Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-25

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Saratoga Of the South no longer admits Of doubt
Under the auspices OF the Msssrs. Blaeknall Bne
and -commodious hotel has been erected on the
grounds, and a largenumber Of cabins constructed
the whole giving an air Of soddity and Importance
to the place A flying visit thither by our friend
Nj. wv. has thrown his bachelorship into ecstacies
He afirms in the most solemn manner that there IS
more beauty assembled at Kittrelfs than he has
seen at any similar place. He examined the Hotel
Register, and found that since the season commen-
ced ], $40 names appear up to Monday evening last
The accommodations and fare are unexceptionable
There are now about 500 persons at Kittrers, all
pleased with the place and the obliging landlords.
\ We copy the following from the last Kinston Id
Cocate.- -, q : p -7a.,ygtv..
"KIrTRELL's SPRlNGs. Having been pretty hard
at work for several months we thought after the
election we fairly entitled to little recreation
So we repaired, as early as practicable, to Kittrelrs
Springs in Granville county, where found large
crowd Of visitors, male and female, young and old
grave and gay, invalid and robust who had gone
thither in quest of health. pleasure or ortune trus
ting to luck and circumstances for success in either
enterprise. And Judging from what we saw during
our two days soourn we were somewhat impressed
with the idea that the efforts in either enterprise
were not entirely unavailing
About mile and half, in Westerly direction
from Kittrelrs depot on the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad in the midst of ahilly rocky healthy coun-
try, near q small stream-the name of which we did
not learn although it supports grist and saw mill
in the immediate vicnty-and gushing up from a
crevce in large bed of apparently solid rock in an
uniform and neverfailing stream Of perhaps half
inch in diameter we were shown the far. famed hit
tTelEs Springs, whose waters had effected such
tonishng cures upon persons in this and other coun-
ties. We were informed by the Messrs. Blacknall
that the Springs have been resorted to by invalds
laboring under scrofila dyspepsia and dropsy, for
the past six years and have effected many cures in
the worst form of these diseases. The waters are
particularly applicable to the treatment of all DIS
arising from GRemid, deficiency of iron in
the blood and should be resorted to by persons du
ring winter well as summer On the opposite
side of this stream there is another spring of SINH
lar medical properties HF
From the Springs Eastward arises, at an angle Of
80 to 40 degrees [more or less] hill of about 600
yards from base to summit About midway OF this
declivity conspicuous and beautiful eminence,
the hotel domicils, &c, for the accommodation
of visitors. The mai2 building is 100 f. y 60, three
stories high, containing SO large well-ventiated,
comfortable rooms, with spacious ball and dining
rooms. This building alone, though not yet finish
ed reflects much credit upon the enterprising pro-
pretors, as they purchased the place IN March and
commenced the work from the ground in April
Besides this they have about 40 cabins and other
buildings for the accommodation of boarders. Eve
rything has been entirely rcnovated-the old cabins
torn away and new ones substituted And we are
informed that as soon leisure will afford it farther
and more extensive improvements will be made.
We are sure that the proprietors take every pains
to accommodate the large crowd Of visitors and to
render them as comfortable circumstances will
allow. The continual crowd renders it impossible
for Them yet while to afford all the comforts they
would like.
Near by we saw an Episcopal church going up.
We learn that arrangements are making for Meth
o6ist church also female school is also spoken
Of Building. and improving the grounds will con-
tnue through the winter so that instead Of the two
or three hundred visitors that may now be daily seen
there enjoying the healing virtues of the mineral
water the equally ceaseess stream of social enjoy
ment in agreeable chit chat; scientific, religious
political discussion the gay rivotes of the ball
room, or other delicate negotiations usually conduc-
ted by the young land sometimes by ;he old af-
fectng the Happiness misery Of future life, for all
of which there are ample opportunites-if we may
be permitted to judge by the quantity Of intelligence,
beauty, wealth and wit we saw there-thcre will,
in all probability, next year, be three or four times
the number"