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Petroglyphs, 75 feet above the level of the river bottom, are re- 

 ported to be cut in a bhiff facinfj the Gasconade "^^iver on the east 

 side, 2 miles below the mouth of Big Piney. '^ 



A rock shelter not more than 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep is near 

 the top of the bluff overlooking the Gasconade, ahaost opposite the 

 mouth of Big Piney. It contains a quantity of as'\es, but as it was 

 frequently resorted to by bushwhackers during th? Civil War, and 

 is still much used by trappers and hunters who camp in it, these are 

 probably not due to Indians. 



ASH CAVE 



So near to the county line that there is some uncertainty as to 

 whether it lies in Pulaski or Phelps County is Ash Cave in a bluff 

 over Baker's Lake, an artificial pond, 4 miles west of Arlington. 

 The cave is small, and notwithstanding its name it contains no ashes 

 or other remains of occupancy. The great number of large rocks on 

 the floor makes examination impossible. 



CLEMMENS CUEEK CAVE (27) 



At the head of a ravine opening into Clemmens Creek, about 4 

 miles south of Dixon, near the Piquet orchards, is a cavern with an 

 entrance 55 feet wide and 40 feet high. The depth is 110 feet to 

 loose rocks and clay, partly from the sides and roof, partly washed 

 in through side caves and crevices. There is a small amount of cave 

 earth along one wall, but it is damp, moldy, and covered with a 

 growth of minute green fungus. Most of the floor, however, is of 

 clay strewn with loose rocks and swept over by water at times. 



There is no refuse, and the cave was never fit for habitation. 



CAMDEN COUNTY 



ALONG THE NIANGUA RIVER (28) 



It is widely known that many caverns exist along the Niangua 

 River and its tributaries, in Camden County, especially in the vicin- 

 ity of Hahatonka, or, as it is locally termed, " Tonky." This is 

 one of the show places of Missouri. The name includes a post office ; 

 a store ; a school ; an immense spring coming out at the foot of a cliff ; 

 the creek formed by this spring; a lake of several hundred acres, 

 made by damming the creek ; a picturesque ruined mill with the usual 

 accessories of such a building; numerous caves; and a magnificent, 

 but unfinished, residence crowning one of the hills. This has already 

 called for an expenditure of half a million dollars; and at least 

 double that sum, additional, will be required to complete- it in ac- 



