The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-22
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KITE CONSTRUCTORS, &C., &C., 40.
/ Especial Correspondence of the Dispafch.i
/ WARN SPRINGS, August 81. 157 a.
i I forgive the proof.reader OF the Dispdtcf
(in consideration of my bad writine) for ma
4 king me say In my. first etser from the Bale
/ Alum Springs that Captain Freeman Wonl1
1 resume The SOUP business when he returned
| to Richmond In the fall. he is CHIEF OF Inc
lculinary department at the Bath Alum now,
and when he goes to Richmond he VIII re
sumo the soap business. Sst5t III
THH WHITE SULPHUR AND KANAWHA FALLS
| Last Saturday we babe adleu to tne bath
/ Alum and started for the White sulphur
Springs at 3 O'Clock under the guardianship
| Of a venerable stage-driyer Of the olden
| time. This eminent stageman was deater
than any adder, except when we undertook
70 snrreptitIous!y "chuck NJ" his horses.
| THE mail train reaches Millboro' from Rich
moud at 500 p. ~, and when We started
| from the Bath Alum it was almost 3 O'Clock,
and we had ten country miles to drive be-
lfore reaching thedepot. The worthy driver
| insisted that the connection could not be
!! made; but we were equally determined that
we should catch the train, therefore we as
sisted his beasts by words of encourage.
ment whispered in quite AL audible
| tone. We were very urgent in our appeals
to the horses. Several times we put
| our hands up to our faces so asIto hide the
motion of the lips, and then cuck TO tne
| horses and attempt tc initiate the worthy ola
stagers with the inimitable "gyup," which
the horses seemed to understand, by the by,
and would occasionally start OF IN brisk
trot, generally down the hills. But this was
! too thin to last. I am sure we had not gone
| more than four miles from the Alum when
the driver discovered the game we were
playing, and, turning to me, remarked 10 the
most unmistakable manner, "Pli drive
l'em"; and 80 he "driy 'em " the rest OF the
| way.
At Millboro' we took the ears for the
White Sulphur Uhe stage driver naVing
made the connection in spite Of bis "alleged"
determination not to do so), which place we
| reached at the usual hour. a large NUMBER
of Richmond people were on the cars ana
| The company at the White we also iouhd 20
be composed in large degree OF richmond
people.
| In consequence OIL the conuagfation az VIC
White on Sunday morning, which complete.
| " turned me out Of doors for time, ana
| disturbed me in other respects not little,
am unable TO write much about thls great
watering. place. I will remark, however,
that it is more abused than any place 10 the
mountains, and my experience, except tna'
connected with the fire, was very peasant
It is q wonderful place, and II kind aHen.ion
on the part Of the gentlemen VINO conuuct
the matters at the Springs will aHali any
thing. the Nessrs. Peyton have won many
more friends than they even hau before,
There were between six and seven nuhoreu
persons there when left, and the Trains on
| Monday carried up q great many more.
| I'm Monday morning at O'Clock we took
the westward-bound express train for ha-
M wha Falls, where we arrived at l:20 I. d.,
| dIned. and returned By the express train ut
$40 to Coyington. When passed over the
road from the White Sulphur to KanaWha
| Fails before It was when the DtSpatch tram
went ont with party to see the last rail laid
which Joined up the two ends of the great
Chesapeake and Ohio road. 1t was in the
month of January, and it was considered
hazardous in the extreme to make faster
! time Than eight or ten miles per hour On the
new track from Hinton to the Falls. HOW
| different now! Eighteen, twenty, twenty
five. and sometimes thirty miles an hour Is
the rate at which the express trains travel.
| The mountains were beautifully green, and
the ride was the most enjoyable have ever
taken. The scene was OF surprising Wild
ness and rugged grandeur. once seen IL
can never be forgotten. The DOCTOR
was rather too matler.of-fact to ENJOY
the scenery to any extent, and he was too
amusing and funny to let any body else IN
duee in any "crlrls." But, behind all,
could see that he didn't relish the idea OF
dashing around those curves out there atthe
speed at which we were travelling. he
| didn't like the proximity of the train to New
| river or the GreenDrier river-the track run
ming close to the precipIce, While on the
| other side it seemed as though the cars Would
rub the mountain side, but we went ana re-
turned in safety. The road YVES in most
beautiful condition, and the cars glided over
the track so smoothly that traveller could
scarcely feel the motion at all. GOT Mon.
DAYS Dispatchab about II O'Clock that day, ana
read it with comfort and ease as We rode
down to the Falls in the cars.
Kanawha Falls have been described very
often by newspaper correspondents. ana
am clad that / am unable to do justice to
that place, or the Hawks Nest, which Is
another of the many points Of interest on
/ this beautiful road.
The Perry House, named in honor OF
! General superintendent Perry, ofthe CheSa-
peake and Ohio railroad, is place of sum-
mer resort at the Falls, which, | am told, has
been well patronized this summer. 1t Is
kept BY Mr.. Eugene Peyton, member OF
that family of hotel-keepers which is scat
tered all over Virginia. Go where you
NAV, one of them will greet you with cor.
i dality that is truly refreshing. Mr.. Pey-
ton has a most excellent house, and IS al
present making number OF improvements
at his place.
Ho&EwARD BOUND.
| We left Ksuawha Falls at o'clock Mon.
day afternoon-twenty minutes late; but be-
fore we reached Hinton the time had been
made up. l was very politely invited by the
| conductor, Captain Cason, to seat on the
epeine, which was skilful.y managed by 9
Afr. Smith. He entertained me not little
by his agreeable locomotive talk, frequent
use of the wonderful ir.brake, etc. He said
that be was one of the engineers who ran the
locomotives on that end of the road when
the passenger tram was first put on after the
road was completed. At Hinton, which is
the eastern terminus of the western division
we changed locomotives and engineers, ano
Mr.. Smith left us.
! Captain Cason is what may be called
, poetic conductor, and one who has geniu:
! for poetry. When be had punched our tickets
| to his hearts content he handed me con
, ductors check, to be kept in sight, on tn
back of which was inscribed the following
, considsrate strain:
ID IF you wish quiet nap,