Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

resort is known throughout Texas and
the Southwest. Situated fifty-five miles
west of Temple on the San Angelo extern
sion of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad, at an elevation of 1900 feet
from the level of the sea, and in the
midst of scenery unrivalled for beauty
and picturesqueness; it invites the inva-
lid, the seeker after pleasure and recrea-
ton TO breathe its pure, brscing and in
MIGRATING atmosphere, drink the waters
of its springs, and find rest and Eepose
amid its Sylvan shades and its rare nat
ural beauty.
Its springs are the wonder of every
visitor. The Hancock spring, near the
Park hotel, comes out of the ground
with the force and volume of q mill race,
discharging 1000 gallons of water min
ute. The Hannah springs, in the west
ern part of the city, are of about equal
volume. Bath houses and bathing pools
are run in connection with both springs,
and the visitor who loves TO founder in
the water can do so to his hearts con-
tent.
There are lovers walks and smooth
gravel drives, and all the romantic en-
vironments that assist Cupid in the sub
jugation of the hearts of those yet in
life's green springtime.
During the summer months hundreds
VISIT this noted resort, and find it pleas
ant place to pass the torrId season in.
For the last few years the town itself
has been rather quiet, but lately it has
become imbued with the spirit that seems
to pervsde all Texas-the spirit of pro-
gress and advancement, and an effort g
being made to give the city q neWHkfh.
petus in the direction of growth, i'm
provement and prosperity.
The new board of trade. of which MIR.
W. Il. League is secretary is doing much
in this way. Inducements have been
offered which promise to secure at a n
early day an extension of the Austin and
Northwestern from Burnett. This will
give an outlet to Austin and shorten the
distance to the gulf.
new opera house-called the Elks
opera house-is being built by stock
company recently organized, and other
enterprises calculated to push forward
the city will be undertaken during the
| present month. Lampasas ia in the
center of the wool growing country and
is the headquarters of the wool buyers
! who meet there every year TO negotiate
| for the clip of the Western country
Here they also meet Mr.. w. H. Cogs-
well, the travelling freight agent of the
Santa Fe, who Is a resident of this city
and with whom they arrange for rates to
| interior and seaport markets. Your cor
respondent had the pleasure Of meet
ing w. H. Nichols, editor.of the Leader.
Mr.. Nichols was assistant doorkeeper
Of the house of representatives during
| the last congress. He went out Eher
| the Republicans went in, and seeking e
| field for effort nxsd upon Lampasas
| Though new TO the duties of reporter and
editor he Is making the Leader q worthy
representative of the Texas press. He
has q nose for news and the knack OF
making everything he writes both read:
| able and interesting. Did space psrmE
| could write much more about Tampa.
sas and its people, but as it is can onl,
say that 1 found friends OF THE GAZETTE
everywhere, and was made welcome be,
cause 1 came to them as the representa-
tive of the ''best paper in Texas.