Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
SOUTH MISSOURI.
Ihe Greatest Mineral Regions i'm the
United States.

FOR many years, it will be remembered b,
the old settlers and pioneers of this regio,
OF the State, it was the common saving tina
southeast Missouri was a portion of the Stat,
not destined to future prosperity. Peopl,
VINO owned real estate here put hut llttlt
value on it. But it has now Come to ligh
that this portion of the State is the Eldorad,
dreamed of by Cortez and De Soto and Bal
boa, in the times of the Spanish inyasions o.
Mexico and Central America. This was thai
mysterious region of the north, from which
strange stories and traditions of buried
wealth came. 1t l. admitted by all mineral.
oglsts who have given the subject any atten-
ton that this portion of Missouri has great
or variety of minerals and mineral bearing
substances than any other one portion of the
world as yet discovered. This whole region
Is volcanic, and in long ages and periods OF
Time gone by was the scene of terrific con-
Vuislons. Melted lava ran in streams and
rivers, and burning rocks were thrown high
In the air, only to fall and crumble in the
myriads Of fragments all broken and scatter
ed that now compose our rocky hills til t
are so full Of iron, silver, lead, gold platinum
nickel, copper, cobalt, tin, manganese, plum
ba2o, and other mineral substances in great
abundance. The time is coming when every
foot of real estate will be valuable This
region Is but in its infancy, and all that is
needed is few good men with the diamond
drill to 90 down 800 feet or more III certain
localities to show up great deposits of yau-
able ore. Great interest is now beng mani
pI he i'll
ana Within the last go days iron, lead, granite
ana other lands are being looked after Rev
noids county especially is the unknown land
Tor rich deposits of minerals. That county
l. but little known to the outsider, yet it is
vast held for the enterprisius man of means.
Recent discoveries Of silver and iron deposits
In that county Will in 81 ort time be worked.
a rai!road will be built from north TO south
through the county. The vast forests of
timber standing now in their virgin wealth
will make busy times for the lumber interest
Iron county with its vast IRON, granite and
lead deposits and immense timber forests,
and recent gold discoveries at Des Arc, in
the lower end of the county, viii soon eX-
perience boom that will be felt BY all.
No part of the State offers such induce
ment for Investment. Timber land is yalu-
able, and agricultural land is always safe to
buy; one crop of wheat alone will pay the
cost OF the land. Many people who haye
gone to California, Oregon and the west are
every day coming back to where they went
from. There are large areas of lovely cy-
press, walnut, white oak, maple, gum, pine
and other valuable timber in Southeast Mis-
souri,, that can be bought for less than gov
eminent price. Good grazing lands can be
found everywhere. The climate is excellent
Why, just think of it, to-day there is two
feet of snow in north Michigan, but here the
flowers are in bloom, and the farmer busy
with his crop making.
1t Is only recently that emigrants could be
look at the country, as they all had Kansas
on the brain, but some of them who went to
Kansas, and saw that barren country, with
nothing but vast prairie before them and
prospects of droUths and grasshoppers, re-
traced their steps and settled III Nilsson i.
More land, farms and. mining property, has
changed hands in the last two years than
in any former period in the history of the
State. And the prospects are that the sales
in Missouri will be more renumeratve to
purchasers for the next year than was ever
known i'll the history of the State. Railroads
are building all through South Missouri.
The country is settling up, and real estate
becoming thereby more valuable. The ont
look is favorable.