Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-01
Correspondence of the Journal.
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA


June Oath, 1859.
Perhaps breath of mountain air would not do you
any very serious harm away down among the burning
sands of the lower Cape Fear The fact is pent up
you are by brick walls, with hot over head and
1UaY pavement under feet, the bare thought of you
forces me to turn phianthropst and transmit you a
blessing in the shape ola letter full of mountain air and
mountain gossip.
On Wednesday, between two lights" left that
world renowned spot which claims one of its citi
zens and lat halfpast five the next morning having
transferred myself bag and baggage" to the cars of
the SouhSde Railroad at Petersburg started from the
Cockade City Westward. The weather was cloudy and
COOL and thanks and blessings on the previous rains
there was no dust The trip therefore, you can well
conceive, was delightful one, Reaching Lynchburg
at haEpast II O'Clock NJ, stepped across to the Vir-
gnia and Tennessee cars and at one precisely whisked
out of the city. Now, Lynchburg is emphaticaly a
city on hill" Or, perhaps ought to say city on
half dozen hills more, and all over the bottoms too
| cannot imagine, nor can learn what induced the
location According to my mind, 1t must be one OF the
most expensive places to live in could well come
across Tor it must require food to prepare one to
walk up those hills than level and I've no doubt it
plays the very dickens with horse flesh And yet it con-
tans the most enterprisng and ndomitabe people in
the world and doubt any city in the whole Southern
country Wilmington not excepted has accomplished as
much and made such rapid advancement in every branch
of business within the last ten years as Lynchbufg The
undertaking and prosecution to success of the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad is OF the wonderful works
which is the result of the energy and enterprise OF Lynch
burg for do not believe it would have been built
otherwise. Look at it. Railroad, two hundred and
four miles long, through the Blue Ridge and Allegheny
mountains, costing six millions of dollars Where is
the city in the whole Southern country that has ever
accomplished work of such magnitude? Lynchburg
is great city, and her people are great people.
! Some twenty-five miles above Lynchburg the Rail
road runs through the pretty little town of Liberty and
allows for ten or fifteen miles fine views of the Peaks
of Otter These grand old Peaks evince in their lofty
and lovely subIimty the grandeur of nature and oft
as have them, the sight is interesting to every
time pass and | sit by the window and gaze and
continue to gaze till distance, refusing longer to lend
enchantment to the view," obscures it altogether.
intend to visit the Peaks this summer. Can't you cut
loose from sand brick dust and printers ink, and run uE
and join me? Well have fine time, | warrant you.
The route from Lynchburg to this place is enchanting
have Travelled it before, but somehow, it is to wha
pretty woman is to you-somethng that may be look
ed at time and again with increased interest. In the
brief space of an ordinary newspaper letter cannot
undertake description of it any more than you car
describe really pretty woman.
On my arrival here, at five o'clock, 2. NJ, fOund
about one hundred and fifty visitors, and quite gay
time on hand They have capital band of music here
from Baltimore, and enjoy their delightful performan
ces as much as expect to enjoy anything in the
tains this season.
This place is just mile and half from the Vir
gina and Tennessee Railway and the proprietors of ht
Springs have railway of their covering that dis
tance so that there is staging at all. new turn
pike road has just been opened from this place, Ola the
celebrated Salt Pond and New River White Sulphur
Springs to the Salt Sulphur distance of forty miles
and daily line of stages will it the entire season
connecting with lines to the Sweet Red Sweet and OLE
White, some twenty miles further. am going up t.
the Salt tomorrow Tor u few days.
The ballroom here last night was scene Of gayety
and pleasure to the young people who, till late hour
to sweet strains of music trpped it on the light fan
tastc toe.'
We have not merely comfortable but delightful quar-
tiers here, unexceponable and elegant fare skLiu
attentive servants, accommodating and gentlemanly off
GERS and everything else to make soourn agreeable
while the waters act upon me like charm, and are de
cidedy pleasant to the lasts.
But now, as I shall write you again in few days,
will bring this desultory letter to a close
GINGER BLUE