The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-26
OUR HOT SPRINGS.
Their Development in the
Last Ftw Years.
GREAT MEDICINAL WATERS.
Reasons Why I hey Should Success
fully Rival the Springs
of Arkansas.

The recent talk regarding franchise
for a street railway along certain
streets to the Hot Springs once more
brought the name Of John Beck before
the uolic. Not in a very pronounced
way, however, but il did recall to the
minds of citizens the time wien ne
began building up and advertising the !
Hot Spri 1gs VIII ch previously had been !
considered of little, if any, worth.
There was q time when the Hot Springs |
were considered Of value only because
of the lake there caused By The
Sp. ines overflow, wnere reasonably
good hunting could be had in the TAI
and very fair skating in the wiater.
Then John Beck took hold of the place
and began advertising it. He put up
the buildings that are still on the
grounds and made accommodation for
the reception of patients and for their
keeping while they remained a
the Springs. At that time
great nlayv of our citizens laughed
at the idea of the springs being of any
value whatever except as q couriosity,
and predicted ali sorts of failures for
the energetic and clear headed Beck.
Beck, through other business entang!e-
ments. failed, and these wise ones
called aloud for all 10 note tie tuldL-
ment of their prediction. But Wnat
will this class think OF the notice Wnicn
appeared IN Cnes9 columns lew
days ago, wherein it was stated that
about fifteen applicants week for &C
communications mad to be turneS away
for q lack OF room to keep them? WHAT
makes this statement most suggestive
is the TACT that the rush on the Hot
Springs is lot spssmodlc demand,
but is of a STEADY growth and Will IN
crease with q widening Of the knoWl-
edge regarding the remarkable
healing properties of these waters.
Another fact in this con
nection, and perhaps more s!gnh-
cant than the other, is that this In
crease III applications has occurred
during the season when the hnes'
batning in the Worid-our Lal5 Lake
is at its pest. 1t is generally under
stood that the attendance at the
springs will increase as the bathing
season of The lake draws to close
and especially during the winter, out
the item as to present attendance
has never before been known.
One thing should be made perfectly
clear. There have been no applications
rejected because of insufficient water t
accommodate all, but because :ht
hotel facilities were limited. 1t is sale
that al the Hot Springs OF Arkansas
there are 5000 persons living in tents
who have gone there to try the waters
and that they have to walt To-
il to accumulate as it Il
SC SO scarce. The Hot Springs here
are in every respect the equal OF thos
in Arkansas, and IN very many partlcu
lars suuerlor. They are inhnitel.
ahead Of anything of the kind IN gu
Territory. In another particular the.
have great advantage over the Ar
kansas waters, and that is in the guam
tity. The Hot Springs here disonarg
something over zoo gallons minute
enough for any number of bathers an
Z keep steady stream OF pure waite
flowing through the several baths a.
the time.
Not only is it good for bathing, bu
the writer of this years ago heard W
I'M. Benedict state that, while peopl
were bringing any numoer OF meolelns
waters into Salt Lake iron
different parts of the world
thew had mineral water her
thst was the equal and infinitely So
nerior 70 most of them. Some OF GU
own citizens have for long time recot
nized the healing properties OF 10
waters for internal application, an
have been in the habit Of making peri
odieaI visits to the springs and carry
ing back a supply to last them unit
another trip can be made. Until Unci
John Beck took hold of them, howeVe
the idea was not at all general ths
there was any value in the water Ina
would recommend it for external ap
pication. Herein lies its great strengt
and its great value in this respectls ms
terially augmented because OF lis lid
eral flow.
Several analyses OF the waters hay
beeu made, each later one shown
some additional virtue that was n
brought out il the one preceding. III
last IS certainly the most gratifying.
shows that there are no less than Mn
teen medicinal principles IN the water
and that some of them are those who
are the great and distinguishing fe
lures of the celebrated Europes
springs, The last an aiysls, made by 1
Hirschiug. c. (. NJ. E., shows the 10
lowing result:
Temperature OF water 1Z5 T. ,.E,f
Classes: Sulphuratted Hydro gen.. IA " u
CaIbonic acid (free).,....... Id
Solid matter IA 56l grammes in LOCO cuf
centimeter Of wafer.
Carbonate of soda .......-.. u ~ gram III
sal hate of soda .--..--.' a dI ..
Saipnate of Magnesta ...... 4Vd :.
Potassium sulphsge .-.-' y, t 10, ..
chloride of sodium. ~ ~ q
potassium go. d40
magnesium. 800. 9!O :,
calcium. ........ y II
Calcium carbonate. ........- 0.a19 -
Magnesium carbonate ... y. d aod :.
Iron carbonate. ........-.-.-' Vo2 a
Calcium -. ... .. O02
AIumins zoos
Silica .....-.....-. y WI
The chemist also adds by mea
of proper arrangements and CONSTR
ton OF the plant, slmost any SAM "a
+fsao+ onr1fd M obtained.