Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-09

count, there are, with those of the sur
rounding country, about one hundred.
One cannot determine the best spring.
One person may have a preference for a
certain spring, while another is Disguised
with it. The Congress Spring has been
persons think it is the only one here, but
thew are soon rid of this idea when they
see this place Half dozen new springs
have been discovered during the past few
wears. among which are the Hathorn,
Crystal, Geyser, etc. The Hathorn spring
ia across the street from the north wing
Of the Congress Hall, and is much favored
by the visitors. The morning attendance
last season was almost evenly divided with
the Congress, though the friends OF the
latter predominated. Mr.. Hathorn, OF
the Congress Hall, is the chief owner OF
the spring. A clearinghouse has been
established near the spring, and flourish
ing business is already begun. The Crys-
tai spring is on Broadway, between the
Union ana the Coluuolah hotOl' II ~
the property of Mr.. G. R. Brown and is
not yet fully developed. 1t has good
position and will probably receive full
share of public attention. The Geyser
spring is a. great curiosity, as its name
would intimate 1t was found by boring
where signs had been previously seen in
the blacksmith shop of bolt factory, two
miles south of the village. 1t is about
ninety feet deep. At intervals of few
seconds, the water and gas will burst
from the tube and fly into the second
story of the building, distance of twenty
feet. This spring is owned by stock
company, and promises to be one Of the
chief attractions here during the season.
THE HOTELS. ....
saratoga's hotels improve from year TO
year, and where the improvements will
end I cannot imagine. The Congress, the
Union, the Clarendon, and the American,
are the principal hotels the three former
being open during the summer only. The
Congress was the favorite last season and
its success spurred the Leland's to the
beginning of the long-contemplated idea
of building new front on the Union.
| Although this is almost done, and q finer
house inside will not be found anywhere,
the Congress will not lose any of its
former prestige, but on the contrary, its
prospects are fairer than ever. During
the last winter partnership was formed,
and the hotel is now kept by Il. FL. Hath
orn 81 Co. Mr.. James II. Breslin is the
chief clerk and is assisted by a host of
minor clerks. Mr.. Breslin is self-made
man, and makes hosts of new friends each
season. The Union is yet in crude
state and will not be finished probably
till June LIST. The furniture OF this hotel
of any every brought to this place. The
Clarendon is kept by Charley Leland, who
also has the Delavan house, at Albany.
It is the fashionable hotel of this place.
A more select company is met nowhere,
its appurtenances are the best, its bill of
fare the most complete, and everything is
combined to make it the best hotel in this
place, size excepted. The Washington
Spring is connected with this hotel, and a
long piazza has been built so as to over
look the Spring. On this piazza the band
of the hotel discourses the finest music
during the long summer evenings, attract
ing an immense crowd to the Spring.
Three boys dip the water to furnish the
thirsty crowd, and it is estimated that as
many as five thous md persons imbibe,
some evenings. The American Hotel is
small but good, and any one who finds
fault with the American cannot be satisi-
ed at Saratoga. Mr.. W. II. McCaffrey is
the proprietor and Mr.. W. S. Balch, chief
clerk. Each of them was a conductor on
the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Railroad, and
they know how to run hotel as we'll as a
train of cars. The Partisan Hotel is a
new structure, not yet fully completed.
1t is owned by G. r. Brown. This Brown
is genius. He is afflicted by paralysis
so as to be unable to leave his chair, but
what is deficient in body is made up in his
mind. He runs the largest jewelry store
in the place, q hotel, spring, a farm,
and other articles too numerous to men,
ton.