The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-01
the WHITE RIVER COUNTRY
4 wssasrful Region where ha.
lturs IL All Alive.


I ne future ilay grOunds Oh tnc Soutn-
vest" Is what the white River Country
has been called. Very earnest and ex-
h~ilarat!ng play much Of this sport 10
TO those who are faded BY familiar
scencs II business life.
Nature 10 all alive In this wonderful
region-ihe rushing streams. woodland
sounds Of breezes In the forest. the
whirr Of wings where Wild fowl nock
TO the waters. the splash Of gamey fsh
tempting the angler. the very colors
Of mountain and river showing moth
ing Of dead. arid waste of sand and
stone.
"seml-Aipine." says an experienced
traveller. Of the country. dotted with
growing towns, nestled IN the valleys
Of the James and White rivers In south.
srn Missouri aud northern Arkansas.
one who has ,rudged through the for
ests or foaiod down the river from
Calena TO Branson and Cot,cr will be
sincere In calling the ozarks "moun-
tsins." yet there Is no danger TO life
or limb In such a pilgrimage. The
o1one!aion air from oak. pine. cypress
aud cedar. the absence Of mosquitoes
IN Q land Of cold. springfield streams.
cool nights and temperate days. make
I, . delisht to live. and move. 10 this
favored cline.
There Ia always something 10 do.
whether Of sport or OF discovery In
the way OF minerals on land or pearls
In the stream. The casual opening Of
. mussol shell on the lower White
river may bring to ilgh, q valuable
gem. Children used 10 collect these
pearls for p%lay,hlngs TIL their value
became known
Few regions have charms OF Q utiii-
tartan character as well as unriyaicd
scenic beauty and favorable climatic
conditions one golug 20 tho white
RIVER Country to mako money finds
health and pleasure a. well as wealth.
The worn-oG: unfortunate who takes
his small savings and here seeks to
pro'ong his days Il benefited In mind
ard body. and besides finds. with new
life. means Of securing n competence
and enjoyable surroundings: the pleas.
urc seeker. too often fAgged out 10
the very pursuit., Of diver,ton, sees In
this enchanted land serious poSsibili.
ties for improving his pee iniary vel.
fare. and his whole system receives new
IMMIGRATION and tone.
"a fairy tale" you ~, No. Il 10
that truth which Is stranger than &C.
tion. q truth which shows one Who
tries TO tell II the poverty OF all powers
Of description. When the spell Of the
beautiful white river scenery Is on
the beholdcr he IL silent. There II uch
Q thing as the pathos Of the perfect.
In the minds eye there passes In
review the succeeding Inhabitants OF
these valleys. and many generations
have left their traces-the mound build
ers. the early discoveries from Europe.
n the Indians. How many songs and
legends have been chansed by primitive
peoples. TO whom these nature wonders
spoke with mystic force. Ono IL re-
minded Of lines In r. Pauline John.
sons story OF The White wsmpum:"
Farther than vision ranges. farther uan
s,rc,ess: the land Of beauty. archie. tn,
Memmsd through the purpl. mis,s afar
ny peaks that CLEAN like star on star.
Fringlnr IN, prairie pillows. fre,tlnE hor.
Darby green are ~siumb'ring Wilderness
slecpins uniii the sephyrS ,hronx
To kiss their silence lnto sons.
Sailing into the cloudiand. sailing into tn.
into the crimson portals ajar when life