Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-04-18
BAXTER SPRINGS.
The Future Great Health Re-
sort of the Middle West.

illustrating mans trust in the Interchangeable laws Of
nature The sacred wells Of the Hndoos and the
waters of the American Indian have been sung ana o
Ponce de Leon tempted fate in the trackess wilderness OF
America in his historical search for fountain OF perpetual
in which decrep had but to drink and battle IN It's waters
be restored to manhoods PRIME and the nrm and
had drink to be restored to the bloom OF yout Out 70
this he sacrificed his life in vain.
No one can DENY the existence of waters possessing
properties while not finding all that Ponce DE Leon
for many have and will continue to find relief from their HIS
As rule however medicinal waters should be used unoer inc
advice of physicians experienced with the chronic ailments
mankind to get the satisfactory benefit and the comoneo
of the skilled physician with the use Oh Inc
water will insure where either alone might al
t. was to the dusy children of nature that the springs Baxter
we're first known and sought for their virtues they lived
primitive creation they lived to natures laws
and as by intuition knew that their Great spirit mao gwen
them for all their ills 1t was here that General oco
canned when opening the Military road from Fort ocoH TO
Fort Smith, and later on during the civil the springs were
eouened alternately by union and confederate soldiers on
the hill lust north of the spring park occurred the poody anu
mercess massacre body of Union soldiers (aer ey had
bv the guerilla Quanre and his bandan outrage
that has passed into history OF the most shocking Incl
dents of the civil stately monument can be seen IN ne
cemetery west Of the city that was erected ny ne
memory Of those killed.
Xavier STRINGS and vicinity affords every to attract and
health and pleasure seekers fishing, boating ana
driving to the points of interest From the dam near ne
civ their is four miles of fine boating to natural park up the
river and short distance above this park at the commence
are capable of furnishing immense power
The waterpower of Baxter Springs the PRIDE and one OF
the eores of the city, forming does the foundations !or
vas industrial enterprises than feasible at any other pot
lin Kansas Spring which rises In SOUTHWESTERN
bare has width of $50 and fall of eight feet to the me
large iron bridge $50 feet length at OF aoou
az O spans the here and just below the bridge te
dan, recenty constructed cost of nearly 5 inns sup
Niles waterpower of from 600 to SO horsepower at the lowest
Of waera capacity which be doubled by raising the
damtwo feet The breast OF the dam between tne
o4O feet ongthe space for the headgaes being fifty
foot Fed by nnumerabe springs the river affords practically
supply of water at all seasons othe year. even the
ldrest ;
with snch facilities for manufacturing there an opening
bore for large number of industrial enterprises Ihere nc
ont for paper mill and wooden MILL for which there
abundance of raw material obanable from first hands, Id
view of the quantity of hardwood within easy reacn "aso
and furniture factories would be successful here
WIFI; the Arkansas pineres within few hours haul OF Baxter
the onpounties offered for planning mills and the manu-
factnre Of sash and doors is unparalleled In Kansas
In reference to points Of interest around Baxter Springs
tbm are to be found the Indian Territory the bound
- Inc of which is Just and half miles south from tn
post-of6ce of the town. ;,
NJ coo tho widest and most beautiful scenery SHOULD
o the Snrng river that Hudson OF the West, from Baxe
three or four miles south into the Territory Pine BLUM
on rocky promontory jung out into the rver Tn
Act cot interest reach and climbing down Its race we mt
e od Hermts Cave which extends back some distance mt
1.-The bluff; this also bears interesting "reminiscences 2, Tue sou
noeed excitement for many years Of strange old characte
own as she Hermit Then, following the winding road GU
M the timber across the open country we meet the river aga
e bends slightly the westward where stands announcer m
nile of rock ovehangng the river and looking as
liz would reoue only slight jar to send 1t all crashing no m
waters below: as we climb down the steep bank on tn
sontb side we suddenly adeep horizontal ce or r
lin the rock having level floor between O ana V Ieet long
lover which projects massive rock covering as hauro
f In the surface this floor mbedded round hint stones
vivid