Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-12
Beautifal Portrayal Of the Blacl,
Hills Region.
SIMILAR TO THE cATsklLLs,
4 Charming Climate Rich in IMMORAL
wealth. scenery That I. ,nspir-
i ing to Poet and Painter.

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Hills by Frederick +. CsMk, that it il
am"ng the most interesting we have
read. It is q beautiful word painting
Of this whole region. aud W. only le.
gre, that our limited spac. preve is re-
Publishing tile article in full. The fol-
lowing is but small p.rlion:
.'ihe Black Hills are III many re poets
suigenprls. Yet they are not wl."lly
without features to suggest comparison
with other mountain formations. In
tone they l,rin. to mind the heavily
wooded parts "f t.e A'l.ghamies
Again, among the f"ot hills are found
strung resemblamcrs to tile Catshills.
Bald mountain might be set down in
tll,. heart Of tile White mountains ALL,
find ITSELF thoroughly at home am"ng
the smoo,l, pated statesmen Of that III.
teresting group. Finaily, the red sand
stone formations along Elk CreeH cam-
yon and the heights abUut Hui Springs
are Suggestions of scrmes III southern
Colorado and those stat.ly cathedral
heishts that guard the entrance to the
Garden Of the Gods near AiamltO,,.
Allusion to thu Crystal cave brings to
mind another cave near l!Ot Springs,
South DakOta's ftnNus health resort.
namely. " ind cave, which has been ex-
plO ed up 4" date to an aggregate of
2,llO chambers amt YER siAty mics Of
Passages. and the end is not yet. There
is a feeling in this part of tile c""nry
that the Hot Springs of the Black Hills
will one day outramk in lOpul ,rily the
Hot Springs of Arkams;s, even as it is
claimed they surpass them by man. de-
grees in medicinal or curative prop
critics.
INDIAN SUMMER UNTIL CHRISTMAS.
Aside from this. the Hot springs Of
South Dakota have an advantage #
climate. which is dry aud bracimg. The
winters in this region are exceedingly
mild. 1t is Indian summer till Christ
mas aud b-yond, and the snow fall is
always light. Hot springs is in tile
southeastern foUt Hills. Its lrcati"n is
picturesque. 1t lies ut the junction OF
two valleys. The hills that form its
immediate surroundings rise To Il height
Of 100 to 2OD feet. ;t"d these are crested
with handsome residences. a few
miles away higher ranges are setll
Among them Battle mountain. sou feet
above the valley. llO. Springs was al
part to its sheltered location. tut chief
ly because of its waters. Again Ait
ag lin the Sioux and the Crow Tough,
over this ground for pO>session, the las,
contest occurring only Il few years be
fore the whites came. This light took
place Oh Battle mountain. Hence tht
name. The hot springs here are al
every variety. and some of them o
prOdigious volume. SO that tllei. ag
gregate waters suffice to run Il mill ant
an electric light plant. Before enter
ing upon its utilitarian course th'
waters of the largest of these springs il
diverted into huge plunge hatll. i0'
by 3OO feet in extent. Ills water is o
adelightful temperature, as clear a
crystal, and the diseases it will not cur,
well, they simply belong in the cate
CORY of the unknown. That thes
waters are highly imvig"rating the cor
respondent of the Herald can attest
and the tinele bath gives to the skin
is very delightful. Beyond this drpo
nent can only say that it only half til,
stories one hears of cures effected ar
true the future of Hot Springs is secure
Health resorts must have their "wOn
!, .ders' and Ilo, Springs has certainly
plethora. The great Wind cave has al
ready been mentioned. This is but
mornings drive away.
WONDERS OF THE BAD LANDS.
In thu opp. site direction. about al
equal distance, are the famous ba'
lands of South Dakota. full Ot NOR
unique "slt cimens" of every sort AN
description than any spot in the wort
Not to mention the skeletons nf dea
and gone monsters, what one can pie
up here. literally by the b,sketfu'. an
topaz. parytes. acqna marine, nail llea'
calcitp and dog tooth crystals; also rus
quartz and smoky topaz. hrsl'!es petit
fled moss and reeds. fossil fish. corit
lians. onyx. emerald aud moss agate.
l,.trilied cedar wOOd-called tiger eye
gold stone, etc.
The route to tile bad l,nds from lIo
Springs H. through II very pic,nresqn
valley. Two fills are met by the way
the falls of. Alinn.kal,ta. will, a siXt
feet dash. and Sidpy's falls. with a ~
feet leap. Much of the way is tl,roug
canon. and on its sandstone sides e,
prrts have Disseminated l57 shades G
color. Thus days outing is fairl
crowded with wonders. iierptOfui
Hot Springs has felt the need of !irs
class hotel accommodations. but I'll,
want is now amply met.
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