The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-01
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE spy.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGs,
GREENRRIER co Va Ancr Q To-


MR. EDIToR-Perhaps few sketches of tour TO
'''S most fashionable of Southern watering places may
De acceptable to your readers. Taking Stanton as
starting poin, in visiting the mineral region of Virginia
the course lies along good stage road through very
mountainous country. Passing through Buffalo gap
reached Crawold's Sulphur Spring-a place of some
note. Sixteen miles further on passed through Pan
theirs Gap in Middle Mountain noted for lis perfect level
and nearly perpendicular walls short distance from
this, is Mlboro Sulphur Spring, and, one mile further is
the celebrated Blowing Cave described in Jefersou's
Notes. lis mouth is just above the road of trangu.
lar shape, and large enough to admit a person The
current OF ar from Irregular but strong in hot
weather. | observed it, by its agilang the weeds be-
fore its mouth. Taking seat 10 the current, felt
grateful for this refrigerator. short distance from this
is an intermiting spring there called the Glide spring.
and, few miles further, is Brinkleys Alum Sprg at
the Camping Ground" where, formerly emigrants to
the West left their wagons, and took pack horses to
cross the mountains, while their wagons returned loaded
with venson. r
This IS at the loot Of the Warm Spring Mountain.
rose the four mile ACTIVITY its top The fatigue of
the ascent, and the sublimIty of the view demanded
short tarry. For forty fifty miles, eastward or west
ward are seen parallel ridges of mountain ms one behind
the other, as far as the eye reach ke dark blue
sea of giant pillows, instantly struck solid by natures
magic wand" Beneath one mile to the West is Warm
Spring, the county seat of Bath with splendid hotel
These Springs have unvarying temperature of 98d
and discharge 300 gallons per minute The bath is
luxurious and gives and vigor to the human sys
tenn though its immediate effects are so weakening that
a person can hardly walk.
Five miles from the Warm, are the Hot Springs in
the valley with temperature of l06d discharg-
ing as much water as the former Its baths called hot
spous are frequented by those al ced with rheumatic
joints gouy toes, and chronic diseases cold spring
rises SO near the hot that could dip my right baud in
one and my left in the other the same time For the
theories OF these springs refer the reader TO the chap
Ter IN liltchcock's Geology Thermal Springs
One days travel from the Hot Springs took me hy
Sulphur Spring, chaybeate Spring, over The main
ridge OF the Alleganes, to the White Sulphur Springs
in an Undertaking winding valley, half mile wide, envl,
roned by mountains. Mature has done every thing to
make this enchanted SPOT and art has exhausted its
ingenuity to adornit The fountain issues flom the
foot Of gentle Slope from which the ground ascends
eastward and spreads itself beautiful lawn The
lawn and walks cover perhaps fifty acres around which
are arranged, with remarkable and variety rows of
cabins, one story high, mostly of wood but some of
orick The fountain is covered with stately Dorc
dome, smmouned with colossal statue Of Hvoaia -
From the spring to the right, is Spring Row. the hotel
dining hall, and ball room further on to The east is V
gna ROW at right angles with this crossing the lawn
Is 81 Carolina Row. Recedng from the spring ON The
lett are Alabama, Louisiana Paradise and Baltimore
Rows, the last OF which the most elegant in the Mace
Without the enclosure To the aStward are Broadway
georgia, and Wolf Rows. These cabins painted dec,
GRATED, and looking forth from green foliage the wake
and plentiful shades the promanading throngs of youth
ana beauty, and the groups OF dgnled aud intellectual
age, approach the an earthly paradise of any
place have seen.
About five hundred boarders are now here nasty
from the Southern States Among the noted characters
are Jerome Napoleon, son OF Joseph Bonaparte from
Baltimore, Gov Graham of N. c., Judge Huger of S.
w oidel, the rejected minister, and SEWER OF Arkan-
saS. Board Sl0 per week, fare good and plentv ri
walters Every night ('.Sunday excepted, ~ there is
"sound OF Ievrhy" in the dancing saloon Last night
came OH the greatest ball OF the last three seasons
company OF French from New Orleans attracted uniyer
sal observation These French ladies are splendid wo>
men.
This property is owned by Mr.. Caldwell whose es>
tate comprises from ten TO Twelve thousand acres AS L.
IKE most OF the visitors, came not on account of iii
health, know hut little about The remedial yrues If
This spring though DIR Norman the resident physician
says they extend to diseases of the liver and kidneys
Scroula rheumatism, and neuragl
Bit, must close. | will wTle again, of nv return
via The Natural Bridge, aad OF the political impressions
may collect.
Bear onward in the Free Sol' movement. Won have
the smoIhered sympah.es Of thousands in ihe slave
STATES $3.50 Ea J. NJ. Jr
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Mr. and Mrs
Eldridge Phillips OF Monson who were riding in car
rage by The Palmer depot, on the estern Railroad on
Tuesday, were stuck by the engine of the New-York
train from Boston, their carriage was dashed to pieces
and both were Instantly killed. The Springfield Re,
publican states that the crossing where fatal acct.
dent occurred is very bad for travellers, and Mr.
Phillips, probably, did not hear the bell Of the engine
They were gong to her fathers funeral and th,r sud-