 This track went south and east of Seligman to, first, Eureka Springs and, ultimately, Helena, Arkansas.It poised Seligman toward greater growth and development, though the fare was $1.85 for eighteen miles —- a steep price at the time.As many as six passenger trains passed through Seligman every day, and two of the hotels operating at the time, the Gladden and the Linden, had difficulty serving the large numbers of people who stopped to stay in town.