Tourists contemplating such a trip should inquire as to this road.
EDGEMONT, THE TOWN OF THE DEEPEST WELLS IN THE UNITED STATES
Edgemont, is situated on the Burlington Railroad, a divisional point, and the terminal of the Black Hills branch of the celebrated C. B. & Q. system.
It is the deep well town of the United States, having one well flowing 400,000 gallons of hot water every day, with a pressure of 90 pounds at a depth of 2988 feet and another well in course of construction now 2835 feet deep.
To the north of the town lie the celebrated Black Hills, the Forest Reserve, and a few miles away is the great Wind Cave, and government park, soon to be stocked with buffalo and elk.
East, south and west of the city lie great belts of rich agricultural lands now in course of development. A short distance from the town is the government Experimental farm, where all kinds of seed and methods of cultivation are tried out for the benefit of settlers. Government land can be secured within a few miles of the city. The city has four churches, seventy businesses represented, one of the finest school buildings in the state, with a competent corps of teachers, a large garage, 50 by 120 feet, containing all the latest machinery for repairing autos, including the new autogenous welding machine, an immense bridge over the Cheyenne river, admitting of travel the year around.
Twenty trains leave Edgemont every day, among which are six passenger trains—four of them trans-continental, fully equipped with all conveniences for the traveling public.
The finest melons grown in any country are produced here and are in competition with the Rockey Ford product of Colorado.
The Fall River County Fair Association has its headquarters in the city, possessing one of the best race tracks in the state. Several thousand dollars will be expended upon this proposition the present year for the accommodation of exhibitors.