Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-11
PALO PINTO COUNTY.
A Tourists Notes from Mineral Wells--The
Waters, and Who Drinks Them.
Correspondent OF Gazette.

A Tourists Notes from Mineral Welis-The
Waters, and Who Drinks Them.
Correspondent OF Gazette.
Mineral Wells, July lot occurs
to me that few notes from this water
ing place might be of interest to your
readers. Quite comfortable convey
ances meet every train at Milsap, for
ty-six miles west OF Fort Worth, on
the Texas & Pacific railway and the
ride over to the Wells is a very pleas
ant oneindecd. We advise those COM
ing to take the Allison stage line, as
they have nice stock, make good time
and are perfectly reliable men. The
scenery all through this section is GER
| tainly very beautiful. The view from
| the hill Just above the French well,
extends many miles in every direction.
| The summit of this mountain has
been cleared up and enclosed with a
rustic stone wall, making decidedly
| elevated park in which it is proposed
to erect a magnificent hotel. There
are some one hundred and fifty wells
! in all. about half OF them containing
| mineral water, of one sort or another.
! The French Welln is the favorite and
Justly popular resort. The lesees,
! Messrs. Beetham and Bevan, are retit-
ting this house with new tubs, etc, and
are determined to spare no pains
or money to keep their place in the
front in this line. The really wonder
ful healing powers of these waters
| seem to be comparatively unknown.
] A chemical analysis of them might be
/ of interest 10 some, but most people
are more anxious 10 know of the cures
that are constantly being effected. or
course | cannot attempt anything OF
I this kind here. Come and see for
Yourself. The writer has not (unfor-
fortunately for HIM one dollars inter
est in the town or county, so his state
ments might have some credit
The Duke House is the best place to
stop. The entire equipment of the
hotel is new, and although only
opened ten days ago the house is full
to overlooking most of the time. The
table is supplied from abroad when
ever the home market is insufficient.
The nights are very pleasant, and
one seems to get more steep in less
time than in any place ] have visited
lately. Mosquitoes are never seen and
never heard here likewise "candle-
bugs and such "varmints,' the air
evidently being too rich for their
blood.
Among the guests of the Duke House
i notice Capt. and Mrs. Ely, Miss
Maggie Ely and sisters; Miss Davis,
Mrs. Randolph, Capt. b. l.. Richards,
, two nephews and his accomplished
daughter, Miss Fay, Mr.. o. Bounds
r and Miss Fannie Bounds, Miss Gar
land and Mrs. Lipscomb, all of Sher'
man; Prof 5. Fellner, Austria; Hon
Boiling Williams Mansfield Louisiana;
Rev. j. G.. Johnson and Mrs. Aber'
crombie, Huntsville; Capt. Mathews
wife and two children and Mrs. Rey-
f nolds, of Fort Griffin; DR.. III. Ryan
| Colorado City; NJ. X. Boatman, Fort
Worth; Chas. A. Dyer, president Mis-
r souri, Furniture Co, ST. Louis.
The following are registered else
4 where /. Cohen, Henry Lord, Mrs
/ Scott and son and Mrs. Frank, of Gal.
{ weston: Mrs. Sallie White aud Miss
[ Cloud, of Gainesville; I. w. Clowson
e Longview; Il. j. Pugh, Colorado City
d and G. K. Swink, Dallas
h Miss Fay Richards and Miss Maggi'
Ely. rtyo of Sherman's bright light
|, are making terrible slaughter Of TN
innocents here. A very pleasant hol
4 was given at the Duke House thi
l. evening in honorof these ladies'. Som'
Of the toilets are beyond my power
Is of description.