The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07

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The report for the Ironton district Il
not given by counties, but of the area
named 81, $50 acres are east Of and Is6.
40 acres west of the fifth principal
meridian. The counties of Gasconade
Crawford, Dent, Shannon, Oregon and
Howell are west of the meridian iu
this district, but further specific infor'
nation rs to the location of the lands
is not obtainable.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Barry county is in the southwestern
part of the state, and has a population
Of Is, 504, an increase of 5000 since 1880.
The northern and northwestern parts
Of the county are rolling prairies in
terspersed with timbered valleys. The
eastern and southern portions are hilly,
and the southern part mountainous,
with fertile valleys, while the south
western portions are high, undulating
plains. The county is well watered,
and the soil is principally rich black
and brown loan with red clay subsoil.
BENTON.
Benton county adjoins Pettis county
on the south. and has a population OF
1873. About one-third is prairie, and
the remainder timber land.
CAMDEN.
Camden county is made up chiefly OF
hills, valleys and beautiful woodlands.
The soil of the bottom lands is rich and
productive, while the broken lands and
hillsides are well adapted to stock rails
ing and grape culture. The population
in 1890 was l0,04O.
CHRISTIAN.
Christian county is on the southern
slope of the Ozarks, and has 1907 in
habitants. Its surface is undulating;
in some places hilly and broken, and
in others stretching out into prairie
land. The ground is generally good
and some Of it excellent
DALLAS.
About one-third Of Dallas county is
prairie; the remainder is well timbered
uplnnd. The soil is generally very
fertile and adapted to a wide range of
products 1t has a population of l2,o47.
DOUGLAs
Douglas county Is mainly heavily
timbered hills. The soil is nearly all
good, and the valleys are wonderfully
rich. II is a great fruit county. The
population is 7,75S.
HICKORY.
Hickory county is part timber and
part prairie, the land Immediately bor-
dering the POrnme de Terre river being
too rocky for profita bic cultivation, but
the prairie and valley lands are very
productive. In 1890 the population wa
9, 453.
LACLEDE.
Laclede county Is situated upon the
elevated table land of the Ozarks, and
contains some of the finest lands in the
state. The surface Is varied. from level
prairies TO rugged hills There is but
little land that is not cu1tivable, and
all the cereals are raised in abundance.
The soil and the climate are also well
adapted to fruit-raising. The popula-
ton is IA. .7oI, and the county seat is the
famous Lebanon Springs
OZARK
The central portion of Ozark county
is mountainous, and all the balance
hilly and broken. The whole county
is heavily timbered and we'll watered,
the land in the numerous valleys being
productive. The popula-
ton is 9,515.
PULASKI
In many respects Pulaski county re-
sembles Laclede, which it borders on
the north, but there is very little
prairie land. The land is generally
we'll timbered hills, the soil of which
is thin but fertile. In the valleys is a
thick stratum of rich black loan,
which never wears out The sunny
hill slopes produce the finest of grapes
in great abundance. The population
in 1890 was 9,SsI.
ST. CLAIR
St Clair county is just south Of Ben
ton, and has a population Of 16.747. In
the eastern part the surface is hilly,
with frequent bluffs; in the western
part it is gently undulating and
diversified with timber. The soil is
good and well adapted to al
and stock-raising purposes
TASEY.
Taney county is on the Arkansas line.
Ind is rough and mountainous, the
hills being covered with the finest of
timber. There are numerous creeks
and rivers, and in the bottoms the soil
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