The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-12-07
MOBILES CoutIY.
" COUNTY OF ABUNDANT
I. .&: RESOURCES. AZ.
One Of the Finest In the State.

One Of the Finest In the State.
ID Mobiles forms one of the southwest
Minnesota counties, lying in the south
tier, and second county east Of the
western boundary of the State, COM
prising the territory of congressional
townships 1Ol, 102, lOS 104 north;
ranges 80, 40, Al, AZ. and 43 west Of
fifth. Pm. .5u. " >,4t .@'>.l. W., .... \
The county is bounded on the
north by Murray County; Jackson
County lies to the east; State of Iowa
forms the southern boundary; Rock,
County the western. The soil is
made up of drift deposit a rich
dark colored loan, almost wholly free
from sand or gravel, and wonderfully
uniform throughout the county. It's
depth varies from two to eight feet,
and this is underlaid with subsoil of
porous clay, mixed slightly with
gravel. No soil could be better cal
culated to withstand drouth or ex-
cessive rainfall; and it is also very
friable, and easily subdued. The
county is we'll watered. The Kama
rananzi and Champepedan creeks and
Little Rock River forms the main
water courses for the western portion
of the county, running southwest in
the Big Rock River- Jack, Elk, and
Okabena creeks, in the eastern portion;
being tributary to the Des Moines
River. " "| 3: So. ..Hf.
Surface features here do not differ
materially from those of the adjourn
ing counties, unless it may be for the
better. All of Southwestern Mime
sofa is noted for it's beautiful and
fertile country; yet, as a rule, in the
adjacent counties the high or tillable
lands are adjoined to, or Interpreted
with vast sloughs. In Mobiles, how
ever, this is different. Aside from
the creek and river channels, there
is very little land made worthless from
the fact of it's being low; and in most
cases these lower lands, because of
the scarcity of natural hay meadows,
are proving the most valuable and
profitable lands in the county. The
soil is of such character that it alb
serbs the moisture, retaining it in the
subsoil, while the surface is almost
invariably LIFT sufficiently solid to
run mower over, or for stock to feed
upon. The face of the country, ex-
cept in the river and lake regions, is a
vast rolling prairie, dotted with, the
domestic groves which have been set
out by the thrifty farmers, and d.
versi6ed by the network of streams.
The fluctuations of the prairie arel
gradual, in but few places being
sufficiently abrupt to interfere with
cultivation, except along the creeks
and lakes. In the western portion of
the county land is higher and more
rolling than in the eastern. About
Worthington has been found an ex-
cellent quality Of clay, but at present
no kiln is at work; the prospect, how
ever, than in the near future one or:
more-brick kilns will be actively at
work. !
Mobiles County is well situated for
railway facilities, as some of the
leading thoroughfares Of Minnesota
cross it's borders. The main line of
the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis,
and Omaha Railway traverses the
eastern portion of the county; q
branch of the same road runs from
Worthington to Mitchell, D. T:
Also, another branch runs from
Heron Lake, jackson County, to
Pipesrone, in Pipestone County. The
line crosses the northeastern corner Of
Mobiles, at which point islocated tho !
small station of Dundee. The Chicago,
Milwaukee, and st. Paul Railway
(Southern Minnesota) crosses this
part Of the, county and on section II,
Graham Lakes Township, is lobated
the station, Kinbrae. A branch of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and
Northern Railway runs from Worth
ingtonsto Lake Park, Iowa, while the
main line of the same road crosses the