The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25
ARE EQUALED BY NONE
Babbling Waters that Possess
Many Virtues.
WHAT THE ANALYSIS SHOWS.
Two Hundred Gallons q Minute Pour
ing Forth from the Noun
taia Side.

The talk regarding franchise for 6
street railway along certain streets tc
the Hot Springs once more brought the
name of John Beck before the public
Not in a very pronounced way, how
ever, but it did recall to the minds OF
citizens the time when he began build
ing up and advertising the Hot Springs,
which previously had been considered
of little, If any, worth. There was one
time when the Hot Springs were con-
sidered of value only because of the lake
caused by the overflow, where reason
ably good hunting could be had in the
fall and very fair skating in the winter.
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 accommodations for
the reception Of patients and for
their keeping while they remained
at the prings. At that time
great many of our citizens laughed
at the idea of the Springs be-
ing of any value whatever except as cur
iousity and predicted all sorts offailures
for the energetic and clear-headed Bsck.
Beck, through other business entangle-
ments, failed, and these wise ones called
aloud for all to note the fulfllment of
their predictions. But what will this
class think of the notice which appeared
in these columns a some time since
wherein It was stated that about fifteen
applicants a week for accommodations
had to be turned away for lack of room
to keep them? What makes this state
ment most suggestive is the fact that
the rash on the Hot Springs is not
spAsmodie demand, but it is of steady
growth and will increase with widen
ing of the knowledge regarding the re-
marksble healing properties of these |
waters. Another fact in this connection, |
and perhaps more significant than the |
other, is that this increase in appIica-
items has occurred during the season
when the finest bathing in the world
our Salt Lake-Ua, at its best, It is
generally understood that the attend
ance at the s brings Will increase as the
bathing seasons of the lake draw to
close, and especially during the winter,
but the item as to past attendance
has never before been known.
One thing should be made perfectly
clear. There have been no applications
rejected because of insufficient water to
accommodate all, but because the
hotel fac t es are limited. II is said
that at the Hot Springs of Arkansas
there were 60G0 persons living in tents
who had gone there to try the
waters, and that they had to wait for
/ { to accumulate as it is so scarce.
The Hot Springs here are in every re-
spect the equal of those in Arkansas,
and in very many particulars superior.
They are infinitely ahead of anything
of the kind in our Territory. In an
other particular they have great ad
vantage over the Arkansas waters, and
that is in the quantity. The Hot
Springs here discharge something over
200 gallons minute, enough for any
number of bathers, and to eJp steady
stream of pure water flowing through
the several baths all the time.
Not only is it good for bathing, but
the writer of this years ago heard DR..
I'M. Benedict state that, while people
were bringing any number of medicinal
y tiers into Salt Lake from different
pcrts of the world, they had a mineral
water here that was the equal and in
fnitely superior to most of them.
Some of our own citizens have for a
long time recognized the healing prop
critics of the waters for internal appli-
cation, and have been in the habit of
making periodical visits to the Springs
and carrying back a supply to last
them until another trip can be made.
Until Mr. John Beck took hold of
them however, the idea was not at all
general that there was any value in the
water that would recommend it for ex-
terpal application. Herein lies its
great strength, and its great value in
this respect is materially augmented
because OF its liberal flow.
Several analyses of the waters have
been made, each later one showing
some additional virtue that was not
brought out in the one preceding. The
last is certainly the most gratifying. It
shows that there are no less than nine
teen medicinal principles in the waters.
and that some of them are those which
are the great and distinguishing fea-
fures of the celebrated European
springs The last analysis. made by H. |
Hirsching, G. E. M. E., shows the fol- |
lowing result:
Tam nerature of water 1898 F.
eases: Sulphurated Hydrogen las Mgr. |
Carbonic acid (free) ...... LIS Vol |
GoIid ~ alter 1861 arammes in 1000 Gu bic |
0antimeter of water.