| Show Big Spring OWN kOWN In the Ozark mountains mountaIn In to DOWN D southeastern Missouri a n short distance distance dis tance from the town of Van Buren there Is a fenced In area comprising some five fire thousand acres acra of ot virgin forest forest for for- est lofty hills ls and bald ballI bold hold cuffs cliffs This Is Big lilg Spring state Otate park park park-a a reservation reservation reser reser- which has been set aside for the protection and preservation of ot nt Big Spring Illg Big Spring bolls boils up from one no-one knows where at the base of ota a a tall rugged wooded cliff which Is flanked by a n beautiful and peaceful valley Roaring out from beneath this ell cUlt It with considerable fuss tuss and noise alIt asit at as atIf It If released from great pressure the water U is caught In a great churning pool perhaps a hundred feet vIII only to tobe tobe tobe be swallowed up and lost In the Current Cur rent river which me meanders off through b the woods In sort of manner manner man man- ner and which both old and young residents res re Ments declare cannot be surpassed by any stream In Missouri as a. a game flub Ash stream lUg fig Spring Is not only the largest and to most st the Show Me state Milt U li said to be the lie second largest In these United States The Tb state geologist reports It Its It average flow as os gallons per day dBl which Jt It l gallon gallons im ln as hour and declares that It lm list lIa ten been known ti to tt flow considerably more than twice that thu t touch much or ti trillions gallons In 10 SA hours bours I Q tin W w. w l r Vales I I |
