE
Usage river, which passes mesnderingly near
the middle in a northeast direction, Being
nAyigable for steaRboats, IL is OF much value
to the citigs1s and settlers a. 40 outlet for
their surplus products, and for the return OF
such treights Bs the trade demands.
The Auglaize and Tavern GREEKS are tho
larger streams lowing into the o ,age on the
south side. The former heads In Camden
county and meanders through the southwest
part OF the county, with numerous smaller
streams, finding their confidence ins the
Usage west OF the 1ourishing town Of Brum-
ley. Tnis creek has an average width Of 100
feet and q depth OF n feet. IL has q rapid
current aud clear wsler.
Tavern creek heads In Pulaski county and
hows through tina eastern townships OF Miller
county in q northera direction 20 where 1t
enters into the Ossge, one and q half miles
from Cole county line. II is fed by numer-
Gus small streams originating In the large
bold spring In tho eastern portion OF the
county. It's average width is 100 feet by q
fee, deem, clesr and rapid. The entire valley
OF Tavern creek is equal to that OF the OsHge.
There are numerous other streams heading
10 the southern part OF Miller county, such
a. RlrGmHn, II imphreys, Coon, Dog, Boar
aud smaller branches 4 wing into the Usage
from the south. On the north side OF the
OisEs there are quite q number OF beautiful
clear streams, such as little Gravois, Gum,
Il 4 and Little Saline, jim Henry, Cub and
Litlle Tavern; besides mtuy others not hav'
log hamos, all heading In the northern part
oil the county and flowing In q southeast
direction into the osage river, Those streams,
like those on the south side OF the river, ART
supplied by beautiful clear springs whict
never frefss over or dry up; many supply
water sufficient to run mills sud manufactures
sRHIs04.
There is no county IN the State better cup
Piled with good water. Many OF our spring.
afford * .raordlnnry quantities OF water
These G0w With about the same qusntity II
dry times as in rainy or wet seasons; heve
freezing and shording water power the yea
round,
TIMBER.
Miller county is well supplied with 6nI
timber of various kinds. IL generally con
sists OF red, burr and black oak, white ant
red elm, white and ii lck walnut sugar ant
soft maple, ash, sycamore, hickory, hone,
locus, blackberry, Eastwood, wild cherry
In the Big and Little II ch woods 10 th
southeast portion Of the county and north
west part the timber is generally post, blael
jtck, u ckOry, crab apple, persimmon, etc.
sBIL.
In the vail .ys OF all the streams in Mile
county there iss rich Rlluvial soil, ansurpas,
cd In %futtility by any OF the best bolton
lands In the State. In the higher district
there are areas OF considerable extant OF fine
arabic land, especially In the northwest an
southeasio n townships. The former include
Saline and Franklin townships, and the latte
what 10 known as Big and Little RohwoodI
In both of these the soil Is OF excellent qualit
and the growth OF timber much larger tina
IN the surrounding country These by n
means comprise all the good lands 10 Oh
county. In the scope Of country abo1t Nj
Pleasant and Rocky Mount Oh tho divide
the waters a0wing north 10 the MoReau an.
south 10 tho Usage Is . ane district OF conntr
we'll settled and improved. Iborla an
hfumley, two thriving Villages Ia the soutl
eastern and southern parts OF Miller county
are we'll supported by the thrifty farmers !
those localities. In various other parts
Miller eounty there are areas OF good liant
and even dl,tricts thai are too hiliy an
rocky for the pillow but admirably adopted
stock-growinR and the culture OF grapes. !
many places along the rocky bill slopes WI
native grape vines, bearing larger and belts
favored grapes than In any other region, ca
be found that scarcely ever fall to produce
good crop,
LAYS.
The clay In .his county 10 OF the best qua
ity 10 mtDutacture the red brick; AlsO, ther
ara numerous beds of pipe clay and larg
quantities OF foe brick clay end kaolin.
BUILDING STONE.
Rock, suitable for any description ofbuil(
ing purposes can be found IN any part Of III
Q iunty; cotton rock, lime and sand stone an
q mt gravel in all the streams Tor Ggout house
walks and roads,
IRON ORE.
At several places In Miller county iron OF
Is found in eonslde able quantities, especial
Ia the southern parts. where they are ~ IN
writing mining aud hauling large qnantiti'
to tba ST. Louis and San Francisco rapwa'
LIZA
Lad ore has been found In different ioca
Itiss in Miller, generally on the north ALE
the Usage. II ocenEs In rocks aud amor
the loose surface material, everything sol
rock.