The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-15
THE TRIBUNE.
CALDWELL, IDAHO, JUNE IS, 1889
HALEY HOT SPRINGS.
Grand Opening Festivities June 20,
1SS9-L0W Railroad Rates.

Robert Strahorn e. Co., proprie-
tors of the HALEY Hot Springs, an
nounce the formal opening of that
delightful resort on Thursday, June
90. The Union Pacific company
has ordered a rate of one fare for
the round trip from all stations to
HALEY and return, good from June
18th to the 25th inclusive. This
will give all visitors ample time to
enjoy the opening festivities, which
will be more than usually varied
and attractive. It will also enable
the disciples of Isaac Walton to
tempt the gamey trout, of which
Wood river and tributary streams
are said to be fairly alive this year.
Of the Hot Springs resort moth
/ ing but praise is heard. The fame
of the springs themselves, with their
former primitive improvements,
was not confined to Idaho. That
the new owners have expended
some $4,000 in improving them is
some indication of what may be ex-
pected now. But visitors will hard
ly be prepared for the scene created
since last October, when the i'm
provements were inaugurated. In
order to carry out a broad and ap-
parently well-digested plan, three
neighboring ranches, in beautiful
tributary valleys, with their valu,
able water rights, were then pur-
chased, giving the Hot Springs
owners a princely domain, embrac-
ing as many natural beauties and
advantages for the scheme now un-
folding as any between the oceans.
The hot and cold water from the
various groups of springs was piped
separately through pipes ranging
from four to six inches in diameter
down to the most commanding
sight in full view of and only one
and half miles from Haley, and
thence led all through the ample
grounds and to the various build
ing sites. Upon foundations broad
and deep is the main building, over
one hundred feet square, with nu-
merous wings and broad verandas
almost entirely encircling it. 1t is
two and half story structure in
the old colonial style, most pleasing
and appropriate in its setting of
lofty mountains. The main build
ing embraces ample restaurant and
dining facilities, parlors, reading
rooms, billiard rooms for ladies and
gentlemen, ten-pin alleys, grand
banqueting and ball room, etc. 1t
also includes ladies' and gentle
mems dressing and toilet rooms,
and numerous solid porcelain baths
on both upper and lower floors, and
superb complement of chambers
on the second and third floors, from
the windows and balconies Of which
can be obtained views which should
entrance any one short of mis-
anthrope.
Near by, are ladies' and gents
swimming baths 30x60 feet each,
of solid masonry and smoothly GEM
ented with the best Portland cem-
ent. These have ample dressing
rooms by the dozen, in which the
bather can refine in easy chairs or
upon comfortable lounges. There
are other smaller plunge baths for
ladies and gentlemen, but what
royal place for a health-giving
douche are those large rock walled,
rock-bottomed plunges ! There is
nothing like them in all the West,
and if they are not quite good
enough for the most fastidious
bather, think of those snowy porce-
lain tubs, each with it's luxuriously
appointed dressing room.
Other features are artistically
laid out grounds, the whole to form
a perfect park, with its ripping
mountain brooks, placid lakes, Sc
questered walks, pleasant drives,
ample croquet, lawn tennis and
other amusement grounds. There
will not be a nook or corner in
which the electric light will not
CLEAN forth. Electric annuncia-
tors are found in every apartment,
even to every dressing room of
every bath, and speaking tubes con-
meet the barns, restaurant and
other leading apartments with the
office.
The Strahorn Company have
done what the great merits of the
waters, the all but perfect climate,
the magnificent scenery, ETC., would |
justify. 1t is an improvement of
which all Idaho may well be proud. |
1t will be the means of attracting
more attention from q desirable
class of tourists in the east than
anything yet attempted in Idaho. |
There will be music and dancing
and festivity on June 20, and every
body who can should go. A gen
eral invitation is of course extend !
ed to all who care to encourage en-
terprises of this nature-enterprises