Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-06-02
The Missouri Press Association.
SUMMER MEETING HELD AT
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS,
LARGELY ATTENDED.
In Conjunction With the Associations
OF Texas and Arkansas-Gosslpy
Letter From r. M. White, of
the Mexico Ledger.
Ed,toria, corresponaence of the Ledger

Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger.
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARK, May H.
The summer meeting of the Missouri
Press Association is In session here
together with the press of Texas and
Arkansas. We are having delightful
and well attend meeting. The officers
of the Missouri Association are:
President, Geo. W. Trigg, Conservation,
Richmond; Vice-Presidents, H. ].
Groves, Inteliigsncer, Lexington, VIM.
R. Painter, Democrat, Carrollton, W.
r. Bowles, Democrat, Greenfield;
Recording Secretary, H. F. Childers,
Free Press, Troy; Corresponding Sec
retary, r. M. White, LEDGER, Mex
leo; Treasurer, w. L. Thomas, School
and Home, st. Louis.
John Beal, of the Laddoniaa Herald,
is with us and enjoys all the meetings.
@. NJ. Baskett, of the Mexico Intelli-
gencer, has arrived. Every newspaper
in Audrain county should be repre-
sented at all Association meetings. 1t
pays in every sense of the word to rub
up against members of your profess
sion. A chair of journalism and his
torical society have been established
at the State University through the
efforts of this Association and much
good Rill result. This Is most
enjoyable place for such meetings, the
surroundings are magnificent and the
accommodations perfect.
The history Of the Eureka Springs is
tinged with romance and tradition
running back to the time when Arkan-
sas was part Of the dominions of the
king of Spain. In support of this, In
1880 in a cave near by, some tools of
antique pattern were found, supposed
to have belonged to the early Spanish
adveneurers. The Hon. J. M. Richard
son, of Carthage, Mo-, relates con-
versation had with "White Hair"
chief of the Osages, in 1s47, about
wonderful "Medicine'' spring which
he located in this vicinity, and de-
scribed as flowing into BASIN shaped
cavity in the rock, which "Black
Dogs" father secured out some 20
years before, from which they dipped
the water with their gourds, and in
which, by diverting the stream, they
sometimes ground their corn. Col.
Richardson said that when he visited
these springs in 1880 and saw the
basin which then existed, but ia now
covered by the grade in front of the
spring, every thing so completely
conceded with "White Hairs" de-
scription as to leave no doubt in his
mind of it's identity.
Col. o. d. Gray and Keith Jacks and
the rest of the young people find this
a most romantic place and seem to
be enjoying themselves. The general
aspect of the country is wild, plctur-
esque and romantic, abounding in
bits of delightful scenery which con-
front the eye in every direction and
surprise as at every turn. Views that
would delight the soul OF the poet and
artist.
There are springs here without num-
bel, and they all cure some, if not all,
of the ills flesh is heir to or can catch
at least the 'bulletins'' so claim, and
some of the members are trying to
confirm the reports by drinking water.
AS pleasure resort this locality has
been endowed by nature in a most
lavish manner. The genius of man
has but recognized the fact and devel-
oped these resources with consummate
skill and in a most thoughly practical
manner.
1t is essentially an all-the-year re-
sort, and the season is never closed.
Hence, visitors may come at any
time.
Northern people flock here during
the fall, winter and spring. Southern
people during the summer, so that 1t
has become both a desirable sum-
mer and winter resort.
To the sportsman this is veritable
paradise in the variety and character
of the sport. Deer are in abundance,
also wild turkeys, quail, squirrels and
rabbits, while ducks are to be found in
season on White river distant elk
miles) and Kings river (four miles
distant) two beautiful mountain
streams which abound in fiah-black
bass, perch, pike and other varieties.
Life at the springs may be either
prinlitive-spent In camping out,
quiet and without excitement in the
many comfortable cottages to be
found; or, it may partake of all the
elements of pleasure usually attend
ing highly fashionable resort.
Visitors and tourists are provided
with ample facilities for making fire.
quent excursions to the Narrows and
the Cedar Cliffs on White river, where
has been reserved an extensive nat
ural park.
White river at this point is as pictur-
esque stream as can anywhere be