The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-30
evening State Su'.rmat
WEDNESDAY EVEN'G, JULY 30, 1873.
Falling springs-ueaiing Springs,
From our Travelling Correspondent

HEALING SPRINGS, BATH CO., I o e.
5sl July q, 1873 !. 4
Yesterday morning, after an excellent
breakfast at the McCurdy House, Coving-
ton, we took passage in The crowded, shaky
stage, at exhorbitant prices for fare, which
everybody condemned, for this delightful
place, where we found pleasant, happy
company, of one to two hundred guests
than whom no one could have moIe cour-
teous and obliging attentions and wholesome
fare than they received at the hands of Major
B. M. Quarles, and his polite staff of assis-
tants.
This distance is about fifteen miles over
the Warm Spring mountain, at long but
not steep grades, commanding great variety
of wild and beautiful scenery, along jack
sons river, till we pass over the summit
toward Cedar and Back creek, when we
lose sight of jackson river valley; and
soon come to that remarkable and attrac-
tive little cataract, known as the "Falling
Spring." where bright, rapid spring brook
plunges over rocky precipice of some
hundreds Of feet into deep, dark chasm,
with craggy bluffs and heavy forest trees
skirting on both sides. A more charming
cascade, of similar dimension, can hardly
be found in the whole state; at the request
of the passengers, the driver halted few
minutes to allow them chance to take o
good look, and all We're loud in express
sions of admiration. 1t is about half way
between Covington and Healing Springs,
or seven miles from the latter. The waters
below the falls, furnish fine trout fishing.
! understand the place is owned by w. W.
Flanagan, esq.,, President of Jordan AL
nm Springs company.
From the falls to Healing Springs we
pass some fine farms and stock and heavy
meadows, the finest of which we were
told are owned by Hodges and Massie.
Here are seen some timothy meadows with
grass as stout as that on Genesee flats.
The location OF Healing Spring is very
charming having clear brook running
down the centre Of the grounds, which
forms deep ravine, with the main hotel
and reception buildings with some others
on the front side, and splendid row of
cottages on the opposite side of the ravne,
which are reached by handsome white
bridges; and which, with the spring and
bathing-houses below in the ravine on q
level plat beside the creek, give the whole
place very artistic as well as rural look.
The bathing and swimming pools are
delightful and many remarkable cases
have been affected here. and many more
are deriving satisfactory results at the pres
ent time.
Among the visitors now, notice Judge
Tom. Hood, of Washington, and Hon.
Clinton Lloyd, of Loudoun county. At
least dozep states are represented by visi-
tors here.
The establishment has room to accom-
date 300 guests in comfortable, pleas
ant style. DR.. M. Ii. Houston is the
resident physician.
The waters are particularly eficacious in
caring scrofula, and other cutaneous dis
eases, rheumatism, dyspepsia, chronic
diarrhea, and the like.
ANALYSIS OF THE TWO. SPRINGS. .. :.
There are two springs at this watering
place, only a few yards apart, the waters
of which differ but little, either in their
sensible properties or in the results of anal
ysis. The uniform temperature of the wa
ter at all seasons Of the year is about So
deg. Fahrenheit. In taste it differs from
ordinary freestone water only in impartng
to the palate slightly unctious and
magnetism taste. When reduced in tenn
perature it is by no means unpleasant, and
generally sits lightly on the stomach.
Its specific gravity is 1.00023, and, ac-
cording to the analysis of Professor Ak
en-, of the University of Maryland each
gallon of the water from the old spring