Extolling the virtues of the hot springs in 1890

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Photo courtesy John M. Motter Engineer Rock as pictured here has long been a tourist attraction. It is located on the north side of the road running through the lower canyon of the East Fork of the San Juan River. Photo courtesy John M. Motter
Engineer Rock as pictured here has long been a tourist attraction. It is located on the north side of the road running through the lower canyon of the East Fork of the San Juan River.

We’ve been writing about the Pagosa Hot Springs during pioneer times. You might ask, “How many health and wonder seekers visited the Hot Springs prior to 1890?”

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