Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

Mcdonald ...... 5000 Ironton district I2a552
Miles -. $3.50 Total Soc, 10
The report for the Ironton district il
not given by counties, but of the area
named 81, S39 acres are east OF and 126,'
40 acres west of the fifth principal
meridian. The counties of Gasconade
Crawford, Dent, Shannon, Oregon and
Howell are west of the meridian in
this district, but further specific infor'
nation as 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, 5O4, 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 billy,
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 county adjoins Pettis county
on the south, and has population OF
1878. 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 ,040.
CHRISTIAN.
Christian county is on the southern
slope of the Ozarks, and has 14,O17 in
habitants. It's 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-tllird of Dallas county is
prairie; the remainder is we'll timbered
upland. The soil is generally very
fertile and adapted to wide range Of
products. 1t has population of 12,647.
DOUGLAS.
Douglas county is mainly heavily.
timbered hills. The soil is nearly all
good, and the valleys are wonderfully
rich. 1t is great fruit county. The
popula ton is 1858.
HICKORY.
Hickory county is part timber and
part prairie, the land Immediately bor-
dering the Pomme de Terre river being
too rocky for profitable cultivation, but
the prairie and valley lands are very
productive. In 1890 the population was
9, 453
LACLEDE.
Laclede county is situated upon the
table land of the Ozarks, and
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 cultivable, and
all the cereals are raised in abundance.
The soil and the climate are also well
adapted to fruit-raising. The popula-
lion is IA. 7O1, and the county seat is the
famous Lebanon Springs.
OZARK.
The central portion of Ozark county
is mountainous, and all the balance
billy and broken. The whole county
the land in the numerous valleys being
productive. The popula.
ton is 9,575.
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 tim bered hills, the soil of which
is thin but fertile. In the valleys is
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 1857.
ST. CLAIR.
st. Clair county is just south of Ben.
ton, and has population of 1914. In
the eastern part the surface is billy,
with frequent bluffs: in the western
part it is gently undulating and
diversified with timber. The soil is
generally good and well adapted to all
and stock-raising purposes.
TANEY.
fancy county is on the Arkansas line.
and 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
is rich black loan; the uplands have
a red clay subsoil and a dark lime top
soil.
STONE.
Stone county is directly west of
fancy, and it's characteristics are about
the same as fancy, al Though less rough.
Nearly all the land is tillable, the up
lands being especially adapted to small
fruits.
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