The New York herald., 1874-08-19

Maryland line. From New York
THE MOST DIRECT WAY
OF getting here is over the New Jersey Central to
Harrisburg thence by the Pennsylvania Centra, to
Huntington, where you enter q branch roadrun
ming Directly south, and about fifty miles distant Is
Bedford. The journey VIII occupy about sixteen
hours. From Philadelphia 1t takes thirs seen hours,
from Baltimore about eight while from PittsDurg
not more than five. The ride along the line OF the
Pennsylvania Central is full OF interest. Until
you reach Harrisburg you see the finest farms In
the country. At the above entioned place you
strike the Susqu ehanna, and soon afterward
begin the mountains, with the Juniata company
all the way to Altoona. In o distance OF about
$50 miles the railroad track crosses this stream
thirty times so winding is Its course. From Hun
tingdon 10 Bedford you go through the richest
iron and coal country IN the State. There are
mines and furnaces in abundance. Bedford is the
county seat, but it has nothing In itself to attract
visitors, being, like all other inland country towns
exceedingly dull and stupid. In Its immediate
neighborhood, however is q spring OF mineral
water ier
THE MEDICINAL QUALITIES
OF which IL claimed great merit; and think the
claimts just one, judging from the numbers who
yearly gather here TO secure its benefits and the
quantity barrel.ed and sent over the country
cooper SHOP employing three men the year round,
is kept busy at this wore. Unlike the Saratoga.
Gettysburg Deep Rock, Bethesda and numerous
other spring establishments, the water is not bot
tied for the market, that work being LEFT to the
dealer to do IN his own way. Some OF the dealers
In these mineral waters who are now here
tell me that this refusal OF the proprietors to
bottle the water OF the springs Is a great
drawback to ATS more extensive popularity and
saie but an their representations to this effect
seem 20 make no impression on the owners. You
must come mere and drink OF the spring free OF
charge, or purchase oy the barrel or Keg, else
do Without IT, This spring. the water or winch is
said 10 be wholly different from ali other mineral
springs in the country, Is on tract OF land belong
ing to family named Anderson, one OF the
weaithest in this section OF the State. The head
Of the ianiy-now dead-was one John Anderson
early settler OF this place, aScotch-lrsnman as
were most OF the early settlers OF the southern
tier OF counties OF PENNSYLVANIA The Andersons
owned several hundred acres Of land, ana when,
early In the present century, the medicinal quail
ties OF the spring water were discovered, they
ceived the idea OF making Its neighoOrhood re-
sort Tor invaiids. Accordingly small hotel, with
q capacity about hundred people, was
built Tor their accommodation. and now this has
grown to an immense hotel, known as the
"Sprngs," Consisting OF series OF SIX buildings
capable of accommodating at least 100 persons
These buildings M are situated In am most & beautiful a
Or turnpike suddenly deseends, ana yo9
seques tered valley, refreshed by a clear, cool
stream and bounded by towering and forest COW
cred hills. The stream passes under several ro-
mantle looking bridges, then expands into a small
lake having IN its centre an island OF pretty trees
and bushes, and finally nows on to Huntington,
wnere IT unites It's water with those Of the junaa
whose plcturesqueness and romantic grandeur
nave been carried into song by the poets ana made
world wide in history. The MAN building Of the
hotel is situated at the base OF one OF the immense
hills and the distance from 1t TO the opposite
mountain at whose base lS the famous spring, Is
about 200 yards.
TIE GROUNDS
are spacious and beautifully laid out, but then
nature has done 80 much for the place tnat there
has been little resort TO art. To reach the mountain
summit is obtained a view OF as pretty a farming
valley as there ls in the State. The people come
mostly to drink the waters but the place has all the
usual accompanlments OF summer resort such as
band OF music, ballroom, tenpin alley, billiards.
sc. In the ct cetera must leave out the bar room
as all the counties between Harrisburg and Pitts.
burg are ruled under the local option law which
seems to De carried out with the utmost strictness.
So II any HERALD reader contemplates visit to
Bedford Springs, or is used to having his toddy at
stated hours OF the day. be must bring IL with him
preventing you from drinking II you once get Jhe
liquor IN your hands.
ine hotel lare is good. Not much OF variety,
but the cooking iS excellent and what there is OF
the food Is undoubtedly fresh and substantial.
Mountain mutton and chicken with fresh vege-
tables, good bread. butter, tea and Coffee are
served regularly twenty y-one times q week. or
it is not Delmonicos, but then the price Is
who come here year after year are from Pha-
deiphia, PittsDurg, Baltimore, Washington and the
West Virginia and Ohio. The average time Of re-
naming IS about three weeks. They then rush to
tne seasnofe Iof an equal perlOd. Inc place seems
to be In
HIGH Favor WITH THE POLITICIANS
OF the state outside OF the ring in Philadelphia,
who find the seashore, wnere a faro table anu
roulette board can be reached or IT IS not penal
orence to sell drink of rum Senator Cameron,
who has not missed summers visit in forty
years. has just left after three months stay. He
has gone up TO Bradford county with Surveyor
Goodrich, OF the Philadelphia Custom House. and
Will occupy the coming month In making his usual
summer pilgrimage through the counties OF rne
State, looking alter his political family. In Sep
tember he will take q trip to California on the
Pacific Railroad. The old gentleman, though hav-
ing passed MS seventy sixth year, while here as
usual walked his mile before breakfast. and
went away looking hale ana hearty. The recent
death OF his vile, who had been the
happy partner of his life for over fifty
years seemed to affect him somewhat, making MN
quleter and more reserved There are here also
congressman Cessna and Speer, of this State;
hCche, OF Maryland: exCongressmen KoOntz
ana Dickey, Judge McCandiess, Of the United
states District Court; Justice Williams. Of the
State Supreme Court; Governor Hartranft and
family, Don Cameron, President OF the Northern
Central Railroad; Naval 0nicer Hierstand, Sur
veyor Goodrich and Appraiser Moore, OF the Phlia-
delphIa Custom House; Colonel Brewer, OF Cham
persburg; cx-District Attorney Fordney, b. +.
Eshieman and Sam Reynolds, Of Lancaster Jim
Barr, Of Ptttsburg, and Colonel Cummings and John
Rldgway, OF PhIladelpnia-al prominent pollt-
clans IN this State.