Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
THE TOWN OF MERIDIAN.
Beauty Of Location in the Valley Of the
Bosque-Its Life.Giving Waters
Love and DeSertiOn.

Beauty OF Location in the Valley of the
Bospue-Its Life.Giving Waters
Love and DeSertiOn.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
MERIDIAN, May l4.-This town is
situated in the delightful and beautiful
valley of the Bosque, in Bosque coun
ty, OH the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
railroad and seven miles from Morgan,
where the Texas Central crosses. The
location is in the midst of wild and
romantic country, bounded on the
east and west by precipitous spurs
from the mountain chains of North
west Texas. While the scenery will
not compare in awful sublimity to that
to be seen among the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny mountains, it takes rank
with any in Texas for its quiet beauty
and poetic diversity. On one side the
pure, limpid water of the Bosque
stretches out like an anchor chain
of silver, as If to moor the
mountains back to their granite bases:
while upon the other, the less
elevated cedar cliffs form the back.
SIOuuuS vi All PASTORAL
picture. Above and below the town
of Meridian opens out far-famed val
ley, over which Nature and Art strug-
gle for the mastery, while upon all
sides a long sweep of prairie purifies
the atmosphere and sends it into the
valley with an invigorating freshness.
Situated high above the level of the
sea it is free from malarial causes, and
the peculiar topography of the Bosque
valley contributes to make it n natural
sani tarium.
The Meridian mineral wells are here
located, and the wonderful cures which
have been effected by the use of the
water are becoming widely known,
and will soon make the place one of as
much attraction to health seekers as
any watering place on the continent.
These waters have been aualyzed by
The most eminent scientists of theday
anu by them were pronounced OF
the greatest value. DIR. Robert Peters of
| Transylvania university, Lexington.
ky., made an analysis showing the
various minerals in the water, and
other gentlemen of equal eminence
have been astonished to find that
Texas contained such mineral water.
The backward condition of the wells
and the lack of proper buildings and
suitable accommodations for the large
number of visitors Is the result of an
awkward litigation that was sprung
upon the property as soon as its value
became known. This kept people with
means away from the place, and those
in whose hands the property was were
not able to control sufficient capital to
huild up such improvements as were
necessary. Two companies with sufii-
Client means offered TO buy out the
wells, but upon. discovery that the
title was in Question, would have
nothing TO do with them, and so the
matter dragged along. This obstacle
has been happily removed, and the
title now vests in the present
company who are trying to effect u
ale To some one who has the means to
AIRY 1t on as it should be. The testi-
monials sent Ill by parties who have
been cured by the use of these waters
are eXtravagant in their praise, but as
they are written by ,parties well
known and respected throughout the
state. they are entitled TO credence
J The hotel accommodations are being
extended, and the coming season
promises to be much livelier than last.
The present company has a charter
for fifty years, and include in Their
! posse ssions all mineral waters In the
vicinity. If Dallas and Fort Worth
capitalists would lend their aid to thi,
} struggling health resort, they could
soon have az fine place as have the
, capitalists of Houston and Galveston
: IN Lampasas Springs, and in place
more accessible than the latter.
: There Is fine school building and
upwards OF 200 scholars, but for some
reason no teacher can be found, or at
2 least has not been found, 10 takt
charge OF II. A good male
teacher, ana one, or perhaps two
female teachers can find good position,
!. board.
There are inexhaustible auarries OF
the finest quality of rock u short dis
Q lance from this place, and large quan.
|, ities are being constantly taken fol-
1 the fancy work of the principal build
!, ings of the state.
: Inc gossip mongers have of late
been enjoying one Of the rarest treats
OIL the season, and really even those
J. VINO are not fond of ordinary gos !
. ma amusement in listening to tht
. latest sensation which was detailed Il
+ u GAZETTE representative la the fol.
y lowing words and figures to wit: In
the quiet of a rural district, not ovel
! six miles distant, lived ana
: loved one Mr.. Gilly. From ,
+ iuli statement of the case, it will h,
;, seen that he was no novice at eithe,
!, living or loving, having been buffet
: ing the rough pillows of this life TO,
Q the last sixly-iiye years, and i'm mi.
:. TIME found out that It was not good
+ Tor man to be alone three times. Th,
!. last Mrs. Gilly, No o, il buxom
y woman, literally fair, fine and forty
!; ana having calculating mind and q
!, desire 10 better the condition OF tn,
i human race, beginning with herself
, ny some plausible process of REASONING
!. arrived at the conclusion that II an old
9 man Is good, a young man must he
l. much better. She wanted Il mar
! fresh from the ranks for herself alone
ann not a "warmed-o,e err or patched,
up lege lord, whose heart had been
J, carved up and divided out among har
e predecessors. Mr.. Ceorqe aar
}. young farmer living near
q ny, was in his 9th year and
Inclined bis ear compassionateIv 10 tha
tales the unhappily mated woma n n had ,as
20 tell, He condoled with her in her
misery, ana so sympathetic was he