Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-11
FROM JEMEZ COUNTRY.
Our Regular Correspondent Visits
Sulphur and San Antonio SPRINGS
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS.
special Correspondence. c

known springs visited tho sulphur and
san Antonio springs and picked No che
following items3
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The sulphurs. like the rest of the
mountains, has been IN great need OF
rain. aud " a good shower had not fall
len f.iny for the first time Ia a montn.
the RESULT waa apparent.
These renowned springs. although not
a. present crowded with visitors. have
several buarlors at the hotel. and quite
Foo1 many campers on the caInpinE
grounds
AR. Blxler serves his patrons with
good n0urishinE food and any wornoutI
pcrson soon rcgains his appetite and
also frum two TO ave pounds a week IN
weight a. a rrauW OF the good food.
fresh air and helpful tatha.
These famous waters have always
wrought marvellous cures. especially to
those suffering with r''cumatism. Per
sons thus afflicted. VINO have had to b.
carried TO the bath house on a stretch
err. are known 60 have been able 20
walk unaidod. after taking flum eight
% twelve baths-so great and complete
was their relief. one man who was al
most paralyzed with rheumatism and
utterly helpless, is rsid 10 have straight
ened his arm after taking the first bath
ana regaincd the use o. his limbs after
the second or third bath.
carl Becker, the young son of oup-
tavc Becker. a resident Of Belen, N A.,
has been bathing here Cor the past three
weeks and has already obtained relief
from the rheumatism with which he
has suffered ~ much.
That the stage would uske Us last
trip betw cen Bland and Suiphurs Aug
ist /. b. an error. for the stage Will
continue % carry visitors TO that resort
until oct I. The stage left Tor Bland
hast Thursday. hut met with an acoi-
dent shortly after leaving the sulphura.
NJ. =. Otero, owner % the sulphur
springs. aiao LEFT for Bland the same
morning and he. no doubt. gave some
aid to the damaged stage.
Alex i9isle, NJ. scott ana Mr. Maloney,
ali good peopie OF Gallup. are reg
latered at Bixler's hotel. and are bath.
Ing almOs, daily. with the best VI re-
sulta.
The stone hotel stage from the Jemez
Springs carried aymo visitors To this
place last week. The drive between the
suiphuia and Jemez springs ~ a de-
lightful one and the three-h0urs' ride
seems anything but long
The rushing mountain streams, the
ro,srlnG falls. the gigantic trees The
atupendous cliffs, the verinnt hillside,
and cool springs seen during this ride
rest the weary eye and the cool invigor'
ating air gives one such an appetite
that nothing but one of those excellent
| meat Blocks hotel can satisfy.
Proprietor Bixler expects an unusual
| ly large crowd of visitors during Aug
uqt and September.
James Blxler made business anc
pleasure trip combined 10 Bland, ans
returned Thursday VI last week.
SAN ANTONIO SPRINGS.
These sprlnEu are situated In one o
the prettiest ard most fertile valley
Ia che mountains through which run
the san Antonio oreeka branch OF IN
Jemez river This creek rs FED by ciea
cold springs. which come In az interval
many miles north Of Murray's place
Mr. Murwy's springs promise 70 De
come the most popular resort m th
} mountains, especially for cainpers. a
there is an abundant supply Of pur
. water for drinking, and these water
also afford the best 0f fishing.
There IL also no want OF pasture 10
campers horses or burroa.
Nature haa provided excellent camp
/, ing grounds. near the bath house, an
/, Mr. Murray has erected several cabin
! to rent al reasonable prices. Fresh mil
J can be- obtained from Mr.. Murray. ais
( groceries from his store.
! one thing greatly needed here H.
: boarding house, as some persons canns
a come prepared 20 camp out and COO
z Tor themselves.
a Mr. Murray expects 10 add some moi
. improvements next year. He viii bull
4 more cabins nor rent. have a hotel.
= possible build a larger store buildim
n and increase his stock OF goods. Wis
4 tors come IN a. fast as they 50 0ut a.
3 there Ia always lively camp there.
n Dick Moore is kept busy al the batl
q houae attending 10 the wants ~ d
Il hathera. Dick has taken a ranch a.
al Joining Murrays Rnch on the nor
IA side and has erected thereon fences Al
,7 cabin, ana has a crop ~ potato
,e planted Re nled on his ranch son
h time agO.
Tsl Alr Murray has spent much time al
n money building good wagon roads
lol his place frun the Cueva. and has g
Al tended the road by the help % othe
/ A. a.
Al having an this road declared pun
road hy the county commissioners, 8
hs4 taken the necessary steps 20 ha
ID made 80 by having the rad mapp
-. out By a surveyor and by having a !
uiion drawn up and signed by citiEe
OF this vicinity who are Interested
this Improvement
Mr.. Murray hHn planned and ouill
=. well-arranged sheep dap which ~ q
I, nlshed with water from the mine
spring al bis bath house and he q
hundreds Of sheep ever summer.
this water ls found a cure for soab a
: ether diseases of sheep. The mine
srrlnF al the bath house q a curiOai
!, FOR q comes bubbilng out from unds
~ large r0ck on the hillside. whore
-, would least expect 90 iind a spring
u strong flowing spring of warm '
~ er--abcut no degrees Fahfenheit-a
- many have found relief from their
- menta By bathing IN this water
Mr.. Murray IL accommodating d
does an IN his power Tor his pstFu
- even n he "a q bachelor We wish :
~ good luck In his enterprises.
JEMEz HOT BPRfN0s.
an A good shower last night reffesl
nk everything. and We hope has put an
he 70 the drought and 10 the oeginning
~ The rainy season.
Visitors have been coming ana sol
W. btli there has not been a great many
% any one time.
I'd j. b. Block'a stage went 90 the z
led phurs aaturday Win Misses DAVIS
H1Waar oud Maxwell a. paeaengi
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