The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-25
rho SpringS---Salt Water.

-. bcgin 10 fear that we have ovcrdof,e
=, ,b;nc--that the mountains and valleys
'n aSy;rsina will be too full fpcople--and the
80 recpcrs will be circumstanced some
w. w.. after the manner of the venerable
W. ~ who lived in shoe, and had so many
~, ,Hdrrr she did not know what to do, But
, 80, ~ idle fear. we know. There is plenty
-oom fora big nation Of travellers, and
". an and energy Of the hotel-kccpcrs
'@ 'sye them equal to any emergency.
:, come on, gentlemen plcasure-seekers,
II rou who seek health and fly from old
-" TOMBSTONE where pleasure abountls,
~ where Won may drink the living waters
s1ho healed! There is room and comfort
ior all. -. vi :, #sa. :
Tbr completion of the Chesapeake and
,hio railroad to the famous White Sulphur
III odd immensely to the number Of visit
IN the mountains. The grand mountain
.,sor, At the present terminus of the road
.;uho the point Of conccntratien-th first
,,Ifinc and recruiting place. From there
49, travel will scatter i'll all directions TO
40 numerous delightful retreats which
--,re almost every valley OF Virginia.
Already the anticipation of the great
,,ropr in the mountains has had the effect
4, hurrying travel thither. The White,
,1s Healing, and the Hot, as we hear.
hagc many more guests than ever Mt this pc
nod Of the year, and we suppose that other
springs have the same experience.
M the principal places are better pre-
n,rod to entertain guests than at any pre-
NON. time. The turnpikcs are in better
o-5cr, and the celebrated stage lines OF
Tgo77gE are in fine plight for an active sea-
an. 4 new feature of recreation and ira
vol in the mountains is beautiful road just
finished from Covington TO the Healing,
Hot and Warm Springs. The scenery
along this road and its easy grades make it
me Of the most charming of all mountain
,mroughGlrc>. The distance Of fifteen miles
from Coyington TO the Healing Springs, to
b. accomplished without fatigue, checred
md refreshed by the grandest scenery, and
Eliminating at 4 retreat blessed with every
,Ia,that can he desired of comfort, luxury,
and refined and agreeable Socicty-that
exquisite Journey no man who goes to the
mountains ought 10 fail to enjoy. Half way
from Coyineton 10 the Healing the lovely
f,lnc spring is in full view Of the road an
sr,racion most rare and admirable.
Not only is the traveller rewarded with
,hc grateful rcposc at the Healing when he
fni,hc, this exquisite bit Of travel, but only
three miles further on he comes to the far
fmadfIo Springs, one of the longcSt-known
anil most cherished healing fountains in the
vountajn>-thc only hot springs in the
ntcd States east of the Mississippi river
ihr great Alternative and curative water in all
forms Of liver, kidney, and skin diseases.
Wonderful cures have been effected by these
springs. Already there have assembled at
the Hot an unusual number of persons from
ali parts of the Union. firm believers in the
,tnrll> in store for them, and which have
i.tn youchsafcd to lcgionS before them.
The Hot i in better condition than ever,
and under The management of the great Nc
rLrSG-who his rs many arms as BRIAREUs
and a. many eyes rs ARGUS, and never allows
any guest TO he neglected or unprovided
inr-cyrythlng must 90 mcrrlly and hap
ply. MCCLUNG at the Hot and EUBAEK at
ih' Healing, if things so awry in that happy
Valley. then indeed the devil must be let
io.c from the very source of the Hot
springs and permitted to govern for Il sea-
,on Just n WELLS has been here
But still this road by the Healing and Hot
TAX, the traveller on into the old route by
the Warm, that most luxurious of all luXu-
rIou, baths in this world, where new
trooms are understood to be making clean
sweeps. and where water, scenes, and
combine for the happiness oil
nan TO the degree of ecstacy. The tradl-
IONS of this place are rs delightful as are its
asurai charms.
Continuing on by the old way travelled
Y our fathers to this charming valley, you
scend the Warm Spring mountain, from
Whence you behold Il scene that might well
&c mistaken for that which the devil Showed
be Saviour from Il high mountain. Stand
NJ on that grand elevation and looking
lown on that valley, one of the greatest
men Of these times, enthuScd by what he
,aw. once exclaimed, "What wonder is it
hat Virginia produces PATRICK HENRYs
when she has such scenes rs thi>!' Why,
no wonder at all.
Leaving this enchanting spot will our
friends Of the Warm clear away the I'M
tcrTowth near the top so rs to allow
The traveller an unobstructcd view of the
Yallcy:) you descend TO the Bath Alum,
al the foot of the mountain, where is
on" Of the best-kept hotels of these
times. The well-whetted appetite Will
b" RECALLED by the best viands, prepared
under the direction of Mrs. BAXTEE, one of
the best of housekccpcrs. There the tempta-
'on is great to remain. II it is yielded to,
mat will be all the better. If you should
determine to 20 back, the road just passed
VIII be re-travelled; if to 90 ahead, you will
soon reach Millboro', on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. and can proceed thence
10 the Rockbridge Bath, the Rockbridge
Alum, and, indeed, anywhere. You can
turn your head in no direction that Will not
lead TO pleasure, repose, and health. .. g..
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
.any will run an accommodation train daily
'etwccn the White and Coyington, which
&,II afford Il charming recreation to visitors,
'> IN the route are scenes and grand works
which cannot he well examined rs you
rave on the regular lines, by which these
Interesting scenes are passed while it is not
light.
This accommodation opens easy commu-
ncatlon with that earthly paradise the
sweet Springs Valley, with its wonderful
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