Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-13
For THE ESaUiRET
Dnu 81 lhc crustaL Sllphut Smings.

"A Dan ri The Crystal SlPtnF Springs.
Having been invited by ,ts hospiiahle owners
OF The Springs 10 visit the property las; Saturday
and paftal;c Of a barbecue, with some iuriy or
iiiiy others from Richmond, re repaired 10 boyd,
Edmond and Daronporl's wllli n ; o'cloc6, and
coast oil" ha,! IN hour Afterwards. Inc gen.
,lemcri last named we're kin enough 10 provide
us with a boat Of suitable SIC, (al some incon-
yeniclcc 10 themselves The ore engaged for The
service proving lon small 70 carry the guests
comfortably. Tor which Tie parry were much In
deb,ed Ia them. The day was clear, and but for
an extra allowance Of caloric in the atmosphere,
would have been very pleasant AS II was, The
breeze produced BIZ he motion Of The boat sliitcr
ed The hurricane deck passengc 10 ENJOY our 6eau-
tiiu river scenery with mu pleasure. nose
whose tastes confined them 10 the CABIN amused
themselves varinusy-some occupying mem
selves i'm historical researches others anecdolca-
". and a few plethoric, iullha bied gentlemen,
somnocnty Upon the whole, the passage up
was delightful onr. Arriving a. the end oi our
canal route, (near Mannakin Town t'erry,) we
were met BY bal;eau which conveyed us 10 lhe
Powhatan shore where VIC ionnd wagons car
riages, barouches, and every other known vent
Gle in readiness 10 take US 10 our destination. a
few, pluming themselves on their pedestrian pow
crs. volunteered 10 walklhc distance Ga mile and
half or two miles, and their teGt, no doubt, call
ed forth The warm thanks of the neishoorins lar
mers as the perSpira;ion which oozed from every
pore must have had a sensible effect IN lessenlng
the injury produced by the excessive drought
confess 10 the folly of having been among me
number myself. Had Mr.. Hord been OF Inc par
" when The vehicles were rolling through Dr.
RS lane, he would have added 10 his quotation,
so that it would read "de grslibus Ct dnstibus non
est dsputandum." All troubles have iermna-
ton, however, as did ours, and doubtless we en-
joyed by contrast The whispering breezes OF me
delightful dell where the springs are situated,
much more than the riders. Never nave seen
4 spot more admirably fitted BY nature Tor The
purpose to which this will be devoted. Inc pro-
prieIors, | learn design placing the CABINS on
rising ground which slopes gently towards cilher
spring, and when The arrangements are complete,
il will present one OF The most picturesque scenes
imaginable. But any attempt al description
must fail 10 import a correct idea oil the cnarac'
ter of the place, for the widest fancy could not
paint more lovely retreat, than This VIII prove,
from the dust and turmoil of busy city. am
not chemist enough 10 speak knowingly OF me
waters, but they have been analysed by one OF
the ablcsl 10 Richmond, and found TO realize The
most sanguine expeciations. One is strongly
impregnaled with sulphur, and The other IS cha
lybeate
After an excellent dinner, dressed IN Inc old
fashioned barbecue style, The Richmond party
adjourned 10 their boat, leaving an equal num-
Der OF The neighboring gentry on The ground
The Tip down was, il any thing, more pleasant
than The one up, old Sol having become so weak
and powerless towards The END OF ms race lnat
we could enjoy ourselves on deck without the aid
of umbrellas shall ever look back upon the ex-
cursion as an oasis in the desert Of memory.
A GUEST.