The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-27
The Famous Hot Springs.
Denison Noway Rcyiew.

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just returned home from a ten days
trip to the Hot Springs and Black Hills
Of South Dakota. They report having
q splendid time and are very ~agreeably
surprised at the improvements which
have been and are now beng made at
the Springs.
MY. Garrison was interviewed by a
reporter for the Review, and Toy the
benefit of our readers we give a brief
summary Of the Hot Springs as seen
10y him.
The town of Hot Tprinss takes its
name from the numerous springs situ-
ated in different parts of The town out
of which the water flows, the temre,a-
ture of which is quite warm. Ihe
Mammoth Spring. situated in the
north part of town, and with which is
connected a large bath house, has the
strongest flow of any yet discovered.
Between ti.is spring and the town is
situated the Sulphur Spring, so called
from the strong sulphur taste i'll the
water. Many other springs and
known by many names are TO be fonni
scattered in all parts Of the town, eacl,
of them claiming special curatiye
properties for certain diseases. LARGE
bath houses have been, and more are
now being erected, in numbers sui;i-
Gent to enable visitors and patients to
he accommodated on short notice.
In addition to the Minnckalita lIo-
tel, which will he Remembered bv all
having visited there as large and finely
arranged. there has been built and lust
finished the Gillespie. a large, four.
story stone building opposite the Min
nekahta, and fronting ON Fail river
costing $4,000. Also the Jarvis hotel
generally known us the Sanitariun
hotel. is just completed, being also :
four-story stone building. and near Il
it is q large frame hotel building.
In addition, plans arc being perfect
ed for the erection of a two-hlndrejl
room hotel nca what is known as iii,
Sulphur Springs: also, in the old town
a large four-story hotel is Icing built
The Soldiers Home for South Dako
ia is also located here aud is ii ston,
building costing sixty thousand dollar
and complete in all its details. Tn,
Metliodists have also completed a larg,
stone college, which will be ready fo
school purposes this fall. Here is ais,
situated the CLautauqua grounds 10
South Dakota near what is Known a
the Mammoth Spring
All buildings are clustered OF fin
islied in stucco, and the gypsum out O
which this is made, abounds in quanti
ties which will he absolutely mex
haustible. Cement. claimed to b
equal to TIN" Portland. in quality.
also found in large quantities. In ey
cry mountain. ravine and lli;lsiat
stone of many varieties abounls.
Leaving penison at Z a. m.. yo
reach Buffalo Gap at ; the next mcrr
ing, and then so I.y stage twelve mills
I" the Springs, reaching there at ~
The Springs are o having a vcrii;
bic boom. and real estate is ~chanein
hands rapidly. The many cares e!Tec
ed by the waters seem 20 leave y
doubt but that the healing qualities {
these springs will equal those Of any i
existence. ltls witlal Il very iine trij
aud the best OF accommodations can /
obtained there. The y. T.. & NJ. v. r.
, Go. expect to have their road compile
ed and cars running from Buffalo TIA
to the Springs BIZ August 1stth.s yea