The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-03
4 { From tho Mountain Top.

y,tCorrespon0eEce OF the HicutuOno D,epa.et..s-st
-. ~, I The MoUsrAIs-To HoUss,}
SUnsrr or The BLUE RIDGE. AT ROoE. Il
FISH Gar, August 81. 1874. .s,:e9 81
n,ono the many summer resorts to which
the citizens of Richmond repair to avoid the
hest Of the dog.days and to secure toe. ad'
vantaees to be derived from pure and Whale-
come air. few of them possess .grease sat-
fractions Than the Mountain.Top House,
where / now am. It Is. situated near the
summit of the BIue Ridge, just over the TIM
mel OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
and certainly no situation. could be more
Pheasant or saIubrious. 1t is elevated far
above the fogs and noXious yapors that rem
der low and swampy places. so unhealthy
and so favorable to the prevalence OF chllis
and feyers SO much to be dreaded during
fine summer season aud the months OF
autumn, From the cliffs and peaks around
the Mouutain.Top House can be obtained a
magnificent view of the Valley of Virginia
and the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge
with all the spurs and smaller ridges that
branch out from the main mountain in
every direction.
The loverof the sublime and the beauti-
ful in natural scenery can never become
weary of the lovely panorama of rugged
mountains and green valleys here spread out
before him, which seems ever to possess new
jcharms as be looks down upon it from diff
.ferent points on the landscape. Whether he
looks towards the East or the West, in the
morning or in the evening, something new
and interesting attracts his attention which
he bad not no iced before-some sequestered
valley or bold, projecting ci6, which he can.
not behold without emotions of astonish-
.meat and delight.
. Exercise in this cool, bracing atmosphere,
must be conducive to health. Here are to
he found all the inducements an invalid can
desire to make him quit his couch and
stretch his weary and lapguid limbs, famed
by the refreshing mountain breeze. Every
traveller on the railroad, as he descends the
eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, is aston
isned and delighted at the prospect before
him, and admits that it Is worth a trip across
the continent TO gaze ut scenery so grand and
beautiful. lt> E4p 55sit
The Mouutain.To Houseis kept in superb
style at the present time. Every possible at.
tention is paid to The wants of his guests by
its ,obliging proprietor, and nothing Is left
undone that would-eentribute to their COM
fort and convenience. Mr.. Wallace, who
has lately taken charge of it, is eminently
qualified to conduct such an establishment in
a manner calculated toip!ease the most fasti-
dious taste. His table Is abundantly fur
nished with the choicest 1delicacies. Persons
10 search Of health ought not to pass by the
Mountain-Top House without breathing its
pure air and feasting their eyes on the lovely
scenery around it. ~ ...saapav
Among its othersrecoDmaee; -. :. hou
near at hand ,a.eb9k az sorna nS frao.stnns
water sRas sother impregnated with iron,
Siesch is considered as possessing restora.
'tive.powers of high order, beneficial to per-
sons laboring under dyspepsia and COM
plants arising-from torpid state Of the
liver. ISSUE
/ The attractions at this watering. place have
been overlooked by the public. It might
easily be made one of the most popular re.
sorts patronized by the good people of Rich.
moud and the citizens of Eastern Virginia
The temperature of the air is cool and plea.
SAINT here even in the midst of summer.
f..tt.....s.n .rHErf, ,.s (, HANOVER.