The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-18
Letter from Hot Springs.

Correspondence of nhc Indiana polls Journal
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, June 16.-L reached this
world-renowned sanitarium week ago, and
though much Of my time has been occupied with,
business since came, still many things have;
come under my observation which may not be.
wholly embarrassing to. your readers. That
which struck nae, as stranger arriving, as pecu-
liar was the proclamation of the chief of police,
in full uniform, before the passengers left the
depot: Beware of pick pockets, confdence-men,
bunko-steerers and quack doctors" and thus far
have eluded the wiles which these skilled art
lists pratiee on the simple and unsus pecting
travellers, and no doubt the warning (which he
says is made by authority of the City Council )has
saved many from being vietimized. l could
suggest one thing further that he should add,
beware of banks of whose solvency or managers
you know nothing, and YOU will avoidthe trouble
of having your money locked up where you will
never see it again
The city is mainly made up of hotels and
boarding houses, and there is very little trade,
except such as results from the 50, 600 visitors
who annually flock here FROM all parts of the
world to try the healing virtue of the, waters.
1t is of unique structure. row valley, in
the center of which runs street of good width,
and on the west side thereof a row of buildings,
while the east side of it is occupied by creek
not unlike chat called Pogue's run, and great
number Of bath houses; which are fed by the hot
springs that gush from the mountain
on that side. The street follows the
meanderings of the little stream, of
water q mile in length which finally
forks into two small branches, the street follow
ing up the banks to the source of the stream 1t
is impossible to extend the city either on the one
side or the other, and to all appearances the
rocks and forests growing on the mountains,
which are really spurs of the Ozark range,
now as they have been for thousands of years,
and will continue until some CONFUSION of ma
ture shall change their aspect 1t is asserted by
scientists, who form their opinion from the phys
lcaI evidences, that these springs have been flow
ing about as they may now be seen for 1850
years. The high temperature of these
waters must be attributed to the in
ternal heat of the earth They flow
out of the mountain one thousand feet above the
level of the ocean, and are completely permeated
by heated vapoIs In number there exist more
than hundred of these hot springs and their
temperature ranges from 90 to 1852 Fahrenheit
and it is said the water will not scald the mouth
like that heated by artificial means. have my
self found none that was unpleasant to the
taste or that would scald, and drink it every
day, for 1T is brought into the Arlington, where
| board, from its native home in the mountains,
by means of pipes which are constructed to re-
tain the heat
The atmosphere here is delicious and the
mountain scenery picturesque. have no doubt
that it IS healthy For about three hours during
the day the sun shines hot, but when the even
ing shades prevail breeze springs up and one
must have blanket for Il He rises in
the morning refreshed and invigorated, and not
as often the case i'll Indiana, unable to rest on
account of extreme heat This is the latitude of
Columbia South Carolina, and of Atlanta
Georgia. 1t is below the Indian Territory, and
not much above the central part of the State of
Mississippi. Alphabetically considered the
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peach, which is now ripe and luscious on our
tables in great abundance. NJ. L. BUNDY.