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"A tosIp. - Having In Philaisi,lia some weeks
..es " s: tour through the Npa1,ans and Val
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: es,.sn., p.1ce that cannot resist he desire Of
49, so's ,ant Description in ne hope that Il
m.gn. ne rad BY some of sour rleasnre seeking
friends Of Philadelphia who nav fdez;,s 4, find
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The Springs As have said lie some twelve miles
above Harpers-Eerry and about Eve 1n;.s from the
pleasant Village Of Charlesioun. ad n ;rh Mace
stages are always in Aftendnnce, Is CONVEX YOU to
and from the Springs, over an excellent and level
road through rich and delightful country. you
soon arrive at the Springs and are welcomed By
the kind and GentlemAnly Landldrd Mr. Sapping-
ton, who You viii find ready at all times 10 do
evcrythingin bis power to make Your visit pleas
ant one.
The Springs are EASY Of Access, being near the
House, and their component parts are, (accoriing
to an analysisl Sulphur Nagnesia, Iron, 6r- &c-
and water very cold and qaite palatable, and be-
nehcial for many diseases
The House Is large, spacious and convenient and
stands quite elevated commanding beautiful pros
pect Of the Shenandoah River. which winds beau
tfully at the foot Of the bill and forms more thau
. half circle around the grounds. which are very
extensive ana we'll shaded. Ine Hlfer affords good
Fishing and Boats and Tackle are at all times in
readiness for those that enjoy this sport-a Gentle
man from Baltimore for his amusement supplies
the table morning and evening With fresh fish
The River shore is lined for more than a milo with
large venerable Beach, Sycamore and Ash trees,
which forms almost an Arbour fct those that wish
to ride orprornenade the green banks of this ro-
mantle stream. The bathing in this river Is also
very fine, as the water is Of good depth and the
bottom. smooth and sazds n
The Blue Ridge FOUNTAINS lie about one mile
East and afford pleasant walk or ride to those
lofty SUBMITS, whose heads seem TO prop the very
Heavens, and the view from this spot is surpass-
ingly grand and magnificent as Jefferson SAYS. of
HarperFetry, Ii Is worth trip across the Ocean
TO have one gaze from this Pinnacle Here yoa
have, as far as the eye can reach q most gorgeous
and enchanting scene, fields Of grim waving lux
uriantly, with handsome flrm-holIses, heavy wood
lands. small groves, hills, valleys villages, &c. and
here and there the CLASSY stream Of the river, wind
ing its lserPentine course now seen, now lost and
the whole bounded with grand Mountains, some Of
them almost lost in the sky-blne atmosphere re-
minding one forcihly of those beautiful and des-
Giptiye lines of Rogers:
Distance lends enchantmentt ID the view,
And robes the mountains in its azure hue
There is also a Cave about 81 miles from the
Springs quite celebrated having been explored for
about Of mile and in one of the great rooms
it is said, that Cen Washington when. III this
county hela the first Grand Masonic Lodge, West
Of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
To appreciate come and see.
Yours, respectfully,
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