The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-01
From the Jordan Asnnt.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
JORDAN ALun srRIsas,)
RocKRarpGE COUNTY, VA.
5sas- I'll, 90 1914
July 20, 1874.

You. who are wrapped in the cares OF
;onrnai;sm and commercial vigor, in the
heart of a city throbbing with the fitfni
1nlss,ions OF business life, can form no ade-
innate conception OF the sweet, soothing III
huenca of the semi.soItude Of the noun.
tains. And, vet, the term "semi-soiituue
Is evidently q ni-nomer, for the qneeni!esl
city that graces the top Of earth is pot ,.i-
hned with 4 more marked and fervid vitality
fhau that which cbaracterizeS this spiehoitu
rcsort. The tourist from the seaside VII,
misc the wild thunder Of the madaeneu
waves dashing against the shore, but WIN
cage mon the rugged grandeur OF inc
no,,n,sin monarchs that SVEN IKE s'ahl9
from the vale, and listen 10 the WE'RE hioan-
ing of the wind rs il signs through tue tises'
feeling at the time that nature mas hot ray
jshed her beauty upon many favored stots
so muuifiaentiy as upon the JORDAN ALUM
Spripgs." This retreat is comparatively III
its infancy, and yet its dimensions ahu i.'
fame nave risen to the proportions Oh maui.
Iity in the brief space of three o, '1 na
wears. No watering.place in tue SCUM pe'
COW rho season under more favorable aus
0ices. and none, we think, has realized them
more cnmpleteIy, or more perfectly su>-
tanned its weIl-merited reputation. Under
The guidance of Mr.. w. w. Flanagan as
president of the company, Major c. Is. Luck
as hotel manager, and Mr.. John b. l1nSiey
sc s1,Derip;endent, how could its record De
nupbt but bright or its success anything Out
secure? The enterprise and skill crlnced ny
these gentlemen is in the most emInent ue-
gree communicable snd well deserving
o. liberal patronage from the springs
going public. The selection OF spot 1or
Wa,ering-place could not have been more
fortunate bad the interpoSition OF nature
been entirely distcgarded. The surround
ing scenery Is eruud beyond description, ana
its p,c. uresque stamp would waken inSpira-
ton IN the breast of the prosiest stole, even
though he were dead 10 all other charms.
II rests in a beautiful valley in the northeast
part of Rlckbrdge county, circled yaspur
of mountains that would vie in SuDlilmty
with The celebrated peaks OF Switzerland or
the storied cliffs OF Scotland. The build
ings are modern. complete, ana eIe-
CANT: the waters varied ana encacous,
embracing a wide range OF diseases 10 Their
curative and remedial virtues; the GROUNDS
gracefully and artistically arranged; the
aniusemcnts diversified and engaging, aha
the prOprietors rs attentive TO the comforts
and tastes Of their guests as any one WIN
the most fastidious desires could expect or
request. There is ample and elegant accom-
modaton here for over five hundred guests,
with blooming attractions alike for the in
valid, epicure, and vOtary of pleasure. with
the peerless natural scenery, which hlngs
its charms about tbis resort; with
the pure. eXhleratiug atmosphere that
sweeps over the mountains; with the
admirable and unsurpassed hotel accom-
moda,ion with its complete and elegant ap.
pointnents; with the specific powers OF the
water as ;herapcuical agent, and with its
efficient management, the "Jordan Alum
Springs" il justly entitled to the reputation
it bears as tue first IN proSpectu OF southern
watering places. There are two hundred
and fifty visitors here now, with daily acces-
sious. Among the prominent arrivals we
note the names Of General q. f. Pickett,
Hon. A. r. Bledsoe, Major N. II. Hotchkiss,
Rev. DR.. Alexander, OF Union Theological
Seminary, and Rev. Nj. B. Wharton, of Louis
willie, Ky. great many western people
patronize this place, as we'll as many from
Maryland and the extreme southern States.
Last night we had "phantom ball." in
which ali who joined in the dance robed
themselves in spectral attire, consisting Of
sheets and masks, and though the scene was
apparently 4 ghostly one, the flow of mlrth
which hoated DER the hall bespoke other
than sepulchral inclinations. Tomorrow
the first graud dress ball Of the season takes
place. viii the fair demoiSelleS vie with
each other in the display OF their individual
paraphernala, is a question to be decided by
critics "more wise tDan We" EGA.