The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1902-03-27
LOVELY GEM OF THE OZARkS
The Southland Magazine, Of 81. Louis, PAYS
o tribute to Tancy County and
her Capital City.

| ii' NuFtllHfs
Tourists 20 TO Europe, society folk
ilock To Newport and Atlantic City,
| spor,smcn travel across the continent In
search Of game and fishing, but none Of
these get as much genuine pleasure and
satisfaction out OF their trips rs the man
with gun and rod In tho Olarks, reached
In II few hours from ST. Louis and other
central points.
The great region known rs the ozark
country" comprises the grcntcr part OF
southwest Missouri and northwest Ar
kansas, and offers the finest field for rec
rcation, health and sport In the United
States. The forests are dense, but re-
markably free Of undcrbrush, swamps
and pitfalls, and abound In deer, bear
rabbits, squirrels, ,wildturkey,phcasant,,
quail, etc. The stream ARE numerous,
clcnr and picturesque in the extreme,
ana all full Of many species oi fish, in
cluding bass, trout, jack salmon, perch,
etc. Bait is plcntiiGl'and easy To OBJ
tain.
The country is sparscly settled as yet
but /, Is pooplcd with good people from
most every state, many from Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia and other south
cru states. They are mostly farmers
urd are hospitabc and helpful 10 new
COmcrs.
This great section Of country is cnsily
reached from -. Louis or Kansas City
and points to the north over the Frisco
railrrad The trains connect with stages
and hack lines AT all points on the sys.
TEN In the Ozark country, making trans
portatiUn safe and pleasant 10 the most
remote localities.
Springfield. 23S miles southwest of
st Louis, is called thc"Quccn City Of the
OArks," and Is entitled 10 the nnmc.
The city has about 10000 popu-
alton, many beautiful homes
and streets and is located at about the
Top Ol tnc oIark range
Fifty miles south Of Springfield Is sit
uatcd the prctticst little town in the
country, Forsyth. II reached via the
Chadwick branch OF the Frisco, and
stage from Chadwick. the terminus OF
the branch. Tho trip from the rail.
road to Forsyth is through - miles OF
grandly beautiful mountain forests, over
clear craig ig bordercd creeks, across smll-
ing, peaceful valleys, unsurpassed in
beauty and intensely intescsting and
rcstful TO the traveller.
On this trail the visitor falls in love
with the Ozarks and tells himself he il
glad he came. but by the time Forsyth
and the bcautifulWhitc river is reached
he is completely infatuated ani in a few
days becomes welded TO the place.
The town is built in broad high val
ley between White river and Swan
creek, and Is almost completely sur
rounded by ydcnsclywoodcd cliffs, pierced
here and there by passes and dashing
mountain brooks. Many Of the houses
OF the little town are bull, OF native
stone, fine quality OF which abounds
in the vicinity.
The hotels furnish good accOmoda.
tions and good fare at very reasonable
rates.
The stores are neat and well stocked
and the several lines Of mercantile bus
ness are well represented.
The town has bank, weekly paper,
livery stables and neat little ston,
union church.
The citizens are good, clever, sociablt
and cntcrprising, intelligent and wei
informed.
a commodious public school building
with good corps OF teachers, Is wei
attended.
, The Hilsabcck House, famous among
Ozarkans and travellers in the mountains
for its excellent fish, is u mecca for Wis
itors ut all seasons.
Forsyth is the county seat Of Tame,
=, county, has n substantial stone cour
y house, surrounded by tree studded
grass plat, forming n public square
which presents very lively scene OF
:, court days and Saturdays.
:, The population is abou, 400.
The county has u population Of abou
!. l2ooO. II is said Of the region:
!, "Thc rich are not plutocrats and III
poor are not paupcrs," and 1t is yer
= aptly put.
The county Is In the very heart OF tn