Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-01

FRDM IIiE Will l T. ST I.fliCh SfhlNUS.
Our readers will be mitch Interested in the weekly
letters of our fair correspondent, beginning with the
present one:
10 Mc Editors 0r he EnY"'rSr:
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
june 81, 1906.
No Dsa- Eno,;rar: To III. hqj1vs II this lnn- and
lastly cc!.brntr watering place, II would be dhcuIt
10 find any new point Of interest III description OF
il. natural beauties; and IN those who resort here
from the Eastern borders nf the Uann, all the charm.
! us scenery ni the Blue Ridge anl Aleghanies il ia
mjliar. Bar, your journal wings iis way over 40
large o portion of widely spread land doubtless
! there ARE many of its readers %ho would be gFatlied
10 learn sOmetin. in detail %! Il spot which any cOun
try might be proud 10 call its own: and the Western
TirginIan may be glad to'gancc ut thai slope ot the
npunaln which sends its rllS, Ill ever Increasing
streams 10 the vnst Atlantic. Therefore, il he will
follow me- from the commencement "f my journey,
vii! cndeavnr 10 impart him faint glenn OF the
! pleasure experienced so fully few days since.
| We left Richmond for the Springs on the 10Th OF
the present month, To the wonder oi all those VINO
wa later ,ir", that they may move with 'lc crowd
I'll fashion. OH! how mistaken are they to delay till
the hn breath OF sulnrar has wh:rcd all the slOrles
ot early vegetation. The recent rain; had brought
iuryard The corn. and the long. graceful leaves OF
br !i,csi green yc: sparkling with the still lin
grring rain drops. The large fields OF wheat, waving
nmd fro, sometimes in gentle rOckin5s, and again
bending III wide biIlpwy uudua!iOns, IL the brrrZe
stopped IN pay with h slender stalks, or swept hur-
rirdy aiong gave cheering prospects of TIE coming
. harvest.
For many miles, the route presented no other
points %: Interest than well aud ncaty cultivated
plain, varied hure and there by village, or mall
sion house with i;s surrounding cabins but az We
r..,cb.i TIN. Blue Ridge the surface became gradual
" broken into mounds, these next swclled INTO hill
locks, aud then the Blue Mountains rose in the dis.
tance against tin. blue sky Onward sped our "!ron
horse, anI rre long were e:nbuson,ed among the
hills.
In vain did Nature with careful hand hang cur
tas of mis-, before the %! her srn. recess
Is. No shadoTy barrier can shrouh arght from the
nquisyr vision of tho 18th century, nlt the steam
r,lsinc, putting and blowing hurried forward curious
into the salctnm at sylvan dees-hto the ias1-
ncsses of departed Indian chiefs.
Once over these wilds bounded the red deer, and
above the lofty craEs was heard the cry u the ehIe
but day, the laundering car outorlps IN speed the
deer that has been chased oil his own GROUNDS, ana
the shrer scream Of tho steam whistle shrleks and
rcvcrberates among the cliffs where lay the forsaken
nests of the "brd of the mountain Frultlessy dld
we scan wood aud rook for vestige "t race that
had oncO pcoprd these sulitu''rs. They have van
shrd before the sun of civilization rs the msts OF
their own hn,,nfs before the nuUn.day beams naught
s left to us of their day but the "orerastlns hills
among which they dwc. Slowly we recalled our
thoughts from memories Of the past, 10 behold the
present scene. .
NV sweet little companion, for was not so foolish
as 10 journey alOne, loud in her enthusiastic eS.
clnnntons of delight as each new turn in the road
presented pictures of beauty The sky also with
ii, grey clouds, that lay pile upon pile, seemed con-
tiuuaiion OF the mountain scenery, and their shadows
served not only to shield from the hot rays OF the
SUM- but to add more interest tn the vew by varying
the hues of the forest green.
About noon we reached Charlottesville, plctu-
r.suuely situated town. the dome of its renowned
University rising proudly among the hills, and the
paviiJns of the professors, all of tasteful archec
iurc clustering around. As the cars stopped TO de-
liver the mail troops of students were seen hurryng
down aud gathering at the car WINDOWS, with enger
faces nd questioning eyes. hoping To greet loved
or familiar counter qmcr but blank and disappointed
were their looks, one, and then another turned
away without having me; an answering smile.
Beyond charlottesville, the cars climb the noun
tains to n great height. and wind around the very
brow of on. of the loest peaks, presenting mag
niGcent panorama Never before having crossed q
mountainous region, had supposed to see collec.
ton of hills piled up against another as hocks
in undulGtng fie!d but, TO my wonder cav them
ranged around the valleys i'll circles one joining all
other in almost systematic order The to which
allude, showed vast chains of mountains, range
| within another, surrounding cultivated lands inter.
spersed with little cottages lying in the midst of small
| farms and vegetable gardens Many of the noun
tains cultivated to the snmmits and showed hat
n considerable degree of agricultural skill had been
exercised in poughng with such regularity their pre-
| cipitous sides. :, :.
Over this circular valley the clouds were piled IN
fantastic wdness and grandeur; the Ln's's were ~
| sing of various density, and the sunlight playing
most coque,tishy over the whole-sometlnes oursl-
ing forth with bright smile Then stealing oeheath
hazy veil, and anon hiding behind huge oiarh h
cloud. The route appears very dangerous, out .ne
iron horse urged its toIsome way onward T,s susn
s,esdiuess pentleness and nerve, that all fear wa,
lnIId n. trnIy as if It were indeed generous and
we'll trained seed sbeien to the M slightest ss touch OF
| the guiding rein. The curves III the ROAD were lar
nnrs sud len than any had ever before seen, wind
nr in and out in the proportions OF the letter S.
Though we we're in only the second car from the en-.
rup, frequently saw the entire engine and part oi
,Ls frat car without changing my position.
Ar Stanton, town of very fme appearance en-
bosomed in the mountains, the stop for dinner.
At Goshen about thirty miles further Oh, we took the
stage 10 cross The Alleshan;es.
| Tn. change from the was quite delightful to
u.s. and We eagerly watched The putting Of The horses
to the stages. rh-y nube animals, full of spirit
We, gentle lambs four glossy blacks allotted
10 tie Maid of the Mist while the number OF
strong greys given To The "Iudian Queen" the
coach We chose, because it had fine abore the
drivers. and had determined Ia ride outsid III or
der to lose nothing Of the view. We started, within