, 1874-09-06
WA,!KESHA.
The City Of tho Springs Geological
Position and Surroundings.
Fossil Forms Of Ancient 1-arine Life.
Gigantic Shells.
The Pleasure-Season Drawing to q
Close-..Pro;ectcd Improve
uacutS,

6teet71 cor1esponde7ce Of The Chie1ao Tribune.
WACEEsuA, Wis, sept. i, 1874.
lie City OF Springs ua3 very anpro?siate
heaaing displayed over one Of my former letters
THIS is
TEEZT TIE G1TF OF SPRINGS,
and many OF them have already estaIlished rep
u:atlona Tor cures. Tho Bethesda, TIM great
centre OF attraction, has record which must
forever establish its fame. Tna thousands Who
haSe drank from tnia Efo-fouataln, aud thereby
1oand health, will never cease to sing ,te praises
"hiie lifo lasts. It is not Ea:ias too much in its
pFiso to assert that has done all that has besn
Claimed for it during the short period Of its dis
coyery. Ono has only to converse with the sick
end afflicted who daily visit this spring to bo con-
vlncod that there is hidden mystery in this
water, only revealed in its wonderful aod eoena-
ing}y-miracnlous cures. It is not q cure-al1, bat
docs its work wllero edll IN surgery and sci
cncc IN medicine ce.sc. Other errinCE, ct mora
recent discovery, are growing il fayor. There
seems to be proriden.ia!ly provided mineral
uater suited for almost any cese. You have the
magnesia spring, chalybeata spriEg, sulphur
er1irg, saline spring, soda spring, and alum
spring, al within 2 miles square. 4 wonderful
combination Of distinct mineral waters. Truly
Wankesha is the City of Springs; tho New Sar-'
ato3a, tho most natural, heaithfu1 delightful
Wa:eI1Dg-p!a III to u est.
THE GEOLOGICAL pnsIT1oS AND SURROUNDINGS
OF these springs. which have already attained .
wo1ld-UlGe celebrity. nlRy perhaps interest your
readers. Ny information on this subjec: have
Hon ono who is acknowledged to be good au-
thority, anl I doub. not it viii be found rs cor
rec: IS anything tbs. Las been said OF written
upon the subject. Tho country around Wau-
l.esha, including the village itself. is underlaid
By limestone Of the Cp1er Slurian system, par
ti111ar1r known n thu Ms formation
geolosis:s- Tha Ec:'ss a:e here EPrcad ont in
regular layers. furnishing abuudsutly hac build
ing-stone, ana tho tagging with which most Of
the eidoHalls OF this beautiful village are laid.
Eetve=n many Of the layers arc found nodules
oi TOMBSTONE or flint, precisely similar az thoso
which abound III the chalk formztions of Eu-
gland. Some OF the layers are also nkundantlY
charged vita pe1Hi:eI animal rcHnins, often
It It ths :rrnga rho Lsyo t:ste for natc1i h;ss
tory will find in TIE quar:es 2ear the toEa a
rich field Of research. Many Interesting FORMS
Of 1aarino life may be found preserved with the
utmost Perfection, and presenting even their
minutest markings a. perfectly "a in Ife- Here
aro istand-gro Of coral, with I'll tho varied
fo-ms of lifo which abounded in the ancient seas
Aad sought shelter from the monsters Of tho
dcep nos turned to stoae, waiting TO yield their
rich treasures to tho curiosity hunter and the
natnraIis:, Among the most Interesting petriii-
cations hero found o1o those Of
GIGANTIC clAEEEEED sEELLs,
allied to the modern nautilus. Some OF these
attain tho enormous length OF 6 feet; others
arc CURED like ) rams hccn; Others straight !;
bat Ill the numerous species bear the same gen
e1al character. They usually in fragments;
and SO abundant are they that in walking; along
the streets, tho obscrSant visitor is attracted
by their strange forms On the sidewalks under
his feet Some mistake Them for pe.ri!ed !
snakes, and Elany amusing Incidents occur !
among the qua-ry1reo, Eho are constantly fnd- |
ing them il their work. One Hibefa,an lsborer !
.,,~s.
thrown out on the benl, that they we're all petei-
fed snakes; and, when I inquired for their
heads, he assured me their heads had been cut !
OF. Another one added that St. Patrick, after |
America and performed similar job tero,-not
only destroyiEg the rertiics. but converting
their bodies into stone. 4 few days since + |
leaned Of q petr;led monster, 50 feet long.
which had been extracted from quarry several
miles out Of town. An intelligent farmer Of the
obtained the fragments of tho
animal, arranged them win such knowledge
of comparative anatomy cs ho Possessed, |
and, from his description Of the supFosltitions
monster, I recognize collection Of several
species Of uetrided shell-dzh, Ill 80 ingcnlousiy
as to resemble roughly tho skeleton Of
some monster Of tho entsdlluvian period.
This vicinity is a!so rich iu
REGA1Ss OF 15oEE LE5ES7 GEOLOGICAL PERIOD.
The remains Of the nastodon 2od the fossil |
elephant hase been found in the low lands al-
iacent to the yi.lage,-inlcstin9 that these
splendid quadrupeds sought the kea!thfal waters
Of tho springs at early period in the history Of
very rich. owing to tho greet variety OF soils,
slopes, attitudes, aoi yario7s mineral springs |
which gusll OFT alocs the hil!s and yalle:B Its
ll;cu1t to find any place which combiaes in
higher degree rich rural landscape with obie4ts
Of varied interest and Instruction.
CLOSING OF TIE EEoCSTAIS STRING House.
The Fountain Spring Hot1se closes Monday,
after remarkably eucceEsful season OF nine
weeks. This house is monument to Chicago
ea aterpriss. It was begun onl; in March last,
aud yet was forrn:l1y opened to the public on
The 9Th OF July. From this it must not be in
fes1ed that it is Of temporary construction, nor
even Of the fra:i aud 1ns7bstantiaI character OF
many Of the bulldogs 80 hastily erected aftcr
Chicago fire. There ia probably no GUNNER
hotel IN this country that can compare with it !
4 the substantially Of its construction, the
OF its arrangement, OF the complete |
2ess of its appointments. It is surprise to
:ago capitalist, furnished the pluck and money
o build it Ai1. Boyiugtcn, The Chicago a7cli-
Get, drew tne plans, Chicago men did the work,
md it was opeacd under tho management OF
ego. who had Sc. = gool example to summer
'esort landlords in tia Gtc1aIty and fai1Ees5 Of
lis policy. The hou=o is large fre-stor;
building, CONSTRUCTED oI Eaukcsha limestone,
flich is quarried within q mile of tho house.
This gtone comes out III 1ayers few inches
lick, is cut into p;ec2s some five CT Six times
he size Of an ordinary brick, 1nd is Lid in tho
rail- zbout az easily ard cheap1y as brick itself.
t makes o building OF wonderfully compact,
trong, .nd inpcziug character. 7 have noticed
Catholic church in the town built OF this Stone
5H. which is IS freE!1looAing as i j. had beea
yesterday, :rd makes the Impression
bai it Was built TO stand foreve-. Chicago undc--
'1iloEs would rejoice to SEQ such buildings erect
4 in their city.
1 am afraid tha. Chicago may claim tho credi.
t inauguEatinE new ess:en Of s.1n1ocr-zeaort
ote1s. The other resorts must fall into line
r go out OF business. Here TIC hayo
0 longer the narrow little bunks and steamboat
fc that one must endure ut Long 2-anch eud
:ra:osa- The rooms are l:-se and we'l-re:ii-
atcd. They are arranged II ecitea for
ho accommodation OF families. They 6
TO comfortably furnished The hotel has I
cen kept rp to tia standard in which it WAS {
3lr. Bissel, the manager, was for
.c1lY the proprietor OF the cid iIat1eson House
! Chicago, and has succeeded in furnishing 4
'alLcaha visitors with IS thorough attention, E
5 excellent fare, aud as attractive amrscneais :
S they could End in the Palmer and Grand pa- =
ifc. Not only have tho bIl*-ol-fare been rs
labo7ata but the meals haze been Is well cook
4 and IS vell-serycl. Chicago has been drawn |
pon for Terythi:7,-propr1eto1s, mcnagars,