Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-18

| For variegated sidewalks Ironton beats the
world. Brick, stone, plank and gravel form
! the burden of their construction, according
| to the fancy of the builders--and every lot.
owner has a particular fancy peculiar tc
himself, in contra distinction to that of hi:
neighbor. This is an inherent privilege pc.
culiar to the free American citizen, but its
unfettered exercise plays the deuce will
the tout ensemble of the city highways, so tc
speak. But Potosi knocks us out on break.
necks and offsets. The sidewalks in that
town are made up principally of staircases
and "coons."
"Uncle Pete" is sorrowing because Mr.
Ringo voted against the Deering High Ii
cense Bill. Another instance of how great
men will differ: zoe thIuk Mr. r. acted with
excellent judgment, for, though the bill is a
good one in some particulars, some of lis
provisions are prOhibitory, ard should not
become law. One section declares that there
shall be no licenses granted outside of incor-
pOrated towns, under any circumstances
whatever. This is both prohibition and dis
elimination. We take it, people living outside
of municipal corporations are fully as capa-
bic of self-goyernment as those within. An
other section makes county courts the guar
dians of the cities and towns-a mixing of
powers not conducive to good government.
There are other fatal defects, but these one
are sufficient justification for our Represen-
tatiye's "No"
Last Saturday we were shown several
specimens of ore from the reputed gold
mine near Des Arc, soon to be thoroughly
tested and uncovered. They have withstood
all the tests with acids, ETC., that can be Civ
en- them here. The assays are yet to be
made, so far as we know. Old miners who
have operated in California and Colorado,
say that these specimens have the true APP
pearance of gOld-bearing quartz. and that
the lead promises to yield richly. Judge
Dinger, who owns body of land, near and
adjoining the prospect now being mined,
says the vein has been traced on to his prop
erty, and he is determined to have an
immediate aScertainment of its value. To
this end, he Will have the ore assayed at
once. We will give the result to the public
without delay. That it will be gratifying,
We have no doubt.
The report of a difficulty that was luckily
prevented from being a tragedy is told us by
Il visitor from the southern part of the
county. One day last week a negro rutiian,
under the influence of liquor, after lettering
around the depot at Des Are commenced to
make himself very disagreeable by indulging
in vulgar and improper displays of his per-
son. The station agent, Mr.. Siminson, very
quietly went to the offender and told him
that he would have to behave himself or
leave the premises. This enraged the negro
who, grabbing coupling pin, ran Mr.. S.
into the stationhouse and was on the point
of delivering him powerful! blow when Mr..
SIS wife opportunely came to his assistance
and the two together kept off the black brute
until outsiders, who were near by, could
reach the rescue, when one of them gave
Mr.. Darkey q rap that cooled him off I'M
mediately In fact we are told that for few
minutes it appeared as if the wouldbe des-
perado had rea ehed the end of his career
but, after awhile he opened his eyes, stag
gered to his feet moved on his way, and, at
latest account, "hasn't done anything since"
The moral of this little experience is that
when a bully desires 10 get on a tear in the
South End he first wants to assure himself
that "Uncle Dick' is out of the neIghbor-
hood.
A number of gentlemen in Iron and st.
Francois counties have formed 4 company
and purchased a diamond drill, with which
they purpose doing some extensive prospect
ing for lead and other minerals at various
points in tine county. The drill will be here,
ready for operations, in about two weeks
when work will be at once inaugurated,
probably first on some OF the especially
promising outlooks in BeIleyiew and vicinity
and then afterwards several points here in
the Valley will come IN for consideration.
Among the more prominent gentlemen in
terested in the enterprise are Messrs. w. L.
Gay and j. NJ. Logan, of this county, and
Messrs. Tetley, Weber, Casey and 1honsen,
Of st. Francois. These individuals are all
known to our readers as men Ct energy and
capital, most of whom have heretofore had
experience and no little success
IN similar ventures which, together with the
almost certain fact that hidden treasures"
exist in ineXhaustible quantities beneath our
surface, warrants us in indulging in the hope
hat the present undertaking VIII make MIL
ionaires of its projectors and start the boom
which shall make this section what nature
intended it should be, viz: the greatest min
inc region of the world. This may sound
the least BIT eXtrayagant at first but, on
little thought and study of our geology, it
vii! be viewed more in the light of logical
conclusion. Numerous localities liz the Far
West with half the national resources that
we enjoy TEEN with life and prosperity be-
cause they have the money and vim to de-
relop their properties. Then why should
we remain inactive when one-tenth of the
money here expended would bring ten-fold
the profits that generally accrue to the West
,rn investor? No reason at all and the
chances are now very promising that Wa
shall not always remain in our present some
what lethargic state, but on the contrary, as
mildly limited elsewhere, we believe that the
lawn of better days is fast approaching, aud
when the day breaks, gentlemen, with your
minor booms, stand from under. Wen
,stonish the nations!
The Owner OF the Gold Nine.
Ed. Regtster-It has been long time
,ince have had anything to say in the REG
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