The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-11
SALT SPRINGS

Salt Springs is fountain of health
in the wilderness and one of the
gems in Natures casket of jewels.
Thru some geological freak, there is
a seam or channel in the strata be-
tween the ocean and the underground
fresh water that spouts with much |
force into the irregular bowl OF the
springs. Accident has blended with
exquisite result a mineral water that
has the fluid of many of the worlds
most famous health resorts faded and
stale There is just enough salt IN
the water to make a refreshing taste.
One can drink the water IN great
quantities without any of the nausea
that accompanies quafing the output
of the average mineral spring. Both
sick and well like to drink it, and ami
mails as well as men and women.
have no analysis of its water and
wouldn't know what it meant if | did
-an analysis and what it really de-
notes is ineligible to not more than
one person in a hundred, and | am
not one of the ones. But it has been
proven by thousands of people in this
county alone that the water is of ex-
traordinary virtue for many diseases,
as well ais being a most pleasant
beverage.
The springs spout up in several
strong boils in space less than fifty
yards each way, at the foot of an en-
circling bluff, the sides of which rise
about fifteen feet above the water.
The bottom is of firm white sand, be-
low which at no great depth lies the
rock. 1t is right in depth for big
swimming pool. The water is of one
temperature the year around, tho it
seems warm in January and cool in
July. Bathing in it, beside being an
exquisite pleasure, is beneficial for
almost all skin diseases, rheumatism
and its kindred complaints.
Salt Springs, in the years ago, be-
fore the white man came, may have
been a scene of rare beauty. It is ir
what was once dense hardwood
hammock, and with walls of big trees
on three sides must have lain like Z
diamond dropped into cluster OF
emeralds Tho the trees are now e
good deal thinned out, there is yet E
plentiful shade. The water leaving
the springs rushes thru channe
about as wide as the pool to a LAKE
some 200 yards away. The RICH
bank of the channel is high will
plenty of trees to the mouth of tn
creek where it slopes into cypress
swamp The left bank, the one uset
by visitors, high at the springs, ant
well shaded, grades down to a it'll
prairie ON the point that projects int
the lake. The lake is wide and shall
low, but with good channel thru il
and empties into Salt creek, whicl
runs into the ST. Johns river fey
miles away. The left shore of tn
spring and run has been used b
campers and other visitors for man
years, and its good looks and othe
advantages are apparent, in spite Q
the rather careless treatment it ha
received.
1t is often said that the lack G
good roads shuts Salt Springs O
from civilization This statement wi
hardly stand 1t is now approache
by roads from several directions, an
while they are difficult they are M
impossible except sometimes for
few days in the wet season. Almo
every day at least one party motor
TO the springs, and often in pleasal
weather there are fifty to hundrt
people camping or occupying the co
tages in the vicinity. There are tho
sands of well patronized resorts
America far more difficult to rea,
than Salt Springs. There is a bi
well-built hotel there, but it is seldo
open, the difficulty of obtaining Ell
eient help making it Improbable
Salt Springs is in the middle of t
best hunting and fishing section
Florida. Game is plentiful in t