Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-17
OUR WATERING PLACES.
An Attractive Summer Resort-The Noun
tain Air and Health-giTing Waters
Guests and Their RecreatiOnS.

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! Guests and Their RecreatiOns.
! CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CHRoNICIE.l
| During the heated term, when the ther-
mometer ranges among the nineties, and
the dog star bIazes in the zenith, for a
cool, pleasant and private summer resort,
where comfort usurps the sway of fashion
and individual ease that of style, commend
me to Leafs Springs Indeed it is prefera-
| BILE either to "a lodge in garden of Gu
cumbers" (" or that other greater luxury,
"a pleasure trip to the pole" The
| bracing mountain air, the warbling
of birds in the leafy boughs of grand
| old oaks, and a general freedom from
restraint consequent upon the relaxation Of
| the energies of mind and body, form
| striking and agreeable contrast to the heat
and dust of large town and the constant
attention to business pursuits. There are
| few locations in this or any other section
of our highly favored country combining
| so many natural advantages for first class
watering place as this spot, familiarly
! known to the deniZens of Knoxville as
| "Lea's.n Situated twenty-five miles from
| that city and twelve from McMilfan's Sta
| ton, in a lovely valley running from
northeast to southwest, along the left slope
of the Clinch Mountains, and blessed with
beautiful supply of mineral waters of the
greatest efficacy for those in search of that
great desideratum, health, it is no wonder
that this resort has attained high degree
of popularity with the people of East Ten
nessee. The location is beautiful one,
the grounds being handsomely shaded
with magnificent forest trees and COM
manding a fine prospect of mountain
scenery. The waters consist of chalybeate
splendid spring of which is fifty yards
from the hotel, and black and white sui
pher half mile and mile away. When
nature has done SO much it is to be regret
ted that art has as yet failed to improve
the advantages lavished upon the spot;
but there is reason to believe additions
Will be made to the buildings erected and
that in few years accommodation viii be
afforded for a great number of people.
In this connection | do not wish to be un-
derstoOd as fiuding fault with the pres
ent management of the Springs.
Far from it. Messrs. Croft d Smith
utilize every advantage that the limited
buildings afford, and as regards the COM
fort and enjoyment of their guests, can
not be excelled as landlords. The rooms
are comfortably furnished, and the fare is
first class. The company, however, to
which the property belong, seem to me to
be pursuing an unwise policy in not max
ing large expenditures at once, in erecting
a handsome hotel and cottages and in i'm
proving and identifying the grounds. An
investment in this way will pay, and in
this way alone can LEAFS be made, what it
is capable of becoming, a first class, fash
ionable and popular summer watering
place.
During the present season large num-
Der of visitors have been here, principally
from Knoxville; in fact at one time the
crowd was so great as to tax the accommo-
dations to their fullest capacity.
Croquet, billiards and ten-pins are the
principal amusements, but there are some
who while away the hours pleasantly over
a game of whist or euchre. At night we
always have music and frequently dam
cling.
On Saturday night we had an amateur
concert, which, all things considered, was
success. The principal performers were
Miss K. IT,, of Mississippi, Misses E. H. |
and NJ. NJ. and Mrs. T. E. S., of Knox
vile. The audience consisted of those of |
us who are not "sweet swingers," rein |
forced by heavy delegation from the rural |
population hereabout. PLANET