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Show FLOWS CHICKEiV SOUP. Nature often reminds ons of a delicatessen deli-catessen shop in the number of foods which shs haa provided "all ready to eat" But there la one dlah which la not familiar to moat of ua unless we have Been In the neighborhood of Elko, Nev. Thla Is a ruallty of chicken soup better than can be concocted by most of the chefs In that region, and it Is obtained directly from the earth, and needs nly the addition of a little -pepper and aalt to make It quite dellcloua. The spring yielding .this food Is of calcareous deposits and baa been known to the Indiana for more than 100 years. Lone- before thai whites entered thla re. gion the Indiana were in the habit of taking tak-ing their eick to the spring and there pitching their tenta and remaining to drink the water and bathe the alck in It till they were well again. In those daya the Waahoee and Plntoe had many a battle to gain possession of the spring till It dawned upon them that the fights which occurred in thla vicinity killed more of their people than the waters eured. Therefore, aoma time between 1830 and 1840 they held a council of war and decided to mutually share the benefits of the sanitarium. It was not until 18438 that tha whltea first became aware of the existence ex-istence of thla spring, when it was discovered dis-covered by men who were prospecting in the vicinity for gold. The waters originally oosed out of the two rocky cones, but since tunnels were run into the side at a depth of about six feet the springs flow several thousand gallons a day. The one known as the soup spring Is about 200 yards from the hotel, and the water contains sulphur, magnesia. Iron and soda, with some copper. cop-per. As the water runs out It is dipped up by tourists and a little pepper and aalt added. The taste is then so much like chicken broth that it would easily pass for auch if placed upon the hotel table. In order to teat thla the proprietor of the nearby hotel once served It to his patrons, and no complaints were made. New York Heraia. |