The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-14
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 10, ls47

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July ls, ls47.
fl Little 81 Ererything-Cold Water and Politics.
The mllionaires of the country holding their
nual sorees and festivities Within three days,
the luxures of this unrivaed spot have opened the
full enjoyment Of exclusive and the mddlng
order too are engaged in the merry The then
principal houses viz the United States the Union o,
tel and Congress Hail. pretty well crowded and the
propretors have already commenced "lodging out the
"singlen gentlemen The village was never in a more
charming condition the park, lawns, forests meadows
and beautiful pathways cleany and inviting as
saw them
Congress SPRING the great attraction is Of course vi
sed by everybody to deluge themselves with its spark
ling and exhilirating waters There is a magic or an
attraction here, which very few Withstand
Scarcely single person, upon first tasting the water
relish 1t with any degree Of satisfaction. But upon
second third trial 1t becomes somewhat more paa-
table in the course week. they become complete
y delighted and it becomes delicious that pints and
quarts devoured like Strawberries and cream |
say this Is the great attraction But not nature
has become So mainly by the artificial conveniences
bestowed upon 1t by theowners combined with the pro-
prietors Of the magnificent hotels mentioned above
which are all located in the immediate vicinity of
Congress spring The bottling Of these waters for
transportation is most exclusively confined to this
springthousands Of bottles daily despatched ON
their mission OF health and curiosity The Pavilion and
Iodine not this sent abroad, for the same
suppose, which aotuate proprietors Of OPPOSE
Withdraw them from competiton viz the a,,;d nr c
saw that Congress Spring by nature is not th vrsst
est Attraction at this famous resort Of mineral
consider what il called the High Rocr snrr~ :" 10
cidedly superior to Congress- in its natural "a
situated about half mile down the valley north of
Congress, of conica form OF solid rock, some thirty
feet in circumference elevated three feet with
natural aperture in the centre through which the water
am informed that in former Years tb ts hRPhad
and boiled through this aperture and the rock
Hall he am npnt iaf md
rast is we'll convinced that The overaowinr Of this me-
cnliar Mind of mineral waters for s,as anSs t P
radncsd ths fnrmoton o@ th ; SsI anu uehtures'
Tbs water az near as can ;md, h t, h ,V'n
bgS,v charged With m;nsrai nronar;;os s th
and think Il would he vsrv d;dcnlt fo s an. ;'
diced person TO distinguish between than, bs rasso
why the water does not elevate issr w. t n reason
overaow the rock "a bsc.nss nv msos ~ 10y , A
sion of nature either Inv heat cold or soms other cau
the rock has become split and creyce in made throngh
the ton OF the cone This curios;tv rem.ins neg,act
save the attention of poor woman who e1nsses hsrss
to the boiling SUM- for the sake of obtanno whatavar
remuueration NAV be bestowed unon her nv those Who
curiosity sufficient to visit and taste the waters
n ms sps;pg ;s heinz oneDsd roas att.
north than High Rock to be called the 0Fmpre - in
rear of which the Empire Hotel, small new public
house, been recently built and is nearly ready to no
| thrown open But the waters of this sprng ar. 40
deeply mpregnated with such nauseatnp Qualities that
| X will scarcely be made much of an attraction
he society of Saratoga has SO often been described m
being universally arisocratc distant and selfish that
IL has become proyerbia stranger visiting here
in pursuit of health or pleasure even at an EXPENSE Of
twenty or thirty dollars week. stands about as good
| chance among them +" cat in h-n without claws
the saying Is Even the negro servant the boot black
and barber feels he legally entitled to every
dollar in mans pocket and if visitor is in want Of
any article either Of necessity luxury out of one
their shops he is met with prices and treatment per-
| fectly astonishing.
The perpetrators OF the principal hotels and OF Con-
order to decorate and render inviting their several To-
cates Persons or families devoted to pleasure can be
spenddly accommodated ut Saratoga at any place
In America or even In Europe, as heard honest Ca
madam remark yesterday The United States Hotel is
the largest and most fascinating establishment IL
immense pile Of buildings fronting several hundred feet
on broadway and Main street. containing park OF some
Ave acres, spenddly shaded with stately maple
trees, overshadowng its enchanting lawns, circular and
obong pathways and velvet foliage In the centre
OF TINS magnificent park Judge Marvin has recently
introduced hydrant OF water from whose fountain
streams are daily conducted to sprinkle the smooth
walks and verdan beds Of grassy voluptuousness Con-
nected with the main building ana extending west on
tho southerly line of the spacious park, and fronting
inwardy Is range OF buildings two stories high, dvid
ed SO economically Tor the use OF families both above
and below, that the apartments are entirely dsconnect-
ed These are occupied by the sem,,ee such as mer-
chant princes, bankers Sc with their families Ex-
tendng urtner west stsnd SIX OF esnt one story Gotta
ges separated from each other py space OF some ten
feet These are furnished and decorated with singular
ana are reserved ior the mionaires OF
New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, &c &c
congress nan ana Chion HAL nave long Dern Iavora-
bly, KNOWN and are both enjoying their usual abundance
Vi rch anu iAsnionaue COMPANY. Inc .ormer, peing
more retireo quet anu oIoery, 10 Gnosen ny .ns INWARD
mionare VINO thinks 70 grasp MS geid little longer
~,
drlnking the medicinal waters OF oaratoga re.naps
the portion OF ms fortune spene here anu
in hundred different ways among servants LANDLORDS,
veres sc will be more j9dicous than II left to assist
VolupIuous sons 10 untineiy BraVor. =, =, =.
was anticipated early In the spring that an immense as
sembage OF politicians intended 10 congregate mere as
they always do periodically In order to arrange and ad
just matters preparatory to the coming presidential
| election The wings, by common consent very early
however, abandoned the idea Of holding their great ma
ona caucus as they supposed that they possessed in
|
KIND was necessary Inc southern oemocrets upon re-
domoh saces adhered 70 siias WRIGHT and the lannon's
| wilmot doctrines Those Of Georgia, and even South
Carolina proposed 70 meet Their brethren OF the WORTH
lance with the views and wishes of Mr. benton provid
| ed sas Wright was dropped and Levi Woodbury. sub
stituted This proposition mas neither been accepted