Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-08-08
MONTERREY, August 3, 1874.


The area of the South Mountain Summit,
where the MONTERREY SPRINGS are loca-
ted, is attracting good deal Of attention
all over the country. propose to give a
brief notice OF the place. 1t is situated in
the South eastern corner of Franklin conn-
ty, Pa, near the Maryland Linc-only II
miles fl ON the Blue Ridge Summit Depot,
where the Western Maryland Railroad
traxerses the m2an1slRb Rh and
Wllliamsport. Within ! miles from this
place the corners of Franklin and Adams
counties Pa, and Frederick and Washing.
ton counties, Md meet. Therefore, it is a
complete Union centre-knowing no North,
no South no East nor West but the Grand
Old Z Pluribus Union-the Spread Eagle
of the United States. 1t is u lofty and Gle
waited plateau, surrounded by mountain
scenery at once grand and picturesque. 1t
is in the dip of the rich valleys Of the Mon
ocacy and Antictam, and is the backbone
which unitcs Pennsylvania and Maryland,
where Mason and Dixon put on the "Wag-
on tire" and welded them together
AS point on the pike, the old road lead
ing from Waynesboro' to Enmitsburs, it
was well known 80 and 60 years ago,
where LEWIS RIPrLE.* kept his celcbra-
ted wagon stand-where the big bell teams
from Franklin Bedford and Huntingdon
counties loaded with flour, whiskcy, bacon,
lard, butter, eggs, dried fruit potatoes, corn,
oats, etc. used to make their trips um the
Monterey Emmitsburg, Tancytown, Union
town and Westminster on to Baltimore to
Howard street, establishing the celebrity
of that street to the best and finest flour
manufactured in the United States. Frank
lin county flour from the Valley of the
COnocochcague in 1916, brought the high
est price in Rio ,Jancrio, one of the best
flour markets for Pennsylvania and Mary
land products known in the South Amcri-
can States.
But now the Railroad has done away
with bell teams, and the Locomotive and
cars takes the place of the old Antictam
Wagon horse and the Mac damized pike.
Some 10, 10 or 20 years ago, Mr.. SAM
ucl Buhrman, a venerable mountalnccr,
conceived the idea of erecting a large llo-
tel or watering place at this point as the
water and springs in the vicinity were of
the coolest, purcst and widest taste of the
mountain variety. A soldier Of the U. S.
Army who had served under Maj. Samuel
Ringgod. at the Battles of Palo Alta and
Resaca dc Ia Palma, where the Washington
County Hero lost his life in defence of the
American Flag, who was given to song
singing, when his time had expired as a
veteran of the Rio Grande campaigns, was
in the habit when ha returned to his old
mountain home, Of singing "tinscl shrcds
and patches" of Mexican Songs, which he
had learned in that war. Among others,
"rhe Beautiful Senorita, the Maid of Mon
tcrcy" became interviewer with his fancy.
He sung this plantvc dilty with such soul
stirring glce, that MI Buhrman concluded
to give the place a touch Of the Hilalsos-
"Montercv.' Hence the Mexican name of
this beautiful watering placc-where"Sc
rtas bonita" Oovely lnaidens) most do con-
grcgatc when the summer solsticc sheds
its perlorati4g rays.
So much for the name. But the Mon
terey Springs did not attract great deal of
attention until about 10 or II Years ago
when Mr.. HARRY J. YINGLING,a native of
Carroll county, and widely known all over
Maryland, at one time proprietor OF the
"Washir gton House, lIagerstown, con-
cludcd to try his hand on the dewy noun
tain top He purchased the Springs and
some 2 or 800 acres of land attached to it,
and opened the "Montcrcy' in elegant