The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-11

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last fall, lhcough some mysterious cause los
. his voice lie tried q good many rem edie:
Q but without success. He was recommended
& to visit the Mineral Springs Of Colorado H
T. did so, being familiar with the taste Of III
G water OF the Springs ST Ottawa which burs,
. ed from the bluff near his own door he wa
: struck with the similarity in their taste :,
% the waters Of Colorado Springs. On his re
, turn home he sent specimen of the Wate
, here to Prof Bianey, Of Chicago who anal
wed il and pronounced !, excellent miners
: water \ company was Immediately formeC
and the work b. gan OF improving the ErOun(
, around tic springs.
They were cleared out aud tubed and
constant ilow Of about twenty feet above iht
surface obtained. There the flow continue.
Ions per minute, night and day ever since.
Il Prot. Sillimsn, of New Haven, having made
careful analysis Of the water, found It's TEN
peraiure j6l5 deg. Fair, and estimates iha
il comes from depth of AS feet below the
surface of the Illinois rIver. He pronounce:
1T mineral water IN some respects superior
10 the celebrated waters of Saratoga. lbi:
water is exceptionally rich in iodine and in
the soluble chlorides of sodium, magnesium
and calcium and il especially recommended
, in cases Of indigestion, consumption and dis
eases of the kidneys The Improvements a,
ard about the Springs consist of a boarding
house, steam bathing house, two ice cream
saloons, fountain of masonry in which the
waters are confined, shipping dock, walks
drives, shrubbery, flowers. &c, the whole
dollars. The waters at the Springs are free
TO all who choose TO come to drink them. The
fountains, &c, arc located at the south end OF
| the wagon bridge over the Illinois river and
few rods TO the left and are visited by hun.
dreds OF people daily and thousands will call
during the fair.
DR.. T. S. White, Of Pittsburgh, ps and DR..
| G. II. Boulson, OF La Sale, have taken charge
Of the hotel building and the bath house.
These buildings are on the Spring grounds,
the former within hundred feet and the lat
te, within two hundred and fifty feet of the
Springs. These gentlemen have gwen these
waters careful examination, and feel conf
dent that they possess all the curative prop
critics claimed for them. They will make an
infrmary Of the hotel building and board
and lodge patients and administer steam
hot and cold baths Of the mineral water
PUBLIC GROUNDS
The public grounds in and abou, Ottawa
are Washington square, enclosed with sub
stantial anu ornamental iron fence, filled
with SHADE trees and ornamental shruObery;
contains the soldiers monument wherein is
Inscribed the name of every man from La
Sale county who persisted IN the late war on
the Union side, so far as could be ascer.
tanned. South Of this is Court House square
Of justice stands On the west side is Shah
bona square, IS yet not enclosed. On the
south are the Mineral Springs and grounds
surrounding, and west of this Hoes grove, a
delightful place, deeply shaded, where pic
mes and social gatherings are frequently
neld. On the north blstf Hon. J. D. Cation
has a magnificent
DEER AND ELK PARK.
or, rather, three different parks. These are
filed with every variety of deer and elk
known on the American continent save, per.
haps, the reindeer. These parks the Judge
generously throws open to the public and
furnishes a guide 10 every respectable party
of ladies and gentlemen who may cali upon
him He does tins because the parks are
very large, comprising nearly couple of
hundred acres. and for the reason that at Ger.
tain seasons some Of the large elk are dan.
gerOus.
A mile below town are the County fair
grounds. They are on the bank Of Tie Hi.
nois river, on a smooth Ilevel piece Of ground.
watered by an arteslan well tina, flows night
and day at the ra;e Of three thousand barrels
per every "a hours. There are also wells
upon the premises and an entire side of the
ground lanked by the river. The grounds
are reached by a side track OF the G. b. d Q.
BailrOad running from the heart of the city
TO the entrance gates, also by iDnumerable
hacks, buggles, wagons, &c.
The fair grounds are enclosed IN the usual
manner with high tight board fence They
include mile, also a half mile race track,
about three-fourths Of a mile Of covered stalls
for horses and cattle, two hundred sheep
pens and three hundred hog pens These are
covered and 1oored Also hall for display
of light mechanical Inventions; hall for
officers use; committee hall; grand am.
phitheatre with seats for ten thousand people
and floral hall built in the form OF Greek
cross, with standing room for eight thousand
people together with space for the exhibit
lion of all sorts of goods appropriate to the
place. The judges, reporters and the band
have separate stands, all Ia the most CON
venient locations. Underneath the am phi
theatre are 20 refreshment booths.