Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-08
An all Year Resort

Hot Springs, South Dakota, Has No Equal
In HmeriCa for Curative Waters
and Climate In all Seasons.
,sThe pale health seeker iindeth there
The wine of life in its pleasant air.
The climate of Hot Springs differs
as widely in what is generally accepted
as South Dakota climate as does that
San Jose from the mountain ranges
above it. Hot Springs is situated on
the southern border of the Black Hills
in the sheltered angle made by the
plains to the south and the hills to the
north. A range of hills completely
surrounds the immediate vicinity of
the town situated as it is in the valley
of Fall River. On the north the hills
rise higher and higher, beginning at
= Hot Springs which has an elevation of
of 3.4OO feet and reaching outward and
upward till the extreme altitude is
reached on Harney at 6, 500 feet. Thus
Hot Springs is sheltered from the
winds and storms and basks in almost
perpetual sunshine, the atmospheric
currents passing over it.
During the summer months an even
temperature prevails, with cool nights
and no dew, the air being dry. This
lack of humidity is great boon dur
ing the warmer months.
There is very little snow fall in win
ter and that disappears very rapidly.
A recent record shows 322 sunny days
in the year. What haven for the
health seeker! It should be better un-
derstood that the natural advantages
here cover the entire year and are not
confined to the warmer months. It is
q resort for either tourist or invalid
the year round. The colder months
being just. as desirable in comparison
with other locations as are the warmer.
We have neither extreme of heat or
cold.
The advantages are unsurpassed
anywhere. The best hotels to be found
in the state. Superior in every way.
Bath houses that combine luxury and
health in their appointments, beauti-
full in their surroundings, natural seen
10 views that delight all comers and
many attractions to interest and enter
tain the ssstranger within the gates"
Among the handsome public build
ines we have the State Soldiers Home,
the Black Hills college, court house
and city hall; churches of every de-
nomination and splendid public
school building. The fine stone from
which these many beautiful buildings
are constructed comes from quarries
adjoining the city.
We must not omit to mention
the great plunge bath that annually
draws crowds of people to the
town. 1t is the most attractive and de-
lightful of the many charming and in
viting pleasures of the Springs.
The city has also water works, elec-
trio lights and all the modern appoint
ments and comforts obtainable in
much larger places.
The drives about the surrounding
hills, where every breath of pure noun
tain air, winter FOR summer, perfnmed
with the odor of the pines, is con
scious inhalation of new life and
strength the trip to Battle Mountain
where one catches glimpse of Pine
Ridge sixty miles distant, drive te
Cascade, sThe Beautiful" where the
pure, cold water and surroundings re
pay one we'll for the excursion; ane
the trip to Wind Cave which attracts
attracts larger crowds of people ever.
year, and every year is explored far
ther and deeper in its subterraneal
.depths. All these form wonderful an,
delightful attractions.