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featuring 270 steam-heated rooms. In
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stayed at the springs for treatment of tuberculosis, where he joined a club of health-seekers at the Adobe Hotel called the
Lungers Club. The club promoted itself to potential members with TB, "Cure our maladies, we tuberculars unite. Coughing and wheezing we continue the fight. For rest and
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The water contains relatively dilute solutions of sodium-chloride-bicarbonate-sulfate, with moderate silica levels and very high fluoride levels (≤23 ppm). Compared to nearby hot springs, Montezuma mineral water contains less natural chloride and higher levels of bicarbonate and sulfate.
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The hot spring water emerges from the ground at 138°F (59°C). The water temperatures of the soaking pools varies from 94°F to 120°F. The source of the spring water issues from fractured rocks at the intersection where the
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opening, the second
Montezuma Hotel burned, leaving the stone walls of the lower two floors. It was rebuilt for the third time, opening in August, 1886, and formally renamed the Phoenix Hotel, although the name Montezuma Hotel remained in use.
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The springs were used for centuries by local indigenous people for their healing properties. According to legend, the hot springs were named "Montezuma" in 1846 when a group of
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track between Las Vegas and the hot springs, and the first train made the journey on April 5. The company continued to develop the property and later that year opened the three-story
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recuperations in hot springs we soak...bask in a warm sun and return to good health."
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properties. Soaking in the springs were thought to cure or relieve the symptoms of
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