Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-30
Brickey's Leg.


Brickey's Leg is the long projection
at the northwestern corner of Iron
county, Mo. 1t was named after
member of the Legislature who was
responsible for the shape of that part
of Iron county.
A short time since the writer took a
scout along the whole northern side of
Iron county, and proposes to give de-
scription of it.
The tremendous upheaval which lift
ed into sight Pilot Knob. and Iron
Mountain. and the granite formation,
; produced general uprising Of rocks.
and materially impaired the agricul
tural resources of the northeastern part
of Iron county, but compensated for
the damage by furnishing
AN INEXHAUsTIBLE SUPPLY
of mineral and building materials.
Not having been in that part of Iron
county for some years, the writer was
most agreeably surprised at the great
) improvement that has been made there.
up fence rows cleaned out, old fields
have been reclaimed, and new ones
cleared out; old buildings have been
neatly repaired, and neat and tasty
new ones erected; and where formerly
nothing but brush and weeds were
seen, there are now beautiful crops OF
grass. and grain.
But the most noted improvement on
the line, is on the head of Cedar creek.
Some distance back inquiry was made
if the road still went over the hill from
Cedar creek to Outre Fork. The an
swer was yes. And so, after passing
Mrs. Robinson's, the writer switched
off to the left from the State road, and
soon brought up against stupendous
fence, which effectually barred his
way. Being in doubt, poltician-like
he climbed on the fence and looked
across one mile of
), WAVING GRASS AND GRAIN,
and saw where the old familier
road went up the hill. Returning to
the State road, he skIrted the splendid
farm which Herman Duhrmann, with
pluck and patience, has opened out and
brought into fine condition in very
few years. Such a man is of incalcula-
BILE value to show what the country
can be made do. But the writer does
not know what he keeps SO many big
cross dogs for, unless it is to keep the
young gentleman from stealing his very
Industrious and pretty daughters, who,
to the certain knowledge of the writer,
ening. out his farm.
Passing his Improvement, the writer
took the hill, and having crossed it,
and passing Mrs. Hartzell's, found
resting place for the night under the
, very hospitable roof of Mr.. George t.
! Clark, on the old Absolom Trollinger
. place. AS rule the spirit of improve
nent has not taken very strong hold
on township 81, north, range east, so
that Mr. Clark, who is an
ENERGETIC AND INDUSTRIOUS MAN,
will have full scope for all his talents
in improving the Troliinger farm.
Leaving Mr.. Clark's, the next morn
ing the writer visited the dairy of
Messrs Boetchler and Roeber on the
old John Webb farm, in sec. IA, town.
81, north, range east. Industry, Skill,
Comfort, and Thrift, all reside there.
The proprietors have large number
: of cows, on which their monthly profits
are about eight dollars to each COW.
They also pay one cent per pound for
: all the milk furnished them by the
neighb bors. In addition to dairy prod
. ucts, they produce sugar of milk, which
: they sell to the druggists. There has
recently been an addition to their force.
1t is astonishing with what skill and
pluck they can handle rough lands.
Their establishment is already
ONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS
Of Iron county. May their shadow
never be less.
. Passing sally down the creek for one
mile farther, the writer switched off to
the right at the old John Bell place,
and took a path leading over to the
Middle Fork of Black river, distant
> four miles, and on his route located a
very abundant formation of Missouri
marble, and discovered very strong
traces of carbonet of iron, or, as it is
commonly called, black lead; and by
invitation, called at noon with, his old
: friend, Elder John r. Adams, who was
very busy haying.
After spendinga very pleasant hour,
the writer took his journey over to
Sumpter's creek, and rested in the
T house of his brother, Charles X. Hen
!. derson, in sec. %, town. 81, north, range
/ west. Whilst in that neighborhood,
he called on Messrs. james Strickla nd,
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