Morgan County republican., 1912-07-25

cents to make the ties. They bring from
% cents each for black oak ties to 31 !
cents each for white oaks. The profit in
selling ties comes from not being too far +,
from the river. where they are hoa,ed to
the railroad. Thousands of ties have
been taken from this region; some of the
cutters, it is said, not being very par,c-
ular about whose land the ties come from.
One man is reported to have bought ten
acres Of tie timber and cuts ties contin.
uously, presumably from his own proper.
ty.
On our way to Arnhold's Mills we were
overtaken by a carrier of the rural mail
on horseback. He was pleased to NEE,
us as he had taken subscription for the
MISSOURI AND KANSAS FARMER
For daily trips he receives from the
government the munifcent sum of 81 ,25.
We ate our dinner by the side of a fine
spring creek and had our ill of buckle.
berries from the hillside.
When within half a mile of Arnhod's
Mills we heard roaring sound, which
Fred declared to come from train, but
! there was no railroad within twenty
miles, 1t proved to be the noise of the
water going over the dam. The river
was up and this usually good fishing spot
furnished no game for us. We found
boat and padded across the stream, tax.
ing care to keep far from the dam. We
were glad to meet Henry Arnhold soon
after in another boat. He took us to his
comnoidous and we'll kept home, where
we were royalty entertained for day
and half
The elder Arnhold had built the mill
years ago and enjoyed a large business
Of late the mill work has been light, as
there is less wheat grown in that locality
and because of the erection of modern
away. Near the mill is an old log cabin
which was formerly used by their Gus
toners, They would come great dis
tance and wait for their 4rst to be
ground, often requireing them to stay
over night. The evening we arrived the
folks brought in from the woods eleven
gallons Of ripe huckleberries, some of
which helped make most delicious pies
Their table was other. wise provided with
an abundance of the best food, nearly all
OF which was grown on the place. The
Arnhold brothers have given an option
on their water power site to party who
proposes to run interurban cars through
that region,
We regretfully left Arnhold Mills
, early the second morning on the last leg
of our journey to Ha IIa Tonka Freds
walking was considerably inlerfered with
by good sized boil which appeared on
) his ankle at his shoe top, However, it
soon limbered up. Later on it broke and
gave little more trouble.
The crops on the hills were usually
poor. The tendency Is to grow corn till
the soil is worn out, and then abandon
the field. We found many abandoned
poor farming than inability of the coun.
try to support the farms. Valley land is
usually more productive, though It's liza
bility to overflow is a serious drawback
We found one hill farm that had par
ticular good crop Of wheat and corn. The
Ozark farmers that ARE doing the square
thing by their soil are evi IDENTIFY prosper.
Gus.
We reached Ha Ha Tonka Saturday
night and left Monday morning. The
beauties of this wonderful spot, which
Bayard Taylor says has "the most mag
nifcent scenery the human eye ever be
held" must be reserved for another art
icle.
AS we journeyed toward home by way
of Linn Creek and Bagnell we fell ir
with all old man walking to his place from
Ha Ha Tonka. He had owned 600 acres
bnt had given all but acres to his boys
He lived on the two-acre homestead. II,
said he could get living for himself ant
wife on two acres, Most of their foot
came from the garden, and that ther,
was now markett in town for poultr,
products, etc. Some fine timothy wa
growing on his Ia nd, indicating a goot
) quality of soil. would add word O
caution to anyone who thiks it safe to tr,
% get a living on two acres of land il
the Ozarks. Their stpndard of living i
low and the conditions must be except