. The street railway review . water. The springs are all natural flows and bubble up from the earth,some from tbe soil and others from «|>i>; solid rock. Smiiiof tlie waters are heavily charKiMl with carlionic acid Kas wlilihforccK the water to the surface under conMideral)l< pressnir The history of the springs Is Interesting. For several centnili- •*—.S9«ep«i ^^^ ^^ IH F^ !■ *J^Sf^ ]^bI ^ ^Um SAltAKXJA LAKIO iltOM MOON S HOUSE. the Indians had known of the medicine waters, and used lln-waters freely for the cure of many ailments. They regardid llicsprings as a gift of t
. The street railway review . water. The springs are all natural flows and bubble up from the earth,some from tbe soil and others from «|>i>; solid rock. Smiiiof tlie waters are heavily charKiMl with carlionic acid Kas wlilihforccK the water to the surface under conMideral)l< pressnir The history of the springs Is Interesting. For several centnili- •*—.S9«ep«i ^^^ ^^ IH F^ !■ *J^Sf^ ]^bI ^ ^Um SAltAKXJA LAKIO iltOM MOON S HOUSE. the Indians had known of the medicine waters, and used lln-waters freely for the cure of many ailments. They regardid llicsprings as a gift of the Great Spirit for the healing of tlicir nations. The tlrst white man to visit the locality was a woum<1((1French officer who was carried to High Rock Spring from liirlCarrllon by an Indian chief sometime previous to 1761. In tin-latter year Sir William Johnson visited the place and recordedthe benefits he derived from the use of the waters. The was built in 1774 by one. .John Arnold of Rhode Island,. CONGRESS TAKK. SARATOGA. and the beginning of Saratoga Springs as a pleasure and healtliresort dates from that year. After the discovery of High Rock Spring the other springswere found, some by accident and some by careful scleutlUcsearclK Practically all of the springs are now owned by stockcompanies or Individuals, some are free to the public and at others a small fee Is charged for the privilege of drinking tbewater. The bottling and shipping of the various waters has cometo be an extensive Industry and the products of the springs arcsold under trade marks or names all over the world for table andinedleiiial uses. 1he more famous of the springs will be found within a fewndnutes walk of the center of the hotel dislriet. Perhaps the bestknown and most largely patronized arc the (Congress Spring and
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