The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-02-15
n. G. NASH, PUBLISHER.
FROM ACROSS THE RuB1coN.
Jakey's Racket.
rrs. 1srn, 1889.

FEB. 13rn, 1889.
Just now there is much to talk about
in this neck of the woods. The most
beautiful weather we have had this
winter is appreciated by the denizens
of the banana belt and everything is
in readiness to make vigorous attack
on the spring work. That which at
tracts most attention aside from the tax
collector. is the doings Of the b. g. NJ.
Il. u. Within the past few days this
company have established camp at
the mouth of Long Branch some four
teen or fifteen miles from here, where
there has been contract let for ten
miles Hillsward. Hay and grain is be-
ing bought up by the contractors from
the settlers along the line and if that
tax collector will let up in his industry
for week or ten days there will be
plenty of the stuff in that locality. The
winter now closing has been most en-
ioyablc one for our yous people, debat.
ing associations, parties and churches
have becn the order of the day. while
successful raids ON hen-roosts have
been inaugurated with considerable de-
struction to the feathercd family. The
people az petitioning the powers that
be for more extended mail service and
we predict that by the first Of August
we will see daily mail from the B. &
NJ. TO the Hot Springs, from Mathews
via Maitland, Coffee Flats and Cascade.
The matter of a bridge over the Chey-
enne is now being discussed and the
sentiment Of a large majority is that
it should be constructed at or near the
mouth of Cascade. This will allow the
people direct route to Hot Springs
from upper Hat, Indian. Duck and
Plains Greeks, where there are more
acres of good tilable soil than in any
other portion Of Fall River county and
where, in the very near future the
great bulk of the population will be
located. There is no doubt that there
should also be a bridge somewhere near
the mouth of Fail River, also one over
Hat Creek that safe and rapid pas
sage may at all times he guaranteed.
A bath house is about to be built on
Cascade creek and Hot Springs mus.
look out for honors. 1t is beyond 4
doubt that the waters Of Cascade are
rs curative in their nature as those al
Hot Springs only that they are a little
more so. Many are the wonderful cure:
these waters have wrought and many
Of our people say that these were The
Springs that Ponce De Leon hunted
for so long. Much anxiety is expressed
as to the outcome of the horn lock be
tween the county treasurer and th,
Anglo American Stock Co. Some ar,
so uncharitable as to say that if it wa
a poor granger the immortal cincl
would be applied long before now, bn
We have an abiding faith in our treas
urer and believe that he will come GU
on top.
In the matter of The soldiers home
this neighborhood is about to make ,
tender of a proper site for the building
and life lease of the waters of Gas
cade for the sole benefit Of the old vets
Our community commissioners a
their next meeting will be petitione,
to lay out and establish county road
leading to some point on the y
& NJ. +. r., and when all this is don
we i'll a measure will be well supplie
with trading points.