The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-20
TOT M
III WILL H. STANLEY.

In the course of a descriptive letter
70 the Sieax Valley News, Mr.. N. G.
Nash. who recently visited this place
in company with the soldiers hcme
committee, writes as follows CONCERN
ing Hot Springs and the royal treat
ment received by them at the hands of
our citizens:
We, hreakfasted at C|adron and
reached Buffalo Gap at 8 q. N. Here
we took the stage for the justly cele-
Lrated Minnekahta or Hot S springs,
which are only twelve miles distant.
The trip to the Springs by the stage
,out" Is picturesque in the extreme.
The rocky hills covered with pine, the
gypsum bluffs, the valleys. streams, and
here and there a ranch-tle herds of
cattle and horses which looked so fat
and seek, none could hardly believe
they had been on the range all winter,
with no shelter except that afforded by
the rocks and glens. Arriving at the
Springs we were met by the citizens
who extended every courtesy. Every
facility for securing the best location
for the soldiers home was promptly and
rhccrfully afforded us, and while feel
ing under obligations to all who som
tributed to the pleasure Of our visit. we
cannot but feel that to Col. +. 7. Evans
and his estimable lady, Fred Gillespie
and lady. and MesSrs. Stewart. Eaton.
Petty, Phillips and Pierce we are und,r
special obligations for the pains they
took in our behalf. On Tuesday
morning we started for Stursis to at
tend the reunion of the soldiers and
sailors of the Black Hills counties. !.
. a Our stay i'll Dcadwool was
necessarily brief. for we mad accepted
an invitation to attend a banquet ten
dered our party, at the Hotel Minnc-
kahta on the evening of July 9th. and
at 9:15 the following morning we left
this beautiful and thriving city. with
many rcgrats. At $50 that evening
our stage rolled up 10 Hotel Minnekah-
TIA, at Hot Springs. where a brilliant
assemhlage greeted us. The spacious
parlors were filled with fair ladies and
handsome men and as soon as we could
arrange our toilets. the guests. some
eighty in number. marched to banquet
han. keeping step to delightful music
furnished by Miss Davis who presided
Mt the piano. Words cannot do justice
10 the banquet, which was elegant in
every detail. The tables were arrang-
ed in the form of a maltese cross and
the post of honor assigned to Conn
mander Hammond and party. Eight
courses were served and the service
was superb. Everything moved like
clock work and Mr.. Gillespie and his
able corps of assistants did themselves
great credit. Toa>ts and speeches
followed. and when the hall was cleared
dancing was INDUCED in till the "wee
sma' hours" reminded the party of
other duties and they separated. all de-
claring IL ''lovely' time had been enjoy
ed. Remaining II day longer at the
Springs, on the afternoon of the 9TH we
started on our homewara journey. OF
the beautiful Hot Springs country.
with its marble, sandstone, gypsum
coal. and above and beyond all else, its
wonderful springs whose healing
powers have worked miraculous lures
in many hundreds of cases, we shall,
have more to say in the future. Suffice
it for the present to say that our visit
was a most wonderful revelation OF
the possibilities the future has in store
for this glorious country.