HOT SPRINGS

a city of Arkansas, in Garland co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf, and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroads, and on Hot Springs Creek. It derives its name from the presence in and about the town of thermal springs which contain valuable medicinal qualities. 'These springs are over seventy in number and they flow from the side of a hill. The water often reaches a temperature of 150°. It is a much frequented resort for invalids and others. In the city isa U. S. Army and Navy Hospital, a convent, and a national bank. ‘There is a large farming trade with the surrounding community and in the neighborhood of the city are mines of lead and silver. Pop. 1920, 11,695.