Gilsland Spa has long been noted for the excellence of its waters and the remarkable salubrity of the district.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
Barbarous habits and institutions have been gradually reformed; taxes which were formerly exhaustive have been greatly modified, and in many instances entirely removed; from a condition of slavery, the masses have been made free, now enjoying entire personal liberty; the districts of the interior, heretofore inaccessible, have been open to easy and safe travel; compulsory labor has been abolished; education has been brought within the reach of all; large sections of territory have been drained, and brought from an unhealthy condition to one of comparative salubrity; mild and just laws are in operation; civil wars and foreign invasions have ceased, and a peaceful condition of every-day life is established.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
Every necessity seems to be provided for by the salubrity of the climate and the spontaneity of the soil.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou