Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-22

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

POWELL'SF FORT, COUNTY. VA .
'INHE PROJECTORS oi these Springt are PREPARED to ie.
i ceive and accommodate visiters. This delightful Wa.
ter.ng place Is situated eight miles east of Woodstock, be-
Building Gone bundled ieet in length commenced last sea.
koARDERSi and a number OF Cottages, or The or
Families, have been erected convenient to the boarding
These SPRINGS consist of WHITE, Blue and B1.cx
SULrnuR, CHALYgEATTE, LIMESTONE and SLATE, all having
the work OF Natures own labTatory. They. send iorth a
S oq NELSON'S sGda ail1.y q Tn e%' sIs w sita,t to supply ~ ? y! many thousands
sin, the ground gradually Using to the south and east unti,
whichis presented to the eye OF the behSoiIder oee Of rH 9he
most enchanting landscape views IN tile county,. TO he
rising W at distances Of iiom a5 TO 100 Yards, u and mDI FroS
20 to 100 feet above the level bottom in front and to the
northwest OF the Springs. Many OF these elevations can
be approached nom the east or lear, by a gentle ascent
ting n spurs, its deep r ~vin = an IIiii ts ioqS sc scenery, itsiut.
IanoIama, which, !9r bold outline and pleasing va rietv. 10
deed, the scenery presented to visS from the Submits sm n n +
me M9lsanutIen ana Folt Mountains, embracing the Page
and Warren and Shenandoah Valleys, must be seen to be
In addition to the Springs proper, there are a number of
others in the vicinity, the principal of which are: i. The
celebrated Mountain Spring, 1t0 yards distant; Q. The
above is a Chalybeate, sending forth a Impid stream; !.
To the south from the Springs, about thee quarters Of a
hcute Spring. The new Spring recently opened amid The
beautiful group o. willows that shade the Sulphur Springs,
and which IS believed to possess peculiar medicinal quail
ties, completes the list. 4"i
picturesque valley through the narrow passage formed III
the proximity he mountains, about twelve miles TO the
natural defle, the rocks towering 10 the Very SS e Il a9ss
strikes the traveller with awe and admiration. '
On arriving at the Springs, the invalid has at on5e with.
drawn from the cares and perplexities, tolls and monotonr
Of the busy world, and may temperate his exhausted ener.
gies by quaffng the pure waters that necessarily fn,y
around him, and partaking OF the rich viands tbat ae Lily .E;%
prepared for the nourishrnent of his frail body. "4'
We will state, for the benefit OF those who NAV not he
aware OF the fact, that we own a large farm attached IN
the Springs, where persons can havs their horses pastureI
or stabbed as they may prefer
The BAR will be furnished with the choicest Liquors.
Cigars, Tobacco, &c. T"H'
An attentive ostler will be in attendance, and Servant,
to the different departments OF the house; and eyervtbins
guests. ''
Persons visiting the Springs from the North, can leave
Baltimore in the morning, and arrive here the next morno
nG BY y the way Of on Winchester and Woodstock, Persons
at Woodstockto dinner, and the Springs TO lea.
For the amusement OF those who nav wish IN ,r,;e
pate in such exercises, a Ten Pin Alley has been erecteJ
A Bath House, with everything requisite for Bathin.
has been erected for the accommodation OF visiters.