The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-16

person, but mere it seems to produce no
Evil effects, Colds are unknown. In
deed. one OF our friends said lev days
ago that he had never seen 80 poor 3
cSuntry.-you couldn't even catch cold
sometimes we strike a valley that is..a
grand exception to the generally poor
condition Of the country. Especially Is
this true Of Tennessee, About week
ago a party Of four, including your cor
respondent and Mr.. ]. A. Myers, Of West
Liberty, W. Va, set out 10 visit the Clinch
Mountains, thirty miles from camp, As
our route lay through a we'll settled re-
gion mOst Of the way We deLenmiRed 70
depend on what We could get along the
road ior our subsistence. Nor have We
regretted the step. The country i'm
proved as we got further into Ten
nessee, as did the hospitality OF
the people. In fact our party votes
this the finest section Of country the
sun shines on. And the people are
so much more intelligent and refined
than we have found them in the noun
tains around Cumberland Gap thSt II
seems another world. The valley that
we are now in-Bean Station Valley
surely is unsurpassed anywhere in all
that makes life pleasant. Il Is but ten
miles from the East Tennessee & Virginia
Railroad. The land is excellent, and the
farmers are as intelligent and in As
good circumstances % farmers are any
where. The valley is quite elevated, So
that, although pretty well south, the
climate is unsurpassed. The days are
about as warm as at Wheeling, but the
evenings and nights are always cool
Such thing as a person being KEPT
awake at night by the heat is unknown
At the same time ! am told that the win
tiers here are not at all severe Al
compared with our winters. Altogether
it is one Of the pleasantest and healthiest
regions in the Union, II reports, together
with what We saw, are to be relied upon
One Of the pleasanlest events Of pul
trip down here was the meeting OF q gen
tIeman and his family from Ohio, Nor
rison BY name. He was born in BelmOn
county, near 81. ClairsVille, and had lived
at New Athens till about two years ago
when he moved down here for his health
and since then he has lived here in THU
valley. In his family our party wal
kindly entertained, and we at once felt o.
home when he told US where HI
was from. Half mile from hl
house is Mineral Hill, noted fol
its mineral springs. Within q few
feet Of each other are several kind
OF sulphur water, as black, blue, Whit
and red sulphur; also alum water. Two
miles up the valley are the celebrated
Tate Springs. The principal spring hert
is epson, and is held in high repute By
the people Of the Southeast. There are
great many visitors at these springs
most Of them seeking health, though
many have come to get away from thu
excessive heat Of the South, and in search
Of pleasure,
We are in a wonderfully beautiful
country. The scenery is everywhere
beautiful beyond description Especially
grand are the views at the Cop, or rathel
from the Pinnacle, a. the high cliff I'M
medialely north Is called. All around
as far as the eye can reach, mountain
rises beyond mountain. The view can b
compared to nothing but the waves Of Z
vast sea, only they are a hundred time
higher and grander than old Oceans toss
ing pillows. The eye never tires Of look
ing, but at every turn Is discovering new
beauties. We're there a railroad through
here Cumberland Gap would doubtless
attract many visitors. Surely there ART
few places that would better repay ont
for visiting them.
The geological features are not less in
teresting TO the geologisL than the scenery
is to the lover Of the beautiful. Inside o.
a mile OF the Gap there are exposed The
strata from the CarboniierOus down 10 The
Medina sandstone, and within few milei
down to the Potsdam. Few places are
there which show within 30 narrow I
narrow limit so great geological
range. But as am getting on subjec
which might prove dull to your readers
! shall cut it short. II. n. MERIT.