Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
AT PROVIDENCE WELLS.
PROVIDENCE WELLS, Butler Co, Ka
fpiv OF 1880


July %, 1889.
To The Editor Of the Eagle.
Having rather lean purse, and yet de-
string little rest and recreation, / came
out here with horse and buggy last Mon
day TO join fishing party consisting Of
our townsmen A. A. Hyde and sons. Profs.
Mayor of Lewis academy and Kemp of
Wichita university, and Mr.. Thos. NJ
Potter and sons of Peabody. The party
We're already tented on the grassy banks of
Walnut river, near by, but before l could
join them heavy rain made 1t so uncom-
Portable for them that they had struck
tent" and returned to this city Cin embryol.
The party had gone prepared TO spend the
week. They had brand new tent of am
pie proportions, splendid row-boat, u
full outfit of the finest fishing tackle, and
last, but not least, an abundant supply of
choice provisions-except liquids, which
they expected TO get from farm house in
the form of tactical fluid and coffee. the
watery part of which was to be obtained
from good spring. Well, they had just
started 10 make havoc of bass, sunnes and
catties, when dark cloud appeared upon
the horizon. 1t soon overshadowed them
and began to empty lis contents copiously
upon them. Down came the water IN
sheets and then in solid column. IL
have time to run away, but
simply piled up about them covering the
ground TO the depth of from one TO two
feet on the level, and five TO twenty feet in
the hollows and ravines. In short 1t was
a yeritable flood of almost Noanian pro-
portions. Marvellous are the stories the
party tell of their nights experiences and
narrow escapes from drowning. Forum
ately they all got in safely in time for dim
ner next day-not bit hungry-for they
had breakfasted on fish and other good
things, but wet all over, on the outside.
Hyde and Kemp had left the boat across
little stream the night before, but TO ges
at it next day to bring 1t home was the
question. After making circuit of four
miles they get to it, and carried 1t back to
Providence in triumph, while the others
brought the team, the tent and the water
soaked provisions left over. So here We
are at the hotel and Hyde Rest, passing
our time shooting at mark, pitching
quoits, playing checkers, singing songs,
telling yTrns, reading, writing, drinking
mineral water, eating and sleeping. The
fact is we are having the best kind of Il
time.
Besides the regular residents and the
parties named there are with us Mrs. Pot
ter and children, of Peabody: Mrs. Smith,
Miss HYDE, Mrs. Prof. Major, Mrs. Brown
and daughter, Miss Jean Love, Messrs. ID.
w
d. Upton and Rev. J. w. Love, all OF
Wichita In looking over the register |
find the names of d large numbe
of Wichita people who have been here
since the season opened, among them the
Heilar and Millison families, Mrs. L. j.
Humble, II. w. Kendle, f. b. Jewett aud
son, O. ID. kerbe and Martin Viele, Misses
Anna G. Burr, May Kelly, Kate +. Brown,
Josie kendle, Grace Jewett, Messers. Ham
ilton Schooler, T.. j. Hoffman. A. Basley,
J. w. Veile, II. A. Bliss and Others from
various part of the state and far east as
Indiana Not few come here TO be cured
of rheumatism, malaria, dyspepsia, kid
ney trouble, etc Wonderful are the cura-
tive properties Of the mineral water, as re-
lated by Mr. G. z. Dunnell, in charge Of
the wells and bath house. Most of US,
however, are here for recreation and rest.
Permit me to say Il am not paid 20 adver-
tise the place. that IL is a delightful sum
mer resort of the country sort, away from
business and fashion. The hotel is well
kept by Elder y. Wright and his excellant
wife. The mineral waters are certainly
very health giving to ALL the air pure, the
fishing good when 1t don rain too hard
and the surroundings handsome. The
rates at the hotel are only GO per week and
accommodations for horses also good at
cbeaD rates We who are here are q happy
party and would like 70 remain all sum
mer. Yours,
J. w. u,