Croquet, fishing and hunting were the…
source date: 1891
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s given in the dining room of the hotel, under the auspices of James Hill, and was a very swell affair. The music was furnished by Prof. Anson Weimer, and was of the very finest. Croquet, fishing and hunting were the order of the day, while dancing was enjoyed at night. The party from the Mimbres were all on horseback, having a wagon only to carry pro- visions, and would bound over the hills like deer on their surefooted steeds. Several trips were made from the Springs to Mr. Thompson’s ranch on the Mimbres — a distance of 38 miles — and return in one day by the ladies of the party. Great pains have been taken by the Hill Brothers to make the hotel and springs attrac- tive ; grounds for all kinds of games have been laid off. Months of pleasure could be enjoyed at this favorite resort, as the scenery is most lovely and the temperature is absolutely per- fect. Wild game can be found close by, and fish caught by the dozens. The hot sulphur water, boiling as it does out of the mountain side, has been confined to pipes and tanks, from where it is run into bath and sweat rooms at any temperature desired. AT THE TREMONT— U. S. G. Todd, Chicago; F. M. Prescott, Pueblo; C. E. Hare, Clayton; H. D. Motter, St. Joe; D. C. Palmer, Dallas; V. T. Bonnott, Bonnot Mill, Mo.; Frank Moulton, W. ( 64 )