The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
SUMMER RESORTS.
Watering Place Notes.

The White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia,
which, during the war and for some years after, fell
partly into decay for want of patronage, are now
resuming their former position not only as fash
ionable watering place but a resort for invalids
who seek to benefit themselves by the virtues and
healing properties Of the waters
The majority OF the Cape May cottagers have ar
rived and located for the Summer.
Governor John A. Dix and family have rooms for
the season at Lelands Hotel, Saratoga.
Orient Point on the extreme east end OF Long
Island, offers great inducements to visitors Per-
sons can enjoy bathing, fishing and sailing to their
hearts content.
The hotels at the Highlands of Navesink. N j.,
are filing up. The location is truly charming and
the advantages for surf and still water bathing are
unsurpassed.
New Englanders generally will seek the seaside at
Nantucket where number OF cottages have re-
Gently been constructed.
The price OF hoard at Saratoga varies from two
dollars to five dollars day, the latter price being
charged at all of the large hotels.
The clam bakes in Providence (R. ~ Bay will be
In favor this Summer.
Coney Island begins to swarm with the less pre-
tentious citizens of New York and Brooklyn.
Perhaps the only place in the vicinity Of New
York where really pure sea air can be obtained Is
Fire Island. The hotels are already filing up.
Cornwall, on the Hudson, also wishes to be
placed upon the list OF Summer resorts. IL Is very
pleasantly situated and is well worthy of con.
siderat0n.
There is a very pretty sheet OF water six miles
west Of Newburg, Orange county, N. Y, called
Orange Lake. On its borders is a fine hotel, which
offers every comfort to those who desire to spend
the hot weeks OF Summer in the country.
There are some localities In the Catskill Noun
tains where snow and Ice may be found all the year
round.
All the hotels In Newport will be open by the Goth
inst
the hotels at Narragansett Pier are open. An
enthusiastic admirer of the place says :-"Here we
have none OF the Long Branch society hasl-gam
bers and grocers, faro-bankers and brokers, horse
jockeys and prize fighters, with diamond pins aud
velveteen coats, all delightfully."- mixed in, with
three or four hotels full OF pawnbrokers and second
hand clothes dealers Lie here is eminently social
and everybody goes in to have good time"
1t Is the prevailing impression that II the large
cities escape an epidemic the prominent watering
places will be poorly attended this season, in con-
sequence OF the great number OF fashionable cti.
zens going to Europe.
The Adirondacks will receive q large share OF
pleasure seekers this season. The game laws allow
brook trout to be taken from the 18th OF March to
the 18th OF September, and as the small lakes and
streams that are 80 numerous In those mountains
are stocked to rcpetion with game FISH the sport
inr boods OF the metropolis and other cities will
avail themselves OF the temptation thus offered.
Hyde PARK, a pretty little village lying on the
banks OF the Hudson, q few miles above POUCH.
keepsie has many attractions for those who have
resolved to nee during the Summer s0lstce from
the hot bricks aud mortar Of the compact cities