Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-15
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saddling my pony, started trip.
I found the roads very INT up by
hoop-haulers. I don't kw many
teams 1 met struggling throad, load.
ed with hoops, for Ironton. to think
the whole world had becomt makers
and haulers. Where do all ts go to-
l passed through that loyelyt prom.
Use, the Flatwoods, and arriMr. NJ.
Lashley's just at dinner-timlled at
the door, after the western stallo the
housed" Mr.. Lashley came Fited me
to "'light and come in" ASS had
warmed, dinner was served, | really
enjoyed; but, best of all, at t, I met
the old grandmother Lashleyit white
woman that settled in Flatw l re-
member rightly. She seemedhock OF
corn, fully ripe for the harvesseemed
SO calm and serene, waiting,v
After bidding the familyoye,
started up the mountain, who are SO
steep that while going up youast flat
on the horses neck, and hold name
but going down, you lie fiat back.
When 1 reached the top-I begee the
pines; from there on, to the cath and
west, it is pines, pines, pines: r these
forests extend I am unable to It for a
great many miles. A person natur-
ally suppose these mountains Us, but
on the tops you will find beautteaus,
just rolling enough for drainage large
farms will be made sooner, O The
land is well adapted to wheat 9; the
soil is dark red clay, with linfoun-
dalton, and there stands on it,f the
finest timber / ever saw. Arylew
On the top of Mount Maria N my
horse and took u long look all |. No
wonder the old Jews sang:
There is land Of pure DELI
r r
Sweet fields beyond the sweod,
Stand dressed in living q
So to the Jews old Canaan
While Jordan rolled betw
Happy ought the people be scupy
such land. After feasting my earted
leading my horse.
Arriving at Mr.. Isaac Smith'pped
for the night. Did you ever sit after
a good supper, before one Of tn, fire
places where they put in sator a
back stick, and lots of pine knotsnink-
imp Ifyou hayn't, you don't what
life is. All, how the sight of . fire
loosens the tongue; how languagunti
way into the night; then all go tm Of
the good old times that have gone.
In the morning after man and have
been cared for, and have said goever
to the baby, once more mountorst
and start up, up. 1t seems as iflevel
to reach the top. At last it is reahen
for several miles, my way lies those
high plateaus until the path lead thu
steep side, and so on over mount.owr
thro' beautiful valleys, across COO
streams that tempt one ant
drink, whether he is thirsty or How
fresh those beautiful lines come IN,
mind:
"My country tits of thee,
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/ love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hill
OF thee 1 sing"
Such is the country in the sout o
Iron county. AS 1 rode from Marcel
to Crane Pond, and frorle t,
Ozark Mills, could but wonderful
country has not been int
homes for the thousands of hompeo
pie who are in such distress and lin
our towns and cities, and they thuom
helpers instead of burdens to sociro
county has enough unimproved,
properly worked, to double, her ptio
and wealth. 5r.
On my way passed our old or':
ranch. I was glad to seim
provements he had and was malHi
men are clearing up land, makiIce,
and taking in large tracts of grounfte
passing his place, which is among he
crossed one of the most lovely, {
land I about ever saw, away up o {
the table-lands. ...
I said to myself, snow if 1 was ohn
again, with my young wife, my tnlt
and wagon, my little worldly effectsul
stop right here, and in the mornigi
me cabin" After riding until ut
ought to find Ozark, I came to juI- o
place, just as the sun sank behind tes
ern hills, and was soon at Bro. Gillette
here is rest, rest for the weary.
In the morning found the town hsw
very much since my last visit there r.,
body seemed busy and doing well. b,
Giles took me around the country til
pines: such sights Of them still grof
After all these years of dcvastatl
stumps and PROSTATE bodies of thh,
had been cut the past years made Mn
Of some great battlefield where tie
still lie. Still the work goes on, fora
team after team hauling logs and ID
the railroad, and ties for the railroad
|ong will this warfare last? It seemA
for one tree taken two grow to take l.
: Now, Mr.. Editor, since the New vi
ng the sport with the Young folks on
and my trip among the pines, it has Il
my years and set me back to my !
lave auain r.