Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 50

AC . ral PAGE TWELVE WORLD FAMED HOT SPRINGS PRIDE OF THERMOPOLIS . BIRDSEYE VIEW OF HOT SPRINGS CITY OF WYOMING LY Che Casper Daily Cribune GREATEST FLOW AND WARMEST TEMPERATURE RATINGS PROVED Water Unequalled by Curative Properties of Known Springs of Greater Renown; Near Miracles Performed. (BY CHAS. J. BANGERT) Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce Thermop- gS ere the 1. Tho facts nim is made t ral hot the greatest in wor hear out this statement. The flow of mineral hot water from one of the three b s at Thermopolis is 18,600,000 ions a day at a temper ature of legrees Fahrenheit, the greatest f nd the warmest tem ure of spring known on th. In addition © are several hot ave been devel an: oped by drillir d which flow this celebrated mineral hot water con- tinuously and in large volume. Two of the springs at Thermop- olis are located at the-foot of the west side of Monument hill—Big pring and Back Sulphur Spring. ‘White Sulphur Spring is a few hun dred feet north and gurgles out of the rock bank of Big Horn River. These spr £8 re surrounded by t poke their peaks to d insure winter mild ness and summer coolness not to be found eé where in the Rocky t Guide, a publica the springs aS says: » springs are grouped about » of Hot Springs mountain, egato flow being 851,308 Hy Ther Springs nuinperrdas e are fourteen springs at Hot and it would require all of them flowing 23 days to produce the amount of water that comes every day from the biggest of the three s at Thermopo is. At Saratos urbontz: and New York, thd®water i by specially made ma. artificially heated for 1 ct bat At Mount Clemens, Michigan, the water d flow from springs, is pumped from wells at a tem e of 13 to 56 degrees es not from renheit and is artificially re. newed for bathing purposes. At I Indiana, there mre t temperature from 50 te At White Sulphur Springs, Wost Virginia, the flow and temperature 1 to be less than at Hot Springs Baden-Baden, !n the Black » the Uterature at the temperature is es Fahrenhelt The analysis of Thermopolis wat er 1s not equalled by of the above waters in content of curative any properties, in volume or intensity of heat necessary for the proper distil lation and compounding of the tn- gredients that bring about relief and cure of diseases Hundreds of cases of skin, blood kidney, nervous and kindred dis eases come to Thermopolis every month’ for treatment. No failure has ever been known. A young girl come from South Dakota, unable to Walk, unable to get into a bathtud without assist- time he threw away his crutches, walked to Padlock ranch, 25 miles west, and worked during the season in the hay field. Last summer he brought his wife from the state of Washington where he now lives, that she mfght be treated for a ne: your aflment from which she suffer- ed. He told the chamber of com- } merce that he never had a rheu matic pain from the day he left Thermopolfs. A Chicago newspaper man came to Thermopolis summer, face covered with eczema. He took the ha and drank the water and went home with a new “skin—one that you would love to touch As this is being written an elderly last yoman is among,those taking the ths at Thermopblis, She was in ed for the first few days, with rheumatism, her meals being served her from a tray. A few days ago came limping into the d'ning room of the hotel at which she is she Big Springs at Thermopolis ance. After taking the baths four weeks she walked from the springs to the chamber of commerce offic without assistance, a distance of more than half a mile, and tripped lghtly up the steps with ease to tell the world through the chamber of commerce the great results the min- ral hot water had accomplished for her. Ten years ago, before the building of the railroad, a man camo here riding in an old time stagecoach from Worland, 35 miles north, then the end of the Burlington road in this part of Wyoming. He was as- sisted from the conveyance and hob- bled around on crutches taking the baths and drinking the water for four weeks, At the end of that BLAKEY & CO. 142 SOUTH CENTER STREET Newest and Smartest Styles ~-IN— Wearing cApparel -—FOR— LADIES AND MISSES . —OF-< REFINED (TASTE MODERATELY PRICED stopping. Now she looks at the elevator with derision and scorn, trips around the hotel like a fairy, and would do a highland fling, no doubt, only she’s Irish. hese ure not tales told for effect. ‘They are facts and the-names are on file at the chamber of commerce of Thermopolis. ‘There are thou- sands of instances of the same kind. There are wonderful hotels, apart ments, plunges and baths at Ther mopolis, There {s every comfort and conevnience to be had in the cities, and there are ample accom modafions and complete treatment for those who would economize and need to watch the expenditure of money closely. The state reserve on which the hot springs are located is a garden spot of the Rockies, Wonderful shade trees, green parks, native and planted flowers, fountains of run- rounded by high mountains and sets in a dimple created by a smile of nature as she thought how well she had located these hot mineral water SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1925 ning mineral hot water, beautiful sights of hot water lakes and falls with the steaming water dropping over the high bank into Big Horn springs. Wind river comes out of a crack in the bowl, Wind River canyon, through which is jumps and roars like a wild beast. As the water leaves the canyon {t becomes Big Horn river, one of the most pleasant and placid streams in the world. As the waters flow pleasantly north they pass Thermopolis with a semi- circle, the town in its tender* em- brace as a mother might caress her troubled child,. ‘These springs belong to the state of Wyoming. ‘There is wonderful opportunity for their development if the state would get earnestly back of it as a federal and state govern- ment promote other springs of the country. Here ts the analysis of Trehmopo- lg water: SEE Paige ' Overland Potiuere ca places to breathe the pure mountain air and get well. Thermopolis is ‘Temperature 135 degrees Fahr, Flow 18,600,000 gallons every 24 itself “The Gem for BETTER CARS THE LEE DOUD MOTOR CO. ' Willys-Knight Biting ips oe - 0855 4.986 Iron and alumina - 0039 22%) Potassium chloride. 1756 10.240 Sodium chloride. - -4492 26.195 CASPER AND LAVOYE Sodium sulphate-. - .2591 16.110 Magnesium sulphate. .3334 19.443 Calcium sulphate 13.156 river; mountain climbing, shaded|Calcium carbonat 40.454 Phones 1700 and 43F4 nooks fragrant with the scent of flowers, for rela nm and rest;} Total solids 129.811 Jewett City of the Hills," It {s closely sur-| hours. slaves Toiling away at solid fuel heating systems of a by-gone day, enduring smoke and dust and drudgery, storing away large supplies of solid fuel and paying for it long before it is needed, many people today are still not fully aware that there is a cleaner, better and more convenient method of keeping their homes comfortably warm, why natural gas appliances are making hundreds of Casper homes better places to live and enjoy life. 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