The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-03
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upon q renewed season OF prosper
ity.
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he Takes {. sIes.a On the Famous salt
Baths Of Larned and Has Bash
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Especial Saline Co. Journal
LARNED. KAN, Aug. q, 1891.
I was not prepared TO see such Q
handsome, prosperous little city a.
this 10, neither was I prepared to zee
such 8 health aud pleasure resort. Il
IL destined to be one Of the best
towns Of Western Kansas, for it 10
the center OF q rich, productive
country, and when people become
informed as to the curative proper
ties OF its great artesIan mineral
well, thousands will come here each
year. and they will not be disappoInt-
ed. / had heard Of the enterprise
aud intelligence Of Its citizens, and
Of the mineral waters, but was glad
10 know that the "hslf had not been
told" Larned has some Of the fin-
est buildings In the state, its court
house and jail, opera house, land Of
fee, public school, stores, banks and
residences will compare favorably
with SalIna, and when Sallns man
says that Il IL admitting . great deal.
There is only one Sslina, aud only
one kind Of SslIna men-all proud Of
their town, and all ready to say u IL
the best town In the state, and prove
Il, too. They never tire Of telling Of
her wealth, prosperity and beauty.
Her parks, her handsome building.
her colleges and public schools, her
pretty girls, her railroads, electric
railway, paper mills, Touring mills,
and . thousand other things that 90
to make up her many and unsur-
passed advantages. But / didn't In
tend 10 write Of Salina, Though
when one gets started on such . SUBJ
ject he can't help saying something)
but Of Larned mean to spesk. One
can hardly begin speaking Of her
prominent people without filling Q
:olumu and then mentioning only
those known throughout the state
sud nation, Tim Mccarthy, Henry
Booth, Senator. Rush and . score Of
others. But the object Of greatest
interest to me was the mineral well
and baths. This well was bored
about three years ago. accidentally
discovered In prospecting for salt,
ard the volume Of water forced the
drills out at depth Of $50 feet, and
further prospecting was impossible.
The water rushes out In vast foamy
column, and IL IL now being used by
many for Its wonderful curative pro-
perties. Il Ii located in the south.
west part Of the city, pleasant walk
from the business part Of the town.
I first saw u week ago on Saturday
evening, and had . delightful bath
In It's waters. A bath house has been
erected capable Of accommodating
about thirty people at once with hot
and cold baths, and Q large artificial
lake supplied from the we'll, accom-
modates hundreds Of bathers and
boating parties. On that particular |
evening there were Q host Of men
and boys swimming and diving,
down into the water from |
the toboggan slides, and diving from
the spring board In the middle Of the |
lake. About forty ladies were splash
Ing and disporting In the water near
their side Of the lake where their
dressing rooms are located. Scores
Of carriages were driving around the
lake on the elevated drive, and q
dozen boats were In constant use. A
and ampltheatre are
rrected close to the lake, and electric
lights illuminate the grounds. Be-
Ing Q stranger, and naturally timid,
| didn't attempt to take swim that
evening, but the next one . party Of
bashful inoffensiye 'drummers'
might be seen vending their way
tovard the lake about sundovn.
After Q Reconnaissance 10 be sure
here were no females In sight, each
lrrayed himselfin absthing costume
md sought the waters edge A
Iplash and o splatter and We were
N I'm H. and striking for the spring
,oard. The experience was some
Ehst novel 10 some Of them, for I
,eard one cay he hadn't been In any
'ody Of wafer for 10 years larger
han horse-pail or . 'foot-tub.' OF
curse each could dive Q little further ,
han the other spd stay under
little longer, and In trying 10 keep
Ip with the procession I seriously J
foke one Of the iron rules % the
This particular rule I
sys no one IL allowed to carry on
more than gallon % water free. I
ot more than that, and vas On great
reputation Ell happened 10 think g
boat standing on ous leg snd Jar !
Ing the water out Of one ear. This
think reduced the amount TO the :
equired minimum. aud I said moth 9
ng about h 10 the superintendent.
Is probably noticed my agitation IN
ttsmpting 10 conceal the fnes that I :
I'd toe Dseh minerai water, but be {
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