San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-06

they cannot be surpassed, as the
water boils up out of the ground,
hence for cooking and drinking pur-
poses they are pure.
HOW TO GET TO THE SPRINGS.
Persons afflicted with any of the
above diseases should first 90 to San
Antonio While there take q bath in
the San Pedro springs; after that go
to the Internatioal depot and purchase
ticket Tor the Gate City, Laredo.
and when they reach that city 60 to
the Mexican National depot, where
the officers of that road will furnish
them tickets and put them aboard one
of their safety express trains and in
six hours they will land them at Mon
terey and turn them over to Major
Jules A, Rsndle, who will put them
through q course of baths, and If they
are not hardshells they will be re-
stored to health within q month,
when he will send them home to tn cir
mothers with the injunction "Sin no
more.n
The Major is q democrat, and never
voted anything but the straight dem
ocratic ticket; but there Are somo
doubts about him doing so this year
His father.in.law, Colonel A. H.
Miles, one of the founders of
Denver, Colorado, is. q stslwart re-
publican, and he might persuade him
clear the year round. During the
summer months there is a gentle
breeze which comes up through the
mountain canons from the gull, while
during the winter months the springs
are protected from the northers by
the Topo Chico mountains. There
are no marshes nor stagnant waters
within hundred miles to breed. dis
ease; hence there is no malaria with
In reach of them.
SCENERY.
The scenery In front of the springs
are the most picturesque Oh the con-
tinent. To the northwest and west
are the Garcia fountains and Sierra
Ia Mira; in the front of them are the
Sierra Ohispado. and Sierra Madre
sierried peaks seems to pierce the
vaulted SKY. while writing this,
there is q black cloud passing across
it, midway down, which threw out
flashes of Tightening whose thunder
ing tones notified the inhabitants be-
low, thus far they may come and no
farther while to the sou theast Is
Sierra Ia Sillo; and off to the east, as
far as the eye can reach are the
plains of Monterey, dotted in places
with towns and ranches; field of
growing grain, tropical fruits and
orange groves; while four miles away
is the picturesque city of Monterey,
with her smoke stack and church
steeples like the light house on the
beach, they are seen for miles away.
Thus 1t will be seen that there are
no springs In the known world that
are so tavorabIy situated rs are the
Topo Chico Hot Spring Of Nuevo
Leon, Mexico.
IMPROVEMENTS.
But little can be said about the i'm
provements at the Hot springs. The
only ones that are worthy of mention
are those that have been made by
Major Rsndle and Captain John Hea-
ly.
In 1887 Captain. Hesly erected the
Topo Chico hotel This is q two.story
building with galleries, The rooms
were so arranged so as to meet the de-
mands of the tourists and sick. The
rooms are separate, all have the
benefit of the sun and command q
view of the mountains.
The table is supplied with the best
that can be had in the Monterey
market. The guests are served three
times day with fresh butter, sweet
milk, and fresh butter milk from an
American dairy. They also keep the
water from the springs In the rooms
for drinking and washing.
DR.. g. F. Brooks pays the springs q
visit every morning. The doctor spent
several years at the hot springs at
Arkansas but he informed us that the
Topo Chico hot springs are superior to
them.
II good bothing, good living and
good treatment do not restore the
patrons OF the springs to good health
then there Is no hope for them outside
the Garden of Eden.
POPULATION.
The population OF the town proper
is about 500. There are two public
schools, one for girls and one for boys.
There is one hotel, one restaurant,
one drug store, four stores, apeloncillo
factory and one saloon. There are no
church in the little town.
PERSONALS.
The following tourists are taking
baths at the springs: Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Nstili, of the Southern
Pacific railway, and Mr.. M. ID. Dime
~, of New Orleans. arrived on Presi-
dent hutchins' private car. Mr..
Natili is visiting Monterey for bis
health and only intended to spend
two or three days, but mis- health has
improved so much in that time, he
concluded to spend a week or more.
Mainr C. Hnsa lnrmarlY a lieutan.