Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

A CHRONICLE reporter visited Sylvan
lake on Saturday. Leaving Custer at ]
o'clock with c. T.. Crary, In one of his
comfortable rigs, We reached our destin,
alton in time to join the dinner party
at the Crary Cottage at IL o'clock, and
after partaking of an excellent repast
made all the more enjoyable by the re-
freshing ride, we proceeded to the new
and elegant structure. now rapidly ap
preaching completion. known as the
sylvan Lake Hotel, which, although bal
| few steps distant was totally shut Out
from view by the towering cliffs which
in.ervened. Emerging from a rock
hound corridor, between the bases Of a
brace of lofty peaks, and known rs the
"GIants Pass" we were confronted by
the lake resting in peaceful repose, its
sun-kisscd surface rejecting medley oi
scenic attractions which formed pie
ture Of rarest panoramic beauty, while
upon our right, encompassed by stately
cliffs, in whose craggy and fantastic out
lines the mind of the observer may
readily fashion innumerable pictures OF
historic interest, standing out in bold
relief, the hotel is charmingly located.
A busy scene greeted US upon entering
its inviting portals. where plasterers,
painters, and plumbers were alike busily
employed under the able supervision of
Mr.. Theodore Reder, prominent mem,
Der of the Lake Company, who, as
''mein host" Of the hotel, will preside
over It's future destinies.
We were accorded a pleasing welcome
by Mr.. r., and to him his estimab.e
wife and daughter We are indebted for
courtesies extended in showing us
through the various departments Of the
spacious building, and for their prompt
and satisfactory responses TO the cate
chismal ordeal TO which they were sub
mitted, the substance Of which is briefly
appended.
The building is large and commodious
| having in the aggregate, sixty rooms.
The style and architecture observed in
, it's construction is especially attractive,
modern und unique. II has tour floors
exclusive OF the basement, with elegant
aide veraudahs, which add materially
20 IFS appearance, and will contribute
largely to tho general comfort and
pleasure of its patrons. The various
suites Of rooms upon the first and second
floors, especially designed fer faniili-.
are elegantly and elaborately furnished
with the choicest beds, the most luxuri
Gus couches, the finest spring cushioned
easy chairs, magnificent dressing case:
Of modern design, with double mirrors
and every possible facility for the enjoy
ment Of their occupants. Single rooms
are also finely furnished and fairly com
plete in every appointment.
Bath rooms, supplied with hot and
cold water, and every appliance neces.
sary TO the enjoyment Of luxurious
bath are found upon every floor.
The dining room, which is marvel in
the elegance of its appointments, has a
seating capacity Of one hundred. and il
is unnecessary to add that its tables will
be supplied with the choicest edibles
obtainable in the metropolitan markets
Of the country. The hotel is supplied
with the purest of me untain water from,
mammoth spring near the apex of one
of the outlying cliffs. from which it is
conveyed in pipes snnk in the earth be.
yond the reach of frost, thus furnishing
an ample supply ofpure soft water at all
times for all required purposes.
The Office is large and admirably ar,
ranged for its intended purpose, every
feature looking to it's appearance and
convenience having been carefully OBJ
served. A billiard room, elaborately
equipped. adjoining the office, will af
ford means of agreeable pastime fol
guests, and first class barber shop, an
indispensable adjunct to hotel of this
class, will be duly appreciated by the
male patrons of this, to be, highly popu
lar hostelry.
A cold storage room. secured by blast
ing out the solid rock from the basement
Of the building, which is wholly imper
vious to solar rays, is in itself verita
BILE refrigerator. and serves as safe ant
desirable repository for various article'
of perishable character.
The hotel is also provided with ,
laundry, complete in every necessary re
quirement, and perfect system Of sew
erage. an acquisition the value of which
can scarcely be over estimated.
The view presented from the hote
verandahs. embracing, as it does, th'
massive rock-capped peaks which tower
aloft amid the floating clouds; til,
majestic mountains whose rugged side
are decked with the sylvan fringe of th'
waving pines. and the charming LAKE
rejecting the wondrous grandeur Of il
sublime surroundings upon its clear ant
placid surface--a peerless gem in th'
matchless medley of its romantic envi
ronments-may be justly classed Will
the grandest scenic pictures ever pre-
sented by nature in any land or cline
for the admiration of man; ah adequate
description Of which is beyond tn,
power Of words to describe and which
must be seen and studied to be fully ap
preciated.
II is expected that the hotel will b
fully completed. and open for the recep
tion of guests about the Goth inst,
large force of mechanics being no,
actively engaged with that end il
view.
Six elegant boats. one Of which viii
be provided with sails, have been OF
dered from Chicago and are expected :
arrive in few days.
A telephone line connecting the hote
with the Hills circuit, will be built frou