Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-25
Marion County Hot Springs
as a Summer Resort.
BINGERS BICYCLE BOULEVARDS
A Scheme to Shut Out Settlers anC
Create SaIaried officials.

Railroad would lay its tracks ten
miles farther east, as far as it is
graded, there wo1ld be number OF
more sawmills go up and there are
timber claims enough owned by set
tiers to keep them humming for years
to come.
When this cruel war is over and
the June campaign is fought and
} ended, we will all want to go some
where and recuperate, both victor and
vanqulshed. Some will haye to wan
der up the dubious shades Of Salt
Creek and drink the bitter waters of
disappointment, but think / shall
sip some Of the limpid nectar of the
Breitenbush.
The Marion county hot springs are
In the government timber land re-
serve about ten miles northeast Of
Detroit, on the banks of the Breiten-
bush river. So close TO the ice cold
stream do the boiling mineral waters
bubble forth that you can catch
trout in the Bretenbush and without
changing position, drop them into
the hot springs aud cook them at TEN.
peratures varying from 2l2 to 22O de.
grees.
Joe Peasley tells me, aud | don't be-
lieve he would lie about a little fish
story like that. Besides the springs
will cure the most high toned rheu-
matism.
THE TRAIL CUT THROUGH
to the springs leaves Detroit in two
directions, One trail goes by the
Thomas places above Detroit, and
across the divide between the main
Santlam and the Breitenbush, about
sixteen miles distant. Last fall
force OF men under Con, Sui
livan, road master of the o. G. & e.
railroad, cut a new trail through the
timber across the fiat land from De-
troit and got practically level road
to the springs. This is the ten mile
road. 1t crosses the BTeiteubush
twice on gravel fords, aud bridges are
constructed 10 make it very pleasant
trip afoot or horseback. The trail
will soon be opened for summer travel
and several parties are preparing to
put in pack trains to the springs.
A SUMMER RESORT,
The Breitenbush is a splendid trout
stream, fed by the everlasting SHOWS
OF Mt. Jefferson, and affords great
sport. The trout stories are not as
big as those you catch men telling
about Lake PAMELA. But the crop
promises TO be abundant and there are
certain facts connected with trout at
one end, and statements Of men like
like Frank Wrightman, Geo. Bur
nett and Geo. G.. Bingham, men who
won't lie, at the other, that warrant
bringing trout rod along. At
present they bite nothing but salmon
/ eggs and fish worms but fine fish are
taken every DAY. There are several
cabins at the springs and fine camp
grounds, and after the trail is cleared
up and the weather settles, campers
will begin to go in. The mountain air
Is delightful change 10 tlabby lungs.
A finer bloom mantles my cheeks even
after twenty.four hours stay. Here
are whole communities Lying with
out doctor year in and year out.
Any appetite at all soon gets keyed up
into what Prof Heritage would call
"high g." and you 60 ripping into
piles of grub like a 42 inch rotary into
a cedar log.
We are all waiting for Con sullivan,
the genial roadmaster, to send out
the ofiiclal notice that the trail TO
the Marion county hot springs is
open and you will see an army of
able. bodied invallds pouring IN there
such as will surprise the natives.
A MOUNTAIN TKP
has great charms for the jaded dweller
In the valley cities. The bracing
mountain air cool and deliciously
Intoxicating, with gllmpses of snow
banks here ana there on the top OF
ridge, the roaring OF the tumbliug
rivers, the wind In the canyon wailing
at welred music as II whistles up and
down through the spires of the forest,
the horseback rides on the pack
train animals, the camping beneath
the forest giants, all these are In
ylgoratlng impressions upon the
senses OF the dullest person. Nothing |
is so enjoyable or exciting as a trip !
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