1931-1932 Yearbook

MOUNT MAGAZINE De Soto', band while exploring the Arkan,a, river ' topped in the cOllntry of the Quopaws near Ozark. Pausing to survey the land they gazed in admiration at the nlOIwtain reachin g far away to the South. Clouds of smoke from a ter rible explosion obscured their vision . With exc itement De Solo exclaimed) r~Look at the magaz.ine!" T hey mistook the phenomenon for all aaidellt at a powder magazine used by the giallt, of the race. They did not know that tons of rock were ('dying into the gaping mountain . The explo,ion left exposed '7 win Spri ng'" of cool dripping water and a can· necting rock in a sheer wall between the springs known as ('Needle's Eye"-a romantic rendez.vous for the YO llth 0/ succeeding generations.

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