Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-13

Trip from Connecticut to Missouri IN )
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4 Trip from Connecticut to Missouri IN SGD.
Ed. RegiSter.-Our second Sabbath we
spent al Bedford. Most of the family attend
ed church-as we did each Sabbath all the
way out. Here we were shown sink
in the field belonging to the hotel where the
pIoughman was plouehing with four-horse
team, when one of the horses broke through
aud would have gone down had not the 9TH
er horses and plow held him up until he
could be helped out. We dropped stone
down: after quite awhile we would hear 1t
strike water. In all limestone countries
there are caves with streams OF water rum
ming through, and wherever there is an
opening through the rock above the earth
will gradually fall away until at last the top
will fall in and that makes sink hole. This
sometimes gets choked up again and there
A pond of water is formed. After we left
Bedford our road followed along the Junia-
ia river, up through some OF the widest
| country, up the steepest mountains with the
road cut right into the side of the mountain
with great rocks hanging over Jour heads,
and down hundreds of feet below dashed
the Juniata. At every bend in the road new
! scenery was brought to view. On this days
drive was the only time in my life that ever
lost nv head; it seemed 10 me we were going
round and round just like screw. | could
not make il any other way, and l wondered
where we were going to cross our track
| again, and have never been able yet to make
| il come right. But at last we found our
| selves on top of those high mountains. Look
| inc down the sides we saw the white covers
/ of those great wagons. We wondered what
those wagons were doing there, but we found
the road went way along the SHE OF the
mountain, then made . short turn back. So
hack and forward, but gradually descending,
until we reached the valley below on the
other side What times those great teams
had hauling all the commerce from one city
| to another. l remember hearing the tea merS
| telling each other what they would do If the
| railroads went ahead and destroyed their
business or trade, for hauling was trade As
much a. steamboatine. Some said they
would do this and some would do that: they
seemed to be as much against the railroads
then a. some are now, but for all their
threats the roads were built all the same,
and will be whenever aud wherever it will
pay.
The last night we stopped before reaching
Pittsburgh was at Green>burg. The next
day about eleven O'Clock we reached Pitts
burg. Here our land journey ended till we
reached Missouri. At Pittsburgh we re-
manned almost two days. As we were pass
ing through the city q nice looking gentle
man came out 10 the street and asked, "Art
YOU going west." Father said, "yes," HI
said, 81 have splendid new boat that ha.
made but two trips; come and see it." TIL,
captain said he would take u>-the team:
and everything-to Ste. Nary's for two hun
a dred and ten dollars. He told Us to q
aboard and choose our state rooms, for the!
would remain there day or two.
n We spent the next two days sleeping, eat
! ! ing and wandering about the town, watchin:
The cars loaded with coal running up ant
r I down the inclined plane, as yon see our car
0 loaded with iron going up and down PHO
: Knob. On the second day, about shutdown
our boat hauled in her shore planks ant
= started down stream. Now, to one who ha
passed all his days on land, there is ieelia