Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-09
Correspondence.
Scenes at Eureka Springs.
June 20, 1896.

IS not hard work To discover a spring
here; they are everywher Wherever
you see a ledge that is prominent on
the hillside, there you may be reasonably
assured Of a spring. II It were not for
the promise we have TINT there will never
again come flood upon the earth,
think I should be inclined To expect one,
and that in coming it would burst forth
from these mountains
Let US stop at one Of the springs. We
turn IN from the street or lane to spring
to get a drink ofthe sparkling liquid, and
behold We are not alone. Men, women
and children are there before Is. Some
have been drinking and are sitting down
on rocks and wooden benches now wait
Ing for their drinks to settle, so they
can fiji UP again; and this drinking and
drink settling operation Viii be re-
pcted several times.
There is sometimes Il man with his ''ijt-
tie brown Jug, who l. used To the thing.
He has filled his jug, and there he sits on
hench and every minute or two, he
takes 4 swig from ht4 I5ttle friend. He
cannot part with this boon companion
but he must not drink frem il. the doctor
-nv,. any more whi,kev. gin or beer: and
So he comforts himself Ms hest ha can with
oH-repaated quaf- Of pure Adsm--alo. He
" n 1T here perhaps for an hour. drink
his JIG empty, fiji and drink It empty
AGAIN. then he " in f}liitana fakei. home.
with him.
There : one s9rin.. they pfug uoa, they
do q barrel every time thev afas from II.
The -eripg : at the mouth raised with
masonry, and TIN, pie.a. a I5fFa j-,=.t,a ma
-unry fer the outlet. ~ Il n5=-f7#, prob.
aiIy. was nut little h=.-ha- tAa, tbe
-prit,g,- natural flow, and as .-,8,. -,a-
son Why he who draws from il INNS, no,
forget II nut in the .rf.-5t satAet. tb.
Iittle reservoir within In. r.5a4.tr,-,. max.
be kept sufficiently filled
Nov must take Won and yasr readers
TO the most famous and most central Of
he springs-the BASIN spriuy. Here we
find the greatest variety Of amusement
Here We are right in the heart Of tDe city;
il j. the great fneetiug-H1see. Ifthere j.
~9#4et4sas special gong on in thu city.
II y5g want To see IL star, on va,,#,3a.,. go ,
to the Basin. Here all t5e omen air
s4e,c4e, are made: here sn.,,.a mr..
more He, told than mos, anv,,h.rr .t-,
/. i, the place for BIZ STORYTELLING. pso-
pie from everywhere are here il wouId
sem. people who are related Ia great men
and great women like Seward and Har-
ri,t Beecher stowe; Others who s-e
ashamed To tell To whom hey mr. related
Here are the blind, the dumb and the
matt, and also the salvation ARMY 81,
times, aud of.times.
Here are men from the East. men from
the West, men from the North and men
from the south. There j. one thing in
hich think southern people are IN adj
vance OF the northern They are, so far
as my experience goes. more socia hlesnd
more polite. never meet a sautherner
here. no matter what his station i vcho
d Jes not bow and say, good morning
or good evening" a. thu case may rl
quire. But If meet a Norfberner he viii
mass me 81. stjfs. f. n,l,.-
southern r.p,,la ar. n.t4d ~ ,l..fr
true hospitality. We see that to be-, true
with them here in Eur,.ka Snrin,- Ar,
the Basin we meet them IN contrast ,,,th
our northern brother
Basin spring Is the centre -, Fnrol,a
Springs business and sociel life The
ground or enclosure OF this spring. when
has been filed and graded * in tho form,
of half circle. There !. seating all
around the half circl. and along the
street which forms the are cra.s-line
You 90 To the snripg several ,i,,cs q
day, for your special business j. TO drink.
You came here for tbqt very nu,ro.,.
Everyone carries A cum. Most If mems
cups fold up. are mt in case and are
easily carried in a rocket ladies' have