The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-09
The Most Attractive Watering
Place in the United States-A
Paradise for Texans.
Its Unsurpassed Medicinal Waters
and Luxurious Hotel Ac-
commodations.
Bound to Become q Great Resort
for Texans.
MAN1roU SPRINGS, May 5, 1889.


| To the Editor of the Statesman.
When the people of Texas fully ap-
preciate the value of the medicinal waters,
the invigorating climate, the magnificent
scenery and everything else which goes to
make up desirable health resort in and
around Manitou Springs, COL, they will
rush here by the thousands and the tens of
thousands during the summer season.
Nowhere else, that the writer knows of,
north, south, east or west, is there such
watering place, such health resort
as the one under consideration.
1t is simply charmingly delightful,
and the accommodations here
are unexcelled anywhere. From the
beginning to the end of the year the eli
mate is all that anyone could ask. Last
season several thousand Texans visited
these healing springs, and they were all so
delighted and have advertised these
springs so generally throughout their
state, it is safe to predict that during the
coming season there will be twice if not
three times as many from that state. No
place i'll the United States has so many
surrounding attractions as this. Its grand
caverns, its garden of the gods" its
Pixies Peak which overlooks the springs,
it's "seven falls" and crystal park would
| alone pay for trip from the remotest
corner of Texas.
Manitou Springs is already famous for
the number and quality of Its hotels. To
describe them all would require several
pages in THE STATESMAN, l must,
therefore, describe them in detail,
and will begin with the
THE PARKFR uoTFr
This house has been open to the public
for the past eight years, and under the
personal management of the owner and
proprietor, G. W. Barker, its patronage
has so increased as to have made frequent
additions to the house necessary until
now, with it's adjoining cottages it has
ample accommodations for 200 guests. In
point of location, nearness to the springs
and mineral bath house, and its excep-
tional cuisine, it is the peer of any hotel
| in Manitou. Its location on the principal
avenue of the place is at once central and
slightly; light, sunshine and air, the first
desiderata of the tourist or invalid, have
been considered as great aids TO comfort
and health, and are here secured in abun-
dance. The mountains rise on every side
of the hotel in all their majestic granduer,
as if to meet the sky, and far above the
tops of them all Pixies Peak raises its
head, where, like sentinel protect
ing its charge below, it has stood from
time immemorlal. Words cannot be found
to make frame suitable to hold and set
before the readers mind picture of this
most varied and beautiful mountain seen
cry. Coming from the prosaic plains of
the east,the traveller steps at once into the
most romantic part of the state, where the
eyes can feast on sights of extraordinary
beauty.
The Barker has lately been newly fur
nished throughout in elegant style,
is lighted by electricity and
perfect in all its appointments.
Opening from the handsomely furnished
office is a reading and writing room, and
connected with the parlor is music room.
The dining room is large and adjoining it
Is an ordinary for the use of children and
nurses. The house is supplied with an
abundance of the purest water from a
reservoir on French creek. This stream
has its source near timber line on Pixies
Peak and is fed by springs which draw
their supply from melting snow on the
summit of the Peak. This water is abso-
lutely free from impurities and has been
pronounced the purest in the world, ex-
cepting only distilled water. Hot and
cold baths are provided in the house,
hes sewerage is perfect, and in all
points of excellence as a hosiery the
Barker challenges the admiration and ap-
probation of all who have ever been its
guests.
Rooms at the Barker are arranged sin
gly or en- suite, and every comfort and
luxury obtainable is provided. Directly
opposite the hotel, in large park, is the
celebrated Shoshone spring, the waters
from which are an almost infallible RENE
dy for all diseases of the stomach, kidneys
or bladder, diabetes, weakness from any
cause, loss of appetite or strength. In the
same park, but few steps distant, are the
two soda springs, whose waters resemble
in taste and properties Apoliinaris water.
Three-fourths of a mile distant, up Rux-
ton Glen, are the two noted iron springs,
the Ute and Little Chief, the former the
best in the world for those requiring cha
lybeate waters.