The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-02
DEER PARK.
A Pleasant Summer Resort-Half
Mile mp In the Air-Who arc at Deer
Park and What They Do-PeIsOnal
Mention,


Mention.
Special Correspondence Of the Register.
DEER PARK, August 81, '73.
There has been a good deal OF talk
during the present summer about The
pleasures and perils Of ballooning, and
most persons have pictured to them
selves how delightful it would be TO
spend few days OF the heated term
about half mile up in the air. but not
many have thought that nearly all OF
the advantages and pleasures of such
an excursion may be obtained while
still retaining sure ioothold upon
terra frma. Let him who has any
desire TO enjoy the delicious atmos-
phere that lies away above the smoke
and dust aud heat and miasma OF the
city, come up to Deer Park Hotel. 1t
is on the tip top OF the Allegheny
mountains; 2T0D feet, or more than
halt q mile, above tide water; and sit
ting here, "riDged with the ezIre world"
he NAV inhale strength sud health and
appetite with every breath.
The Hotel has risen and the grounds
have been cleared Oft and ornamented
as il by magic. One year ago the site
OF the present building was covered by
a dense growth OF BLACK Jacks" sndi
other bushes peculiar TO mountain tops,
but the Alladin OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company rubbed his
lamp; the genii came TO do his bidding
and in ten months from the laying OF
the foundation, a hotel capable OF ac-
copmod ating two hundred guests was
built and furnished; the grounds were
handsomely decorated; and the hotel
was epened and filled by wondering
and delighted throng. Considering the
excellence. finish, and extent OF the
work aud the perfection OF all lie ap-
pointments and details, the rapidity
with which it has been accomplished is
one OF the maryels OF modern enter
prise and taste.
am aware that che ordinary reader
cares little Tor the dry statistics which
the Grandgrinds 80 much delight in,
and hence I will furnish none here, eX-
cept that the property 10 its present
condition cost 10 the neighborhcod Of
100000. There are SIS guest chsm-
bers all furnished in luxurious style,
parlors, dining room. bath rooms, Of
fees, &c &c, all in good style and in
every particular complete. There have
been al different times here during the
season now near lis close, more than
1900 guests, and Notwithstanding the
cold weather OF the past two weeks has
had the effect of depicting nearly all
OF the mountain resorts, there are still
here lis boarders.
Tie scenery in the immediate vicini-
ty is not so wild or romantic as might
be supposed. The Hotel is situated on
one OF the highest points OF the extern
sive plateau that lies on top OF Big
Savage mountain and for several miles
around, there is a succession OF gentle
slopes, but beyond these the horizon is
trimmed with the wooded crests
OF the surrounding mountains,
and the traveller need not 60 many
miles 10 find q wilderness as wild and
scenery as grand as any to be found on
the continent The purity OF the at
mosphere is the fret and indeed the
never failing topic OF remark, and,
what is especially worthy OF note, sui
ferers from that distressing mslsdy,
"bay fever" are here almost entirely