The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
CENTRAL PARK SPRING.
A Beautiful Summer Resort in North
Yarmouth.

Central Park Spring is situated in the most
beautiful part of the picturesque town Of
North Yarmouth, i25 rods from the Maine
Central railroad and half mile from the
Grand Trunk station. A pleasant drive of
fourteen miles from this city will take one
to the beautiful hill, wooded with beech,
rock maple and oak trees from the side of
which, about third of the way up. from
assure in the solid granite, gushes the
sparkling water CT the wonderful spring
above mentioned. A PRESS reporter visited
the spot yesterday in company with the
owner, Mr.. L. c. Chase, of Woodford's, and
drank of the delicious water which has
been analysed by Prof. S. X. Hitchings and
found to contain 2.14 grains of mineral mat
ter to the gallon. Prof. Hitchings says:
THE water contains chloride of sodium,
chloride of magnesium, bicarbonate of
magnesium, hicarbonate of lime. ticar-
Donate of iron, trace of bicarbonate of
strontium, sulphate of potash, phosphate of
sodium, alumina and silica. 1t also contains
large amount of dissolved gases which
make it sparkling and more palateable. 1t is
entirely free from injurious organic matter.
that have ever examined and best suited
for drinking
On the summit of the beautifully wooded
hill, on the side of which this remarkable
spring is situated Mr.. Chase is going to erect
a hotel and make of Central Park Spring.
the name of the hill and the surrounding
locality, a frst-class summer resort, with
play grounds, parks, ETC. In this undertaH-
ing, considering the remarkable beauty Of
the place, the spring and the proximity of
two great RAILROADS, Mr. Chase will uhdoubt-
eddy be. highly successful. The scence from
the hotel when it is completed, will be worth
going long distance to see. From it to the
westward extends the beautiful Gray valley,
little to the left the White Mountains tow
er on the horizon, and nearer Walnut hill
and village. The fertile valley of Royals
river extends toward the east from the very
foot of the hill which is washed by the wat.
ers ofthis stream; Portland, the ocean, Var
mouthville, Yarmouth village are also in
ken, and gazing around the horizon one
overlooks the towns of Yarmouth, Freeport,
Powna', Gray, Cumberland and Falmouth.
Nature has done most everything to make
Central Park Spring an exceptionally beau
tiful and desirable summer resort, and Mr..
Chase intends to do the rest. Picnics will
be held there this summer and excursions
from the city and way stations will probably
be made there after this month. Work is
now in progress on the grounds, and there
will be grand opening there next season.
That his guests may enjoy greater freedom
and have the exclusive privilege of the ex-
tensive and beautiful wooded and open
ground in the immediate vicinity, Mr.. Chase
has bonded, in addition to the 20 acres that
he owns. large tract of land extending to
the Maine Central railroad on the westerly
side of the hill. This land includes yalua-
BILE granite quarry and gravel bank.
The spring water has long been priced by
the neighbors, and yesterday while the re-
porter was there numbers of persons from
different parts of the town came with jugs
and cans which they filled and carried home