Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-01
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A gentleman visiting those Springs, for the
benefit of an afflicted Servant, writes an in
teresting letter to the n. o. Picayune, from
which we make the following extract:
''Those springs are certainly both curious and in
teresting.
Suppose a deep rocky glen, between almost per-
pendicular, thiny wooded mountains; a pretty
braWlng stream, tumhling and gurglng along;
considerable Of village srreWed on one side
OF the brook; one little mill busily at work.
AID another 10 ruins, a dense cloud of vapor
T slug from the base of the III on the left
and you have a tolerable idea Of the Hot
Sprinls. For my part was pleasantly dissppoint-
ed. 1t ~ said tHat as long ago as 1872 parties of
French and Spanish residents in Mississippi and
Louisiana visited these springs for the cure of
rheumatism and other diseases, camping in the
then wilderness. And ever since & at time it has
been, more or less, place of resort. Many Won
deriu cures have been Effected though some, of
course, return uncnred.
The water is perfectly pure and limp1, though
hot Twas prepared TO find it strongly impregna-
ted with sulpher, g.. The main hot springs gush
out OF the face of the mountain at height OF,
pr"haps so TO 100 feet above the base; ard for q
distance OF 100 ysrds or nearly they break out at
about the same level The entire body of bot wa
ter woulj fiji pipe Of l6 or Is inches in dime
ter, il ell issuing at one spot. The springs vary
someWba in tempe-ature-from l05 to % deg Of
OF Fahrenheit. At the foot of the mountain, and
who're there is every reason TO believe the hot
ter ct time poured out dense clouds Of hot va
por issue. The water, though apparently so pure
10 both the aye and the palate, deposits with some
rapidly a mixture of silex and carbonate of lime,
fo ming lava-ke stone. The d, post has ev.
IDENTIFY closed up the original outlets, forcing the
water TO find It's way through creVices in the rocks,
20 great, height. II the opinions based upon
the result in boring srtesan wells to be relied
upon, showing that the temperature increases about
five degrees With every additional 100 feet OF depth,
these springs are probably the outlets Of vast
natural artesian well, coming from great depth,
say 1900 fees. The San Antonio river, and those
other lovely streams Of Western Texas which burst
from the earth in a similar manner, are Of like
character. The tempeEture are OF all Of the springs
forming the sources Of the San Antonio Is nearly
the same-7s degrees. The effort Is now being
made in Paris to procure a SUPPLY OF hot water for
the use Of that city, by boring greater than
ever before.
Baths are srranged where the vapor issues from
The foot Of the mountain, TO which the water Is
carried from the hot springs above; 50 that the
bather has the choice Of water baths &C auy de-
sired temperature, or Of the most delightful va
por bath. tried both, and enjoyed them exceed
ingly. BEING placed close by the hotels and lodg-
ing rooms, they are excee lngiy conVehent 10
bathsr Messrs Stedham & Aiken are now erecting
new lighthouses, with 9Th arrangements for regu-
iating the temperature Of the baths. which they
can the more readily effect. as they have the CON-
mHnd Of the Of cold water before IL receives
that from the hot springs. DR.. Hammond, the on
" resident physlcian-a very pleasant aud inteil-
gent gentleman who has clDsely studied the eff
fects OF the bathing upon the different diseases
and constitutions Of the thousands who frequent
th, springs, claims for them great curative poW
ers 10 rheumatism, and diseases induced by the
improper or extreme use Of mercury.
Three miles from these Hot Springs are some
very Avorte cnalybeata water; where is a hotel
said to be admirably kept. And at distance OF
eight miles are springs Of strong sulphur water, OF
whici DR.. Hammond spoke favor lbly."