The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-10
MINERAL WELLS, PALopINro COUNTY,

Some Remarkable Waters with Curative
Properties Wonderful Cures of Various
Diseases.
Wonderful accounts have been given from
time to time Of the growth of towns and
cities along the lines and at the termini of
newly constructed railroads, but it is a
truly exceptional case where q place like
Eureka Springs, Ark, or Mineral Springs,
Palo Pinto county, Texas, spring into ex-
istence and have such rapid ard phenom-
email growth of population, There must be
some extraordinary peculiarly or virtue to
produce such progress. In the case of Hot
Springs and Eureka Springs, we
Ind the cause in the great heat
ing merits of their waters and the
reputation they have justly earned, because
OF their curative powers so often tested and
realized, This is destined to be the fate of
the mineral waters of Mineral Wells. These
waters .-are found in the above
named county, i'll place now
called Mineral Wells, some II miles
west of Dallas and miles northwest
of the Texas S Pacific railroad. Some three
months ago there was but one habitation
on the spot, now there are over 400. The
population did not exceed 10 or -
persons; now it is over 1000 and daily on
the increase. 1t appears that the first set
tier there, a Mr.. Lynch. sunk drove well
last summer and discovered the valuable
medicinal properties that that the waters are
now positively known to contain. Remark
able cures were effected of various diseases,
skin, lung, kidney, sore-eycs, dyspepsia, etc
The news went abroad ont of the lips Of
those who had been sufferers for years and
were cured when all other things had failed
Enterprising far-sighted persons saw at
once that Texas possessed what Arkansas
had with her great springs. What was farm
begun to be a village, and was plotted
oil into town lots, streets, etc. Amongst
those who took hold Of the matter was the
celebrated Societe Foncierc ct Agricole DIES
Etats Cnis, French Real Estate and Agri-
cultural Association of the United States
who owned the choicest and most select
section Of the coming town. They have
laid 1t out into squares, lots and streets,
and have been rapidly selling it to actual
settlers and keen-scented Spectators who
perceive its special merits. They have
also laid off handsome site for public
square, and just within limits of the post
office, and five large business houses In
the center of their square they have well
which affords an abundance of frecstone
water, which, contrary to the other wells.
is entirely free. These things must make
their particular selection the very centre of
the future little city. There are now some
twenty wells on the place, and all except
three or four have developed the same
mineral properties, the exceptions being
the ireestone water, which is of most
desirable change. Mr.. II. 2. DuBellet of
WeathertOrd, is the agent of the French
Company and their lands. At the Wells
themselves, DIR. j. A. Moncure formerly of
Virginia, has charge as local agent and be-
ing a most intelligent andalable gentleman,
Will take great pleasure in furnishing appli-
cants with all desired information as to this
lovely spot that lies nesting so romantic
ally at the base of the Young Mountains of
Palo Pinto.
DR. j, A. Moncure whose thorough med
ical knowledge has been further supple
montcd by a special course of study on the
diseases of the eye and ear, with the world
renowned opthalmotologist, Dr. Gaizowski.
of Paris, France, resides in the elegant
office the Society Fonciere ct Agricole
DIES Etats Unis has erected on one of the
most conspicuous points Of the town.
lie has control of the best
mineral wells yet developed,
which has been enclosed in pretty cottage,
provided with seats, fruit-stand and bath.
room.
TheapproaCh to this town from the east is
through an avenue of eighty feet wide and
one and half miles long, which will be the
fashionable avenue Of the Mineral Wells.