Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-10
Writes of Ashland
For 0regOnian

with pictures of Ashland creek
Rogue river, Lithia park lake ant
other views, appeared in Sunday
Portland Oregonian from the pen o
Mrs. Mary l.. Piatt:
Does the name Carlsbad of Amer
let. applied to a city of 5000 inhabit
ants in the western mountains, sounC
presumptuous? It is not. 1t is pro
pbetic. and so great is the belief oi
the people in its possibilities that they
have spent 100000 in the last two
years in developing its resources
the principal of which are its mineral
springs-and bringing them before
the world in the most agreeable and
convenient manner.
There are forty known mineral
springs, both hot and cold, in the vi
cinity of Ashland, the three principal
of which are the soda, the sulphur
and the lithia, which have been piped
from their sources in the Siskiyou
mountains to the city for free distri-
button. and when complete the sys-
tenn will have capacity of 10000
gallons per day.
The lithia spring has the second
largest lithia contents of any known
spring in the world, and the lithia
and soda springs are heavily charged
with carbon dioxide gas, which rem
ders them extremely palatable.
Besides owning the springs, the
city controls a gas well which has
remarkable flow of carbon dioxide
gas. which will be used in the sani-
tarium in administering gas baths
under methods similar to those used
in the famous great water cures of
Europe.
The plan of making Ashland a
great watering resort includes the
erection of a sanitarium where those
in search of health will have the ben
eft of the most scientific methods,
and will be under the charge of COM
petent physicians.
For more than half century Ash
land was content to know its own
worth, and was sufficient unto itself
and not without reason. It's popula-
tion consists largely of well-to-do
people from all over the United
States, who toll not, neither do they
spin, except for their own pleasure,
and who have chosen Ashland, with
its delightfully."- equitable climate all
the year round, as the place par ex-
cellence in which to live.
It's business men were keen
enough, however, to realize the pos
sibilities of the park, and bought for
the city land for miles into the noun
tains, following the river. The lower
end was the city park Now they
are extending developments into the
mountains.
A delightful feature of the recent |
developments is the automobile park
and camp ground, where everything
is provided for the convenience of the
motorist, including gas for cooking,
private tables and seats, springs of
the finest water, electric lights and |
all necessary sanitary arrangements.
1t is hard to catch the keynote of |
the park that has made Ashland the
Mecca of southern Oregon, so many
sided are its characteristics. 1t is
romantic it is quaint and rustic, and
it is modern. When you step into
the park you are in another world.
You are in wonderland. The river
pours over the rocks in foaming tor
rents and rests in quiet pools under
shady trees at it did when the world
was young, and the soft green grass
under foot invites you to be cool and
to enjoy life and to be happy. The
paths under the heavy shade follow
the canyon and lead on and on past
mountain sides of blue granite, past
gushing springs, across rustic bridg-
es for miles towards the heart of
the mountains.
For those seeking amusement rath-
er than health, ample amusements
have been provided. Dancing, ten
mis-, tea rooms, swimming in the sui
phur plunge, band concerts, picnick-
ing in the delightful groves offer a
diversion. Nor have the children