The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
SOURCE or THE ROARING RIVER.
Strange Missouri stream That Has Its
Birthplace I'm q Cave.

To one who has investigated the heads
Of different rivers and noted the law laid
down by nature, regulating their origin
to be. that they receive their supply Of
water from tributaries which in turn are
fed from Insignificant branches, a trip to
the source of the Roaring River In south-
western Missouri would be a revelation.
This river makes its first appearance In
the form Of a tremendous spring which
boils up Immediately at the mouth OF q
cave. whose chambers extend far into the
Ozark Mountains. From the mouth of
this cave the water dashes down the gorge
with a roar of thunder for a distance Of
about 1000 feet, where II turns at right
angles around a palisade known as -Deer's
Leap" thence it takes on n zig-zag course
until IL Joins the White River a few miles
beyond, crossing the wagon road seven
teen times IN seven miles. Its fords are
dangerous. owing 10 quicksand. and not
being navigabie at any point ii IL Of no
Importance except for its p-icturesqueness:
but a. Ia th.t feature it has no rival for
one Of it, length and is supposed to nave
served as a bullseye for more camera
enthusiasts and as a subject for more
genuine and would-be artists Of the brush
Ia lAhN hiN 'AAANA AoA W AAA''A'EN WIN
a radius Of many miles.
lie water, coming as 1t does from the
spring, l. clear ~ AZ crystal and OF green
tint. Fish can be plainly seen "a they
play anon the rocks and wateIsoaked
logs that lie at the bottom Of the river a
few feet from the spring. Al the edge
of the hugo spring II Ia In known as
the lead line which IL simply a fallen tnee
~ small diameter hat r-sts upon a couple
Of rocks On the OUTSIDE Of this separating
line the watef h knee deep, but inside Of
the same lies the boiling spring, thus far
found 20 he unfathOmablo. A ~neighbonng
blacksmith known a. the prophet. because
Of HE sag" REMARKS aud s~CoentHoues,
ATTEMPTED 60 find sounding by lowering
into the -pnng a heavy anvil suspended
At the end Of q iIt-' ss2 feet ~ length. Upon
falling to nnt vhat he went after az that
depth sone one asked him Why he did not
tie un more roI-' aud let th. weight down
stll farther He replied that he Wa afraid
Il would fall into he hands - the Chinese
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