The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-02
Hot spnInas, AnK., April q, 1879.


10 tho IGditor Of tho Heraldi
SIR my last made some mis-.
takes, that wish now TO correct, an
far as ! cam IL was N regard TO what
supposed 10 DO the number Of visitors
at the Springs. said that supposed
there were from five hundred 10 one
Thousand. i am now well satisfied
that there are from two 10 three thou
sand visitors here now, and have been
daily increasing every day since |
came. | learn that every lodging
house Is now full or nearly 30, but this
need not deter Others from coming,
because there Gro boarding houses
think, enough 10 accommodate almost
NJ many more, and ut prices 10 suit
almost any one at least you can get
board ami lodging Mt prices varying
from one TO three dollars per day, and
from twenty-five to seventy.hve dol
lars per month, or from seven To twen-
ty dollars per week, aud the fare IL all
about the same or nearly 30, except at
some OF the smaller houses, where you
can get better living for less money.
am now getting as good fare as | want
at twenty-five dollars per month, but
this IL not common.
Since my last, the great Hot Springs
law suit has been decided, In favor Of
the Government, and now there will
be new deal. There IL great anxiety
to know what course the Government
IL going 10 take In the premises. II IL
the prevailing opinion here that the
Government will give the present oc-
cupants sort OF preference, but |
think 1t Is all guess work, yet II Is not
at all improbable. 1t Ia thought by
some that the Government will build
! u national hospital here for her dis
abled soldiers and seamen.
There IS one great outrage being per-
petrated upon the travelling public by
a man whom the people call"Diamond
joe" at any rate 1t IL by the owner Of
the Hot Springs Narrow Gauge Rail-
way, who understand is a gentleman
by the name Of Reynolds, of st, Louis,
who built and owns the road. 1T Is
about twenty-five miles In length, and
he charges two and half dollars for
the trip, little over ten cents per
mile. understand these rates are in
violation of the State law, but Of this
do not know of my own knowledge;
yet it is better than the old-time stage
aud hack rides over these mountains.
The Springs are situated In and sur
rounded by nothing but hills and
mountains. | noticed since my last
one new improvementin the little city
of hills. The street railroad Is being
extended to the depot. This will be
quite saving to the travelling public
il the street railroad will also put on u
baggage car; otherwise they will not
save much, us the baggage man will
charge as much for baggage az the bus
man now does for both passenger and
baggage. Those who only carry. a
volise or carpetsack Will be the
gamers
The Postofllce at this place is great
nuisance. You have to wait for two
long hours before you can get your
mail, unless you take your stand at the
end of the line, which many OF the
lame the halt and the blind are not
able to do. 1t is to be hoped that the
new administration will make some
change soon in this small, 0ut-of-the-
way portion of the Government. And
this reminds mo that If our Dallas
Postoillce was to make n change In
this respect it would certainly not in
eommode the public. DALLAS.