The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-07-10
A new RESORT.
Cascade Springs, the hume Of a prom
isiag and growing town in tl.e
Black Hills.

On Monday, the Cascade Medicinal
Spring company, planned to give a
free excursion to all those who wished
to visit Cascade Springs, with visw
to purchasing |; is or for pleasure, and
furnished ample accommodations at
their expense. despite the threaten
ing weather, a large number accepted
the opportunity, and gratefully ac-
knowledge and appreciate the kind
favor extended. The day, notw,th-
standing the rain, was pleasantly spent.
The Bower Family Band accompanied
the excursion. and enlivened the d~y
with music. The sightseers were
courteously treated, every attention
being given by the agents of the com.
pany in showing points of interests.
1t is without question q beautiful town
site and will ever be full Of interest to
those seeking healthful and pleasure
resort. A number Of fine business and
resident lots were sold on that day.
Space will not permit the writer to
give q detailed account Of this propos-
ed town, but We will simply give a
few general ideas and facts relating
to it.
You have heard it said that clowns
in the west spring up in the night
like mushrooms Well, this town
didn't do that in one night, but it
sprung INTO existence in the past few
mcn.hs, and it will keep springing
until there are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
business houses, beautiful residences,
and attractive pleasure resorts. Ii
was rightly called Cascade Springs =
because the water, abundant and pure,
rushcs with great velocity down its
course, with here and there small but
beautiful descent in its bed, foaming
and boiling as IL if agitated to the
utmost degree. This town possesses
six springs, all Of which have medici-
nal properties, making q health as
vel! as pleasure resort.
In the first place, ninety acres of
the most level and slightly portion of
the land about Cascade Springs was
purchased last fall by Chicago capital
lists, and the same has been plated.
The Main street will run east and west,
OH either side of which will be located
the business blocks. This street is to
be macademized and on either side
will flow q stream of water from q
spring in the west portion of the town.
Already the town is ali hustle and
full of life, and many men are en-
ployed in the construction of a fine
building that will grace that little
village. The sanitarium Is now in
course of erection, and will be COM
pleted and ready to be utilized by
September 20, 1891. 1t is to have a
frontage Of fifty two feet, forty feet
in width through its central PORTION,
and sixty-two feet in the rear. Its
length will be 119 feet, and it is to be
two stores high. The lower floor will
contain two attractive parlors, one for
the ladies and one for the gentlemen;
also large number Of bath rooms
with all the modern improvements
and appliances for giving Turkish
baths-such as hot air, steam and
cooling rooms, etc.-all cf which the
public will be allowed to enjoy. The
second floor will be for the use of
invalids, and the accommodations will
be such that no especial effort on the
part of such people will be required to
obtain the things necessary for their
comfort and convenience. Baths can
also be taken in the rooms, as the
necessary appliances are there. II
will cost in the neighborhood Of $685.
600 when completed, and will bo an
ornament to the town. No pains nor
money will be spared to make it the
most complete building of it. kind
Besides this, another sanitarium O,
hospital will be erected soon, devoted
to the exclusive treatment of patients
1t will cost about sl0,O00.
The eastern portion of the town in
the vicinity of The springs will not be
disposed Of as residence lots. The com.
pany's plunge bath and two hundred
and fifty roomed hotel, however, will
be located here, and both are expected
to be opened to the public about June
l, 1892. A temporary plunge bath
has been erected for the free use of its
visitors, where anyone may enjoy 6
delightful plunge.
The town already has two hotels
"The Cascade and "Fargo and a
number of stores are nearly completed
A club house with bowling alley com
bined is rapidly being pushed toward
complction.
Allow brief mention of the springs
The big geyser, carlsbad, health ant
sulphur springs are the most famous
of any in tho Black Hills. The biz
geyser has an immense flow, and gush
cs out of the ground in stream two
and one half iuches in width and rise.
to the heighth of three feet. 1t is ths
Intention Of the company to make
Improvements about this spring anc
to so arrange it that the heighth tt
which the water rises will be increased
considerably. The waters in thes,
springs show an unvarying tempera
ture of 80 degrees.
Just below the town to the soutl
stands mill. which the company. pro
poses to utilize as an electric ligh
plant. Near this is natural lake bee
one-quarter mile long and sixty feet
wide near the point located for tht
building of dam. With the proposed
dam, beautiful lake can be formed
adding to the beauty of the surround
ing country.
The quarries are very extensive, be
ing of a fine quality of sandstone
Gypsum is also found in large quanti
tlLs and sand s11italle For 1rlass ,aaL;ne