Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
From tiOOdland.

Ed. RegtSter-Church at Goodland Satur-
day and Sunday last was largely attended;
every body and his best girl was there.
The glorious rains of the past two weeks
have greatly encouraged the farmers out
here, and all kinds of vegetation is growing
rapidly under the impulse.
Distemper among horses is becoming
epidemic out here,.--and many have lost one
or more of their horses.
Some one from Belleview last week organ
lied Farmers Alliance at the Crocker
schoolhouse. 1t has now ten members, /
am informed, and number of others intend
joining ere long.
At the last meeting at Camp Ground the
people elected Rev. Mr.. Fortune as pastorate
for the ensuing year. A good choice.
| Messrs. Black and johnson, West Fork,
and the latter's sister visited in the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Mcmahon Saturday and
Sunday last.
The farmers out here are beginning to
| scrub the rust off their hands in order to
shake hands with the candidates, you know?
David Cureton, merchant at Red Point,
| informs me that his eldest son, Fred, will
attend school in Chicago, Ill.,, next fall.
| 1t Is said that Miss Hartman, Belleview,
has been engaged to teach school at the
Webb schoolhouse on Big Brushy, Reynolds
| county, next fall.
Miss Emeline McMahon has returned from
Iron Mountain.
| Mr.. Albert Hendrix, Logans' Creek, has
purchased the entire stock of dry goods of
Josiah Sutton at Camp Ground; and / am
| informed that he will sell goods for the
Farmers Alliance. He is a first-class man,
| and deserves the patronage of all.
| On the afternoon Of 25th inst. had the
pleasure of visiting the mining region near
Foote. I was piloted through the mines by
A. 81. Eaton, general superintendent of the
enterprise; and, while did not take time to
visit all the various places which have been
prospected with fayorably good results,
saw sufficient indications of a thorough de-
velopment of as fine specimens of iron ore as
can be found in Southeast Missouri. In
section 2. township, "a, range west, 1 found
eight men busily engaged prospecting. The
hill on which they were working rises with
an inclination of about 221 degrees, and
from the base of this hill is cut feet wide,
running on level from starting point for
about so feet; thence at right angles to that
for 40 feet, lntersecting another cut of same
width which is run parallel to the first. The
depth at this point being about IS feet, they
have ceased to cut from the surface, and are
tunneling. The quality and quantity of ore
is simply immense; blue, specular red oxide,
magnetic are the characteristic specimens.
The general dip of the ore is, at this point,
about 22h degrees, while in other portions
about 80 degrees; and the surface indca-
lions from the base of the hill to the top are
imminenty the same; have the appearance
of having been formed by sudden cooling
from an upheaval, and not in their natural
state of formation. In section II, 20 and 80
are opening, and was informed that equally
good results have been reached. Standing
and viewing the whole field as it presents
itself to an observer, one imagines that he
can hear the iron horse coming with veloc-
ity of 40 miles an hour; and it only ques-
ton of time, think, till the truth of the
imagination can be fully realized. What 1
have stated Is not as "blow," but is a mat
ter of fact truth, as you will find, Mr.. Editor,
if you will only come out here and take
peep, as I have done. PET.
May 81, 1888.