In December 1804 George Hunter and William Dunbar made an expedition to the springs, finding a lone log cabin and a few rudimentary shelters used by people visiting the springs for their healing properties.
In December 1804 and William Dunbar and George Hunter made an expedition to the springs as part of their study of the Ouachita Mountains, as requested by President Thomas Jefferson. They found a log cabin and a few rudimentary shelters used by people visiting the springs for their healing properties.