Iron County register., 1903-09-17

so far have been a systematic
course ;ef study q thorough .organ-
ization~ and artic11ationiof all the
schools and a full utilization of all
the means provided by the State
for the better preparation of teach
ers. Special emphasis was placed
on supplementary work in all
branches, but more particularly in
reading and literature. The school
library, the modern school house,
proper school sanitation and decor
alton have been enthusiastically
discussed. Within nine weeks
every county in the State will have
had similar meetings and great
good accomplished. Directors and
patrons should attend these meet
ings and encourage the work.
G. A. Byers, formerly editor of
the Iron County Eagle, has an article,
relative to the granite quarries of
Iron county, in the Scientific Ameri-
can of September 18th. Accom-
panying the article are couple of
splendid cuts showing the "Ele-
phant" and other rocks. The fol-
lowing is reproduced from the
Scientific American: ga groupe of
huge granite powders, of which
Elephant Rock is king, at GRANTEE
vile, Iron county, Mo-, located in
the heart of the Ozark Mountains,
has for many years furnished to \
geologist a subject for much study
and has proved an attractive
curiosity to thousands of tourists.
In some respects this group might
be termed a freak of nature, for
freakish it undoubtedly is, and un-
questionably is it of natures de-
signing. 1t is often referred to as
the granite potato patch of the
Ozarks,' which name is fitting, as
is also the name given the giant
one of the group, viz, Elephant
Rock. Elephant Rock is not only
so called because of it's immense
size, but partly so because of its
broad resemblance to an elephant.
To one standing at a certain point
on the north side of the bowlder,
the resemblance of portion of it
to an elephants head and trunk is
easily discernible, while its color
is almost exactly the same. Ele-
phant Rock is about Twenty-Five
feet from base to top and about
thirty-fve feet in length, and is
of pure red granite, as are also all
of the other powders of the group.
The surface of the slight elevation
on which the powders lie is also
of solid granite, and inmost places,
is almost as level as floor.
Whether these powders are of.
glacial origin has been:the theme,
of considerable discussion by
biologists. 1t is certain that their
FsHapein every way indicates that
they have travelled as detritus.
many miles in glacial stream !,
but when one observes their inn
mense size and notes the fact that
they are now in the heart of very
large granite deposit, he is inclined
to doubt the PROBABILITY of that
THEORY IF Ftonf the Slatter fact it
would veena that thak are of local
origin. And it seems evident that
these powders could not have
been deposited here duriag, the
glacial perioG wheKtAe Il aNashtian
glacier maSaRd al saaadEd dtdk ReeM the
highland north Of the st. Lawrence
River in every direction, y and.
so esfed Mbltl, a Anfgt Xitsa con-
tinental is& sAA. .ANIE Ewe-have
much evidence that this glacier
did not extent below the Ohio and
Missouri Rivers. North of these
rivers have been found the glacial
drift caused by the melting of the
glacier. Biologists of late years
have, generally scapce6ed, that the
Ozark Mountain .raRg& iMMissouri
Eand Arkansas is the IpldSst land in
the American continent; and were
it not that this group of powders
is found in the only granite region
of the Ozark Mountains, one might
believe that it had been carried
here by a glacier from more ele-
waited part of the range; that they
are the Oldest remains of glaciers
in the American continent. Iron
Mountain and Pilot Knob are
thought to have been the first ele-.
vations to rise above the waters
that once covered all America, and
these mountains are only four and
five miles respectively from the
group of powders, although no
granite is to be found on either of
them. In connection with this, it
might be of interest to state that
Prof. Moorhead, instructor of
archaeology of the Phillips Aca-
DENY of Andover, Mass, in the
belief that the Ozarks are the old
est elevations on this continent, is
now going over these mountains
to investigate the probability that
here is to be found evidence of a
more primitive man than has yet
been found elsewhere on this con-
tinent."
PERSONAL.
Will Tetley, of Pennington was
here Sunday,