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THE SARATOGA OF THE WEST

THE STORY OF THE MAGNETIC MINERAL SPRINGS AND PARK HOTEL OF SAINT LOUIS, MICHIGAN

By David McMacken

Saint Louis, Michgian

1986

(extensively quoted from a booklet by the same name with permission of the author. All rights reserved by David McMacken.)

The bath house had just been completed when this photograph was taken in 1870. A stagecoach at left, several carriages, and new wooden sidewalks are all part of this intriguing picture. In the distance at the left stands Elias Smith's boarding house.

The Park Hotel, named after the lovely park at the left of the photograph.

Lines on the Magnetic Springs of Saint Louis

by J. A. Cassidy

1881

Bursting from beneath the sod — Healing gift of nature's God; This clear fountain flows amain, Banishing disease and pain. Purer than the chemist's art — For it has no counterpart; All purity is here contained, A blessing from Heaven ordained.

For man's conform this is sent — A drink of which to be content; Healthier than the red wine's cup — Nature's well-sprint bubbling up. Type of Heaven's Chasity, Making mind and body free, Pure and fresh from 'neath the sod Bursts the sparkling gift of God.

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Part One

• The Discovery
• The Celeberities
• The Railroad

Part Two

• The Hotels
• The Boom

Part Three

• The Rivalry
• The Divorce

Part Four

• The Stock Company
• The Law Suit
• The Twenties

Part Five

• The Sumners
• The Hesses

Part Six

• The Decline
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgements
• Where It Came From

Last Updated July 1, 2008