Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-07


AIEssRs. EDTToRs.-I left StaumtOn Ly the Cen
trail Va. Railroad. which extends at present some
twenty-five or three miles this side the town. Pm
told that by the last OF this month The road will
be in travelling condition TO within five miles of
Bath Alum Springs, which will make quite
difference in the pleasures of a mountain trip.
We left Stanton at P. NJ, and after quite
pleasant ride of two hours, over what will in the
course Of time be an excellent road, reached the
terminus, where number of coaches were in
waiting TO receive the passengers. should here
mention that in the coaching business there is
quite an opposition, and from Winchester through
10 White Sulphur Springs, the rivalry has run so
high that the agents, Talhvr than have you go in
the other conpany's stages. vii! not only give
YOU free passage, but il that be not sufficient
iuiucement, do not hesitate to pay you for your
company. What think you OF that?
If you are fond OF noise and hustle, and loud
talking and confusion, you would be delighted to
witness the excitement upon The ARRIVAL of tram
at the terminus. The baggage master is hallow-
ing the number OF the checks, the agents are
running to and fro, begging the anxious passengers
to he quiet for moment, and persons fearing they
may be left behind, are ctowding into aches
which belong 10 other passengers, and with curSEs
on their lips 'not luud but deep" come Iumbng
out again. And so for nearly one hour the excite
ment keeps up, until all are OF last Accommodated,
and the coaches on their winding way.
The scenery that was now spread out before US
is not nose beautiful than that we left far away
ON the Potomac but it is Of different kind and
would please you very much. The coaches moved
slowly, for we were not on the level valley but
were ascending the mountains, and taking an hour
to every four mites. Ten miles from the terminus
we stopped 10 change horses, and take supper if
't,ras ready, which did not happen 10 be the case
on this particular OCCASION; with empty StOmachS
and bad temper we again commenced tie weary
route. have travelled in coaches with tOerable
load both inside aud out, but these stages were
crowded to OVERLOOKING, if had had the
number of arms and heads out the windows, you'd
have thought so, but still all made the best Of
it, and tried to be as agreeable as the circunl-
stances would permit.
1t was understood that no supper would greet
our eyes or SiomachS TIL We reached Bath Alum,
and you may imagine not few were anxions 10
get over the sixteen miles that separated that
immensely interesting place, at least to a hungry
set Of travellers, from where we were plodding so
stealthily along. Miles away we were looking
out for the lights that would tell US of coffee aud
steaks, and one old gentleman whom shall never
forget, must have seen from his window tile
"promised land' at least ten times befor we were
in sight of the place. But at last the springs
were reached, aud in a few minutes some forty or
fifty people were doing justice to the really nice,
hot supper placed before them. AT these Springs
met our DR.. c., who with his sister has been
spending number Of weeks delightfully."-, as lie
said.
am told that Bath Alum is a delightful place
to kill time al, and from the appearance Of things
about there, do not feel inclined 70 doubt it. Tie
house Is large aud commodlous, and certainly Is
never crowded by the seventy-Gye OF q hundred
visitors who loaf there duung the hot months OF
,he view from that point am not bile 10 speak, as
we left there very early the morning. though I'm
told the country around about is very beautiful.
The water is considered equally efhcacious with
that OF any other springs, in certain classes OF dis
ease, and upon the whole il would be worth the
trial of week or more by any one travelling either
for sport or benefit.
At very early hour, about four O'Clock, if re-
member, We started for the Warm Springs, some
FIVE miles distant. The stage moved very slowly
up the mountain, and had jus; got into nice nap
when gentleman louced my arm, and pointed
down the mountain. opened my eyes, looked
out the window and was never more happily sur
prised in my life. The sun was just rising, and
Sf,iI
hal danced along, till the whole landscape spread
befoIr US, was one sheet OF brightness and beauty
In moment more tue ''waIm spriug'' buildings
burst upon our view, and indeed have seldom
looked on anything beautiful i'll my little life.
It seemed miles across the gorge TO the calmValley
lying beyond, and yet from the mountain top you
could almost have Jumped upon the houses be-
low. have heard how beautiful the earth Looks
to him who, high in the air, soars, within little
basket attaced to globe of inflated silk, and it
seemed 10 me that from the height we were, that
the valley, and trees, aud houses were as beanti
iul. The coach went rafting down with terrific
speed, aud in little while we found ourselves at
the hotel door enquyring for breakfast, only to
learn that we would have to jolt FIVE miles further
on empty Etomachs.
The Warm Springs are celebrated for the plea
SAINT bathing temperature OF the water. nun
Der Of persons remarked tome that the baths were
most delightful, but as did not take time TO try
one shall! either have to take my troyeling frinds
word for it or wait till some more convenient sea-
sou to experience the matter. The mountain
scenery from the hotel porch is very imposing land
must furnish much food for meditation, to the
Oafers,hanging atound,-that is if they ever do
mediate.
But breakfast would be waiting us at the "Hot
Springs" and so after short delay we found our
selves in the coach again, with much lighter load
thank goodness, OF the warm bath, rather. en-
route Tor the next watering place. 1t was at that
time in the morning when even staging is not very
tedious, and the hive miles that separated us from
the next springs were soon passedo over. do not
think that the ''Hnt Sphngs ATE so pretlly sltua-
ted as either of the foregoing. aud attribute the
larger concurse Of persons assembled there to the
peculiarly of the water; which, you may know,