Iron County register., 1898-11-24
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1898.
NUMBER %.

OI heu Dutt0. mere we unultcnGu our
horses; fed them. ate our dinner
which We did not forget to take along
with US. And Oh! how good it did
taste. for you must reminder. gentle
reader, as / have stated before, the
pure mountain air and the long ride
up canons and over mountains gives
one good appetite. Dinner over,
we began to climb the almost perpen-
dicular side of the mountain, catching
footholds in the soft dirt and against
rocks. We climbed this way perhaps
nine hundred feet when we came to a
ladder resting against the side of the
mountain. We climbed up about
twenty feet then We were on the top of
Red Butte, whose area on top Is about
II acres of land. And such a grand
view as we had of the surrounding
country. On one side we could see
the great farming country of this part
of the state which is called Canon
Springs prairie. The ranches and
herds of cattle and horses dotted the
country as far as the eye could see.
To the south and west we could see the
mountains and portion of the Bad
Lands, so named by the Indians, and
they are rightly named for it is one
continuous cluster of the toughest
mountains and deep. narrow canons a
person could imagine.
To return to Red Butte This noun
tain is so named because it is composed
chiefly of red dirt, with layers of white
sandstone running through it about
every three or four feet. About fifteen
feet of the top is composed of this
white rock.
We all descended safely from the
mountain and prepared for our home
ward journey down Salt Creek. Along
this stream we see so many lovely
scenes that am afraid can pot speak
of them all. But one great mound of
earth our leader called our attention
to, which he laughingly said was
.sSampson's grave. "and it really looked
like it might be. At last we go through
a part of the Bad Lands which, to
timid eyes, look very wicked and dan
gerous, and makes a creepy feeling
run down our spinal column. But we
shake it off and proceed onward, when
we came to the great bath house that
is built on Salt Creek. This Is lovely
place and is strictly modern in all its
and they that bathe in
these waters are said to be greatly
benefited by their use.
AS the November election is drawing
near am going to give the readers a
brief sketch of how lectioueering is
carried on in this country. Each can
didate, whether republican or demo-
crat, gets buggy and horse, proceeds
to the confectioners, fills a cracker box
with candies and other sweets for the
women and children, for you know
the women vote in this State). Anoth-
er box is laden with sweet scented
cigars for the men, and filling his
pockets with his own and his fellow
candidates cards, he starts on his jour-
ney, traversing the canons and climb
ing the mountains as only western
candidate can. He will halt at a farm
house, call out the voters, and pour
out such pitiful tale OF woe into their
ears as to make our hearts ache. Obi
oh! then his face will suddenly brighten
up as if he had thought of something
pleasant and so he has. 81 have here"
Che meekly says) .'a little candy for
the dear little children which / hap
pened to bring along, and few cigars
for you, gentlemen, if you enjoy a
smokei" And we thank him so hearth
ly that he goes away with beaming
and a self-satisfied about
him which is as much to say, Il will
get there, surer' w. L. MOORE.