Saratoga is one of Wyoming's hidden gems.  Its setting is gorgeous, with the North Platte River flowing through the middle of town, hot springs to soak in, and mountains and wildlife all around.  To the Indians, Saratoga was neutral ground, a healing place where enemy tribes mingled without fear of violence.  When whites discovered the springs, the Indians were concerned that the good medicine might have changed to bad.  When small pox broke out in the region in 1874, they were proved right.  After burying their dead around the springs, the Indians stayed far from them.  Within a few years Saratoga became a popular spa, drawing tired miners from the nearby Sierra Madres and patients from as far away as England.