HI 392 3V 1 P LAYGRDUNDS fHARKANSAS im A TOURISTS GUIDE TO THE MOUNTAINS. LAKES ^STREAMS OF A NEARBY VACATION LAND JIM G. FERGUSON Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS M Plaj/grtvifncj^ 1 11 uuwHMfflwintwnsHUimWHniiflnisiuwiviiiUKfliiKiiv "^7? ./ / ^ .^-^^ ■ / k -..•■' PI a V J? r o u n a s i :'"> d A 1 i n S ci UkcS HIill -.ll.'l.il. .11, l.(> love ■ Vn i.i'i''')L:t, iiit; i-iriic:t ami fk il„» ■,, -...r-.r... I- the St c .',r.;,i: ■11 r- ri'ic ■vt k^ Playgrotfnds in Arkansas ^5Mv J^f'y^k^^ "^J^'^A^^-^^^^'^^i^i.^:^ -Jm SfliliNUS AvVAKfciiNlNo IN XHti OZAitKo Playgrounds in Arkansas NATURE made man to love the great out-of-doors and then for a playground gave him Arkansas with its mountains and rivers, fields and forests, lakes and springs, blue skies and flowers, where every shady spot invites the wayfarer to linger and every little stream whispers hope and promise to those who seek rest and health — Arkansas, a vacation land right here at home. This booklet is intended to tell the pleasure-seeker, whether he be a resident of the State or the tourist from a distant land, where resorts may be found such as have made provision for the entertainment of visit- ors. There are scores of villages and towns in the State where the surroundings arc attractive and where ac- commodations may be procured and there are desirable camping places on almost every mile of the many hun- dred miles of good roads through the State, yet it is practicable to include in this publication only the estab- lished health and pleasure resorts or permanent play- grounds of the State. There are in Arkansas resorts where the largest and most fashionable hotels in the world may be found and there are other resorts where the simple bungalow en- ables the sojourner to live as inexpensively as he would live at home, and there are hospitable camping places in the open country where everything is free and one may live as he pleases — breathe the pine-tinctured o^^one, drink of the health-giving waters, enjoy tiie wonderful landscapes, hunt fish, rest and play. It requires no long and tiresome journey by rail or steamer to reach the Arkansas playgrounds, for thev arc within a few hours ride by automobile for millions of vacationists in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kan- sas, Oklahoma, Texas and T,oni-;iana — people manv of /■^^^T7^ PlaygtQunds in Arkansas ^ ^i^-^' v\ lioin have been going to Colorado for the landscapes, to the Adirondacks for their fishing and to the Atlantic to take a swim, not knowing that all of these pastimes were possible at a much less expense in Arkansas. When it comes to climate Arkansas will compare records with any State. She has more days of clear sunshine than does that part of California of which r.os Angeles is the center ; her winter climate is com- parable with that of other Southern States and the sum- mer temperatures are r.ioderated both by the balmy Gulf breezes and by the altitude of the mountains. In summer or winter 't is a delightful country with a well distributed rainfall, few extremes of heat or cold and a remarkable inuiiunity from the severities of the elements. The pictures give one an idea of the natural beauty of the country, but thev are only glimpses of the great panoramas that a trip through Arkansas will unfold to the visitor and they are only suggestive of the pleasures that await him. A general tourist map of the United States will show roads that lead to the principal gateways of the State and the small map in the back of this book will show the main highways from these gateways to the numerous resorts of the State. Along the main roads there are convenient service stations where information may be obtained regarding suitable camping places, taverns, etc., and the traveler will find no difficulty in making the overland journey. The larger cities as a rule permit tourists to stop in certain parks where water and fuel are available. If this is not desirable the car may be put in the garage and ac- commodations obtained at the hotel. This publication is issued by the State of Arkansas and is intended as an official invitation to the stranger to come to Arkansas to rest and play. and to enjoy all of the recreative plea.sures that nature has provided. List of Springs and Wells Armstrong Springs, White County, clear, odorless, sparkling, with slight chalybeate taste. Baker's Sulphur .'springs, Howard County. Big Chalybeate Spring, Garland County ; flow. 26S.- .S40 gallons in 24 hours; slightly effervescent. Big Spring. Phillips County. Black Springs, Montgomery County. Blalock Springs, Polk County; analysis shows -;ul- phu rated hydrogen. Blanco Spring, Garland County. Blue Springs, Carroll County. Bon Air (Chalybeate) Spring, Stone County; clear, heavily impregnated with iron. Cox's Alum Spring, Scott County. Crystal Springs, ATontgomery County. Diamond Springs, Benton County, one mile east of Rogers; clear and sparkling; furnishes water for city of Rogers. Dallas Town Spring, Polk County. De Soto Spring, Marion County. Dove Park (Brown) Springs, Hot Spring County; pleasant taste, no odor, analysis shows iron. Electric Spring, Benton County near Rogers ; lime water with small quantities of the alkalies. Elixir Spring. Boone County ; contains less .solid matter in solution than any of the springs of the north part of the State that have been analyzed. Esculapia Springs, Benton County ; three miles from Rogers. Eureka Springs, Carroll County; the strongest flowing are Basin and Sycamore springs. These waters are remarkable for their purity, containing only from five to seven grains of solids per gallon They contain mainly carbonates of lime and magnesia, with small amounts of sulphates, chlorides and a'k.-i lies. Frisco Spring, Benton County, in Township 19 N . 29 W., Section 33. Grandma Chase's, Springs, Garland County, six miles northwest of Hot'Springs, including Red Chaly- beate and Dripping Springs. The water from Drip- ping Spring is tasteless and odorless, with a neutral reaction and no deposit of iron ; that from Chaly- beate Spring forms a deposit of reddish brown hy- droxide of iron ; is clear and has a slight odor, but no sulphurated hydrogen. Gray's Spring, Howard County. Gillon's White Sulphur Spring, Garland County. Griffin Spring, White County, four miles north of Searcy ; water is strongly chalybeate. Happy Hollow Spring, Garland County, near Ar- lington Hotel, in city of Hot Springs; water colorless, odorless and tasteless, with neutral reaction. Happy Hollow Chalybeate Spring, Garland County, near Happy Hollow Spring above described ; water has faint chalybeate taste, is colorless and odorless. Homing Hill Spring, Pulaski County, on the Gen- eral Garland place southwest of Little Rock. Howard's Mineral Wells, Independence County, near Sharp's Cross Roads, seven miles northwest of Batesville; waters are highly charged with mineral salts, are colorless and odorless, with a saline laste. Intermittent Spring, Marion County. Jackson Spring, Marion County. P 1 a y g r o u n d s i n'*; A r k a n,s3.s. c^ Lithia Spring, Baxter County. Lithia Spring, Hempstead County, five and one- half miles south of Hope. Long Spring, Hempstead County. Mineral S])rings, Clark County, two miles north- west of Antoine. Magazine Spring (Ellington's Gas Well), Logan County, mile from Magazine; water is clear; bubbles of gas which rise in pipe may be ignited ; no reaction for sulphurated hydrogen. Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, largest spring in the United States ; flows like a great river from side of low rocky ridge ; clear, with even temperature of 58 degrees, Fahrenheit ; discharge estimated at 9,000 barrels a minute ; so large an amount of carbonic acid is held in solution that the surface of the wonderful fountain is in a continual state of eflfervescence. Mineral Spring, Howard County; small deposit of iron oxide. Mountain Spring, Lonoke County, five miles north- west from Austin ; considerable deposit of iron. Mountain \^alley Spring, twelve miles north of Hot Springs ; tastes of iron ; reaction neutral. Mount Nebo Springs, Yell County, near Dardanelle ; located on bench of mountain. National Spring, Logan County; in town of National; water is clear and forms no sediment of iron. Pinnacle Spring, Faulkner County ; water forms a heavy deposit of iron. Poison Spring, Carroll County. Potash Sulphur Springs, Garland County, seven miles southeast of Hot Springs. Searcy Sulphur Sjiring, White County, in city ot Searcy ; gas bubbles from water. Silurian Springs, Benton County ; water flows from chert formation ; clear, cool and pure. Starne Springs, Independence County, thirteen miles southwest of Batesville ; chalybeate. Sugar Loaf .Sprmg, Cleburne County, in Heber Springs ; six springs are enclosed in a park : Arsenic. White Sulphur, Black Sulphur. Chalybeate, Red Sul- phur and Eye Springs. Silver Spring, Benton County, one of the largest and most beautiful springs in Arkansas. Springfield Town Spring, Conway County. State Salt Spring. Franklin County; saline. Sulphur Spring, Newton County, nine miles from Harrison. There are several sulphur springs in this vicinity. Stonewall Spring, Marion County. Sulphur Spring, Benton County. Sulphur Spring, Yell County. Tom Thumb Spring, Newton County, six miles from Marble City and fifteen miles from Harrison, on the west side of Gaither's Cave ; water is clear, odor- less and has a slightly alkaline taste. Valley Springs, Boone County ; two large springs of clear, cold water flow froin chert bed. Watula Spring, Franklin County, north of Ozark. Washington County Springs ; descriptions and analyses of several springs. Waters Spring, Garland County, four luiles south- east of Hot Springs. Winona Springs, Carroll County, six miles south- east of Eureka Springs. A Word About Mineral Waters Arkansas is a well watered State. Hundreds of beautiful, free-flowing springs of excellent water gush from hillsides and valleys in all parts of the State. In the limestone region north of the Boston Mountaitis such springs a:;e especially abundant, large and beau- tiful. They are not mineral waters, properly speaking, but they are more valuable than if they were. Some of these springs are so big that they are utilized for driving mills, cotton gins and other machinery, and a - their discharges are subject to little or tio fluctuations throughout the year they are free from the dangers of freshets and the risks of droughts. Such are Los- ter's Spring, six tniles west, and "Big Spring," six miles northwest of Batesville; another on Mill Creek, Stone Countv ; one at Marble Citv. Newton Countv : another on Rush Creek, Marion County and one at Silver Spring, Benton County. Besides these truly gigantic springs, no one who travels through North Arkansas can fail to be im- pressed by the great number of large and beatitiful springs to be found at every town and village, to say nothing of those at almost every farm house. Espe- cially worthy of mention are the springs at Big Flat, Lone Rock, Harrison, Bcllcfontc, \ alley Springs. Western Grove, Yardelle, Marble City, Francis Post- office (Bear Creek Springs), Berryville, Whitencr and Spring Valley. Fortunately, the State has made an analysis of a type of these fine springs — that of \'alley Springs. Boone County. That analysis shows the water to con- i^ 'iw. *^ ' ^Tv" V», '-t5i ^Playgrounds in Arkansas^'^^ -ftiftatortwi ,^^ B tain only 15 grains of mineral matter to the gallon, almost all of which is carbonate of lime. There is also an abundance of springs whose waters are remarkable for their purity; such are the Crescent Springs at Eureka Springs, Carroll County, and Elixir Spring at Elixir, Boone County. These springs con- tain less than six grains of mineral matter to the gal- lon. It should be noted in regard to these two springs in particular, and the same is no doubt true of many other springs in that part of the State, that their waters pass down through cherts, rocks that have but little easily soluble matter in them. Running across North Arkansas from Batesville to the Oklahoma line is a formation spoken of in the Geological reports as the Batesville sandstone; it is the coarse, yellowish brown sandstone on which and partly of which Batesville is built. Several other towns of North Arkansas are built on this same sandstone ; namely. Mountain \'iew, Marshall. St. Joe and Green Forest. The towns mentioned get their water supply from wells dug in this Batesville sand- stone; the water is .soft, cool and abundant. It is a popular belief that mineral waters are "Na- ture's remedies," and that as they are good things the more one has of them the better. The analyses of our mineral waters show that some of them contain large quantities of Epsom salt, Glauber's salt, and common salt. Now no one would suppose for a mo- ment that the habitual daily use by a healthy person of large quantities of these salts could be anything else than injurious, Epsom salt is E]5som salt, and its physiological eiifects are the same whether one takes it from a sparkling spring in the mountain or from the be 11 tits of a drug store. Some of the mineral waters of the State are highly charged with such ingredients; e\ery gallon of the'Pota.sh Sulphur water contains 33 grains of Glauber's salt ; every gallon of the National Spring water at National, Logan County, contains 33 grains of Glauber's salt and 46 grains of Epsom salt; every gallon of the water from Howard's min- eral well at Sharp's Cross Roads, Independence County, contains 160 grains of Glauber's salt and 113 grains of Epsom salt. Such waters should not be used without some reference to what they contain. It is not meant to imply that these and similar waters are dangerous, but simply that they have important medic- inal properties, that they should be used as medicines with discrimination, and that those who have no need for such medicines should not use them. It should be remembered also that whether a water is a good or bad for the general use depends, not on the amount of n'atter it holds in solution, but rather on the quality of that matter. The waters containing carbonate of lime, and the chalybeate waters, are generally good ones, but the habitual use of magnesian waters is in- jurious to most persons in spite of the fact that they may be beneficial to the same persons at times when they stand in need of such remedies. Ajid because one can advantageously drink large quantities of the waters of Eureka Springs, Elixir Springs and Hot Springs — waters containing but little mineral matter in solution — it must not be inferred that he can drink like quantities of strong magnesian waters with sim- ilar effects. Rough tests of artesian wells at Camden show that they contain large quantities of calcium chloride, a substance quite unusual in mineral waters. About the Weather in Arkansas ARKANSAS has a mild winter climate, due to its being sheltered by a range of mountains on the north and west ; and its summers are made cool and pleasant by its enjoyment of the full sweep of the Gulf breezes from the southward, in which direction the country gently slopes. Records of the United .States Weather Bureau show that there is an average annual rainfall of 47 inches. evenly distributed through the months. The average annual temperature for the state is 60.8 degrees. The readings by months at Little Rock follow: January, 42.1; February, 44.0; March, 53.2; April, 62.5; May, 70.1 ; June, 77.6; July, 80.6; August, 76.6; September, 74.2 ; October, 63.4 ; November, 52.3 ; December, 44.0. The prevailing direction of the winds over most of the state are northwesterly in winter and southerly to westerly in summer. In the northwestern portion the prevailing direction of the wind is from the east every month in the year. These climatic advantages make Arkansas resorts attractive in both winter and summer. Visitors to Arkansas may see a real diamond mine — the only one in America — where gems as pure and precious as those of South Africa arc found in the earth. The diamond deposits are located near Murfrees- boro, in Pike County, not far from the largest peach orchard in the world. "■vi;:.'::.".Br- Playgrounds in Arkansas A .\Hii; \ i ■ ON LOWER WHITE 4 RIVER >- .^PlaygVounds in Arkansas PI aygr ound ansas The Hot Springs of Arkansas Located on the .Uissvuri Pacific, Rock Island and Memphis, west of Little Rock. Round trip excursion rates on all railroads THE ownership and absolute control of the Hot Springs of Arkansas is vested in the United States Government. By Act of Congress in 1832 they were set apart as "A National Sanitarium for all time," and "dedicated to the people of the United States to Ijl- forever free from sale or alienation." Recently by special Act the reservation was given the status of a National Park. Hot Springs is beautifully situated in the midst ul pine-clad hills, with a climate that is pleasant all the year. Owing to the ele\ation and constant breezes, the summers are pleasant, but the resort has its largest patronage in winter when visitors from the North go there to escape the snow and blizzards and play golf on the green links or motor over the smooth drive- ways on the Hot Springs reservation. Winters are mild and balmy. Hot Springs is the gathering place of the pleasure seeker and sightseer, as well as the sick and suffering, and one meets here in the great hotels, magnificent bath houses, on the boulevards or in the amusement places some of the best known people in the country. The flow of the several hot springs is more than 1,000,000 gallons daily and the temperature of ihc water averages 133 degrees, Fahrenheit. A bath in this water at a comfortable temperature is sti nulating, exhilarating and eliminant. The use of the waters opens the pores and channels of the body for the ex- pulsion of matters injurious to health, arouses torpid and sluggish secretions, stimulates the circulation, the muscles, the skin, the nerves, the internal organs and purifies the blood. The waters of the Arkansas Hot Springs are radio- active to a marked degree, due to dissolved radium emanation. This gas provides a means for carrying electrical energy into depths of the body and there sub- jecting the juices, the protoplasm and nuclei of the cells to an immediate bombardment by an explosion of electrical atoms, which stimulates cell activity and arouses all secretory and excretory organs. George H. Torney, surgeon general of the United States Army, with the approval of the Secretary of War, issued the following statement regarding the curative qualities of the Hot Springs waters: "Relief may be reasonably expected at the Hot Springs in the following conditions: in the various forms of gout and rheumatism, after the acute or inflam natory stage; neuralgia, especially when dei)ending upon gout, rheumatism, metallic or malarial poisoning, paralysis not of organic origin ; the earlier stages of locomotor ataxia; chronic Hright's disease (the earlv Dallas and Gulf railroads, in Garland county, 30 tniles south- at all seasons. Stages only), and other diseases of the urinary organs; functional diseases of the liver; gastric dyspepsia, not of organic origin; chronic diarrhoea, catarrhal affec- tions of the digestive and respiratory tracts; chronic skin diseases, especially the squamous varieties, and chronic conditions due to malarial infection." The government has made such improvements at Hot Springs that one may reach the summit of the three mountains, 500 or 600 feet above the city, by means of magnificent driveways and walks winding around the majestic hills whose flower-strewn paths are lined continually with throngs of interested people. Aside from being the greatest health resort in the world, Hot Springs is almost equally as famous for its pleasure features. Here the motorist may traverse the s.r.ooth surface highways for miles and miles amid purple tinted hills and picturesque valleys, or the horseman may enjoy a canter up the inviting trails to the mountain tops and view the marvelous scenes of enduring beauty such as only can be found in the Ar- kansas Ozarks. In the city the thoroughfares are lined with high- class theatres, moving picture and vaudeville shows. Summer theatres and picturesque parks offer amuse- ment second to none anywhere on earth. Certain of the National and American League clubs go to Hot Springs each season for their preliminary work, which means that the greatest exhibition games of baseball in the United States are to be seen on the "X'apor City" diamond. Some of the places of interest in and around Hot Springs are: Golf links and Country Club, Malvern road, one mile south of city; DeSoto Spring Pavilion, one of the finest cold water drinking pavillions in the world. The Japanese Room in connection has been pronounced by critics as a great work of art ; Steel Observation Tower, 165 feet high. A view can be had from this tower for miles in all directions. Os- trich Farm — One of the finest ostrich farms in Amer- ica can be reached by Whittington Avenue car line. Alligator Farm — The largest alligator farm in America is located on Whittington Avenue. The .Armv and Navy General Hospital — conducted by the United States Government for the benefit of retired and ac- tive soldiers and sailors of the army and navy. No hospital in the world records as niany cures as this one, 95 per cent of the soldiers and sailors sent here being returned to duty. Arbordale Springs, located three miles from the city limits on the Little Rock-Hot Springs Highway. Peautiful lakes for swimming and artesian wells in connection with springs throw water ■{S^ \ \ Playjgrdtods in ASrkliQsa^s ■^■isfii^'^'^'^'''*^?*'^-''-*^ -"' ^;i4^^^WiS- liigli in the air. Riverview Park, located on the Ouachita River and Arkadel|)hia road. Boats and swimming are provided as amusetucnt. The moun- tain drives and walks on both mountains are main- tained by the United States Government and furnisli much recreation for the visitors. Every visitor should see the wonderful hot springs on the Reservation before leaving the city. A few of the springs are open for inspection. It is a wonder- ful sight to see this hot water gush from the bowels of the mountain. Mountain Valley Spring and Hotel, located 14 miles from city limits, is one of the finest watering places in Amercia. Radio-Magnesia Pa- vilion is another famous cold water spring which is [)atronized by thousands of visitors annually. Happy Hollow, on Fountain Street, is visited by all tourists w iio obtain much pleasure and enjoyment from the .r'nisement furnished bv the nirii;it,'crir nnd frcik photography and other forms of recreation. Whit- tington Park, at the end of car line on Whittington .\venue — Many forms of amusement, the training home of the Boston-Americans and Pittsburg-Na- tionals baseball teams. Oaklawn Race Track, located on Lower Central Avenue, one-half mile from city limits; finest winter one-mile race track in the world. Ozark-Lithia Springs, seven miles from city, main- tains a fine hotel, where dinner parties are served in connection with cold water springs. Here are located some of the largest and most lux- urious bath houses in the world, many of the bathing pavilions rivaling in architectural beauty the marble palaces of ancient Greece and Rome. The baths are operated under Government supervision, the prices and attendants' fees being regulated by the authori- ties. For the indigent the Government maintains a free balh linine \\'\\h mediral ad\'isors. Eureka Springs Located un the crest of the Ozarks, in Carroll county; nort.iwest Arkansas; served by the Missouri and North Arkansas Kiilroad, within a night's ride of Kansas City and St. Louis and only a few hours from Joplin, Springfield and Ft. Smith. rUREKA is a city of springs, more than 50 natural ■^^ fountains bubbling from its mountain sides, sup- plying an abundance of pure and health-giving waters not only for the visitors who go there in the winter from the North and in the summer from the South, but for shipment to those who cannot make a visit to this delightful resort, for bottled Eureka water is served on the dining cars and in the principal hotels and at drug stores almost everywhere — water noted for its sparkle and purity. The springs are owned by the city and the waters are free to the people. Some of the waters have medicinal qualities and are prescribed for certain ail- ments, especially those aflfecting the digestive and ner- vous system. Hundreds of health-seekers are bene- fited by their visits to Eureka Springs. The rugged landscape gives the place an Alpine ef- fect, noticeable especially in the meanderings of streets through the valley and up the mountain side, where the terraces are lined with attractive hotels, beautiful homes and here and there a park or pavilion with resting places for the traveler. The capicity of the several modern hotels and nu- merous boarding places in Eureka Springs is sufficient Lo accommodate some 6,000 guests and in summer and winter there are interesting programs for the amuse- ment and entertainment of the visitors. About the city are many beautiful drives and mo- toring and horseback riding are both favorite pastimes. Fishing and boating are to be enjoyed in White and Kings Rivers, \ Camping places for tourists are provided in Spring Lake Park, a woodland overlooking a beautiful lake which has a bathing beach and affords fishing and boating. A modern automobile highway has been completed between Eureka Springs and Seligman, Mo. Tourists from Chicago, St. Louis and Springfield should route \ia Monett, Mo. Those from Nebraska, Kansas and Kansas City, through Joplin, and from points in Ok- lahoma through Neosho, Mo. The weather records show that Eureka Springs has 209 clear days, as compared with 171 clear days for Los Angeles, Cal. The winters are mild and the summers delightfully cool because of the elevation, which ranges from 1,500 to 1,800 feet. Few countries can surpass Arkansas in the beauty of its mountain landscape. The hills are zvooded ivith evergreens and broadleafs, the pine appearing as bands of deeper green. Along some of the streams are mighty cliffs with touseled cedars and scragly pine clinging to their unfriendly sides. Everywhere arc springs, the purity of whose waters is unsurpassed. In the valleys are streams, broken by rapids and waterfalls. — Samuel J. Record, Yale School of Forestry. Playgrounds in Arkansas j^3^vj\- <^ Playgrounds in Arkansas ^*-. •^!; Photos CopyrJEliffH hv f'lia^ ' '., Jniu-s. Harrison. Ark. •■^^Ur^-AS^tsji-^^ aygrounds in Arkansas mmma Diamond Cave, Newton County Located in Newton county three miles southwest of Jasj^er. Arkansas, Pettigrew on the Frisco, Russellville on the Missou BECAUSE of the brilliancy of the calcite crystals which like myriads of icicles, fresco the walls and ceiling of its many miles of subterranean pas- sageways, this wonderful cavern of Northern Arkan- sas is called Diamond Cave. Explorations up to the present time do not show it to be quite as large as the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, but it is more beau- tiful in its display of underground wonders, the fan- tastic appearance of the illuminated interior resem- bling an imaginary fairyland. The trip by auto from Harrison to Jasper and thence to the cave is one of unusual interest, the road winding around the majestic hills, dipping down into the green valleys, crossing swift-flowing mountain streams, and penetrating thick forests where the crisp mountain air is tinctured with the odor of pine and cedar and a scent of wild flowers is remindful of woodland violets and distant meadows. At Jasper there are convenient hotel facilities, and after a rest the journey is resumed to the cave, where expert guides are furnished to conduct visitors through the great cavern, which is explored by many motorists travelling through the state, as well as by hundreds of tourists who make the special excursion to see the wonderplace. Entering the cave one descends a flight of ten or more steps into a large chamber, the walls of which are draped with stalactite tapestry that is at once fascinating and grotesque. No sculptor could have chiseled an effect more artistic. For a hundred yards the great reception hall extends to another stairway down which the guide leads the visitors into the Red Room. This chamber is jierhaps the most beautiful in the cave. The height of the ceiling is probably 60 feet and the width of the room is more than 40 feet. The limestone walls are stained a vivid red by the iron- impregnated waters which trinkle in small streams from the veins of the massive rock. Passing out of the Red Room the cavern winds in serpentine fashion through the bowels of the moun- tain until the visitor is ushered into the bridal cham- ber of Adam and Eve, the place being so named be- cause of the appearance of two life-like bits of stone which one may easily imagine to be statues of the first newly-weds. It is here that the flash of the guide's light reveals numerous pools of clear water, from which the thirsty tourist may obtain a refresh- ing draught. Nearest railroad stalinn Harrison on the Missouri and North ri Pacific. Reached by automobile via Jefferson highway. Beyond are two large jjillars, leaning over and touching one another, and the performance of passing through the narrow entrance is facetiously called "hugging the widow." Next is the State Capitol, a mammoth chamber which, because of its broad ex- panse and lofty dome, resembles the new State House at Little Rock. This is a mile back under the moun- tain, a wonder in natural architecture, more beautiful than the temples of Greece and as enduring as the Rock of Gibraltar. Leaving the State Capitol the tourist enters Crystal Lane, a narrow passage through which you must pro- ceed slowly and cautiously into the Sugar Room, so called because the floor is covered several inches deep with pulverized stone or sand resembling white and brown sugar. The Angel of the Grotto, the Bucking Shoals and the Grand Divide are landmarks on the way through a weird passage to the Stork's Nest, where one must bend low to get under the arched rock and slide through "Fat Man's Agony," an inclined path be- tween closely crowded pillars. The Garden of the Gods is a chamber containing many peculiarly formed rocks, some of which are strangely life-like. There is a Statue of Liberty standing erect under a spray of water, the ripple of which is the only sounfl that breaks the stillness of the silent cavern. Beyond is the Auditorium of Rome, where the ca\ e spreads out like a great theatre with seating room for more people than probably ever were present in the ancient forum. There is a thrilling slide down Lov- er's Leap to a point in the cave where the visitors may behold the Pipe Organ, formed by the sediment accumulated through the ages from dripping streams of limestone water. The calcite stems, or pipes of the organ, are so tense and delicate that the scale of music can be run by deftly tapping the rigid rock, and the cave is thus made to ring with melody. Three miles from the entrance and probably 500 feet beneath the surface the tour is brought to a close in Solomon's Temple, a great room in which there are innumerable queer shaped pillars and some of the most grotesque formations, affording an unusual op- portunity to study the oddities of the cave. It is said that the cave has been explored for some twenty miles from the entrance, but at present this is as far as tourists are taken and the return to the outer world is n.ade by practically retracing the course of the inward trip. t L^war Playgrounds in Arkansas 1 CITY PARK MISSOURI '. PACIFIC STATION "in n II I S^iC It _ S.IU E. " "• i. Ik, '■■ #11 II lii Xu :i J ^ 4 "*H ci Big C" :m'1 «^'' STATE CAPITOL Playgrounds in Arkal^^ Little Rock, the State Capital l.ociilcd ill aiiiiosl Ihc i/cotjnifiluctil center of the SUilc. mi lit and Cotton Belt Railroads: popii/alioii mo.oao; elevation .'5(1 BKCAUSJC of its cnnvcr.iciit railroad facilities and its accessibility to motorists. Utile Rock-, the L'a|)- ilal of Arkansas, has come to be one of the great con- vention cities of the South, visited annually by nian\' thousands of tourists, some of whom cnme to rii-.L'ud state and national meetings, others to make it one of their stops on a tour of the State, and a great number to stop for a protracted visit for the climate, the siglil- seeing opportunities and the hospitality of the city combine to make a stay here pleasnr;d)le and interest- ing at all times of the year. Little Rock is called the City of Roses because of th ; predominance of the rose in the floral adornment of the lawns and parkways of its many beautiful resi- dence streets. \'iolets bloom throughout the winter, giving an ai)])earance of springtime to a landscape in the background of which towers that most majestic of all evergreens, the southern ]iine. It is a land where tin- magnolia mingles its fragrance with the breath of th • lilac and where the crepe myrtle and umbrella china give touches of pink and green to colorfid pictures — pictures of ante-belltim mansions, of moilern l)nnga- lows. of groves of old elms, of pictures(|ue turns in shadv roadways, of sletpy cy])resses nodding over sliil lakes, of fields of .-nowy cotton and of green land- scapes, blue skies and golden sunshine. This beautiful city is built upon the heights that overlook the rich valleys of the .\rkansas River and the green prairies and gentle slopes that stretch east- ward and southward are like a great lawn and expanse of shrubbery before some royal estate; back of the city's castle-like skyline of domes and sjjires are the Ozark Mountains, with their orchards, forests and ,■ .lilcansas h'.'tir; scncd by the Missouri Pacific, Rock Island to 500 feet. nu'nes, giving substantial sustenance to the great city, and from the doorways, north, east, south and west, stretch ]'aths of commerce leading to the markets of tlu- world, southward to the (julf, northward to the lakes, eastward to the Atlantic and westward to the Pacific. The llankhead Highway, an East-to-West motor trail, at Little Ki>ck intersects the Pershing Highway. .'! similar roadway extending from North to .Scjuth. ' )ther hard-surfaced roads radiate from the Capital ('it\' in all directions, n^aking possible delightful side t:-i])s by automobile from Little Rock to Hot Springs, a distance of only 54 miles, to Pine lUuff 43 miles southwest, to the rice fields only 20 miles east and in.o the beautiful hill country on the west. Camp Pike, where 7.^.000 soldiers were trained dur- ing the world war. is located just on the outskirts of the city. Fort Logan H Roots occu]jies a ])Osition over- looking the city, on P)ig Rock Mountain. There are Stale inslitulions worth}' of a visit on a stop at Little Rock— the School for the Hlind, the Deaf Mute In- stitute. The State Hosj.iital and the State Penitentiary. Camping places for motor parties are afforded in the several parks and many groves within and adja- cent to the city. Tourists can be directed to these ])laces on reaching the city by inquiring at any service station. '1 he city is well provided with hotels where the \isitor will find the best of accommodations. During the summer season there ^e amusements at beautiful Forest Park, bathing at Willow Beach and entertainments at various other resorts in and near the city, besides the picture shows and theatres, of which there are in Little Rock some of the finest in the South. Hunting Curios at Magnet Cove GARNF.rS. opals, sunstones and lodestoncs are some of the rare and curious minerals found in Magnet Cove in the northern part of Hot Spring county, about midway betw^een Little Rock and Hot Springs, a place known to scientists everywhere be- cause of its i>eculiar geology and the number of va- rieties of rocks obtained there. There is iiardly a cabinet of minerals in the world that does not contain Piumcrous specimens from this renowned district. I'he Cove is the relic of an ancient basin of thermal springs, similar to those now active in Yellowstone Park. A magnetic influence of tlie rocks is so strong that the needle of the surveyor's transit is disturbed on passing over the gnnmd. The interesting place is reached by a short drive over a good road from Malvern. Butter- lield or Lonsdale. 3][^][1 ygrounas m Arlcansas .•>- 'v' 'Ci' Y. W. C. A. Camp Located near Benton, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, 24 miles southwest of Little Rock. UNDER the whispering pines and within the sound of the rippling waters of beautiful Saline River the Little Rock Y.W. C. A. has established a permanent camp which is of more than local importance as a place of rest and recreation, being visited by many prominent state workers as well as local members during the summer activities of this organization. The buildings are constructed of rustic materials and are provided with comfortable accommodations. There is a fine spring on the premises and bathing, fishing and boating may be enjoyed and all manner of out-door games are indulged in. Visits have been made to the camp by bodies of girls and women from the nearby cities of Benton, Little Rock and Hot Springs. Playgrounds in Arkansas i THv: fixxa(.:li-: » l-'ROM AR- KANSAS luvi:" h AT 1MU)TllHO fl CAMIMIUOl'Nl) ". Ferndale -on -the - Little -Maume lie Located 18 miles west of Little Rock on the Little Rock, Maumelle & Weslern Railroad. THREE automobile highways lead from Little Rock out into the hill country in the western part of Pulaski County where Chenault Mountain and The Pinnacle rear their pine-clad peaks a thousand feet above the sea and overlook two of the most beautiful Ozark streams, the Maumelles, big and little. In the midst of this beautiful country nestles the little vil- lage of Ferndale and nearby in a shady grove and within the sound of waterfalls is Protho Camp Ground, a favorite picnic resort and outing place. Petit Jean Mountain LIKE the prow of a great ocean vessel, plowing through a smooth sea, the eastern extremity of Petit Jean Moimtain stands high above the level valley of the Arkansas river and from its quarterdeck the eye lias a range of many miles of beautiful landscape. It is upon these heights, reached by automobile road from Morrilton, that the Y. M. C. A. has selected a site for a Slate Hoy's Lamp and that $50,000 will be spent m permanent imjiruvements for the comfort and pleasure of the youth of Arkansas and other states. The healthful altitude, inspiring scenery and invigor- ating pastimes make this woodland jdayground a de- lightful summer retreat and it is visited b}- many In-'.n dreds of tourists e\ery year. Baker Springs, in Howard County JUST south of the soutiiern border of the Arkansas a popular gathering ])!ace for summer tunri>is and Forest Reserve, on the upper waters of Mountain health seekers. The sulphur waters have rare medic- Fork River and within easy driving distance over good inal value and the surroundings are attractive. Boggs automobile roads from the Kansas City Southern Rail- Springs and Hatton Gap are neighboring resorts. Rich road, is Baker Springs, which for many years has been Mountains, with an elevation of 2,750 feet, are near. ■/.'U >«•?> ^;, Playgrounds in Arlc'^-nsas \^;a: Mena and the Rich Mountains NT ATURF, has been lavish in bestowing its blessings ■'■ ^ upon Mena, for this little city nestles high upon the sunny side of the Rich Mountains, one of the most picturesque ranges of the Ozarks. with its front windows open to the balmy south winds and quietly en- joyin_itiil\-, sczcn miU-J wcsl "J I Uniiiinciu-. rea.ii.n iiy Inc Mui'inn / ,/,i/;, i.ini.-ml ( ; m Rilssclkilli') ami //if Rock Island railroad, nearest railroad station Dardancllc. lilcv ation 1760 feet. THIS IS one of the oldest and most popular resorts maintain cottages on ilie mountain and occupy them in Arkansas, its convenient location bringing to it year after year, many patrons from Little RocU ami Fori Smith. .Mount \ebo rises abruptly from the valley of the which cities are within only a few iunirs ride by train .Arkansas River and i>^ 1,200 feet higher tlian the sur- or automobile Manv prominent families of the stale rounding country The summit, which is practically ^^ level, is covered with timber and forms a beautiful park a mile in length and nearly half a mile wide. At this elevation the temperature is from 20 to 30 de- grees cooler than in the low ground, and breezes blow throughout the summer. There is a fine spring on the Ijench of the mountain about 150 feet from the sum- mit. Visitors to Mount Nebo often awake in the morn- ing to find themselves above the clouds, the views of the Arkansas Valley, which, on a bright day is an in- spiring sight, being obscured by misty billows which slowly retreat before the advancing orb of day. To see the sun arise from its bed of snowy white is a spectacle nearly as wonderful as that of witnessing the passing of the day from Sunset Rock. In making the trip one has the opportunity <>i cither crossing or seeing the largest pontoon bridge in the world, across the Arkansas River at Dardanelle. This bridge, improvised by the building of a floor from boat to boat, is 2,343 feet in length and it is so constructed as to rise and fall with the tide of the river. It is a part of the main thoroughfare between Dardanelle and Russellville. The drive by automobile or hack from Dardanelle to the summit of Mount Nebo is one of the most inter- esting features of the trip, the road winding its way through farms and meadows to the foot of the moun- tains and then through forests, by many loops and turns, up the gradual slope where an ascent of 1,200 feet is made in a distance of about three miles. V P 1 ay gTD u n d s Jji;^A4"kja jr^^a^s -^iiSSgr^g .,^ 3^;^^ .,^-^- Winslow, Arkansas' Highest Town ARCJL'XU Winslow the mounlains are so higli that Tlie elevation at the depot is 1735 feet, but tht- nioiin- the railroad had to build a tunnel to get into the tains nearby on which most of the residences and sum town. It is the highest incorporated town in Arkansas, mcr cottages are built tower to a height of 2000 feet. . i^ltvtmugmmmksmm F MOUNT MAGA2I S^C SEA UEVei. COPvmeMTeo lazi C.H.KCKCCR LCHmff JASPS PI aygro und s irr kan sas Fort Smith A Western Gateway TOURISTS from Oklahoma and other Southwest- ern States will find Fort Smith a convenient en- trance to the Playgrounds of Arkansas, Winslow Monte Ne and Bella X'ista on the north. Mount Nebo, Mount Magazine and Hot Springs on the east, and Mena, Bogg Springs and Rich Mountain to the south. Trunk lines of railroads and the best of automobile highways lead to Fort Smith from the principal cities (if the West. Motorists will enter the historic fron- tier city over the new concrete bridge spanning the .Arkansas River and connecting the States of .Arkan- sas and Oklahoma. The American Aiujlcr has the following to say of fishing places near Fort Smith : "The clear, spring- fed, mountain-born streams about Fort Smith, Ark., provide excellent sport for the fly-caster. * * * For a few hours' sport, accessible by train and road conveyance, at varying distances from twelve to thirty miles, there is Frog Bayou, less well-known by the more descriptive name of Clear Creek. aygr oufkI s in Ark ansas Fayette ville, the University City MENTION is made in this book of Fayetteville not because it is an exclusive resort city but be- cause many people have gone there to make it their home, to enjoy the salubrious mountain climate and because it is visited annually by hundreds of pleasure- seekers who know of its attractions. Here is locatetl the Arkansas State University and College of Agri- culture. It is a city of beautiful homes. Good roads reach out from Fayetteville into the beautiful orchard country and farming region about Springdale, Lincoln, Prairie Grove and Brentwood. The climate, water and health conditions are all that a health resort could boast. Fayetteville has been selected as the location for a summer camp of the Methodist denomination. 1 a yg r Q^n^ s m A,f4c a r^-s^-s^ The White River Country THERE is interest for the sportsman — good tish- ing and hiinting^all along the White River, but the stream is most attractive from a scenic point of view north of Batesville, in the famous Ozark Moun- tains. The wonderful landscape has made the White River Country famous as "The Hudson of the West." There are two wonderful float trips that may be taken down this stream, one from Galena, Mo., to Branson, Mo., and another from Branson, Mo., to Cotter, Ark., it being possible to spend several days on a journey by boat that requires only a few hours to retrace by train. Un a trip like this the fisherman may cast his flv at the gamest of fish — the White River bass. On the lower \\ hile River where the waters, tired from their strenuous passage through the mountains, flow calmly under the shade of cypress forests and past fields of cotton and rice, there are many e.xcellenl fishing and hunting places and those who do not care for the mountain altitudes and the rugged landscape .)f the hill country will not be disappointed in this part of Arkansas as a place to spend a vacation -M^l (>?V P 1 ay &o>u_n cl s i n A r k an s a s ^j \^ 0«^ cannot analyze the perfume of a -wild rose, nor may one explain wholly the lure of the IVhite River coimtrv — the noblest pleasure ground of the Osarks. After you hare fished its streams, floated in a canoe through the blue magic of its moonlight, cantered over its trails in the freshness of early morning, and slept, night after night, beneath its stars, you zvill understand — a little. When, after many visits, you have come to know the land in the mistv tenderness of springtime, the full-blossomed beauty of summer, and the amazing gold-and-purple pageantry of flaming autumn; zchen you have made friends with the cosmopolitan fraternity of nature-lovers who are settling its villages and farms; when, by primitive firesides of quaint Ozark natives. you have listened to thrilling talcs of the strangely romuttic history of the region — then you ivill find that the charm of Ozarkland has stolen into \our heart. Iwldin i ynu a delighted, healthy, happy, red-blooded prisoner. — Alice Mar\ Kimball. 3k; Sulphur Springs Located on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, 30^ iniles s"i(lli of Kansas t ily. ;^>,' nii/cs north of Fort Smith; elevation I. 'SO feci, HIGH up OH the plateaus where one may stand on the edge of the Ozark forests and look out upon the green prairies of Kansas and Oklahoma, is Sulphur Springs, located within a mile of the Arkansas-Mis- souri border. The resort has gained much of its fame because of the health-giving waters obtained from White Sulphur, Black Sulphur, Magnesia and Lithia Springs. »■ These springs are located in a beautiful park widun the city limits, where there are fine old shade trees and a beautiful Jake. There are some good hotels, numerous boarding houses and inviting camping places for the tourist. Good roads radiate from Sulphur Springs, bring- ing the resort within convenient reach of Joplin, Springfield and other cities. > Playg'rounas in Arkansas -•^1^^ Sil oam Springi Located on the Kansas City Soulhcni l\i.iui\iad, ni lumii:^, of Fort Smith; eleatioii mo feet T T ERE is a city of springs and parks. Gushing *■ fountains of health pour forth their pure waters to gladden the heart of the tired, the thirsty and tlie sick. And there are six public parks in the limits of the beautiful and well-kept little city. Many iieojjle come to Siloam to drink of these waters, to rest in the shade of the trees, to enjoy the rare climate, and a resort city of some 3.000 (jopulation has grown up here within almost calling distance of four states. 17 .IrL-ansiis. J-'9 miles south of Kansas City and yy miles norlii Among the amusement features in the city is a nata- torium where bathing may be enjoyed. There are nu merous parks. Two miles south of Siloam Springs is the 160-acrc tract selected by the Ozark Masonic Playground .Asso- ciation as a recreation place and improved with ten- nis courts, croquet grounds, ball diamonds, walks and driveways, a natatorium. assembly hall, dining lodge and refreshment pavilions. Bella Vista Located four miles north of Bentonville; Frisco railroad, automobiles meet all trains; good automobile, roads to Joflin. Tulsa and Springfield : elevation i^oo feet. NATURE'S Ciem of the Ozarks, is a term affec- tionately applied by the common consent of thou- sands of visitors to Bella Vista, a homelike summer resort set among the green hills overlooking Sugar Creek Valley in Benton County, the extreme north- west corner of Arkansas. It is said that $100,000 have been spent in improving and beautifying the place. The two hundred or more private cottages and the central hotel, known as The Lodge, are pro- vided with running water, sewerage and electric lights, the water supply coming from a large spring in the mountain side and the electric power being gen- erated by water power from a dam across Sugar Creek. A lake some 80 acres in extent affords bnal- ing and bathing, and there i.s excellent fishing in the nearby streams. Golf links have been laid out in the smooth \alk\- at the foot of the mountain and there are ball grounds, a tennis court and a held for trap shooting. Roadways and walks have been built through the grounds up the sides and to the summit of the moun tain, and walking, driving and motoring are enjoyable Playgrounds in Arkansas ]3;istinies. Tlicrc are good roads to Bentonville, the Tulsa, Joplin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Fort Smith Pea Ridge battlefield. Elk Horn Tavern and other are well represented among the cottagers. The summer nearby points ui interest. cliiratc at I '.clla \'ifta is iflcal, it being cool enough for A feature of this resort is the cottage life where the use of blankets at night. The days are bright and families enjov every homelike comfort. Little Rock, clear and the whole surroundings are invigorating. Two Niitidiial I'oii'sls arc in . Irkonsas. Ilir .liLuiiisas Wiliuiiiil l-oirsl cmbracmy nearly a million acres in Montgomcrx, Polk. Scott. Veil. Perry. Garland. Sehaslian. Loyan. Howard. Saline and Pike connties: and the Ozark National l-orest. .soniewliat lart/er in extent, lying in the Boston Mountains of the Ocark range in Marion. Baxter. Stone. Cleburne. I'an Buren. Conway. Searcy, Newton, Pof>e. Johnson, l-ranklin. Wash- ington and Crazoford counties — one south and tine north of the .Irkansas Riz'cr. The country embraced in thesi reserves is mountainous and timber. There are many streams of clear, swift- floi^'ing 'water, and fish and game are plentiful. The goz'ernment has built a system of good roads through portions of the forest, and tourists are permitted to zisit the reserzrs. camp, hunt and fish, under certain restrictions 'which are intended to safe- guard the timber from danger of fire. p'& /i ^ f^sfe^s Playgrounds in Arkansas ^^ ^^ ni.i^^T->V^%- . ■ MMW!1IU]ILH»» I UKK A BIT OF Ol.l) VKXICK kLl^^ STONE rmiDGK .MON'TIO NK i-iifirr niK i.onCK AT MONTH XK Monte Ne, Benton County Located in Benton county, northwest Arkansas; five miles from Rogers, 20 miles from Fayetteville and within a night's ride of Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City and Tulsa. Railroad station, Rogers, where automobiles meet all trains. SITUATED in a dimple of the smiling face of the Ozarks where the sun seems always to shine and the breezes are cool and fragrant, is Monte Ne with its hospitable club house, beautiful lake, shady groves and pleasant walks, a quiet and restful spot in the very heart of the mountains, the realization of a dream of its famous builder. Coin Harvey. The Club House Hotel, built in two sections, each 300 feet in length, has 1,100 feet of porches and 76 open fireplaces, with running water in every room. There is a lawn tennis court, music pavilion, plunge baths, boating facilities and various conveniences for the amusement and entertainment of visitors. White River is only a mile away, affording as fine fishing and boating as can be found along that stream. Monte Ne is on the Ozark Trails, an automobile highway traversing the mountain country and linking practically all of the cities of the Southwest. Two hundred miles of good road have recently been com- pleted in the vicinity of the resort, and motorists come from far and near to enjoy a rest and drink the waters at Monte Ne. '^■^ • .n?2!-'^v^^^^i^ y g r o u n d s Tn Arkansas =^^ - Rogers -in -the -Ozarks Located on the Frisco Railroad, SS3 »iilcs southwest of St. Louis, 250 miles south of Kansas City, S5o miles northwest of Dallas and soo miles distant from Little Rock; elevation 1385 feet. WITHIN a few miles of Rogers are many attrac- tions for the tourist — springs, mountains and the beautiful White River. This is the tip top of the Ozarks, a comnmnity of resorts and there are the best automobile roads northward to Sulphur Springs, Ben- tonville and IJclla \'ista, eastward to Eureka Springs, southward to Monte Ne and Winslow and westward to Cave Springs and Siloam Sjirings. Kogers is an attrac- tive city of 4,000 people with good hotels and many beautiful homes. Cave Springs Located in the southern part of Benton County, on the Ozark tion 1175 feet. PROMINENT among the attractions at Cave Springs is a flowing cavern which supplies clear, cool water for a beautiful lake covering about eight acres. This lake is stocked with bass and trout and fishing and boating arc to he enjoyed by visitors. Nearby is the Illinois River, Healing Springs and Elm Irail; nearest railroad stations. Rogers and Lowell. Eleva- Springs and the Italian settlement of Tontitown with its extensive vineyards. For those who seek a quiet and restful spot, away from the rush and excitement of the crowded water- ing places, this little playground, tucked away in the bosom of the Ozarks, offers many advantages. Witts Springs, Searcy County l.DCLilcd in Ihe soiilhwesl turner of Searcy County, on the edye of the Ozark l-orest Reserve, elevation /yj^ feet; nearest railroad station, Marshall on the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad. TWENTY miles southwest of Marshall in ihe heart of the Ozark Mountains is Witts Springs, f(ii' many years a favorite outinj^ iilace for the people of North Arkansas, and now one of the attractions of an automobile tour of the hill country. Thii place is reached by a drive over a good pike road, through a tive qualities. section famous for its lanilscape, leading from Mar- shall uj) the X'alley of Hear Creek to the edge of the great ( )zark h'orest Reser\e. where the ni(iunlaiiis reach a heiglit of 2.000 or more fee.t The waters of these springs are reported to have remarkable cura- '/i^ ^'^ Playgrounds ih Arka>Rsas ^^ Jii!.„J! ' M.: STTOAR LOAF MT. ''•^ CORNELIUS FALLS ^"H CANDLESTICK ROCK fc** 1.3t^>i',-l Heber Springs C PRING LAKE PARK, a ten-acre enclosure near ^ the center of Ileber Springs, contains a groii]) of marvelous springs, the waters from no two of wliich areahkein their chenucal co iiposition. Mntlu-r Xalnir. in her subterranean apothecary, seems to have con- pounded a remedy for every aihnent to which tired and infirm mankind is heir that tlicy mav he (hs])enseil at this wonderful fountain of iiealth. Tiiere is I Slack Sulphur Spring, the waters of whicli are beneficial to those suffering from blood, skin and digestive disor- ders; there is the Red Sulphur !~ipring. reconnnended for the relief of stomach and kidney troubles; there is the Arsenic Spring, said to be a specific for the treat- ment of malaria ; Eye Spring, healing to the eyes and relieves the sufferer from rheumatism. There is an alum and iron spring, each having its patronage for certain beneficial effects, and there are other springs that give forth streams of pure cobl water whicli claim to do no more than to slake the thirst and refr<'sh the inner man. .\bout these springs ha\e been built mmu'ruus tour- ist hoteN and manv beanlifnl homes, and l.irgc num- bers of visitors gather in >ummer and winter to drink of the waters, to enjoy the invigorating climate, to climb the hills and to fish and hunt along the pic- tures(|ue Little Red l\i\er, which, fresh from the mountains, murmurs a sleepy song as it passes along the outskirts of this playground city. .\mnng the interesting scenic places in this vicinit\- is Cornelius Falls, located about a h;df mile south of Ileber Sjirings. The water of a little mountain stream plunges over a precipice 70 feet high, scatter- ing its s]iray like a miniature Niagara over the rough boulders at its feet .Sugar Loaf Moimtain is within sight of the citv The original town of Heber Springs was once called Sugar Loaf. The mountain is almost .^00 feet higher than the valley in v.liich it stands. Thousands of vis- itors ascend this mountain to obtain a \iew of Little Red River, which winds through the \,illev and is vis- ible for many miles. The summit of the mountain, co\ ering about an acre, is level. To reach the top one mu'^t pass through a crevice in a wall which is known as the "h.it Man's Squeeze." P 1 ay^ctun d s i n-^ r.k a n s as c Mammoth Springs, a World Wonder Located in north central Arkansas, on the Frisco Railroad, 14. 140 miles southeast of Springfield, Mo. Elevation 512 feet. pREMIER of springs is the Mammoth Spring of ■I Arkansas — the largest in the world, a veritable river gushing from the mountainside, covering 18 acres and 100 feet deep at its source. The waters of this noted spring are remarkable because of the unchangeable flow and temperature, never increasing or decreasing in volume, and registering approxi- mately 58 degrees summer and winter. The surface is in a continual state of efifervescence due to the large amount of carbonic gas held in solution in the water. In this wonderful spring it is believed there has been discovered a lost river, for just over the state 2 miles west of Memphis, 17s miles north of Little Rock and boundary in Missouri two mountain streams, tum- bling down a 500-foot cliff, tunnel a natural bridge under an Alpine barrier and mysteriously disappear underground. The region where these peculiar acqua- tic antics are performed is only a short distance from Mammoth Spring and may be visited by the sight- seer who has a few hours leisure for the enjoyment of such a novel sight. Water power is generated from the flood of water tiiat pours over three great dams below this spring U> operate one of the largest flour mills in the South and to furnish electric light and energy to several nearby cities. Thence the waters empty into a picturesque ./' ^^.. "I »1 Playgrounds in Arkansas I'OOL AT RA-V^fi*fDEJN SWI.Vl.MlNi; AT .MAMMO'I'II SPHIXC, kL. c valley and form Spring River, the bewitching charm of whose wooded banks, the ceaseless song of whose waterfalls and the sparkle of whose waters have gained for it the reputation of being one of the most beautiful streams in America. This little stream is 50 miles long and there is the finest of fishing and the most delightful camping places all along its course through the Ozark foothills. One of the largest government fish hatcheries in the United States is operated at Mammoth Spring and all kind of game fish are bred here with which to stock the streams and lakes of the country. Bathing, boat- ing and fishing are popular pastimes. There are good roads for motoring and horseback riding, and tennis courts, ball grounds and play grounds where outdoor sports may be enjoyed at all seasons. Mammoth Spring has several good hotels and accommodations may be obtained in private boarding houses. The tourist who brings his tent will find comfortable camping grounds and every conve- nience for his comfort and pleasure. The premises about the spring and the grounds around the hotel are attractively kept and there are many beautiful homes and private estates in the city and along the country- side in this, one of the most beautiful parts of .Ar- kansas. Pearl Fishing in Arkansas FROM White River and its numerous tributaries in Northeastern Arkansas, the mussel shell, used in the manufacture of pearl buttons, is obtained in great numbers and the gathering of these shells from the bottom of the streams constitutes an important in- dustry. Many precious gems have been recovered by the pearl fishermen and it is said that the Arkansas pearls are superior in color and shape to those found anywhere. Some of these pearls have been sold for from $1,000 to $3,500 each. The boats of the pearl fishermen may be seen at Batesville, Newport, Poca- hontas, DeValls BlufiF and Clarendon. Playgrourtjd^ in Arkansas ^ **^. ..--.■ SUMMER OUTINGS OF CAMPFIRE GIRLS SPRING RIVER NEAR HARDY ■ .>*:ri ..•----: TF--:3rdV(i^.-' ■ i-w- rti^^.fcgasii'aBahESa Hardy-on- Spring- River Located on the Frisco Railroad, 126 miles west of Memphis. Tcnn., and 136 miles cast of Springfield. Missouri, on Spring River in Sharp County. Elevation 800 to 1300 feet; at intersection of the Ozark Trail and Pershing Way. NESTLING ill the foothills of the Ozarks where Bathing, boating, fishing, hunting, motoring, horse- flows beautiful Spring River, is the delightful back riding, hill-climbing make outdoor life enjoyable, little town of Hardy, headquarters of the Boy Scouts and the pure water, healthful altitude and pleasing an their Canadian liannts in the sf'ring. M^-. -•■«?"r-^ «y ^>«*-L,^, Playgrounds in Arkansas R avenden Spring* A UTOMOBILES are in waiting at Ravenden Sta- The high elevation and woodland surroundings ^ tion on the Frisco Railroad to transport the tour- make a pleasant setting for the large hotel and manv ist to the pleasant little summer resort, Ravenden cottages which have been built around the springs. Springs, located six miles back in the picturesque and here one will meet pleasure-seekers from man\ Ozark foothills, the ride being over a smooth pike states who have come to drink of the vaters and h- road and through a section rich in scenery. enjoy the quiet of this attractive mountain retreat. Kingdon Springs OOON after the White River line was completed known to the hill folks who would go tiiere to caMi|i *^ between Newport. Ark., and Carthage, Mo., and and hunt and lish, began to be sought by visitors from tourists began to seek this vacation ground, the at- other states, and Kingdon Springs was born, the re- tractions of the country about the headwaters of James sort being named by friends of the Gould family in Creek in the northern part of Marion County, long honor of Kingdon Gould. P 1 ay g i^^UTi d s 4^A rkansas LAKK SHUUt: UKl\'l!; /PHOLOMEW twill iiMiiniihiBiBiiMifMiTnBTrinrrwnMT -rur" .. .--.<«:---^itBg'ai.ii» M— awmi iM ■ — im ■im ,^ ^ gr^■.J^aaa>-:-■ Beautiful Lake Chicot LAKE CHICOT is the largest body of still water in the State, as clear as a Michigan lake, with pic- turesque banks and affording every pleasure in fishing and boating the sportsman could wish. It is eighteen miles from one end of this lake to the other and nearly a mile from shore to shore. The graceful curve of the lake reveals that it was once a big bend in the Mississippi River, from which it is now separated at either end by a narrow margin of land. On the west lirink uf the lake is the beautiful little city of Lake X'illage, seat of Chicot County, and its court house, hotels and many attractive homes over- look the Ijeautiful sheet of water. A bathing beach and squadron of pleasure craft are within easy reach of the hotel verandas and visitors enjoy here all the aquatic sports that a northern resort might offer. Motorists may now reach Lake Village from north and south over the Arkansas-Louisiana Highway, which recently was completed through .Southeast Ar- kansas, connecting beyond the state line with Louis- iana's system of good roads. This was one of the biggest road projects ever undertaken and is one of I lie best highways in the L'nited States. Comfortable and convenient canping places are provided for tourists and there is every attraction here to make outdoor life inviting. Sportsmen come for many miles to enjoy the bass anrl crop]Me fishing at Lake Chicot. ^^^^J^J^laygroun3s in Arkansas Synopsis of Arkansas Game and Fish Laws Of>en Season and Bag Limit on Came. — Bear, (ictr (buck or male deer) and wild turkey gobblers may be killed from November 10 to January 15. Only one bear, two deer (buck) and four wiKl turkey gobbler? may be killed by one person in one calendar year. ^^'ild turkey gobblers may also lie kilkd fmni March 1 to May 1 of eacli year. It is unlawful tn kill a due (female deer) or wild turkey hen al any season of the year. Wild geese, ducks, snipe, gallinule and. coo! irav lu- killed from Xovemlx'r 1 to i-'ebruarv 1. \ot more than eight geese, 2?i ducks, 25 snipe, 25 gallinule and 25 coot may be killed by any one person in any one day. No person is allowed to have more than two days killing of ducks (not more than 50) in posses- sion at one time. Woodcock may be killed from November 1 to De- cember 31. No person is allowed to kill more than si.x in one day. Doves and plover may be killed from September 1 to December 15. No person is allowed to kill more than 25 each in anv one dav. x^ Pla^ri^fncJ^s in Alrlc1|^sa*s ^ Z?o A^o/ Shout at Night or Use Torch or Headlight. — Do not shoot over any of the waters of this State, or kill any wild goose or duck before sunrise or after sunset. Do not use a torch or iicadlight at night for killing of any bear, deer, wild fowl or game bird. Do Mot Use Dynamite or High-Power Rifle. — The penalty for the use of dynamite for killing fish is not less than one nor more than twelve months in the state penitentiary. License to Hunt and Fish. — Residents of the State to hunt deer, bear and turkey. $1.10; residents to fish with artificial bait, $1.10; non-residents to hunt, $15.00; non-resident annual fishing, $5.00, and non- resident trip fishing $1.10. (The trip license is for 15 days.) Do Not Use Seines or Nets Without License. — No person is allowed to use any kind of a seine or net with meshes less than two and one-half inches square without paying the license as now provided by law. Except, that picnic parties and families on outings may use a seine not over 100 feet in length and with meshes not less than one and one-half inches square, between the first day of June and first day of Octo- ber of each year, for their own use. Furbearing Animals and Trappers. — Furbearing animals may be caught or killed from October 1 to March 1. No person is allowed to sell the pelt of any fur- bearing animal between March 15 and October 1 of each year. Any trapper using more than 12 traps or dead- falls shall be required to have a license, the fee for same being $20.00. Residents Max Ship Game and Fish in State. — Any resident of this State may ship fish, and the lawful number of game and game birds or fowls to any point in this State. All shipments shall be tagged, showing the name of the person or persons catching or killing the same, the contents of the package, and to what place being taken. IVho May Carry Game and Fish Out of State. — A non-resident of the State iiolding an annual hunting or fishing license, may carry with him out of the i^tate one day's kill or catch (not in excess of the bag limit), by compliance with Section 50 of the Game and Fish Laws or Section 4800 of Crawford and Moses' Digest. License for Market Fisherman. — For using seines and nets, $.=;0.00: hoop nets only, $25.00; trot lines. $10.00, and helper to a market fisherman, $5.00. No person is allowed to sell fish unless he holds license as a market fisherman or is the helper of a market fisherman. ]h)gs and Dog License — A license of $1.50 each shall be paid on all dogs used for hunting any game or game birds or fowls. Do not allow dogs to run deer during the closed season or at any other season of the year unless the owner or keeper is with them. The stealing of a dog on which the license has been paid constitutes the crime of grand larceny. Confiscation and Destruction. — Wardens are re- quired to confiscate all illegal shipments of game and fish, and all game and fish unlawfully caught or killed, and use the same for charitable purposes. War- dens are also required to destroy all unlawful .seines, nets and other device found in use for catching fish contrary to law, and no action, civil or criminal, shall be maintained against them in any of the courts of this State for the destruction of same. No Bond Recptircd for Prosecution. — No bond shall be required in any of the courts of this State for prosecutions of violations of the Game and Fish laws. JVhere Vou Can Get License. — Resident hunting, artificial bait fishing, non-resident trip and dog license may be procured from the Circuit Clerk of anv County in this State. License of all kind required under the Game and Fish Laws may be procured from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. John W. Allen. Secretary, Little Rock, Arkansas. Squirrel may be killed from May 15 to January 15. No person is allowed to kill more than 15 in one day. Quail or partridge may be killed from November 20 to February 1. No person is allowed to kill more than 20 in one day. No person is allowed to have more than two days killing of quail or partridge (not more than 40) in possession at one time. Do Not Kill Certain Game or Game Birds. — No person is allowed to kill any doe (female deer), wild furkcy hen. prairie chicken. phea.sant or robin red- breast at any season of the year. Do Not Hold Migratory Game. — Do not have any migratory game bird in possession after ten days from end of open season as provided by Federal law. a ^ Playgrounds in Arkansas BETWEEN STUTTGART AND ALMYRA SHKJ: 'JRJJYCK ROAD Roads that Lead to Automobi IT'ROM afar the tourist may reach Arkansas by rail- •*■ road train, automobile or boat. There are more than 5,000 miles of railroad, networking the state like the street car system of a great city ; there are thous- ands of miles of good roads extending north and south and east and west ; and there are more navigable water- ways than in any other state, making it possible for the visitor to cruise to many of the recreation places in his own pleasure craft. Fnllowing is a list of the more im portant railroads : Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific — Memjihis tiirough Little Rock to Oklahoma, with branches from Little Rock to Hot Springs and El Dorado. Kansas City .Southern — from Kansas City through Sulphur Springs, Siloam Springs. Fort Smith, Mcni. DeQueen, Ashdown and Texarkana to Port Arllmr, Texas. i ( IWX- RflAO Arkansas by Train, le or Boat Missouri and North Arkansas — From Joplin through Eureka Springs, Harrison, Marshall, Heber Springs. Searcy and Cotton Plant to Helena. Missouri Pacific — from St. Louis through Little Rock and Texarkana to Texas with connecting lines to Hot Springs, Camden, El Dorado, Pine Bluff, and Lake \'illage ; eastward from Little Rock to Memphis ; westward from Little Rock to Ft. Smith and north- westward from Newport along White River to Carth- age and K;insas City, Alo. St. Louis .Southwestern (Cotton Belt) from .St. Louis through Piggot. Rector, Paragould, Jonesboro, Llrinkley, Clarendon, Stuttgart, Pine Bluff, Rison, Fordyce, Camden, Stephens, Stamps and Lewisville to Texarkana, with train service to Memphis, Tenn., and Shreveport, La. St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) from St. • A j»jb,.r«ctm ^UKCoads ROAD MAP OF ARKANSAS PRINCIPAL .\L"T( ).Mi )r.lLI': !<;( ).\r)S Siloam Springs. I'ort Smith, .\lena. 1 )eQueen. Ash- Bankhcad Highway — ea.st and west — from Me iiphis down and Texarkana, with cut-utV through luircka through Little Rock and Hot Springs to Oklahoma Springs, Little Rock, Sheridan, Princeton. Fordyce. line. Hampton, EI Dorado. Pershing Highway — north and south — from Can- Ozark Trail — east and west — from Memphis to ada to the C.ulf, enters state near Corning, through Mammoth Spring. Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, Newport, Searcy. Cabot, Missouri Highway — north and south— from Mntn- MB^^ 'M~ ,v^^V-^^lPray^rouirds in Arkansas -.>S>^W3/i moth Spring through Salem, Oxford, Mflbounic, Batesville to a point in Jackson county near Newport, where it connects with the Pershing Highway. Albert I'ikc Highway, east and west through [-"ori Smith gateway. Arkansas-Louisiana Highway — north and south from Grady to McGehee and thence by two legs ti) Louisiana line through Dermott, Parkdale, W ilnin',. Lake Village and Eudora. Federal — state roads through Government Forest Reserves. Boston Mountain Highway — north and south — from Russellville through Dover, Jasper, Har- rison, Eureka Springs, Rogers and Bentonville to Sul- phur Springs. Ouachita Mountain Highway — east and west — from Hot Springs to Mena. NAVIGABLE STREAMS Mississippi River — north and south along the east l)order of the state. Arkansas River — east and west, through the state. White River to James Fork, Mo., Buffalo Fork to mouth of Rush Creek. Current River, through the state. L'Anguille River, to Marianna. Little River (Northwest) to Hornerville, Mo. Little Red River, to near Heber Springs. Ouchita River, to Arkadelphia. Red River, through the state. Saline River, to mouth of Hurricane Creek. J^t. Francis River, to Lake City. Battle Fields in Arkansas Pea Ridge, northern part of Benton County, battle fought March 6, 1862. Prairie Grove, about ten miles south of Fayette- ville, battle fought December 7, 1862. Arkansas Post, January 8, 1863. Fayetteville, April 18. 1863. Helcn;i. fulv 4, 1863. Little Rock, September 10, 1863. Marks' Mill, two miles north of iulinburgli, Cleve- land County, battle fought in April, 1864. Poison Springs, twelve miles northwest of Camden, battle fought April 18, 1864. Jenkins' Ferry, on Saline River, about ten miles southwest of Sheridan. Let the State of Arkansas Help You Plan Your Vacation Trip THERE is at the disposal of anyone contemplating a vacation trip to Arkansas the service of the Tourist Division of the State Bureau of Mines, Manu- factures and Agriculture, which can be helpful in ob- taining routings and rates, if the trip is to be made by rail, or road directions if the journey is to be by auto- mobile. This is a free service performed not only for the convenience of citizens of the state, but it is cor- dially extended to the stranger in other states that the outing may be free from the common tourist troubles, pleasant and economical. From descriptions of the numerous resorts repre- sented in this book, and with the aid of the state map, the vacationist may select a place that suits his tastes. If he will then advise the Bureau of the number in his party, the date of his expected arrival, mode of travel, kind of accommodation required (hotel, private board or camp site) the necessary information will be promptly furnished. There is no charge for this serv- ice or obligation involved. The Bureau will undertake to give you the lowest round trip railroad rate to the point selected and sug- gest the most attractive routes. For the motorist it will investigate and report the condition of roads and advise as to the best routes. Lists of hotels will be furnished with their rates, so the tourist may make his own selection. Plans should be made early, so that all the details will be understood before the trip is started. Address all communications to TOURIST DIVISION Bureau of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture Jim G. Ferguson, Commissioner State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas Calvert-McBride Printing Company Fort Smith. Arkansas LIBRORY OF CONGRESS 014 646 096 3