The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-01

In letter to the Journal and Mes
senser, Baptist religious weekly, II.
Y. Woul>, ID. d., writes of the Stack
Hills generally aud Hot Springs specl-
ally as follows:
Hot Springs we visited for the frs.
time. Its population of 2,UUO people
have nearly all bcen gathered within
two years. u has had Z RAILROAD but
siN months, an'i is to have another
before midsummer. 1t is !. town oi
large expectations. 1t n-stlcs amnns
the mountains, its streets winding
through the canons, white Spacious
platcau> furnish tine buildin., sites.
i'atlle Mountain rise, high above the
village. From its summit. on a clear
day. yoa overlook the entire I,lael.
Hills region. There is liarnrv Peak.
forty miles away. Even the mountain
Ranges Of Wyoming, eighty miles
distant, are in v.,.w. To the north.
west wr discover the Big Horn Noun.
:a;:ls oi Mnniu,ia, wlii!e eastward ana!
scH,Ew..,! ;,,e plains stretch far, far
away, I'll! ll.. sky kisses lie earth.
Bat ,;.s great attraction of the place
i, Its marvellous Hot Springs, which,
bid fait TO rival those of Arkansas.
Tradition tell. us that more thau two
hnn..rrd years az j, when an epidemic
of great vincnre threatened the Iut, ar
iripts with extinction, they found ii
cure i'll these wonderful waters.
Certain ii is that The re,! man has lone
known their healing properties, and
for many years carefully and success
fully gaa!slc'! his secret. The Sioux,
w--:o Came into possession of them I,y
| roulncving the Gheyennes. in great
ha't", fifty years ago. called them
w'i-;a-h.i.-.a IS itrings Hot. Tbuy
retaime;i possession un.i! the treaty of
1917. There are !ive large spritne>
now n''.iz.t. lnes tinad of water is
imme:i>c. Their. are many s.nal.
springs. These are al! hi, springs,
With ii iemre' allure nf fr.m So I'D 9s
degrees. l'!e>e waters have proved i,
pee!.lc for rlleun .tis.n, ne.ma yia.
ta1ai'rii, kidney amt lser Troubles, and
ni"n. other disra>c>. ] he three large
ii"le.>. The Mnnck..!,,a. Gillespie anil
tiot Springs House. will accommodate
..i'ont Gu guests, furnishing then.
with baths Ut i'i k;nti>.
| ihe Methodist College opened this
year with over fifty students, in Il tine
sionc lhulalns overlooking the town.
.'lhs Soldiers liome, erected hv the
state. OF native rnci, our stories high
costing Si5.OUO. at once attracts atten-
'ion. II has at present ninety three
inmates. mostly invaii,is. The young.
est soldier is for y,hree and the Oldest
seventy seven. To the wealth OF
building stone, native lime, GYPSUM
we can only refer. Even tile ston,
nsed in lithographing, which has
hitherto hern imported, is found here
But. after all. the K i mat ,.ls a<el IL,
most was the Baptist church recently
organized. It's members are few, bn,
they are choice. Its pastor the Rev
ELI. Sweet, recently from near Boston
is taking Il strong hold Of the work
The foundation of house of worslii,
has been laid, aud on. interview w,ti
the three wise, enterpri>in~ bu>ines,
men that constitute the building com
mit,ee fully assured us that the enter
prise will succeed. >hunid scarce be
forgiven ii | failed to mention til.
Black Hills "Clautauqna.' which hel,
its first session last summer in al
natural an amphitheater as the countr,
affords. IT is one of the institutions q
the Black llilis.
This article. already far too long
would l,e essentially incomplete if i
did not mention Caster. ore of th.
rretlie-t towns in the Hills. and Hill
City. destined TO l,e The great tin min
ing town nf the Hills In each place
we have a little Bapti>. church. Rev
! G. ~. Mckee. who has done goo.
service as district missionary. is I,
take thu two fields Of Custer and fl,l
CITY and lead in the erection Of hons
"f w"'Ship at etrl, place. All. hoy
mnr|, grace and grit. pietv and har,
common sense the rioneer misSionar,
needs and how much he needs rlac
in the svmpat',ies and prayers of hi
brethren.