The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-10
Letter From MOnegaw.

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Springs. So much has been sale
and written about these famous
springs, and so many of our readers
have visited them, that we feel that
we can write nothing new, but re-
Numbering the proverb that good
thing is worth repeating, is our sx
cuse for this iafiction. From the
time the famous old Indian Chief.
tain, whose name it bears, with his
many braves cast their tepees on its
banks and drank of it's life giving
waters, their medicinal qualities
have been recognized, and their
wonderful and radical cures are mat
tiers of Legendary history. A more
romantic spot could hardly be
| found Situated in beautiful valley,
through which runs Monegaw
creek, surrounded by wood-covered
hills, with caves, deep ravines and
MANY places of interest to lovers-of
rugged scenery. Black sulphur
springs is the principal one around
which camps are pitched. It bubbles
up out of the sandy soil on the
south bank of the creek and its de-
lightful oders very much resemble
that of rotten eggs. On the north
bank, nearly opposite, waters gush
from a three inch iron pipe, clear
and cold. These waters have q
sulphur taste but the deposit is
white, resembling msgnesia. To the
north west, three quarters of mile
is the white sulphur springs and
about equal distance to the north
east is the Iron Springs, the waters
of which is strongly impregnated
with iron. To the north, on top of
high hill overlooking the whole is
the old log hotel, ante dating the
war of the rebellion, and very little
improved in appearance since our
first visit, twsnty-one years ago. To
the south about Il miles runs the
Usage river, overhanging which are
the famsue bluffs which all tourists
visit, and many carve their names in
the rocks, no doubt, as warnings for
future generations. Endsr these
cliffs the doodle bugs dwell in the
sand and come forth only to the
most seductive persuasion. This
was a favorite rendezvous of the
James and Younger brothers in the
early seventies About tive miles to
the east is where the fight took
place between the Youngers and the
detectives, in which John Younger
and one OF the detectives were killed.
The cabin of Aunt Hannah, a veneer
able negress, is located near and it
was there Younger was carried to
die. Aunt Hannah was a slave of
the Younger family and was very
much attached to the boys. She has
q fund of "reminiscences of their
doings aud she is consequently a
great favorite of tourists.
We are camped on the spot where
the posse from Appleton City, COM
manded by Capt. FL. O. Donnohee.
was captured by Cole Younger and
one Of his brothers. The story goes
that the boys, after disarming the
posse, marched them up the hill to
the old log hotel and ordered break
fast for them, and Cole stood over
them, with a pistol in each hand,
politely requested the boys to eat
hearty. The boys composing the
posse afterwards declared that while
their appetltes were not first class
they all managed to eat a hearty
meal. They were then lined up,
fully expecting to be shot. Cole
made them a speech, warning them
against further endeavors to capture
him and his brother, then after COM
polling the sheriff to eat his warrant,
started them home.
Our camp is pleasantly located in
a grove north of the creek. The
company Of twenty is as follows:
Hon. D. A. DeArmond, General q.
@. Clark and wife. Captain James,
Cadet Edward and George Dear
mond, DIR Icy, Cadet Frank Keller,
Misses Edith Everingham, Dot
Clay. Lille EakiD, Pearl and Regina
Rosser, Nellie Austin, MIR. and Mrs.
J. D. Allen and three sens. Robert.
William and Jacob.
Conventionslities are laid aside
and jolly good time is had. Nick
names predominant, and instead OF
naughty generals and profound
judges, we hear such names as
Industrious Ike "Meddlesome