The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-04-25

at the southern spur or mountain tynne Of the most
wonderful thermal springs issue at different heights,
ranging from one hundred and eighty five feet above
the level of the valley while the lowest gushes forth
from the bottom of the stream The waters from
these springs clear and taseless and nodorous with
temperature as high as 1885, Fahrenheit, possess
the most wonderful healing properties now known
to the world History tells that the carly voyagers
who landed on our Southern coast were told by the
natives, centuries ago, of these wonderful ifegivng
springs. and the adventurous Ponce de Leon spent
much time in searching for them, believing they
the fountains of eternal youth. Dc Soto, more
cessul in his researches found these springs the
evidences are indisputable that at one time he
eamped with his little army on the banks of the
Ouichita, as the Indians at later date told the ira
dtions of an army of white men who came with tat
tered banners, and how they bathed in the waters.
and were cured. As early 1870, permanent set
tlement was made by white men, who built few
cabins; and the Springs as American resort, dates
from that time. For many years, owing to the re-
motcness and inaccessible position but few people
visited the Sprngs and they generally the hardy
frontersmen, whose health had been broken through
excess or exposure. But each one returned cured
of his ills, the fame of the place spread and the in
crease of visitors has been constant up to the pres
nm, time ill ,h.x a.. - ,.r.a n, ,ho,san5
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many thousands Of persons in the United States act
ed with stubborn chronic Diseases who can only hope
to be cured by resort to these waters; and this
coupled with the additional fact, that the climate
here especially in the Summer season, unsurpass
ed for salubrty, render it certain that distant
day, city will spring upon the surrounding noun
tain slopes which will be justly styled the "Baden
baden OF America AT Malvern, some G miles from
this place passengers change cars and take passage
ON the narrow gauye railroad for the Snrings This
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h'ae roau Us eqnPpeo WIN ah mouern improvements
few weeks ago. this city was visited by q most
,;s.strors oo,a.s-..;, hi, -. 60. a., ,.
eo"n"s ""''A s"eP' away INC iarsei
portion OF the business houses and over one hundred
dwellings were totally DESTROYED. Great activity
peryades the burnt district and house after house il
being rapidly pushed to completion and in most all
cases. a much better class of buildings are being
erected. The town is well supplied with hotels
among which are some equal to any in the United
States and boarding houses without number Good
board can be had for TWENTY-FIVE dollars per month;
at the same time. the best would cost you ninety.
The use of bath room servant and towels costs Eve
dollars month yet there is one of the very best
springs known as the Opal Hall, reserved for gratu
itous bathing 1t was in this that the late Senator
Morton used bathe thinking the water in some de-
gree better than the others
II would be impossible for me to name the various
diseases these waters benefit or cure and an extract
from letter of one of our most popular physicians
will do this subject more Justice than can:
The cures produced by the waters of these springs
seem almost like Miracles 1t is impossible for words
70 the Icts anu .he t,utn Stranger than
sons. rbenmat;cs who had NOT walked for wears re-
stored to health and vigor in a few weeks. have
seen those VINO nave oeeh tortured for years by ne
nmaseir made han,xv ,.ort..t - eur. h IN. mse
of this wonderful curative agent. have seen the
victim Of serofula and syphilis with shattered con
exbteJ nnon a,err Somare nch Of ,ho srrf,ce of
their bodies and to whom existence was condition
of hopeless humiliang misery restored to perfect
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