Graham guardian., 1908-01-24
Visitors Going and Coming, and
Fun and FrOliC With the Hounds
Out on The COursing Grounds
Special to THE GUARDIAN:

attention on the part of Mine Hos
Andy Alexander ard his hospita
bic wife, and needless to say tina
genial couple suffer no dimlnutio
of their popularity in the opinlo
of all who visit the resort. rh.
winter 10 naturally the quiet tim,
of the year at this noted hotel, bu
there are many patients sufferlnl
from rheumatism who come Il
the Springs during the cold wealth
er and receive great benefit from
the waters.
Wiley Holiday of Pima, who
was severely injured by the caying
in of large quantity of earth a
the guano mine some weeks ago
was at the Springs during tbt
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. II. Reagan OF
Nogales are guests of the resort
this week.
S. A. Foster and wife of Clifton
are at the Springs for n few weeks
for the benefit of Mr.. Foster:
health, he having been severely
afflicted with rheumatism. He re
ports vast improvement in bis
condition since he began bathing
in the medicinal waters.
Judge Mcfarland Of Solomon
VILE is guest of the hotel for Il
month or two.
VIM. Henderson and Charles
Nesbit OF Globe, were here on Il
hunting trip few days ago and
made great killing of small
game.
The Springs are really wonder.
tul natural phenomena, Alta lurg
number of points in this region a
dozen different kinds of water
bubbles forth from the ground,
containing various healing aud
medicinal qualities. They were
discovered many years ago, and
tor long time have been used for
the benefit of the sick. In 1902
Alexander Bros. began the erec-
ton of fnc hotel which was fla
ished two or three years later, and
now they have q large handsome
building for the accommodation Of
guests; bath house with numer
Gus private baths; an eating house
conveniently situated away from
lhe main hotel; two large lakes,
where those who so desire may
revel in the welIth OF warm and
healthrgiving water; and grove
Of fine trees of various kinds,
where the guests may enjoy them
selves during the heat of summer.
Fhe Springs are sure to be great
resource to this valley as every
patient who visits them is bene-
fitted, aud goes away to sound
their praises to the suffering fel
lOwmen and women Of his ac-
quaintance. In future years thou
sand will flock to the resort for
health and pleasure each year, aud
the Springs will become noted
throughout the world for their
benefit to the afflicted.
Mrs. Alexander says she enjoys
being at the Springs, because i
she ever gets lonesome she can
visit the pretty little town Of |
Eden, with its large number of
kind and hospitable citizens.
The habitues of the hotel are
still discussing with great gusto
The recent sensational visitation Of
Ben K. Clark and Milt SImms.
with their band of trained dogs.
The exciting events of the few
lays when those gentlemen and
heir wonderful hounds were pres
mt will not soon be forgotten by
he guests. Messrs. Clark and
'imms hauled the hounds from
to the Springs in a
wagon. The sagacious ANIMALS
we're ENGAGED in huge box. At
ach station the owners were ac.
Osted by numerous children, who
nqui red "wbere the circus showed (
lext," and their trip from the
ounty capita to the hotel par
ook largely Of the nature of an
walton. When they reached the {
prings, they housed the hounds
arefuIly, and prepared for some Y
xciting sport the next day. Their
ogs are among the finest of their
ind IN the country and were re :
entity imported at great expense
y those gentlemen. Bright and r
arly on the following morning
ne men and hounds were aslir, .
nd the chase began. On that oc-
ssion, II coyote was started and
ms soon gathered in by the swift a
nd keen fanged hounds. Later l.
the day p0ssum was freed on ;,
le opposite side Of the river, but II
the water was cold, 1t was de "A
ded to let hs coonship escape, p
On the succeeding day, no other
finals except six pole cats could i
} stirred up, and while these Il
'sts were speedily despatched, m
e results were not altogether e.
,reeahle to the guests, There as
ter no game could be dislo dyed h
y as the animals might, and II
anager Andy Alexander, who is er
ver so happy as when he has W
me good joke in progress, be- tn
ought himself Of sple0did ez