The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-20

We are informed by E. a. Bishop, Of
Bradley Flat who was in town OH Tues
day that III. A. Al.icn, of Custer re-
Gently received a lettey from the chief
engineer OF the B. & III. road stating
that grading would he commenced at
the mouth Of Red Canyon this week,
and that the road would be completed
to Custer as soon as possible. This re-
port is believed to he reliable and the
people of Bradley Flat and Red Cam
yon are jubilant in anticipation of the
early completion of the road to that
part of the country. Mr.. Bishop says
that the work of development of the
coal claims of Pitcher, Moore e. Co. is
being rapidly pushed, two shifts being
now employed on the tunnel. The
coal continues to improve in quality
and increase in quantity and the mine
will probably be on a paying fasis by
the time the b. d NJ. is completed to
that place. He says thriving town
will spring mp at the mouth of Red
Canyon and the rich and fertile farm
ing lands in that vicinity will be
rapidly taken up and improved by an
Industrious class of grangcrs.
A good vein of excellent water was
found OH the college grounds last Fri
day at depth of 106 feet and the
college trustees, in fact all the residents
of Hot Springs are highly clatcd there
at. Three Of the trustees We're III
favor of abandoning the enterprise
after depth Of eighty feet or more
was attained as it was feared by them
that the cost would consume large
portion of the funds subscribed for the
erection of the college building, hut the
other three insisted upon n continu
alton of the work which was done and
brought to a most successful termina-
ton OH Friday evening as before stated.
There are now about forty-eiyht feet
of water in the we'll and the water
raises two feet for every additional
foot deeper the we'll is drilled, which
gives good grounds for the supposition
that Il flowing we'll could be secured by
sinking the we'll forty or fifty feet
deeper. The water is quite warm and
lis Thought to be identical with that
found. at the springs. The water will
probably be raised hy means Of force
pump and wind mill.
A good corn mill for sale at o.
Ferguson
/. DIR. r. ID. Jennings, who has been
attending the Chicago Homeopathic
Medical College during the past winter
returned to Hot Springs on Friday of
last week. Before coming home he
visited the famous Hot Springs of Ar
kansas in the interest of the Hot
Springs company of this place for the
purpose Of ac4uaintins himself with
their mode OF treatment. giving baths,
etc. and learning all the new Wrinkles
in the management of a great health
resort. The Hot Springs company
docs not propose to be behind the times
in anything pertaining to the conduct
of thi, great sanitarium and the
doctors visit to that place will doubt
, less result in making some radical
changes in the giving of baths and the
general treatment OF iMva!ids. The
: doctor says the Hot Springs of Arkan-
p sas is thronged with health seekers
: despite the letestable accommodations
o and outrageous rates. The proportion
5 of permanent cures effected by those
springs is far less, the doctor thinks.
than that of the mineral waters here.
5 and as to purity of air, beauty of
!. scenery and character of accommo-
!. dations comparison between that place
and this is extremely odious. DIR.
r Jennings will complete his college
d course next winter.
!, Best niclsle cigar in town at
q Thaycr's.
4 The Lisbon Star of the 18th inst con-
g tains the following regarding the
i action of the G. A. II. at their recent
c encampment at Rcdtield. recommend
ing Hot Springs as the place for the
soldiers home. 1t refers to our own
y inimitable Doc Pierce ard it might be
II well to state right here that Doc does
y not claim all the honor of securing this
& favorable action of the Grand Army of
L the tcr,i,ois. although he has been
!. doing noble work as indicated in the
u following: 1t will be remembered that
'e an effort was made i'll the last legisla
X ture to locate and build soldiers home
and dozen or more bills We're intro
j. duced for that purpose, locating home
IL in as many different places. Th'
"a general assembly finally concluded tt
j. let the matter so over. and obtain {
to recommendation as to place of location
le of the home from the department. Ell
he campment at Redfeld last month
4. through the effort of comrade DIR. i. i
q Price. the Hot Springs in Fall Rive
ie county. in the Black Hills countr.
was recommended Monday. Maio
:, Buttz. who was a delegate to the Ell
IS campment, received letter from DIR
Price enclosing a crocus and some gree
IL. grass about six inches long. showin
v that the Hot Springs country has
H. mild and genial climate in the winte
I'd and that grass and flowers iiouris
tie there the whole year round. and tina
H. it will be comfortable and plea.an
r. place for old veterans to pass their dc
[r. clining years.
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