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employed. The new apostles of Diana saw 
tracks and sights, and heard sounds, and even 
went so far as to fire at a supposed elk ; but, after 
several days hunting, reported nothing more 
tangible than their bill. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell 
and Miss E then removed to the Hot Sul- 
phur Springs. 
These, for years, have been the central point 
of attraction to tourists visiting the Middle Park. 
Whether they are more or less curious than 
others of their kind, I am not prepared to say. 
I can only state, positively, that their odor is 
abominable, their waters very clear, and quite too 
hot at first touch for comfort ; but one gets used 
to it after a few moments, and finds the sensation 
of being gently parboiled very delightful. 
This was not their first visit to the locality. 
Years before, during their first residence in Col- 
orado, Mrs. Maxwell had accompanied her hus- 
band and a party from Central City, and she is 
said to have been the first white woman ever 
there. The authority for such a belief is the tes- 
timony of a couple of trappers, who had practised 
their vocation in that region for years, making 
the springs their head-quarters. Visiting Central 
with furs, immediately after her return home, 
they inquired what white woman had been there, 
averring that one had certainly tried a bath in 
the springs. The person of whom they inquired, 
