Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-18

seemed to act upon the human svstan,
| like medicine of purgative qualities
He and his family became, In a degrea
alarmed, aud were afraid that thei,
well, though procured at a cost which
| to themin their then condition. was
very great, would prove useless. Rnt
| owing to the Inconvenience of otber
wst,r, they continued the use of their
new well, taking care, however, to nse
as little as possible of tie water. In n
few weeks time after beginning the
Use of this water, Mr.. Lynch was
astonished to find that the rheuma.
tism with which he had been severely
afflicted for many years had en,irelv
left him, besides being healed of n
complication OF other diseases with
which he had heen afflicted for
many years; indeed, to find him.
self strong, healthy man, instead of
the diseased wreck he was before: and
he was still more astonished to find his
wife recover her former health, she be.
ing also afflicted with rheumatism. be-
sides complication of female diseases
and to see his children, some of whom
had suffered long with chronic chills
and fever acquired in Red river bot.
toms, recover their former health. He
then began to tell the good news to his
neighbors, who were not hard to con.
vince, knowing as they did the condi-
ton of his family's health before the
water was used. 50 the good news
soon extended to quite distance
around, and the afflicted from every
direction locked TO this new well OF
healing water, and soon the little farm
house was the center of what appeared
to be the camping-ground OF a vast
army, while he himself was issuing
out by the pint and quart, the grand
est medicine that had ever been dis
covered, and this, too, of Natures own
compound, for such now had this at
first suspicious well proved to be. An
analysis of the water 10y A. Merrill, NJ.
d., of st. Louis, Mo-, showed it con-
tanned the following properties, viz:
In each gallon of 23l cubic inches, car
bolic acid gas % cubic inches, hydrous;
magnesium sulphate, 1S.S337 grains
hydrous sodium sulphate, l50.05396
grains; hydrous calcium sulphate,
G.54I59 grains; calcium carbonate,
2.OS412 grains; magnesium carbonate
4.66S62 grains; sodium chloride
23.0S20S grains; calcium chloride,
. 5747l grains; potassium chloride
l.2Sl62 grains alumina, 5442i grains;
silica 1880 grains organic matter
volatile and loss, 9.S05S3 grains;
total 226. 1924 grains. Traces of iron,
iodine and ammonia, suspended mat
ter, etc, ll,5SlSl grains. Mr.. Lynch
was now induced to converthis eighty
acre farm into town lots of convenient
size, which We're readily bought and
occupied by those using the water.
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want homes here, bought largely of
this property. Property rose until
lots. which had sold at from $40 to S25
now rose to 81 900. The one well be-
ing insufficient to supply the great de-
mand for this healing water the alb.
sorbing question was: Can other
water like this be obtained? Wells were
bored, the question was solved: for
soon there were $50 wells or more
each containing the same or similar
curative properties found in the first. !
Truly n city of wells Wells, too. of |
the grandest health-giving water ever
known to man
The place was named Mineral Wells |
The population soon reached 1000 or |
:, 900. Other land. adjacent were laid |
oil into town lots and made additions |
to the towns. Real estate now began
to adjust itself to prices within the
reach of all. Hotels were built, board
houses opened, and large commodious
bath houses were connected with sew
eral of the most noted of these wells.
Board can be had at from So so to $40
per week. The travel TO and from this
place becoming so great, the Texas &
racine railroad company run an extra
iai!y passenger train to hIilisap
station eight miles south of this place.
a constant train of hacks, buses and
stages ply between Mineral Wells and
making connection with all
trains over the Il. & p.
railroad. Telegraphic and tele-
phone connections have been
made with the rest of the
World. The place is incorporated and
has city government in good work.
ng order. The Mountain Echo. an
'lght-page weekly news journal, is
published in the place on Thursday of ;
ach week. All who visit this place
'cknowledge.these waters superior to {
my mineral water on the globe.
strangers coming here at once ex- ,
lain; The half has not been told.
cures are daily performed by the I
ise oil these waters alone, that seem /
Ike miracles. A railroad is expected {
D connect this place with the Texas
Paciilc railroad ere anothersummer. {
lineral Wells is eighty-fve miles J
,est OF Dallas, fifty miles west of '
orr Worth, twenty-five miles west of 1
Yy!e,99theriord, and eight miles north of q
lillsap. II
These Waters being free TO all and o
ne management of the Texas & Pacific Il
abroad company being convinced OF
ne virtues thereof, have generously e
roposed to pass free over their entire &
'slem, any one engaged in advertising
l 1,s wells TO suffering humanity is
mere Is no doubt of the many n
ltheniicated cases of wonderful cures i
ld from such sources as challenge t.
spect', The people here are Hospital Il
e, ana in the summer season there is t.
hsiderable gayety. The hotel ac-
are good, especially IA
e Tiedmont house conducted by Mrs. al
w. Duke of Weatherford. All HI
lngs considered, one can spend n II
easalt time here, and to the invalid hi
Visit means health. W