The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
Letter From Hot Sprincs.
Hot Springs. Ark. Inlg 3. |

lIot springs, Afk iuehlt3t 2
beautiful valley with ,le fael44g
peaks of the east aud meat nloan
talns standing IL Sen mes on
either side of the galley; III co.'s
tains about i, 600 inhabitants, has
many private residences and gov
ernment buildings lastly adoraed
with shrubbery and flowers. Cen
trail Avenue Is the principal
might almost say tile ohly street
of the town. Ill looks as II there
Were hotels and boarding ~f0ases
enough to accommodate forty th0us-
and people, and they al know
how to charge. The Eastman is
the largest hotel i'll the city il
has five hundred and twenty guests
rooms. The main halls are twelve
feet wide and extend through the
4
building and form d grand plomi
made OF 1850 feet.
In 1882 the u. S. Government
made a reservation OF four sec,
tons of land, the forty six q
more hot springs heiug about ,At
center aud embracing about ten
acres. The Government Suprela.
tendent, (who is appointed BY tbs
section OF tie ~interIor) mas charge
of all the terminal springs and the
Government fixes Tie prices OF Jhe
baths at all Of the twenty Jhrot
(23) bath houses; Anall SIS oi
these sparkling waters flowing
from mother earth gives 81 grain>
Of mineral constituents to THE gal
lon the average temperature Of
the water is 245 degrees.
No other health resort has such
an extensive reputation as Hot
Springs, we meet people here from
almost every part Of the World.
Ihree parties registered ut our
boarding house today from Tar o-
Cyria. 1t is claimed that peSolo
and his exploring party spent tne
winter of 154l aud 1872 iii the
valley OF Hot Springs, and lett
here only a short time before the
death of DeSota. We are doIul-
ciled at Hotel Harris jas5 across
the street from Gle Hale BATH
house. Itis run on the Europea4
plan it is first class il All o. It's
appointments and under the pro-
%prletorship Of the genial W. Z.
Harris.
Since We came here Ye have
met Mr.. lshudi and his good wste,
former citizens Of Iupelo. air
TsAHqls | ealth is very mach inn
paired aud he is here ID take lie
baths.
The receipt and perusal OF Il
cent number OF the Journal, sent
me by d kind and tAoaghtful friend
came to NE as a letter from home,
and assures me that | am remtlH-
bered by one person ut least, IN
The metropolis Of Lee cQqnty, The
best and most useful Vi Us Will
soon be forgotten Those WlIo att
filling a large pIac9au the world
regard today viii in d few years, al
far best, pass from the memories
Of men, the grave will close upoa
their remains, love Gill enlW!1e
around other supports and tileJ
Will no longer be missed. 50 it IS,
old friends and old scenes pass
away, and new friends and new
scenes take their places When a
man passes his fftieth nile posi-
on his Journey through life his
future existence begins to look
short. lie sees in the dim dis
lance as it were, the post that
marks the last mile Of life by his
totteting form, and trembling
that has taken the place Of
a robust manhood, he is furlher
warned he is passing away: But
enough of this, some one Will
think | have a case Of the blues.
Tomorrow is the glorious fourth,
Hail Columbia happy land
Rah for the fourth OF July!