Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06

left on the sand, were torn from their
moorings and suddenly driven up the
little creek at the mouth If which
they laid, to the distance, IN some in
stances, of nearly quarter az mile.
The river falling Immediately as
rapidly as IL had risen recehea within
its banks again with snch 7iolence
that II took with it whole groves of
young cotton wood trees whish edged
its 0cfders They were bryxen oil
with such regularity in sons instances
that persons who had not witnessed
the facts would be with difficulty per-
suaded that it had not been tie work
of man.
A great many fish were lett on the
banks, unable to Keep pace vith the
water. The river was literally cover
ed with wreckage OF boats and 'tis
said that one was wrecked n which
there was lady and six cbiliren, all
OF whom were lost. In all he hard
shocks mentioned the earth 1rss hoT-
ribly torn to pieces, the surface Of
hundreds Of acres was from time 70
time covered over OF vari1us depths
By the sand which issuasd from the
Gssures, which were made 81 great
numbers all over the county, some
Of which closed up Immediately after
they had vomited forth their sand and
water, which, 1t must be rGmsrked,
was generally the matter thrown up.
Ia some places, however. isere was
substance sOmeghat n resembling
ccal o. impure stoae coal brown nr
with the sand. II IL imposei lie 20 say
what the depth Of tho fssurGs o. ir.
regular breaks we're. We hs e reason
10 believe that some of then were Oi
great depth, The cite of eds towE
wss evidently settled cOwE az Iessl
10 feet, and nos more than 5 hsB nsiIs
below The town there does Q y Ppeai
TO be any alteration VI the Sank Of
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