The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-13
Klondike's Trip to Hot Springs.
To the E litor of the Dispatch:

To the E litor of the Dispatch:
81 am with you once again, my frieSS Is
No more my footsteps roam.
Where it began my journey ends
Amid the scenes of home"
o. the Oh of May we started
for the Southern Baptist Convention
which net at Hot Sprirgs, Ark.
We feel ourselves very fortunate
indeed to go go near the wild an6
Wooley West" and get back home un
scalped.
Most of the messengers from the
churches-:he Carolinias and Geor
gia-met in Atlanta and took 6
special train called 'The Baptist
Special" and left Atlanta at 4 o'clock
p m, Wednesday, May 9Th and did
not change cars all the way to Hot
Springs, arriving there Thursday,
May 10, at S o'clock p. N.
The scenery along the way was
just grand. The first object of in
terest was "Stone Mountain" in
Georgia, which must be seen in order
to appreciate it. Here is stone
enough to build a "Chinese Wall
Near Dalton, Georgia, we ran through
short tunnel in the mountain.
We did not reach Chattanooga,
Tenn, until just about dark. The
city was beautifully decorated with
brilliant electric lights which pre-
sented q magnificent appearance
to our jolly crew of passensen-
gers. Ga leaving here most Of
the passengers were well satisfied
with sight seeing and betook them
selves to the land Of dreams. Mas
tiers, [ believe, was the only man that
did not sleep and be was ccurting
the Courier.
Over this part Of the way, which
is the most historic, is passed in the
night. As the sun rose We we're near
ing Memphis, Tenn, and all eyes
looked just little drowsy. After q
short stop We were moving on again in
open view to the grand majestic old
Mississippi river.
A feeling of sadness came over the
writer We were passing over the
old stream. Here beneath it's gentle
bosom sleeps De Sofa, the first white
man that came through the wilder
ness to the "Father of Waters.
And up and down this river the Red
Man used to ply his canoe, dreaming
OF his dusky man, true aud brave.
The train was jast three minutes
crossing the long iron bridge which
spans the river. Then for two
hours We we're moving on through
swamps that must extend at least
seventy-fve miles from the river.
We are now in Arkansas and ths
wide and broad prairie lands oper
up before us, on which are feeding
numerous herds of cattle and flock
Of sheep. Little Rock was reached
in the evening of the 10th and after
short stop of As minutes we mad
our last dive for Hot Springs" Jus
as soon as our train rolled up to III
Coactaw depot We were met by
special committee who gave sail tn
information we needed at one time
Every body was bustlipg around fo
a place to spend the night. Ho
Springs is in many respects the mos
remarkable city i'll the United States
Notwithstanding the place has onl
about $4,000, there are 100 and abou
as many boarding houses and restau
;ants. The great Eastman hote
accommodates about 1900 guests
There are many other very larg
hotels. One man said, BY board
e:s We live, and without bosl
ers We can do nothing" The thin
that has made the place famous tn
world over is the hot water. Their
are here se7enty-two hot waite
springs. The water jast as it come
out Of the ground will boil an eg
done in twenty minutes. Surel.
this place must be near r-Tirer dc
Fugo. The Tater has great medic
nal Qualities and cons' gently man
people from all parts of the worl
come here to take the hot waite
baths and to drink the hot water.
UIcle Sam foresaw the worth
the waters and so he reserved q
ri hts to himself, and thanks to hin
every one can drink just as muc
hot water as he can hold and it wi