. An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. tities of the stone forpaving purposes. While much space been given to adescription of the rock formations, -it isnot to be Tiuderstood that Pipestone coun-ty is a rocky, sterile country. Such isnot the case. In fact, the rock forma-tions on the surface occujiy a very limitedarea, and only a small portion of thecounty is iiusuited to faini tillage becauseof the rock (11- friini any other cause. Thesoil is stony so as to interfere with plow-ing only in small areas in the rollingtract which forms the crest of the (ot
. An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. tities of the stone forpaving purposes. While much space been given to adescription of the rock formations, -it isnot to be Tiuderstood that Pipestone coun-ty is a rocky, sterile country. Such isnot the case. In fact, the rock forma-tions on the surface occujiy a very limitedarea, and only a small portion of thecounty is iiusuited to faini tillage becauseof the rock (11- friini any other cause. Thesoil is stony so as to interfere with plow-ing only in small areas in the rollingtract which forms the crest of the (oteauin the northeastern pail (if the there the stony kudlls are inter-speised with fertile valleys and these exceptions, says the ilinne-sota Geological Survey, these countiespRock and Pipestone] are among the bestin the state for all fanning. The soil is a liih hl-uk loam, from twoto six feet deep, wvy line and genciallyfi-ee fi-niii |nlih]es. The .-(lil is aiming tlieviohe-t in the wdild. almundiug in thosemineral and chemical qualities, such as. AT THE JASPER QUARRIES HISTORY OF PIPESTONE COUNTY. 403 luagnesia, pliospliates, etc., forthe prolific production of grain and gras-ses. The sul>sil is a niixtuie of graviiand clay and seems to have heen intendedby nature to perform tlie double duty ofboth draining the surface and acting as areservoir. In wet weather the gravel andclay quickly absorb the surplus surfacewater, which it retains until the heat ofsununer draws the moisture back again tothe surface. Thus nature has piovidedboth a self-acting drain and reservoirthat can never fail or get out of order. Pipestone county is well arc no large rivers, but there arenumerous creeks, most of which are fedby springs, and as a consequence they areclear and pure. Almost the entire areaof the county is drained by streams whichflow to the southwest and iind their wayto the Missouri by way of the Big exception is the extreme n
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