Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Some Health and Pleasure Resorts,
Hunting and Fishing Places.

Hunting and Fishing Places.
Few lines of railway in the United
States have SO many places of resort
for health and pleasure seekers and
for sportsmen, as has the Kansas City
Southern railway. the great CONNER.
cial thoroughfare between Kansas
City, Mo-, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Among the health and pleasure re-
sorts noted for their attractive
scenery or their medicinal waters.
are the following: Neosho, Mo-, a
park like little city of 5000 people,
with magnesia waters valuable in the
cure Of rheumatism, kidney troubles,
skin and blood diseases.
Noel, Mo-, is very attractive
little village in Mcdonald county, sit
uated in a nook in the Ozark noun.
tains on the Elk or Cowskin river,
one OF the best fishing streams in
Missouri. The surrounding scenery
is magnificent.
Sloan Springs, Ark, is fam
Gus health and pleasure resort,
having numerous springs of excellent
water, far-famed for the cure of rheu.
matism. stomach diseases, catarrh,
liver complaint, paralysis. nervous
prostration, neuralgia, ETC., etc.
Sulphur Springs, Ark, is in Benton
county and is we'll arranged for the
comfort of visitors, having hotel &C.
commodations and cottage rooms for
about 100 people, the rates varying
from $3.5Oto $500 per week. The
springs are specifies in the cure of
catarrh of the stomach, malaria. govt,
rheumatism, tuberculosis, and kidney
trouble.
Mena, Ark. has an altitude of 1900
feet above sea level and has 5000 in,
habitants. 1t has magnificent moun.
tain scenery and most admirable
summer climate. The Bethesda
springs, three miles from town, are
noted for their cures of scrofula and
blood diseases. i,
Baker Springs, Ark, is twelve miles
east of Wickcs station, Ark. Their
altitude is about 1900 feet in the most
picturesque part of the Ozark noun
tains. The springs are sulphur and
have great curative powers in stomach
trouble.
The Boggs Springs are at Ascetis P.
o. in Polk County, Ark, and are
reached by way of Hatton Station.
The scenery is that common to the
Ozark mountains. The four or five
springs are noted for their cure Of
dropsy, Bright's disease, diabetes
torpid liver, kidney trouble and dis
eases peculiar to women.
The winter resorts are principally
on the Gulf coast, though Mena, Ark$
and Fl. Smith, Texarkana and Shreve.
port, La, also offer many attractions
in the way Of a pleasant winter eli
mate. Beaumont, Port Arthur Orange
and Lake Charles, all on lakes or
navigable rivers, are ideal resorts.
In mid-winter the weather is balmy
and spring-like, and open air eXer-
else is possible all winter. There are
splendid opportunities for boating,
sailing, rowing and aquatic diversions
of all kinds and of game and fish
there is an abundance. "'
The hotel accommodations at all
these points are good and range in
price from 81 to SO per day and from
$3.50 to $500 per week.
The list of hunting and fishing
places is long one. Small game
such as quail and rabbits are abund-
ant at all the stations between Kansas
City and the Arkansas State line.
South of Joplin, Mo-, turkeys. squir'
rels and deer can be added to the list.
South of Fl Smith, particularly near
Mena, Hatton, Granniss, De Queen,
turkeys, deer, bear. wildcats, ETC., are
abundant, also in the pine woods from
Shreveport south to Beaumont. Geese
and ducks in season are found In all
the waters along the line. but from
Shreveport south they are found by
millions during the winter months.
Good fishing can be had almost any
where 1.-THE line. In Lake Sabine both
fresh and salt water fish are found il
the greatest abundance. Herring,
mullet, stingrays. sea cat, trout.
founders and other edible and game
fish abound, as well as great tarpons.
alligator gars and large fish. A. few
miles out in the gulf there is pienti.
tude of red fish, red snappers, ;sharks.
tarpon pompano, menhaden and other
fish. In the waters near. the .GuR
there5 As hardly a place. where fish
and feathered game: cannot be found
in almost countless. numbers. Those
who are interested in either health or
pleasure resorts or hunting. or fishing,
can gain accurate 'informaffon ION the
subject. by addressffec. s. IG4Warner.
the General Passe6gef.Agsat, at Kan
sas City, Mo. J. s:ea. ss.p.,.t!.
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