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Title: The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ...
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. Great Plains and desert. 1881
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad
Publisher: New York : Adams & Bishop
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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toselect his stopping place, during his visit. Ofhotels there are two first-class houses that arepopular resorts with the traveling public. TheWalker House is a four story brick stiucture with132 rooms. It is located on the west side ofMain Street, has a frontage of 82 feet and adepth of 120 feet. It has lately been entirelyrenovated and handsomely furnished; also hashad the addition of a passenger elevator. It isespecially noted for its excellent table, m hich isabundant in game, fruits, fish, etc. The Town-send House is on the. corner of West Templeand South Second streets, and has a fine shadypiazza along the front. Both of these hotels faceeastward, both are lighted with gas, and both aresupplied with all modern conveniences and lux-uries. There are, also, other good hotels in thecity, which are considered second-class, and arelargely patronized. Shfhts for Tourists,—Having selected astopping place, the next thing is a visit to thewarm sulphur springs, for a bath. The street 135
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OFFICES AND FAMILY RESIDENCE OF DRIGHAM YOUNG. cars, running by nearly all the hotels, will takeyou there. Warm Spriuf/s.—These are, to invalids,the most grateful and delightful places of resortin the city. Exceedingly valuable either forrheumatic or dyspeptic complaints, they are ex-cellent in general invigorating properties, andspecially efficacious in skin diseases. They arebut about one mile from the hotel, reached eitherby horse-cars or carriage. Even a pleasant walkis preferable. Best times to enjoy them are earlyin the morning before breakfast, or immediatelybefore dinner. Should never be taken withinthree hours after a meal. The springs issuefrom the limestone rock near the foot of themountains, and the curious character of the rockis seen in the stones used for either fences or thefoundation of the buildings. The following an-alysis has been made of the water by Dr. CharlesS. Jackson of Boston, and is generally posted onthe walls of the bathing-house. Three fluid ounces of

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