The New York herald., 1866-06-03
rHH WATERING PLACES.

THE WATEHlN0 fLACG6.
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rrspsrssions Ht sarstoga-Aitsratiens IN
che streets and Drivss-Sprfngs,O Old e.S
Nsw-ManufAeturs ~ Peat-Hosel As-
eomned stiens-Ths Boulevard Rass
Course, So.
oUR sARAroaA CORRESPONDENCE.
SARATOGA, May 90, 1854
~when spring unlocks the flowers" the birds os0s
North 70 dwell and grows warmer STILL then fursh0
toward the North do they ny. But II Ia only during -
uhort summer months thai they will remain. Thus =
with the people who live during the winter in ~
overcrowdsd cities when Nature adorns herself IN hG
gayest garb then wishes 70 be freed from the Ar
dom OF city life and pants 70 and enjoy tho ee saA
beauteous country. He w . toier during the winass
months and takes the warm summer 70 refrsse
his almost dropping existence among tho lishsg
scenes which are 10 be met with as suoh
places A Saratoga This place has come -
Ia the most noted and fashionable Of all the summer ~
sorts in this country. People may 60 TO Newport =
bathe In the water 70 Niagara 70 look athe wass
but here they may do themselves great smouns q
good physically by drinking the water When such .
tremendous rush Of visitors 10 annually coming - ssca
place IL Is only betting that should have boantf0
appearance and afford sufciency Of good accommoAsr
tion Il Is to further this end that the people o. NJ
place are working 80 steadily and have been WORKING
Of cleansing is being made and an extra enoss
the part Of the propretors Of the different hotels aaA
boarding put forth TO make eveytAiag
as attractive and commodous as possible
The Legislature granted las. winter new Charter -
this town. and Saratoga keeping steadily on tho move
in making alterations for the better In regard = -
place attended to by three OF rs best citizens Wis
have been appointed board board Of health. They ere
their vigant eyes which would be detrimental - tho
public health and any such thing should be found tAs
person offending is fined or imprisoned Immediately.
THE RRNGs-OLD AND NEW.
The rock which Is the agent forming the great mia
eral waters calcferous sandstone and found f
south Newburg. This peculiar strata Of stone runs
NORTH through Albany and is first brought into prac
cal a. @ ~
which It is found Is the west bank Of the Akss
sppi near Lake Pcpin The water which Is found u
up the surface by means Of tubing and there d.
livered to the suffering mortas OF all the Older springs
has been said. But during the past year new springs
have been put in operation, each differing in some
located about one half OF a mile northeass
OF the depot, which bore the name of "High Rock"
cessfuy brought into operation the oldest known spring
in Saratoga It has not been In operation Tor groaS
number Of having been upon the estate Of Meass
having as much they could well do to attend TO that
This spring known, tradition tells as long -
three hundred years ago History tells Of an event
which transpred at only ninety years since Sir W.
liam johnson was brought to litter by Indians,
from his manoria home at Johnstown in 1776 and en-
joyed the benefits Of its healing qualities The wator y
alkaline and much freer ow with more gas than
other spring ms place I hast stsr "nSa hs
OTHER NEW SPRINGS
Several other new springs have been brought int
action during the past year The Haskins spring. which
Is dug to the depth Of thirty two feet has been finished
about two months, and has increased in its medicine
Completed by Messrs Weston, has been introduced T.
the public already In bottles The spring has not oeea
ton springs has also been tubed and Is now being
rHs MANUFACTURES or PEAT
has also sprung In this locality during the past twelve
months Several wealthy gentlemen have undertakes -
manufacture IT, and those who have used It pronounce
to be better than any anthracite coal which can -
obtained, and It does not cost in the end nese
than one half as much. II leaves pure whie0
coal Of very srea. alkaline teucency. Iarrs
peat beds found throughout this entire tract q
country and It's use As an article Of fuel win super.s1s
the mill and compressed, and then II piled up during IL
summer 70 dry is M not very dlffcas work 70 mas.
principal manufacturing interest heretofore has beea -
Tho principal resource Of wealth to this place -
hotels II Is much manufacturing 10 to the eeg
Der Of boarding houses &C. and several large hotels a
carly the present time nearly every private house
which could be hired for the season has oeen rented =
price which would shock oven tho most unscrupuaoue
landlord in New York The price Of rent has besa ~
creased over hundred per that OF last year.
is the oldest OF the Saratoga hotels having been bs
In the year ls00 by Mr. Gideon Putnam. He retained
Rockwell and George Putnam, carried In the yes9
1S40 Mr. Hathorns bought out Mr. Rockwell Putnam, and
worth purchased George Putnams right, and one year
after S6 Mr. Hathorne sold again 70 George PutnA0.
Answorth thsn sold 70 Mr. Payne and " the hr% . x.
Leland bought out the whole property. He has made
hotel which surpassed by any in the country is
ExU~u e. hstx~k~
as possibly be. The opera house which buhS
last season will be opened again this year and win
The hotel has received all that could be wished for By
the most fastdious person In esery way shape and
manner and persons stopping there ,hs sa%"ss
Saratoga
This establishment built about six years ago and
has been owned by Mrs Ashe Jones since. Seve-
raj different gentlemen have attempted carry On,
but have not had sufficient energy Mr. Charles Z.
Leland formerly connected with the Metropolitan Hotel
New York, and nephew OF the proprietor OF Union Hall,
leased this hotel IN the winter Of iseA LOT nve years
he gains much popular favor this season ~ he
did last he will have all he wants TO carry This house 10
,s grounds Washington spring Of which
gentle tonic, and can be taken at any time with
qured the name o the Champagne Water on account o6
It's lively and sparkling character An addition has bosn
raoms unon nor Inc nor.h sdc Gas has been nrodocsS
into every room, also bell, with annunciator 10
the Office. This IL the only hotel which has the TIVE
latter convonences This hotel will be opened -
Monday, June l.
This house which located 10 the depot thaa
the other large houses built in tho year 1921 BY M
Geo W Wilcox II at first n small house, but sbcs
Mr. McMchaes has taken hold OF H. which IL about threo
years quito a number OF additions have been made and
ie Of the largest hotels Only last year the
house next north--the Adclpha Hoiel-wa added Mr.
NcMchai is has had steady increase Of patronage and
Is full the whole year round This house Il open
both summer and winter
THE COLrMRIAS UoTEi,
Of which Mr. II. T. Hall is proprietor, has frontage
upon broadway of hundred ana hfty feet, with Q
spacious wing Lake of seventy.fve feet and
surrounded by nearly four hundred feet OF piaxzas
for promenade and also nne park Of ornamental shadc
trees The usual process Of renovation h being under
gone This hotel IL open at the present time and uiu
continue 10 tho end OF the
Tho site OF the old Marvin House In 10 have another
hotel Of much better prctensons upon H. Messrs. Sny
der, who burned out at the time the United
States Hotel rebuilding. They erecting large