Evening star., 1927-05-29
PRESIDENT T0F|ND
GREAT SWIMMING
South Dakota Hot Springs
Offer Fine Bathing
Attraction.
By Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
RAPID CITY. S. Oak. May 2s.-The
people of the Hills country are won
dering whether President Coolidge will
take to the water in TIE same mannt|
as he took to fishing.
They have just about the best
swimming to be found any place.
down at Hot Springs, where the Of
swimming hole Is located right over
the bubbling natural fountains of
pleasantly warm and crystal clear
water. II the President would take
one dip he might become the regu-
lar sort of fan that he becIme after
his first angling venture.
When the President ssttles down In
the Black Hills this Summer, as his
plans now indicate he will do, he
will strike up real acquaintance
with the western spirit. This country
is new enough to retain much OF the
frontier atmosphere that always ap-
peals to an Fastener moving into
the wild West. There still is virile.
manly atmosphere about the district
that is characteristic of sparsely set
tied and isolated western places.
People are Friendly.
People here are naturally friendly.
and they are Republicans. President
Coolidge is going to meet many per.
sonal friends OF Teddy Roosevelt
men who hunted and fished with Linn
in the hills, who worked with lin
on ranches around Bellefourche. who
followed him to war in 1898 and who
helped fight his political battles when
he turned to Office seeking.
Old Seth Bullock, famous sheriff OF
the gold rush days, and later United
States marshal in the District.
now is buried at Deadwood:
Roosevelt loved him as one of
his close personal friends and
1t was the picturesque Seth-strap-
ping, straight, tremendously broad
shouldered, typifying the country
for whom Roosevelt first called when
he was shot during a visit to Mil
waukee.
While Bullock is 'one, many of his
type still are here. There will be a
good many old Rough Riders on the
Coo iCge calling list, for it was here
that many of those volunteers were
recruited from among the riding and
fighting gentry.
South Dakota has been pretty rig.
idly Republican through the years of
it's Statehood. At the moment the
State has a Democratic governor, but
he was elected because of his person.
ality and with "a support of the Re-
publican press, The volunteers still
like to think of themselves as Roose.
welt Republicans.
State Remained Loyal.
While North Dakota strayed over
TO the NUn.Partisan League during its
heyday. South Dakota never felt the
effects OF that organization to any
extent. The popuiace has bee regu.
lar Republican for the most part, tend.
ing to progressivism.
Economically this country Jared
like the rest Of the northwest when
the dehation of agriculture struck
There was wave of bank failures
Then to add to the troubles. a long
drouth struck the area. just as ii did
much Of the northwest. So for five
years most of the State has gone
through difficult times like other
agricultural districts.
This year the crop outlook is the
brightest in a long time The visit
of President Coolidge will 20 iong
way toward restoring optimism and
Is also likely to bring an influx of
tourists. who will help fill up the
money Golfers.
Famous Mountain of Gold.
One Of the sights that is sure to in
terest the President is the remains of
a mountain of gold. At Lead, just up
from Deadwood. the famous Home.
stake mine has made an open cut
right through a mountain. Out of
this cut two hundred million dollars
worth of gold has been taken. Parts
OF the town of Lead are being moved
from time to time as the gold diggers
undermine them.
President Coolidge will have the free
dom Of the open spaces in this fas.
cinating mountain country. If he
wants entertainment and company he
can find plenty in the district, or il
he wants a quiet time alone he will
find competent guides to take him
away from the beaten paths.
The President can be sure of one
thing at least-that everything is here
to give him a good enjoyable time.
tCoDyright 1877 e.