The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-13
Fort Mountains, Va.

Correspondence OF the Herald.l
Fort MOUNTAINS, Warren Co., Va
Sept 80, 1874
Account of Fort Mountains : Mineral Sulphor
Springs President Tyler, &c. &c,
EDITOR BENNETr:-
These mountains are in the midst oil the grea,
valley of Virginia, 20 miles from Winchester. from
which there is a railroad TO Baltimore. They are
called the Fort Mountains from their peculiar con-
formation. They abound in the best IRON ore, and
by recent explorations, copper and manganese
have been discovered, the latter in great quantities
The little valley, between two Of the parallel ridges,
is called Powell's Fort, from Of the first set.
tiers, who is immortalized as a counterfeiter,
smelling and working the native silver OF the
mountains, as tradition sHpposes. Tradition fur.
Their says that he buried in his lifetime several
barrels, kegs, and boxes OF coin in the bowels Of
these mountains, and not a few experiments, from,
time to time, have been made to find out and re-
move these undiscovered deposits. From the uni
form failures OF these experiments, the notion o.
these kegs, NC, like the United States Bank, II
becoming !" an obsolete idea" Since the passage
Of the Tariff Act, forge and furnace for working
up iron, which had suspended, has been KEEP
IN blast, Notwithstanding the surrounding yeo-
many remain inhrxiby democratic. especially
since the decline oil the prices in flour, DC
Passing through several counties OF this valley,
there is seam Ut slate formation OF some sever
miles wide, known everywhere as the Pine Hils
Throughout this region, In most Of the Immune
rable deep valleys, scooped out by the rains, aud
the little wet weather streams, there are sulphur,
springs OF the most excellent quality From six e.
, a dozen may often be found in hunt of five
niles. The Frederick White Sulphur, becomins
celebrated from the jolly and gentlemanly host,
Branch Jordan, Esq and from the repeated annual
visits of President Tyler and suite, Chief Justice
fancy and others,, in this slate region Judge
fancy, we are informed, has been in the habit ct
giving an annual visit TO the Frederick White Sui
pnur for many years past, long before the present
excellent accommodations tor man and beast
were thought of. He and the President and HE
party have just been rejuvinating there, and hao
not left at our latest advlces. Ten miles up the
the highway, there is one OF the strongest white
sulphur springs in the United States. Silver is i'm
media,ely dscolored in it's waters, and bucket OF
the clear liquid sitting over nlght, assumes the
consIsten ~ OF blue milk Taken rem the spring
It has the delicious palatsble taste OF boiled eggs,
ind any quantity OF II may be drank without an,
,Iher effect than pleasant cathaitic operation
L is on the farm OF George Larrick, Esq and only
deeds fixing up" and thorough advertising ~
The Herald 10 set II going.
Poiitlcs are a "bllin." The reason there war
not more powerful revival at the late camp NEE,
ing near Newtown, is doubtless because the mind
Jf the people were taken up with poitics more
han anything else. Polk and Dallas are sure ~
The State OF VirgInia--and hi appreh keep
the wings in astale Of most dange rous excitement
Sat IL went do. Even that last letter on annexa-
ton won't answer the purpose. The locos are
bound TO have Virginia, il she stands alone. :,
We should be glad, General, you would call