Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04

steamers and several small ones
on the lake, and band on one of
the steamers. A large number Of
wealthy people from Manchester,
Lowell, Boston, and other places
spend their summers at this lake,
and at Kezai's Pond.
will tell you something about
the mountains. There are two
that are quite prominent: Kings
Hill and Kearsage. Kings Hill
is situated in the north west cor
ner of Sutton, and is about 1000
high, being the highestland in the
town. This hill contains an mex
austible quarry of excellent gran
ate, easily wrought and extenively
used in this part Of the country.
On the top of the hill is large
rock of 40 or so tons weight rest
ing on the ledge, (but not a part
Of it, J SO evenly balanced as to be
readily moved by the hand.
This hill is thickly covered with
spruce pine trees.
In 1924, Samuel Kezar, who liv-
en- on this hill, finished off large
hall in one part Of the house and
supplied 1t with seats around the
side 80 that his wife could invite
her fellaw church members, and
her neighbors to hold religious
services there and make them COM
Portable in summer or winter. 1t
was also utelized for purposes not
religious. Several terms of sing
ing school, and occasionly balls
and dances we're held there. On
these occasions the presiding ge-
MUS was generally Anthony, or as
he was usually called, Long Clark
a famous fiddler and teacher of
dancing and ballroom etiquette.
He was colored man and had
been Revolutionary soldier. He
used to make an annual visit to
this hill of at least week, COM
ing on foot, fiddle in hand, and the
whole region was made jubilant
with music, and the dancing par
ties which would be held there ev-
ery evening while his visit lasted.
The same company assembling
each ewing whether the dance was
at this hall or at other private
houses, for this dancing institu-
ton of weeks duration was made
migratory to accommodate each sec
ton of the neighborhood. One of
thes dances came, by reason of
bad news brought to Long, to a
very abrupt termination. A mess
enger came to the door and called
him out, to inform HIM that one
of his children we're dead. He re-
turned to the dancing room, drew
his bow, solemnly across the in
strument, announcing: "Dead
Niger in Warner, no more draw
, ing the bow this week." and at
once departed for Warner where
, his home was. This man lived to
be over 100 years of age, and it is
believed that he instructed at least
3 generations of young people in
the art of dancing and ballroom
etiquette.
My father and mother lived there
one summer so years ago, but il
was such On inconveniant place
they would not remain longer.
Kearsage mountain, north east
of and about z miles from Sutton
i, is 2,942 feet high. The highes'
) part is now bare rock, though i,
, was once covered with soil which
3 supported a rather stunted growth
of forest trees. 1t shows evidence
D of glacial action of the ice period
In the early part of the last cen
3 tury, a fire ran over it burning no
i only the woods, but the soil itself
Since that time it's granite top
forever wind-swept, has been al
bare of soil and vegetation as art
8 the sea-shore rocks washed by tn,
:, daily tides.
D think have written all tina
!. is interesting about Sutton ant
its surroundings, and will close.
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