Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-13
HOT SPRINGS.
WHAT The WATERS WILL CURE.
How TO Get from Wheeling to the Springs
What Il Costs, and How Long
10 GO-The Accommoda-
tons There and What
They Cost
Correspondence Of the Register

Correspondence OF the Register.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK, March 10.
Gen. Kelly, the Government SuPerin-
tendent Of the healing springs at this
place, informs Inc that he receives fire.
quent letters from people in West Viz
ginia asking how to get here-that is,
the best route OF trayel-the expense OF
the trip and the cost Of accommodations
here; and he asks me to print this in
formation for the benefit OF those who
may contemplate coming The best
route from Wheeling il via Columbus,
indianapolis and the Nandslia Road to
81 Louis left Wheeling at O'CLOCK,
On the T., w. * ny. train, stopped at
Steubenville two hours, there took a
sleeper to It. Louis, where arrived the
following morning at $50. Here you
/ save three hours Tor breakfast, rest aud
! procuring Your berth in the sleeper.
I You take passage on the Iron Mountain
, Railroad, from the same depot in which
/ you arrive, and will reach Hot Springs
the following morning at 6:30-haying
changed cars at Malvern, u miles from
here, and coming this distance over a
narrow guagc railroad built and owned
hya wealthy Chicagoan called diamond
Joe. This same gentleman has invest
eel largely in the silver mines near here,
and haas taken the preliminary steps for
extending his narrow guage into that
region. The expense Of the trip from
Wheeling to Hot Springs fare,
sleeping ears, and meals, will foot up
so 10 10, auI the time occupied is
about Is hours. Hotel and boarding
house accommodations here are pretty
good, as far as they ~, and are reason
able a. to price; hut the great demand of
this town is one or more tine hotels.
There Is but one now that can fairly he
classed ~ No THE Arlington and il
is full 10 overlooking. The rates here
are from 81 to so week. There are
other good hotels here, with clean
aud cheerful rooms and tables Literally
supplied With welECoOked substantial
ioud; and there are hundred houses
where guests are carefully cared for at
prices ranging from = per week upward.
There are a lcN still cheaper houses, but
these / cannot recommend. Baths are
given at pc single bath, or II Tor -
the hathcr furnishing. at course, his /.
own towels. There are few other nrces
Ary expenses here, except laundry |
work, "a the opportunities Tor spending .
money are limited.
For the eradication iron. the system /
ol all forms at sCrOiula, rheumatism and /
neuralgia, lur rNprlhng impurities from .
tDc blood and the cure Ut diseases of the
skin, irr the infusion OF vitality into the
systems which have become drbilltated
nom disease, OveTwoTk or climate al
trctS, these hot waters have almost SOW
crrlgn power This is not mere guess
work, bat there are thousands Of crate
tul witnesses ul this fact scattered all
over the mon Paralysis Yields roadl.
~ L. the purifying and regcncrating Ell
lr,t, IT these waters; CuTus and bunIOns
are readily removed from the feet,
hrmorrhulds, ur piles. are cured, aud
rat.trrh at the head Or throat will but a
short time resist the power ut this won
.irriu, curative. Those afflicted with
Diseases at the lungs or heart have no
business here but almost every other
illmrus that flesh Is heir L. will be either
entirely cured or greatly benefited bv
the use of the Hot Springs waters
Liver troubles and dyspepsia are before
hrsr waters a., chat before the tiaIpcs.
Not i've weeks bathing are required L.
restore tu yIsur the lrallcst aud most
.apu,IuuSappctltr, clean the most hrayi.
IL coated tongue, and clear the most
uudircd skin.
General and Mrs. Kelly are both EN-
huslustI, Iu their praise oi the virtues
d the waters here, and their Oppurtu-
mites Tor observing these good effects
nave been excellent. They have no in
crest whatever in misrrpTrseutiug these
hiug,, and have uu idea they do 81
,ith,r consciously or otherwise The I
government lu~ reserved the sole own
'r>hip of llpt springs Mountainous
aiming about 2u9 a,Tes-lrum which
low the boiling waters. This mountain
.ud ali % contains Is under the charge of
zen Kelly. and bee l. doing what he can
ur the hruriitui the afflicted ami Tor the
oi the reservation. lie ,
a. established, at the Government cN- ,
,euse, lrrr baths for the poor, aud hc
niuru, me that fully ten thousand free
,ath, are taken monthly 10y those IN in
agent circumstances. The number OF
ymaTkdhlr cures wrought among these .
.rUr people, the General informs me, Is ,
>tuuj>hlu-, 4
lu aIi,i,uu o. liut Spring, Mountain, Z
,urtu. SUGAR Loaf and West Noun I
aims. containing about 90 sc-ys, arr !
% be- reserved ry the Government ilT O.
uunr parks Thus. the natural shrubs I
ui trees which HuW cover them viii hr Z
reserved tot their health-gIyiug IntiU- d
aces and their beauty. ten. Nelly has, "a
rSijts building hls Tree baths, made 1
,nding carriage road to the top of Hot :
prings Mountain, which l. quite easy n
EsC,ni; and at the SUBMITS an otser Il
,,ury from which one ul the most beau "a
isl views o., uhtaIu,it that can be- found a
ID thr continent The water that Is not :
reicJ lot tie free Baths oi the poor, Is a
,ld--ur ryntci-to hSth-house keepers i,
the nominal Iucr ut Sl5 per Il
no Der auuum. General Kelly r.
,lIryts rents iron l>O tubs, ami II. n
.lyyS from the prupTieturS ut the Ar Il
,ytOn hotel . ,OUO a year ground Uut, n
AT Hotel happening 81 stand on the /,
SeTyatiOu. After paving tie neCes- e
~ expenses i his office, including ms
uleSy salary oi = Na whatever re- Il
SInS oi thIs income i Appropriated 10 5,
r Identification oi the Government a
ark. a
ten. Nelly takes lively interest in "
connected With these Springs. u
mons other things tor the benefit Of Il
.ankIui, hc J. urging upon Hon. Carl IA
,hurH. secretary ot the Interior, the a
rOpriety ri appointing n scientist al a. a
noN l,-igt-i character and learning. 60 =
larfg tuy waters, describe tLr climate, q
biography 60 the country, NG, AMI q
lreai tnls information broadcast under II
a. endorsement 1i tee Government b
ore he Nd sGocee,i IN Ihls and all oi e
) other bru,tc,ut undertakings n
Tie muiU. excitement to which | n o.
rrei IN ryvvut letter, - on the IN i
-eASs. Ia the searrh Tor silver, gold O
A. teen found IN one mine-Sni the n
AshIuss proved to he quite reh. An q
>sAv Was made, on Monday OF this (,
eek. Il slne dirt from thus SHAH, !,
Inch yieliei $1,000 in gold and he q
Nrgn SslO and $50 ia silver 10 the ton. !
Ii 1
RAILROAD WRECK. 5
Two Men Killed.