Sharp County Record

EUREKA SPRINGS.

We have heard numerous inquiries lately in regard to the Eureka Springs, of this state, which are fast gaining notoriety as a health resort, and for the benefit of those of our readers who wish to know something of the place and the merits of its waters, we publish the following, written by Dr. J. O. Peacock, of Clarksville, who recently visited the Springs, and furnished a description of what he saw to his county paper.

Eureka Springs is situated in the northwest corner of Carroll county, Arkansas, in section 15, township 20, range 26 west.

The Springs are situated in a very rough country, being surrounded by pine hills. At present there are about 1800 inhabitants and 1500 visitors. All kinds of business is represented there. There is an immense concourse of people streaming in there from both north and south, and I think that by the first of July next there will be at least 10,000 souls on the grounds. Every one seems to be pleased, and some remarkable cures have been performed by the waters. There are two hotels in full blast at present, besides numerous boarding houses—board ranging from $2.50 to $3 per week.

Mr. Lovd of Neosho, Mo., is constructing a large four story hotel, which will be in operation in about four weeks from this date. It will be a credit to the place and equal to any in the state. A company from Kansas City is also constructing another large hotel, which will be open by the middle of April.

I saw quite a number of citizens of Little Rock. Some were seeking health from the life giving water, and others were looking out for speculations, and all seemed to be well pleased. Lots in the town, that two weeks ago could be bought for $15 are now worth $50; lumber is worth from 75 cents to $1 per hundred feet, and you can get carpenters at from $1 to $1.50 per day.

If I had had time I could have procured hundreds of testimonials of remarkable cures performed by the waters. Sufficient to say that I do not think that they have been overrated in any respect, and I would advise every one who is afflicted to give these remarkable waters a trial, feeling that they will be more than grateful to an Allwise Providence, who has vouchsafed, in His great mercy, to give the poor, suffering humanity these waters, which are free to all.

Below I give an analysis of the Eureka water, as made by Prof. C. E. Waite, of Missouri: Small quantities of lime and magnesia, with iron, as bicarbonates, and traces of the chloride of potassa and soda, with a minute trace of sulphuric acid.

There is one thing I neglected to state, which is, that the waters are not beneficial to consumptives, and I would advise all who are afflicted with that disease to stay away.

The Springs are situated upon government land and a memorial has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior, requesting him, for the sake of suffering humanity, to withhold it from entry, so that it shall ever remain a free spring to the people of the United States.