The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-07
Correspondents. of tb. Dispatch.
4 Ootfespoudencs Of the D1spstch.
Trip TO the Warm Springs The Route
Bath ry-Acconodations.

/ 4 Notrespouoence Oh the dispatch.
Trip to the Warm Spriags-7He Route =
/ Bath Atum-Scenery-Ac
| WARM SPRINGS, Aug. 3, 1855
| Of. down TO send you Hoe or Two from this
delicious mountain retreat Inferior to none have
| seen for the person who really seeks repose and
refreshment from the cares and sssiduous labors
OF life In city. Although Il 10 the place of nv
nativity / had not seen 1t since child ill now ;
and you cannot imagine the interest felt In every
thing from the time lett Stsun;or. Unfortunately
for me, there was no one 10 the stage, nor on top
OF II, not excepting the driver who could tell me
apythine about ihs rou'e. l knew Buffalo Gap a.
sson as reached II, by the marked features which
| had so often heard described. That grand
mountain pass 10 point of great intsrest to the
geoioRist. Time has engraven upon the rocks OF
the place q deeply interesting chapter for bis
study. The railroad 10 flushed through 1t, and
| several miles west Of It, Afier passing Stsunton,
was struck with the good appearance Of the
couLtry, and the signs OF prosperity and comfort
which every where seemed to prevail The popu-
lation was evidently thrifty and of steady habits
How agreeable 1t 10 to the traveller through such
country, to look upon such evidences of what may
be termed public sirtuei Certainly sobriety,
probity and Industry are virtues of high order.
1t commenced raioiog violently, just a. the pas.
sengers were about to leave the cars and take the
| stages. THIS transation of persons and baggage
took place In the open feid. long way from any
house, and you may rely upon It, the sudden ad-
vent of such raiD, produced no little confusion
| and trouble. The ground became muddy and
slippery and, as 1t was troublesome for single
| gentiemen TO take care of themselves and their
| baggage you may form some idea OF the difRcul-
| ties encountered by those who had ladies and
children under their charge. Az everything has an
end, SO had this troublesome job, 10 cousre OF
which not a. few got we'll saturated and well be-
| spattered with mud.
| Our route from the end of the railroad to what
called the Point Of Junction" In Bells Valley,
lay chiefly through narrow vallies, flanked either
by very tall hills mountains and there was little
| 6SnaciAjiV wOrthV Of remark The Point M
tfon IL the place where the routes to the Rock
bridge Alum and the Warm Springs diverge-
We reached 1t at about o'clock, and remained
| until A. NJ, when we again started. We travelled
| but little way when we came to short turn In
the road where the night before stage had upset.
| 1t was a coach OF passengers, who had preferred
going on to remaining part Of the night as We
did at Bells. Their mishap of course made us a
little better satisfied with being few hours behind
| them. am gratifed to say no one was hurt
| Our csvalcsde OF coaches consisted of five. The
| number when we left the terminus of the railroad
was some dozen or fifteen all except these FIVE
| had gone ahead or to the Rockoridge Alum
Before light of the morning we left Bers, / very
much depored the darkness sipce the glimpses of
| outlines caught and the delightful sounds of the
| "brawling brooks we travelled by satisfied me
| tn at we missed great deal of pretty scenery
When day dawned we were In the "P sn.her Gsp,"
| an exceedingly narrow and prolonged mountain
gorge, through which flows "Mill Creek'--a very
practical name, and one suggested by the great fall
of the current as passes through the long gorge;
but is picturesque that think 1t ought to have
a more fanciful and musical name. 1t is an iudis-
| cribably beautiful and refreshing stream, and |
longed to be dabbling in 1t or throwing line here
and there, where, after ,umbling down steep and
rugged fall over huge rocks itself had piled up, it
formed eddies 10 which am sure trout or some
lively fish were at play.
After leaving the gorge, the valley wideDed. and
we saw some very hue farms, and some of the finest
corn we had seen 10 our route, except that near
Charlottesville At Millboro', in Bath, we left the
line of Railroad and no more saw It's embank-
| ments. lts passage through Panther Gap will be
delightful variety In the railroad journey, when
| the work is completed. The embankment is close
| along upon Mill Creek, on the opposite side from
the road. el+ ~
Miiiboro' Is place of considerable sprightliness
number of guests, while sulphur spring. smart.
ly impregnated, fs object of attraction to good
many persons who retire TO that place In summer
The country about is quite picturesque. a
We breakfasted at the Bath Alum and soon cross
ed the Warm Spring mountso by an excellent and
we'll graded road. At the Alum visited the Springs
aud took In few mouths-full of the water and
spirited them out, having my mouth pretty well
puckered as though l had cTunched a green per-
simmon. This water is filtered down the bank
through the alum rocks. II had copperiah as well
an alum taste, and thought 1t would not be bad
idea for those who had "burnt their copper" /"
| to come to this fountain and replensh 1t
From the top of the Warm Spring mountain, l
looked down with inexpressible delight upon the
Warm Springs-thst long planned Mecca of some
Cf my journeys to the Interior To me 1t present.
ed scene of placid beauty and happiness that one
| does not behold the like of often, AID which he
might travel far to see. very little time was al
loved TO contemplate Its beauties, and the rapidly
descending stage placed ma under the roof of
| the comfortable hotel of the springs. Here have
enjoyed myself most excellentIy we'll The fare Is
| uaexceptionable, including plentiful supply of
the freshest and incest venison have eaten.
have bsthed In the finest thermal bath In this
country. Wh0aa mnari0r 1ndapd 1a M bo foupd In
| the world, and feel az grateful, physically and
mentally, as can. say physically and mentally
for the skin excited and by the delicious
bath, cries out with delight
| am almost tempted to go off into q rhapsody
on the feelings which throb my breast at behodiDg
my native place for the first time since infancy and
bathing 10 those waters, which tradition says
saved my life, matter which is indeed of very
little consequence to the world, but of very great
| Importance to me! But of course will not bore
you, my dear Dispatch, or your readers, with any
| thing of the kind.
l would only say that If any OF your readers
want real refreshing and invigorating relaxation
under the most delightful temperature imaginable,
| let them come to the Warm Springs. Messrs
Mays, Wyse and Francisco, the owners, are con l..
ducting the establishment on their own account in
an admirable manner. Besides their excellent ia
BILE, we have nice bed rooms, clean linen, etc, and
every attention 10 paid to the guests-of whom
| there are some eighty or more. Their chief mana
ger, Mr.. SPANGLER, ts one of the most bland and
/ oOuSluk &cuHcucu udFo Hot III buCu u VOChLlOD
| This letter is inconsderably long, and musl
| bid you adeu. c.
PAPIER MAcHE HUTs "A paper. mache manu-
fActurer In Eugland has submitted to the authori.
ties model hut of that material intended for camp
| use The papier-mache pulp 10 mixed with rags
the result of which 10 paper plank much stronger
than wood, all but infammable, a non-conducsol
OF heat or cold, and imprenetrable by wet.
SAFE INvEsTMENT.-A Hartford (Ct.) paper
| tells story of an American who deposited $l0t
/ In the hands f an Englishmap, for which he wa.
TO receive SOS per month until Sebastopol was ia.
| ken. This was the Let of November last, and the
American has received his S25 per month ever
since that time. One hundred dollars could hard
i ly have been Invested better.
| MAINE Law ITEM The Boston Chronicle O
Friday says:-Yesterday one vessel at this port re
csived ON board l 200 empty beer barrels shipped
Tor Albany. This 10 significant item for tn,
i friends Of the Ma inc Law.
BERMUDA pRoDucE.-The Hamilton Bermudiar
1 gives D statement show ing that the yaIue of nro