Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-13
SWlFT'S SPRINGS.
THE WONDERFUL HEALING WATERS. - THE
MRNAGERIE, AND THE CURIOUS TRAITS
OF THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS.

Of 1hE Binds AM ANi"hLo'
Ex-Shsriff Swift is constantly making i'm
provements to his famous warm springs, and
when the trees which he has planted, reach
maturity, it is bound to become fashionable
and popular resort. We do not propose to
spend any time describing the place for every
body knows how the hot water comes boiling
ND oat of the foot of the hill, and how strongly
it is inpregnated with iron, magnesia, borax
and little arsenic, the latter about a grain
t. the hogshead full.
THE BIRDS AND BEASTS.
At present, next to the excellent bathing
facilities, the menagere is the greatest object
If interest Mr. Swift has three wild cats,
two red foxes and silver gray, big Ameri-
can eagle, a lot Of English rabbits and some
gray squirrels. The eagle is noble, sedate
bird with beak which looks as if it could
tear piece out of an oyster can. The bird
weighs fifty pounds and was taken FROM nest
near Lake Bigler by an Indian, about a year
ago. 1t has been petted SO much that it is
quite docile, and allows any one to 60 inside
it's little house aud handle it. few months
ago Mr.. Swift put hen in with it and the
two became very companionahle; at night the
hen always roasted under the eagles bread
wing, and during the day they would sit along
side of each other for hours. The hen seemed
quite proud of its stalwart mate, but one day
Mr.. Swift went away and the man left in
charge forgot to feed the big bird. On the
third day the eagle began to rebel against its
low diet, and finally smothering all feelings of
friendship, reached for its companion and
pulled its head off with its claw. 1t then pro-
ceeded to devour the fowl but always after
wards seemed to regret the act. 1t would
have doubtless liked spring chick en- better.
Near the eagle is large pen in which about
two dozen white English rabbits live aud they
multiply at a tremendous rate. From two
rabbits regular Mormon camp has sprung
up. They burrow in the ground, and have
succeeded in running tunnel nearly fifty
yards beyond the PEN They have also made
an upraise by which they could escape if they
wished, but they seem to prefer the excel
lent feed they get in the pen. Recently lit
ter born which we're half gray, and shav Cd
unmistakably that the jack-ss rabbits of the
sage brush, had found the company of their
English cousins congenial.
THE WILD CATS
la one Of the cages two shrinking, snarling
Wild cats snap and growl night and day and
spring savagely at the bars whenever any one
approaches the cage. Although everyone
knows that they cannot get beyond the iron
bars, it takes a man of stout nerve not to
spring back when one of the beasts dashes for
ward and yells. In another cage is a young
cat that can be handled with impunity and is
as playful as kitten. The foxes play all
sorts Of cunning tricks and sleep with one eye |
open.
THE MEDICINAL WATERS.
The big spring where the water when mixed
With little salt and pepper, tastes like
chicken soup, is general resort for the curl
JUS. Every man who dips up a glass full
hrows in the salt and pepper and after tast-
ng it cxclaims:
''It does, don't it,"
The water contains more iron than anything
lse and the red deposits can be seen on the
ottom. Many people take away barrel fall
week for regular table use, cooling it with
&c. 1t is originally SO hot that no living
hing is ever found in it, and samples which
ave been bottled for eighteen months are
till clear as crystal. As tonic this water
uneq ualed, as numerous invalias in the city
an testify vino have used it.
When Dobson got married, his wife tried to