Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


Jane 23d, lsj9.
T!i, beautiful and delightful watering place
is now fast filing with visitors from the Ear
South-I.0uisiana. Alabama and South Caro-
lima, at present furnishing by far the larger
portion Of the visitors. The present company
far exceeds the number that was here on the
23d of June lSjS-the arrivals being 322 this
year against 1913 last, when tile total number
Of visitors, during the sesson, amounted to
3.GS2.
These springs, elevated 800 feet abovc the
level OF the sea, and surrounded by high
mountains, are favored with pure mountain air,
that 20 n dcnizen OF Richmond, is peculiarly
delightful. An elegant table Of well cooke!
provisions n.ost frcellem brtod, good pure
mountain butter, well curcl Virginia hams,
plenty of fresh eggs, all the vegetables Of the
season, beef, mutton &c, &c., satisfies the ap-
petite excited by exercise, the mountain ar,
and the sulphur water
The facility Of reaching this watering place
is greater than that of any other in the State
Rail roads from Richmond to the reception
house lands the visitor. without fatigue, at his
destination. The scenery along the Virginia
and Tennessee Rail Road is Of itself worth four
cents mile, so that one reaches this place
free 81 Grpcase, having only paid small sum
for the privilege OF viewing the works Of Ma
turc, improved upon by the Virginia and Ten
ncSScc Rail Road.
The travel from Richmond over the Danvillc
Road to the junction is very pleasant IAN easy
ride over most excellent road, well managed,
and with polite and attentive otlicers). and
places the traveller on the South-Sidc Road,
where tho scenery cf tie route first attracts at
,cntion. The thigh bridge" $50 feet from the
waters level, is no uninterestlng work-its firm
ness, stability and safety relieving the traveller
crthosc destructive apprchcnslons which always
accompany great elevations. Thcexceeding care
funess, and the watchful guards that always
overlook this bridge, is sure guarantee for
safety. Arrived in Lynchburg, the traveller can
20 Immediately on, after dinner, to the Mont
somcry White Sulphur, or, staying over one
day, will rest very comfortably at the well-kcpt
Norvel House, and pursue his journey next
day to this place, where he will arrive after an
easy ride Of eighty miles.
These springs have been open but few
years, and this, the fourth summer, finds them
WIFI ACCOMMODATIONS iol oHc liouSaiiu pS'SoH'
They are most beautifully improved on the
cabin system, giving families quarters not only
commodious and convenient, but contiguous.
An excellent band of music-Vollandts Band
from Baltimore-enlvcns the evening, and
makes the beautiful and spacious ballroom
merry with the dancers Let the citizens oil
Richmond fail not to take the Montgomery
White in the yrnnd rou'.d" of the Virginia
Springs. From here daily line Of stages run,
ria the Salt Pond and the Salt Sulphur to the
!, Grcenbricr White-distancc, u miles; dine
at the Salt Pond. and stay all night at the Salt
Sulphur, reaching the Greenbrier White the
next day to dinner or from the Salt Sulphur
to the Red Sulphur, and from thence to the
Blue Sulphur and other most delightful noun
tain resorts, the grand rounds of all the
Springs may very easily and comfortably be
Z made. We advise all persons intending to
visit the mountains to make up their minds to
visit all the watering places IN tins State
The Central Railroad to tireenb-ier, and thC
Virginia and Tennessee, South.Slde and Dan
vile. to Montgomery, and comfortable stage;
across the country, will complete the circuit o
the great mineral region of the Old Dominion
and no one should fail to avail himself of tn,
facilities now afforded. The scenery along tn,
route repays the expense Of travelling, which i.
very moderate throughout. nj.