The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-30
FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, May 20
10 the editor OF the BLACK HILLS
UNION: Thinking that your readers
might feel some in n+erestin other portions
OF the country as well as our home news,
we send few notes from this city which
for years past has obtained such noto-
rlety as a summer resort, a fact we do
not wonder at, when we see what nature
has done for the place in furnishing these
mineral springs whose waters contain
such medicinal qualities. Naturally
this is a beautiful location. II is a city
in a forest. You have to search for It,
You cannot at one glance take in the
whole situation as we do our western
towns. Towering old piue and elm trees
are to be found on every hand; we only
catch glimpses OF spires and dornes here
and there projecting or seemingly trying
to look over the monarchs OF the forest.
Besides the lakes, rills, diversity OF land
scape and forest that nature has con-
tributed to make this spot so enchant-
ing to the pleasure seeker and tourist.
Art has added many attractive beauties
in the way of parks, large hotels, halls,
academies, school buildings and resi-
dences. Although a city OF but $4,000
inhabitants, during the season a float
ing population OF 10000 to 10000 is
added to this. One will find, by observ-
ing closely, that a large percentage Of the
fine residences are unoccupied. It takes
close observation, however, to note this
fact as there is but little evidence of
neglect or decay. The kind father has
his summer residence remodeeiieedd, led, re-
painted, his grounds bea.a tliled, every
thing done that art can do to make it
attractive. We-conclude there are still
unmarrleal~d daughters in the HOUSEHOLDS
thaJ will occupy these fairy homes for
the following three or four months.
Occasionally we find notice, "For
Sale" in the front yard OF some finely
adorned summer residence. In this case
we conclude that the kind father has
been unsuccessful the past year. prob
ably one OF that class denominated as
| Shorts in Wall Street, orprobably un-
like Puck's illustrate the mother was
successful the past season and instead
| OF returning home with a gloomy coun-
| tenance and three unmarried daughters
bringing up the rear, she was accom-
panied withone or more son-in-aws, as
the case may be, SO that the necessity
OF summer rest is no more a necessity
in that household, or peradyenture the
increased expense OF providing for the
son-in-laws have thwarted the plans OF
1 unlS klnd 1aUher ana prevents the taking
OF the usual much needed rest. Be this
l as it may, the Saratoga Springs will con
tinue to be lovely resort, and even to
us who have never seen it in the height
OF the season and its glory, there Will
always come a longing to return with oul
families to visit this lovely spot and a
hope is sometimes indulged in that We
may, But it all depends well we viii
4 not say. But enough OF this, the thing
that attracts our attention now ano
that has occasioned our visit here is tn,
i meeting of the General Assembly OF tn,
4 Presby terrain church OF the United States
4 always Of great interest in its sessions
Z. has in this one a particular feature o
s interest, one that does not only attrac
\ the attention Of the Presby terrain churcl
alone, but centers the eyes OF the who'll
! Ghristianized world upon ii, especial,