The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29
FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

MINERAL WATERS, AMUSEMENIs' Ks
prpsoSAfA FANCY BALL IN PROS
pEcT, &C., &C
scorres pondcncc of the Richmond Dispatch.I
s~x,nraSo STRINGS, August q, 1872.
The interest manifested m the SUCCESS va
the Chesapeake and Ohio raiiroad ny It's
General Superintendent, Mr.. a. 81. fe,r.'
and the desire on his part to accommodate
the very large number OF persons VINO nav W
ti,is season visited the Virginia Springs Is 10
nnar,ed that his name should be linked WIN
the treat strides which the road has maze IN
the mast eighteen months towards comple'
zion. Passing "a 1t does through countr!
which cannot be excclled IN beauty, 1t onel 5
u,ao,,alIce advantages to the traveller both
In r,oInt of comfort and ease, and the many
vis;fors 10 the mountain resorts this springs
season have fully resolved (if one can judge
from the exclanatid,s of satisfictton) each
successive summer TO visit again the Deautl-
ful blue hills of this old Commonwealth.
Greenwood is about the first point rcSortcd
10 10 the summer for rest and recreation, ana
venture TO assert that there Is no otncr
SPOT along the Bhic Ridge mountains IN Nif-
GINA which can excel it in grand and Ilc-
Garesquc scenery. But there are so many
other places worthy OF note as we utsh
along that it would scarcely be TAR 10 hotlco
It at any length without abiding also 10 the
Mountainifop House. Alton, and many otlief
locations OF noteworthy mention.
srRIBLISG STRINGS.
OF the Virginia Springs this ptace comes
first on the line OF she grent railroad. sHua-
saright in the heart Of the mountains. WIN
hin a,id valley all around, 1t excels In those
features which always make n waterlnS'piace
attractive for both health and pleasurc'seeser'
Thirteen miles Of easy staging over oeaa'
t;fu, road hyif.2s you from Staunton 10 ING
door OF d motel whose proprietor, oaiiuel
Gsoode. ESQ.,, is known all over Virginia 'of
His excellent management. courteous anu
I,ntiri,iy attentions, capacity and value as
eatt rer and hotel man generally, He mas
Esseasiy made the reputation oil tWe otnel
places wei Krsbwn in this State, and now ne
comes to fbatr Valley 10 add to his fame as a
landlord. Atl9 his assistants, Lieutenant
George W. May. sgedsdln command, besides
others who "know .tsle their purts, arc oe-
serving Of special mentidH.
TIE SITUATION.
As I said before, perhaps the ttIef feature
hsTa n that 1t is the first place Of resort on
the line Of thss road from RietlmGnd OF hal-
timorc. The c!'f.Atse, so healthfui arg &C.
iicltfuI In its nature, r life-giviDg IN lr~n,
and the number, variety, sud excellence ~
it's restoring fountains should Ast pass lIlilo-
ticed. The mineral waters here 'eclude ile
great md unusual variety Of alum, SSlpliui, )
iron. and clulybesite. The tirst-named notss1h
solution liberal proportions OF al!imnla, ,r"fs
magnesia, soda, potash, and sulphliflc ahd
cyrboc acid, and is not only the best ana
strongest alum and iron water IN the hioul-
tains of Virginia, but one OF the most re,
markuhle valuable, and powerful mineral
waters of the world. Actual analysis atlcSts
the truth of this assertion. But the dryncSs
of the climate and soil, the elevation Of its
situation, and
THE VARIETY or lTs MINERAL WATERS,
make it, besides being first of the Virginia
Watering places in point OF proximity 10
large cities, almost first in every other re-
spect. There are three alum, one >ulphur'
two chalybeatc, and one healing spring, the
hitter of which has but recently been dl>coV-
cred. and is within short distance OF the
hotel. The ehalybcate-sprinS water ACTS
almost like champagne upon the patient, ana
stands among the first OF its KIND III the
State. .,a
of the place are many and varied. The IA
tbree.o,lartcr miles from the hotel, are among
the first and most noted Of the curiosltieS.
Looking to the west, n turnpike road OF
easy grades leads one to the Warm Springs
Valley and HarrisonblIrg; and such scenery
as is here afforded is of itself sufficient at
traction to induce one to leave the heat and
dust of the city and seek the rest and rrcrca.
ton which ride along these roads VII
afford.
AS to the amusements, they are about the
same everywhere. Croquet, trout.tishlns
dcer-hunting, pheasant shooting, dancing
bathing, pleasant and easy walks, agreeable
companionship with ladies, Of whom there
are about one hundred In number; reading
the Dispatch, which comes about I o'cioci
every evening and many other sources o
pleasure fill up ones time cilcctually and dc
lightfully. A band of good music is pro
vided especially for those who fail to u
charmed in any other way than i'll the Tall
room dance each evening. where, under
THE LIGHT OF KEROSENE OIL
many sweet thing is said to the girls durin;
the pallses In the music.
Judge Cochrane has been here, but he hi
gone now to stump Virginia and other Statc
in the interest Of Greeley and Brown. Judg
Reynolds of Cumberland, Colonel Bass o
Richmond, DR.. Il. Z. Stribling and son o
Staunton, besides many other pronlnen
persons in the State, are refreshing them
selves at this time preparatory for hare
winters work, politically, judicialiy, and il
many other occupations. The most iaStide
Gus palates can be pleased and satisfied wit
the fare, and UNI sure that but few STA
sons can pass before Stribling Springs wi
become u most formidable rival, even to til
old White Sulphur.
Next week there will be n decided add
ton In the line of amusements. A CRANE
mask, ball Is proposed, and active prepar;
tions are now being made for It's success. !
costfmer viii DO on hand, and with his us
slssapce the occasion will no doubt be mad
interesting and attractive. MELBOURNE.
A PRETTY PEN-PICTURE-THE OLD "CAR
OLlNA" neutrality-suspicious. OF THll
OLDEN TIME--A "REMINISCENCES FOR TIL
BAPTISTs-THE OLD LAND-OWEEKs-RE
ASSESSMENT IN NELSON, &C.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.J
NELSON COUNTY, Va, August 20, 1872.
From Alton depot, on the Chesapeake an(
Ohio railroad, can be seen a long and straight
road trending southwark that leads OIL It
Lynchburg, This road was used by the
people from the South OH their way to the
Virginia springs in days of yorc-when car
riageS, buggies, and horseback were the only
modes for conveyance. The Rockfsh river
meanders its way aloDg aud sometimes for
long distances through the road itself. In
that day people were not afraid of Il few hun
dred miles travel in stage.coaches and private
riding vnhicleS I'm enior tho .lassrrov tho