Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-02
COM AuNICArF


Giayson Splugs
GRAfsoN SuLrupR SPRINGS, July, ie4l.
Dear Gu compliance M,lh my promise, will
drop ,oua hns ., two, though fear NY sutJe,,s will
be rather barren OF interest.
reached here the da, after left vow. aud
found the COMPANY TO CONSIST oi some ten twelve
persons Whose number has since increased To about
iuly a. lilly, servants excepted. The company Is
made up principally OF Insal1ds and garhleisi and
mostly from Nnglnia aud North Catu'ina. The
onl, amusemeus cards, ten pms and casooally
Il chase IN neither OF which engage, except occa-
sloually Al ten pms.
The ldte Is good probabl, quite as good OF better
iina, have generally found Al lhe Whur and ked
Sulphur, IN GieenbreI and Monroe lie cabins
are comfortable aud convenient, aud sufficient IN
number 10 accommodate Iiom cighty to one hundred
per,ons.
The Springs are owned by Joint stock conn any
Incorporated b, act of the General Ass NH, Of
Virginia, aud ATE kept by NJ. Hudson nom east
Nusua, WHO takes some pains 10 render comfortable
ms gu, SIS " ,th the water am much pleased
IL Is pleasant to the taste, and lis mcdlca properties
rsrc,l, diseases of the stomach, are hardly e
qualled. There three saali fountains very near
together, 81 very different temperatures, but o the
same mineral ing,edIeuls. Professor Aims aualy
SIS OF the water shews II 10 contain The follow ng
u Inetals, W: Carbonate Il Soda Carbonate OF
Mdgnosla, Carbonate OF Llne. SuphaIe oil Lime
Sulpll. 1t Il MaEuc ChiarIde Of Sodium, Chlo-
,ide ot Calcium, Chloride oi Maguesa, Suphalc Of
soda aud Sulphatcd hydrogen, aud Catbonie Gas
The Snmgs mc situated on the Month bank h
New Il scl, IN Tho county ol GfaNson, about twelve
mdcs above The Nyhe LEAD mines, and about the
same distance below Gi.enyllle (Gfa,son CHI
They issue nul II the base oil the mountain, alout
nlnGty one huudI,d feet from the bank oil the NV
"a. Ihctels, as though nature had SO designed H.
just space enough between the mountain aud the
tyeI lot Two to"s OF buildings aud road toi me
distance up md down the ilyer whce The lnattessl-
bic mouttains again 1pWuath the waters Vel, edge.
On The oppaslft side OF The tivet the Gins al
poS PetPendleuafly 10 an immense height, will oc
casiuna ciaGs aud oIevIc,s, iiom which have grown
the richest ard most Thurman ever green mountain
shrubbet,. the pjuc, the cedar, the hrmlook, The
arbor vr1, tis Laurel 1.-The IVY; aud, though late
~ the seas Il, the mountains ale yet covered wnh
flo crs Of TIE uchcst aud most beautiful ltuos aud
he most tXqalsely fragrant odour.
TIE Spaings can be approached only alarg tie
river tiun tie direction Il the Lead Mines hom
Giecrsllc. When YOU aln,e hom tie dleoltun ol
HE luIner pace, within about six miles 81 tie
NIrns-. snn hud the rEef making us way through
him, Use MOUNTAINS Cl almost sohd roch The water
tushu between large masses q detached aud bro
t,n IUch, Which we've pos by tuiIes since pre-.
upuatr lr#m 1hrr high resting places on the puma
rles OF HE ne glbouug elf, 10 the places the,
now occupy, aud hose de- iiiyr been wutu smooth
by tic perpetual atuuu II tie ever howIr wHets.
ou see ihe walter washing the tcty mountain basr
GA etthe side aud You the mountains lhemserts
altogehe, inaccessible. YOU stop. aud ask Yourself
bS what way shall ptoceedl But ,ou adyan.r,
a. Il Son find Aout way howa out OF the suhd roek.
You expect To pass Ire end IT the mountain,
and to find efrh 0horeon 10 travel b in tbs you
are d disappointed, Tor you sui fad y,ul way on t:c
edge OF The walter, gcuer lily LEVIN outufGc elif or
lhIs des6nf1on rhe country continues uutl yau N
i've within aftw hundred yards II the Spung. In.
ucdRlcly alose, you again find your way clell out
81 The massA tock, Tor lies up The Iver, where the
county IA II breaks of nlo hills, with occasional