, 1882-06-17
OUR HEALTH RESORT.
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MEnIcAL LAKx, W. I. June 9, q.
EprTaR STATESMAN IL have bjsn hsss
about three weeks, long seoneh, I think,
to have pretty good idea Of the place.
When l came here ! was suffering viah
acute rheumatism, aud am nov naasly ~
covered, owing entirely to The nsdicsl
properties of the water. whea. / arrived
l was considerably surprised ct the busi.
uess done here. also the nzs Of the plscs.
There are two general merchandise stores
here, doing large business, and having
almost the entire trade of the section of
country lying between here and the Big
Bend of the Columbia One of them il
presided o.er by Thilman, Grub 4 Saner,
and the other BY L Zeigler 4 Son. The
last named also deal in stoves and hard.
ware, and have been dong business here
for the last three years. There Is also
located here one livery stable, one brss-
cry, one saloon, one blacksmith shop, one
carriage shop, one saw mill about Iuo
miles from town, and two iirst-oiass hotels,
also number of dwelling housea The
:" Lake house F" is hept by Mr.. F. ].
Woods, for some time past rea,dent Of
walla Wslla, and is said to be frst-class
IN every respect, as is also the " Cottage
house" kept by Mr.. Chas ROBBINS.
Board and lodging can be had here at SC
per week.
There is said to be plenty Of good land
lying a fe& miles yes. Of here, both gov
ernment and railroad, which can be taken
either as presumption, homestead or tim
her r-culture. Town lots are selling cheap,
and considerable number have been
sold. The town site is owned by Messrs.
Lefevre, Col Smith and Bishop & Brauer.
Col. Smith owns most Of the land front.
ing on the lake. Messrs Goodwin L
Nichols, of Milton, Oregon, have been
fixing up fine bath house here and are
doing large business There are quite
a number Of people here now from al
parts of the country, seeking relief for
diseases of every description There are
good many come here on every Sunday
from Cheney and Spokane Falls, To get
bath, and tina. makes this place lively
or that day The Sunday Law il entirely
unknown here. Baths Of every descrip-
tion may be had at the following rates
single baths, 10 cts per week, one every
day. go. The gentlemen who run the
bath house, also keep supply of bath
snits and pleasure boats for rent. The
principle feature of the lake 10 the salt
mandatory, run by Middaugh, Har-
wood & Co. They have been running full
blast for the past two months. They
have two If the latest improved pans for
the evapora.ing of the water, with cspa-
city Of about ! 100 galIons Of water per
day. or from ) to 10 pounds Of powder.
The water is pumped from the bottom Of
the lake. 40 feet from the shore, and is
the Es ss ,sISs %ssbaSIet ahae ths ss iprisce M
work is performed by Mr.. j. W. Har-
wood. formerly OF Moscow, l. T., and
f. W. Miidaugh, of your city. The salt
has q good demand now, and great expec-
tatinns are entertained for its future.
There is another company here organized
for the boiling Of the water, but they
have not got to work yet. Great prepar-
atoms are being made here for the cele-
braiing of the Fourth. The entire coun-
try around here, Cheney, the Falls, Crab
Greek and other towns are going TO con-
splidate here and have a glorious time.
II You consider this of sufficient interest
20 your readers, j would like you to pub
lish IT, RICHARD A. BoGLE-