Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-10-04

pany, aChlcag0 syndicate, VINO among |
other things, intend erecting a large
5anitarium, and who have already
expended over S60, 900 in Improvement
Of the grounds alone, through which |
rod for about a mile owe an ex-
graded road cut out Of the
side, crossing two deep ra-
vines, over handsome arched stone
bridges to an artificial lake covering
about ten acres fed by the waters of a
number of crystal springs. Here we
for about half an hour and
amused ourselves in boating upon the
lake.
An electric light and street railway
line is in course of construction, which
when completed, will traverse the
town, passing by the Crescent Hotel
and the PRINCIPAL springs out through
the Sanitarium grounds to the lake
where a casino and bath house are to
be erected and a beautiful park laid
out. RemountIng our horses at the
lake we turned our faces Crescent
ward, returning via East Mountain,
where We halted for a few minutes to
enjoy the magnificent prospect. Here
q bird's-eye view, as it were, OF the
city is obtained. From East Mountain
we rode around to the Saucer spring
reservoir, a body of pure spring water
held by a dam of masonry fourteen
feet high, which is to supply, by its
gravity, the lower part of the
city. At the Basin spring, situated in
the center Of the city, we stopped to
quaff its crystal waters. Near this
spring upon a commanding plateau is
situated the Southern hotel, a hand
some frame building of about sixty
rooms. Leaving the Basin spring we
followed Spring street northward
through the best part of the city. This
street is located about half way up the
mountain side and gets its name from
the following springs that flow from
its west side, all of which we passed:
Basin, Sweet, Harding, Crescent,
Grotto, and at its extremity theDairy.
In u "winding way" for the street
follows the contour of the mountain
side, we passed the Mansion, Pied
mont and the C~hautauqua houses, the
latter a popular little hotel of about
forty rooms.
AT the end of Spring street we came
to the Assembly grounds where is To-
Gated the Summer Normal Auditorium
a large ampitheatre 100 feet in diane
ter with a seating capacity of 800 and
a large stage supplied with a complete
set of handsome scenery. Upon the
drop curtain is a reproduction on q
large scale of the picture called ''The
Arkansaw Traveller" Here the sum-
mer amusements are held consisting of
lectures, concerts, summer operas, dra-
matte entertainments, Evolutionary
contests, etc.
Leaving the Assembly grounds we
scampered up the mountain to the
Crescent Hotel, nea by, all as hungry
as wolves and ready to do full justice
to the excellent dinner awaiting is.
After dinner, at 8 o'clock, the mem
bers Of the Association met and passed
appropriate resolutions, followed by
short and felicitous speeches by Pres.
ident Knott and Walter Williams on
the part of the Association, and Mayor
Freeman and Gen. Powell Clayton on
the part of the citizens. Soon after the
meeting adjourned, the clock in the
hotel office struck four, admonishing
US that the time had come to say good
by to Eureka Springs and the many
pleasant acqCaintances made there.
If we had time to describe Eureka
Springs it would be an impossible
task. This unique town, with its
houses Nesting in the valleys, perched
| upon the mountain sides and rambling
over the hill tops, must be e to be
understood. Certainly, there is moth
ing like it in the United States. AS 8
health resort, it possesses a wonderful
| combination of health giving elements
/. It's waters which gush forth from
high up the mountain sides, and moi
from the valleys, as is usual, where
seepage from higher lands may con-
taminate. 2. Its elevation. 1000 fee
above the sea. 8. Its mild and equa'
| BILE climate. 4. Its clear and bracine
| atmosphere. 3. The peculiar confor.
nation of the ground which causes al
moisture that is precipitated to flow
| rapidly away. 6. The health-givins
aroma from the pine forest which sur
round it for many miles upon all sides
In our opinion, the many and wonder
| fui cures that have been effected here
are perhaps not attributable to any
one of these causes, but to a happy
combination of all.
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