The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-20
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CORRESPONDENTS OF THE sIcg,oxn r,rx mar,

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/ u. RocKBRrDGK BATHS. Aue. Il.
avlng taken a considerable horse-bacS iannt
over tne mountains, will endeayor 10 comnrass
my notes Of travel into small snaca sar nnhii -;
sPecilon. we started from Prince Edward county
nearly Two weeks ago, and rode through the lono
county 70 Liberty, without any special incident OF
interest or value except perhaps the fact that The
crops of corn and oats. seemed rpnark.hly sond
tobacco late bnt promising and the wheat, we heard
was very fine. -S'',''
Leaving our horse at Liberty, we took the cars
aou IN lev hours were safely landed at the Mont
gomery White These Springs are so well knawu
ana so nightly appreciated. that nothing we cnuId
say would enhance their value In the nnblic mind
Inc accommodations seems amest faultless The
y water very nne indeed the coarany select, the
proprietor even more than gentlemaniy. You NAV
we'll imagine them that our stay the 20 was mos,
agreeable; indeed the pleasures of the place pro
iohged our stay four days, when we only intended
to stay one night.
Returning to Liberty we met with o,v ond
happy throng. EN- route for the Peaks and tbe Ma.
tnral Bridge, and as this too. was our course we
mounted our forsos and started off Arriving a,
the Peaks Hotel, about o'clock we rode about
lli way up the steep activity, and walk up to the
summit; brt Just as we wee .ch'Ig the desired
top rock, which Port Crayon has in nortalized we
were engulfed in flying cloud, which swept
around US, rs the surf from an ocean billow The
hsAt morning, however. again ascended
WIN tie whole party. and tad view which fine
VIII never erase from our memories and whose in,
preston will ever awaken conceptions of the great.
ness and goodness of cd
Descending then to the Bridge and having the
customary feelings a -akencd by its granduer and
snblimlty, looking upon the sane American eagle
whose itchen-panted form, has feasted the eve OF
many an admirer of nature, and standing upon the
same old stump, whose dccaying sides have been
wasted aTay. by the passing footsteps of centuries
we party company with our friends and again
logged on alone towards Lexington Here meet
ing with many pleasant friends we spent the hours
most sweetly and usefully. in conversation on
chufch and state. and things that make life sweet
aud women happy, and then left for the sckbrdpe
Baths formerly known as Jordan's Springs
These Springs are ten miles from Lexington
near the Jump Mountain, from whose cragcy SUN
mt, on last evening" our souls drank in the love
'iest landscape natrre ever painted Two miles
ABOVE here is fine sulphur spring the water of
~hich Is furnished Us by our landlord The in
trinsc merits of the place are one If the finest
baths IN Nirgna,-indecd. ;ernor Wise saws the
best; the best fare to be found in the 1,onntains
| very hne bowling alley the North River. which
sweeps along by the hotel; nice ball room. and
| mghtiy dances for those who enjoy them and the
| nnest society that he found Anonr others
| Governor Wise and family. Mr. r. r. Price and
| ,a'nliy' ana Mr. Mebane and family, of Richmond
besides great many sweet faces and happy hearts
| "hlch poilteness forbids to mention The acco,,
modations are very good, though not yet complete
mere - very little room for others but AZ vsitnrs
| are constantly changing you would stand an eoual
| rhRnce 80 come up to this most desirable riacp
| in the mountains. TT