, 1880-06-06
Sahe sas az an glad to say that the coming of the
oatta re Road has made 1t very valuable.

ksnowie1ge sage our Indebtedness to Conductor
a,vSi5 anJ i ufncr, whose courtesy is unfefgned,
any any WHO EAve us tus being wife, daughter,
a,'d and nlysfll2 mucn geographical, biographical
4n,a 4nra niseol1c M Information. illuminated by a
luna ol anecdotes which we believed, every
Que OF tnen1. lie IS q good, genial fellow;
~ ihiiau, wnen SOU 1ra'el Aere, may son catch
nlS ti9'n v. ~, ,,
..sa carIlage lot me famous HOT Springs, FIVE
Inlles alStan1; ana, passing directly through
uie oid 9ie1lcan city, which still divides
E.l; MIN oanta R re lne trade OF Northern New
enGfm0as wqol 1usines we made our way
past S S seyesal Ianell-'lIiages belonging to the
oln ana aIlsl2cratlc Baca family, to the cool
anu !N peauniui canon IN winch the springs are
caSf hna TeIe tnsr soon domeled in the
woFt6y Of especial meno and aPe sPnSs nSs een srs
orally known at the East will devote some
space 10 thelr description. The springs are
TWENTY-FIVE IN NUMBER,
fa and area are all @ found d. within Il an urea ot about
linas River, and perhaps half a mile from tha,
mouth Of The caiion, They have been. from
the time whence the memory of man RIM,
meth not to the contrary" o famous sanitary
resort among the Castiiian, Mexican. and n
dian races inhabitlng this region. Al, ancient
adobe hut is still standing over one of
luese tnerma1 springs, where the old-tilners
nsed 10 lake lhelT pains; and the springs
were REGARDED as Bethesdas, where the rheu-
Mallc, scro1uio9s, or syphliluc sufferers
1ound sure relief and restoration. One spring
yeSr NE td,on aed as Ger
indian nnd MeXican:wonen, is disgrace;
Even before the Atchison, Topeka i Santa
Ee halltoao was completed to Las Vegas,
these waters had begun to attain rcputa;,
tSe s iS1S pn Assn and p9 ed an{ n saafa or ID
Inc adobe cabins near BY, to avail themselves
OF 1heir virtues. Ihe Temperature OF the
springs varies from ilo TO ~ degrees r.; and
an analysis made Dy Prot. Hayden reveals the
chlorides Of calcium and magnesium, with
strong traces Of bromine, iodine. and
lithium,-all curative agents, and admirably
sompounde4 IN }oct this {ei laboratory oef Ct
a,ui ;ia[,ie., IN ;th lace .nes are snr;n alnoss
Of Arkansas III thermal and curative prop
critics; but their location has decided ad-
vantage III its altltude,-s,40o feet above sea-
level, ahordtng dry, eXhllarating air, full
tremely limited, but about that time COM
pally of wealthy Boston men purchased the
entire property, including a large tract ad-
%an onn a ae e5ested % fSe yer On the upon the
AN ELEGANT uorE1-Br1Lp1Na
ae ru,a .a1setoao 49,. ;.-,-.a,,.a a,,ann,, -
" ;s ea2 ba Fh;s ~ hntei :; 59 9n aot =, =,
frnn4,ro ,r;+}, +x,.o lorno .,.inrc ~,,.,;nr
L'n1 ~ .'T;ti oo9 .55;s asta,, a;rt ~
o,t;ra !.a 4ra,t ~ tio I,,iJ;n~ ra rnon, aro
large veil furnished. and convenient. md
the hotel is by far the best | have seen in
erectai. at n bend in The river. splendid
bath-house, also Of red sandstone, two Stories
sSss Vii Sss s5S E 5,S SHS sSSosS
s,noking su rn6ms' so' and = Grne-stnre. % lore Tbere @
was aisn an Immense norch and Dromerade.
occupying the entire 'front.' and an elegant
banS, The cost Of this building alone was
oror s2S IN. hit dnrinp fla nast winter #
was burned. It is now being rebuilt
more c0mDlete than ever, and will
Far EtH''a temporary % N use ~ wooden BATH
has beem mt mn and is in charge Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliyar.-yeteran "bathists.' The wa
ters of eleven Of the springs will be conduct
ed to the new building, aud tanks are built in
to take them in full heat. The Grounds in
fpont ~ ne hntai ara hajnr ornanen1eJ nm
der The s1neryision of Nr. ". G. Dickinson.
Of the Company, aud Of Mr..
ms tne }ay;nr ooaen ont of narS of % over ton
acres with shade-trees. fountains, fish !
nonds Winding walks and drives. grassy
lawns, and shady retreats. When this is
completed, 1t will add greatly to the attrac-
Hons OF the place.
The canon above the springs for about ten
miles is a Kaleidoscope Of
" n,r.rt7preo1rr IN ecrx1c nE.1rrv
chanrino frnm nine.coyered and yine,clad
slopes to steep and lofty walls Of rock, where
in one place the eye looks almost vertically |
up to summit 1900 feet above 4 spot is |
pointed out 'sfar up the hight,'' |
where for long time her |
init lived. You walk through
the shady aisles of the rocky Sanctum Sane
torun,, or clirnbto the Needles Eve, or study |
the records Of the ages IN the walled rocks OF |
Gothic Gulcll. You fling your lines into the |
limpid pools of the river leaplng and boiling
over the rocks, for the speckled trout which |
hide in the shadows; or, for a change, visit !
the Mexican ranches which occupy the
few open valleys i'll the canon, and observe a
Life all new and quaint to your experience.
And at night you sit out on those cool, wide
iera11das, until the retiring stars invite you
10 follow their example. The baths are I
usually taken once or twice day, about /
between meals; and the luxurious
sense of relaxation and rest, as you lie in the
smooth, clear. and almost fragrant water, is
delicious. The greatest temptation to me
Sas to remain in them too long.
The hotel is kept by and under the personal
.harge of DR.. j. N. Cunningham and Mr.. T. ]
he$h oF ,1,r+, f,n I