MRS. OLLIE J. BARNES, Leeson's Hist. of MT 1739-1885, Jefferson Co., MT USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Ellen Rae Thiel, thieljl@aol.com All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Ellen Rae Thiel. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. MRS. OLLIE J. BARNES - pg 1175 From Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885 published 1885 SURNAMES FOUND IN THIS BIOGRAPHY: BERRIMAN; ASHCRAFT Mrs. Ollie J. Barnes, P.O. Pipestone, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Barnes, was born at Freeport, Ill., May 17, 1847. In 1851 she removed with her parents to Springfield, Mo., remaining there for three years. Here her father died June 20, 1854, and the following October she returned to Cedarville, Ill. When eleven years old she was taken to Kansas, and thence to Colorado in September, 1860, stopping at Ft. Bosques, 30 miles from Denver, on the Platte river. She was educated principally at a ladies' seminary in Denver city, and remained in Colorado until May 6, 1870. In the meantime she was married to S. P. Ashcraft, March 28, 1865, and has since been legally divorced, retaining her maiden name. In 1870 she removed to Montana, and in 1875 purchased her present property and named it Pipestone Hot Springs, a place now famed as a health resort. Mrs. Barnes has a beautiful property, well improved, on which are a good hotel, bath houses, etc., for the accommodation of the public. the baths are spacious and properly kept. this water cures rheumatism in all its different stages and types, also neuralgia and all skin diseases as well as paralysis. One gentleman, Mr. Harry Berriman, from Butte City, severely afflicted with rheumatism, who was unable to get out of his bed, and had consequently to be daily carried to his bath, was brought to these springs, and in a few days was comparatively well and able to walk about. Another instance is of a gentleman names Smith, from Butte City, who was afflicted with paralysis, but who, after a treatment of five weeks, became sound. Numerous other cases are on record where other diseases in their worst forms have been cured through the medicinal properties of these springs. Care is at all times taken with patients, and different diseases treated in different baths. the present owner contemplates adding more and still better improvements, among which will be a swimming bath and a boating lake. At present there are swings, a croquet ground and other amusements. Among the component parts of this water are sulphur, magnesia, soda, alum and a small per cent of arsenic. The proportions of these differ with the different springs, but the most prevalent properties are iron and sulphur. The water rises from a temperature of 100 to 136 degrees. Mrs. Barnes says she only knew of one case that had to return a second time to the springs to effect a cure. In a short time a physician will be located at these springs, which are 33 miles east of Butte City, 7 miles southwest of Whitehall, and 38 miles south of Helena, to all of which places good roads lead.