The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-10-02
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Hor srnisos, AJAX, Sept 90, 1891.
Geo. Warren, Esq., H,ehmon, KY
Agreeable TO promise, I will write you
few lines from this place. We lefI
liiekmsn sunday morning on s'esn,e,
City Of New Orleans. When We eo'
about miles below New Madrid, Mo,
deep water gave out, and, after . eousoi-
ta,ion with the officers OF the boat, the
captain headed her up stream and tied up
TO rts bank AT New Madrid. Dave Bur
nett says the Captain got drunk and got
his course wrong and found himself ~
New Madrid; at any rate, We had 10 lay
TO and await developments. We remain
ed on board until II clock Sunday night,
when we boarded the narrow gauge road
at New Madrid for Pswpaw Junction,
distant about miles where se got aboard
train on the Cotton Belt road for Brink
ley, Ark. While at the depot in New
Madrid We saw something out Of the usual
line In the management Of this road to
Pawpav Junction--the railroad agent 10
conductor, brakeman. porter and general
superintendent, aud 10 a clever, sccom-
modstine man. We took breakf at
Jonesboro, Ark, aud arrived at Brinkley
aboit II oclock, q. m. Our trip 10 this
place wss made through desolaie, barren
country, very sparsely settled, soil poor,
timber scrubhy. We saw some cotton tina,
looked very we'll. From Brinkley We
passed through country . shade better,
the road running through What they call
Grand Prairie. We next srrived At Ar
senis. suburban town Of Little Rock. IL
IL q stirring place and has three railroad
shops aud foundries located and In active
operation. A. Little Rock We boarded
the train for Malvern where We arrived
Monday evening about @ 20 o'clock, aud
took supper al the Hot Springs hotel. after
~hieh-u got on the Diamond Joe line and
arrived o. Hot Springs at 1850, p. m, four
wesry travellers We took rooms at the
hotel "irma," where We are we'll situated
sui convenient to The bath houses. We
take our baths At the "Lamsr,' which is
very convenient, being central and vel
pstroniEed. The finest hath house here
Is the "Alhambra," but u 10 some distances
from the springs, aud great many say
that tie waters lose their virtue. sc, by
being 20 far away from the fountain head
We are taking things easy, trying 10 have
a good time. We tried 20 explore the 10
Springs mountain on the second day afte
our arrival, and Dave Burnett. Dick Har
ris aud little Henry Ambere made n Ion!
trip up the mountain on voyage Of dis
covety. when they got hack Dave sal,
be had solved the great problem ~ 10 hos
the water eoi hot. He said ihata few fel
lows had dug atunnel under the noun
tain aud bad big Gre going all the time
SC Dick Harris has no. been able .,
lake the baths yet, but his physician
thinks he will be able TO do SO by to-mor
row. well George. this is truly avon
derful country, aud the waters perform
some grand aud miraculous cures. hav,
met Mr.. KIRBY, who formerly lived a
Hickman, and he IL a. SQUAD, apparently
"a = dollar. l. l. Underwood, OF Union
City, IL here, aud IL nearly well. II,
came here about six weeks, panaiy zed il
his lower limbs. lie can now walk almos
anywhere in town.
Property 10 very high on the MAR
street Central Avenue rangins
from $500 10 $1,000 per front foot. Til,
people are wide-awake, pushing, and git
up.snd- git folks.
| think we are all on the mend. 70,
ought TO see the picture We had taken {!
Of us) on donkeys. with the mountain
scenery for q background. You know
am great rider, but il did not make m,
sick like it dill certain Elilor that
know when he rode The Flying Jenny.
Well, George, We are having Q eoot
time aud do not intend 10 have the blues
&c, viii write you again, may be, in
week or so. Yours, SC,
W. p. TAYLOR
7. S.-We made trip out to what II
called thousand Dripping Springs also
Gillems White Sulphur Springs, which
have quite reputation. We passed Ia
sight OF Helrs Half Acre, and stopped ,h,
carriage and held a consultations as Il
whether we would attempt TO climb th,
mountain and see further, when Dave Bur
nett said he wss just as near he'll as h'
wanted to be. 40 that settled IL, and NJ
gave out that part Of our trip. kirby
sends Kind regards 10 all his old friend,
!" Hickman, sas says be sssy winter there
yet. w. =. T.