The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
AMkRIcA's CRooKsDEsr RIVER.
Other Notable Featnres of tho white Riven
of Arkansas and Missouri.
Frowhs 81. Loui, Gtots D,~oeral

Fro~h. 81. Louf, c,ot% D,~oeral
From its four heads In the Boston Mountains
TO Baiesviue where IL leaves the OraIks and
enters tho Arkansas lowlands, White River In
q succession Of astonishing curves No other
river on the continent so nearly and so frequently
doubles uypn itself Prom the source 10 the Cat
country is distance on s,raig hi line Of perha d
$50 miles White River between these points
has course Of over 600 miles, some estimates
make il 1000 mnes
The beginning is near the Indian Territory
weter runs toward all points Of The G. n mss in
quick succession mary times before IL adopts a
comparatively diryct course to The Mississippi'
From tho Boston Mountains the general course
n many bend P end curve 70 po,hwsrd and
es, POM n this direction e Forsyth. near ihe
down through Marion county. 10 where the Buff
ial9 lo'nsit But not until the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
uncertain stream finally bear away 70 the south
eastward To stay
the meandcrngs are the walls Of rock which tower
from 200 TO 800 fee tof,en from the waters edrc.
4 6ird.seye view from aboye would show the river
is unusual The eanyonte valley Of he wh h
Over most q the course Il Is wide enough fef .
strip Of fertile bottom land along the river The
other. II washes the base Of The towering pail,
sades first on the right and then on The left il
m sn,sn % Close with eld ioI hal.
me bottom lands and hugs tho opposite irown-
On a brigh, day q sire teh Of tho winding rive,
Ike we'll polished SILVER spSs dsseSs:
9 PsS Which .sc from Is ns s' .a Ss
BY any other Western river The, contrast
through ailuvIal country Is strrinr men w NOV
River has Its origin in mountain springs Nun
Ssriess underground, channels in the limestone
vary from tiny rfvulets starting high up on the
, SsncSes o. the mountains TO powerful streams
Forsyth beside the While Is MeG ii' sp psiSs
water strong enough me 1 run 81 s e min e0d
is type Of hundreds, while the smaller and un.
sRsdas' an Do En-. By
along their eouIsss and add to the White thar
shed q re whe does The water lose enf it, " dis.
ssc .sns. Even Even then EHs roxy
Of The rainfall rt'ined by the yeeetatiSn and thS
ana pS,s snss into
Shich defy the longest, drouth periods Whits
tier protrarted rains forty foot rise Is not ex-
I rsordinaIy In tho CONTRACTED parts Of the valley.
NE food subsdcs auloy the current HO eiaass
wen more rapidly. and the liver nuns steadily
lurlpg the dry snson. II Is not want Of water
~ CT causes the unnayigable stage II is tho
md q short rapi ss II the current was evenly
distributed there would he depth enough for the
ig tdraught stcrn:wheelcrs all the wear
Many years ago Forsyth was reach ed by steam
2nshed their to the foot Of The rapids
ocks and though trees dragging ths issw GIe
Is ,nii length The upprr end was strongly
he hawser was woaind around the capstan With
no paddle wheels fi'iyen by every pound OF prrs.
ure available. and with the donkey engine wind.
nE IN The towlinr, The boat dragged and pushed
Iseli up loot by tote through the foaming rapids
cen water m ade ehvv progress ior rerhans twenty
.acbed. And when The boat. loaded i't To tho tSs
s Ssrds with lead sud cotton and hogs and tho
iIned PROV downs lream. there was little 70 do
ut to trust to Providence and the nerye Of tho
ian behind tho pilot wheel. The current did
&, IN day. IL 20 e ta" s GsP n; ct
yth 4 II was her lrN trip He made NcPce's
"a The other lan1irigs above Buffalo City. and
lumnhan'ly nwokb the echoes Of the heights
orsy nf Hun pT,d ts the boat came in srh e
} turn The Mary q TO head downstream ths
,p!asin piled 10 garEr the widt o. the channel
he sinrh ne rs n9'ss se bans on side
fainss : gravel b5r on the other side. fho
,annel, blocking H. There was cTesfine and
roaming, The hog chains parted. The Mary
MIL the elements wiis /, to piecea Thai was dc
Id OF navigation to Forsyth