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feet in depth — a volume of water sufficieut to sui)ply a large city. We 

 follow this stream, iu whose waters we see scores of hue fish, down 

 through Trout Glen, the most beautiful of all the beauty spots, past the 

 balanced rock, the meadows and the mill, until it spreads out, forming 

 a 60-acre lake, on which wild ducks nest and moss and water-cress grow. 

 At the lower end of the lake the water rushes over a dam, on through 

 sluice gates, then a few hundred yards into the Niangua river, the water 

 of which, like that of the lake and smaller streams, is so clear that the 

 rocky ))ottom may be seen to a great depth. 



"To the east of Sunset Hill are the coliseum and natural bridge. 

 'The coliseum, so called because of its formation, natural slopes making 

 seats on all sides, would seat thousands of people, and the acoustic prop- 



The Outlet at the End of the Lake. 



erties are so superior that all could hear a speech delivered in an ordi- 

 nary tone of voice. From the central plane rise tall and almost branch- 

 less trees seeking the sunshine. The entrance to the coliseum is through 

 the natural bridge, 80 feet in height, and above which runs a roadway. 

 Farther to the east is the Devil's Fireplace, with an opening large enough 

 for a yule log that would last a week, and a sure enough chimney so big 

 that old Santa Claus could drive his deer down it. Nearby are the red 

 sinks, really a small hill-enclosed meadow Avithout an outlet, the water, 

 after a rain, rapidly sinking into the ground. 



