The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-26
MARTIN COUNTY LETTER.
Indian Springs The Roads = Wild
Scenery-EVanSville VisitOrs-The
Hotel, &c.
INDIAN SPRINGS, MARTIN COUNTY, /
July 23d, 1867. !


1t was my intention to have drop
ped you a line some time ago from
the Wilderness" but have been too
busy. One would hardly think every
moment of time could be so employed
in the wilds of Martin County; but SO
it is. Arrived safe at the Springs, aud
took a drink" at z PM. on the 10th
inst, after a hard trip of ten miles
over the toughest road any supervisor
ever permitted to be made. Rocks
and dust, up hill and down, owe river
and through creeks, wild, romantic
aud queer. Coming up the Z. IL c..
Railroad, l secured a seat in the best
coach through the kindness of our
esteemed friend and fellow-townsman,
Nh. j. n. Knox, who passed me as
his youngest sou; partook of a splen-
did dinner and a refreshing nap at
the junction Of the o. & NJ. Railroad.
where We met Capt. John w. Ray,
who travelled with US as far as Wash
ington; met Capt. Smell and family at
the Shoals, en- route to French Lick.
The Christians road Was never
rougher than the road from
the Shoals 10 the Springs, but
the pilgrim IS well paid when
he arrives here. 1t is like an
Eden IN the wilderness. The hotel.
commodious if not handsome, is situ-
ated on an eminence overlooking the
surrounding country, looming up from
the dense foliage surrounding it like
a great giant in the forest. Here we
met DIR. Runcie and family and Mrs.
Sharra and daughter, of Evansville.
and the day following Capt. Gus. Du-
souchet and family arrived. Indiana
polls and Terre Haute are very well
represented, but they are scattering
out, while new faces are appearing
every day. Colonel Morrison, Of the
9th Indiana Regiment, and also Mr..
B~iackamore. formerly of Evansville.
are here. Mr.. and Mrs. Donahue.
our worthy host and hostess
are of the true American stamp
kind, transformations, and attentive
to the wishes of their guests, but
owing to the death Gin the army of
the two eldest sons of the proprietor.
this beautiful place of resort has been
somewhat neglected, and the bulk of
visitors have gone to the other Springs,
but this state OF things a not exist
long, as this place IS being metamor-
phosed through the energy and perse-
verence of Mr.. j. ID. Carmody. (of
Andy johnson notoriety.) It is begin
ing to assume a lively aspect. A new
bowling saloon has been erec-ed, and
the bath-house reftted, affording hot,
cold and shower baths to the hearts
content. Cigars, tobacco, confections,
ice cream, soda, and every thing else,
can be had, except bumerang and
tanglefoot. This will, next season,
without a doubt, be the finest place
of resort In the West. Nature has
already done all she can for it, leav-
ing only the r to be rounded
off by the hand of enterprise. There
are three fine springs, for the charac-
ter of which see advertisements. In
valids of every description visit these
waters, and all seem more or less
benefited by the use of them. There
is also a pure and exhilerating atmos-
pbere surrounding the place. We
have had no strictly hot weather yet,
and the nights are so cool that thick
clothing and blankets are By no
means uncomfortable. Of u
ments, in addition to the bowling sa-
loon, we have swings, croquet, chess.
occasional dancing, a .fae chance for
fox and squirrel hunting. fishing and
a f W caves for exploratior. Yes
terday a party of seventeen visited
Trinity Springs, a distance CT two
miles. Mr.. Husher, of Terre
Hau;e, took two pictures of the
Springs with the party grouped around,
standpoint. Since the destruction by
! fire OF the hotel at Trinity, the place