Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
. NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

put together boards gives the touch
of human habitation to the scene.
The cities along the river are
very few, in fact there are no really
large cities on the lower river and
very few small towns. There are
many landing places where the boat
stops long enough to take off pack
ages of freight, among which Is
usually one or more Of those mys-
FERROUS boxes which are eagerly
seized by two or three men and hur-
riedly carried up the bank on their
mission of Joy or trouble as the case
may be. the remnants-a few hand
fuIs of excelsior and the broken box
-testifyinG to this fact when we re-
turn a week later. At many of the
landing places, although bearing big
sounding names, there IS nothing 10
denote human habitation except the
fields of cotton, corn or tobacco, at
others there is a small storage house
perched well UP on the bank from
which emerge, on the boats ap-
proach. careless. Indifferent looking
individuals. A few prosperous little
towns are passed and great quaint
ties of freight are unlOaded at their
doors, freight which is distributed
over large sections of the country.
The banks of the river brtstle with
historical interest in connection with
the war of the rebellion. Fort
Henry, with its breastworks and
Notifications showing just beyond
the enbankment, interests the Wis
itor. PittsbuTg landing where was
fought the famous battle Of Shiloh is
the show place of the river. The
battle grounds, several hundred &C
res in extent, are a national reser-
walton and are beautifully laid out
and kept in splendid order. The
battle field is on high elevation
overlooking the river, and leading to
it are broad stone steps. The brow
of the hill bristles with cannon in
some of which are the charges still
untouched. Here are buried hun
dreds of known and unknown sol
der dead. Beautiful monuments and
tablets. erected by states and com
panies mark decisive and terrible
points in the battles history. 1t was
here that General Johnston, the
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to the bullets of the enemy and was
carried from his horse, wounded. to
face death shortly afterwards. The
"Rloody Pond" is pointed out to the
visitor as the gruesOme place TO
which the wounded and dying sol
diers in great numbers dragged
themselves 10 wash and dress their
wounds 4 little over year ago
terrible tornado passed over this
section Of the country, leaving in It's
wake destruction on every hand.
monument erected by
Iowa was wrenched from its pedestal
and spIintered and broken, it still
bears mute testimony to the violence
of the storms power. Bullet SCARED
trees were torn up and hurled into
the river. leaving almost naked the
once thickly wooded field. The
place abounds in interest and his
tory.
Further up the river at Savannah.
Tenn. General Grants headquarters
are seen perched at the top of high
bank, close TO the rivers edge. Here
are shown the tables, chairs etc,
used by Grant during his campaign
The river while lacking in num-
bers of cities and towns, has other
attractions which to one born and
reared in the north. are many times
more interesting. There are fields
Of cotton, now white with their fruit
hanging from the bursting bud like
snow. Then there is the ever inter
ssting cotton gin where the whole
process of ginning is watched. From
the wagon beds the cotton still on
the seeds is drawn up by suction
through great pipes. falling into the
teeth of the gin where the seeds are /
separated fr6m the cotton. The
seeds fall into a large recess and the
fluffy cotton is sucked into large /
press where the bales are made, COW
cred with a rough sacking and bound |
securely with iron bands, are weigh /
ed, ready for the shipper. Then the /
bales are rolled, guided by the sing
ing. laughing niger" down the hill /