The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-11
m TIE MOUNTAINS.

.,ro'-SrGGESTIoSS ~ 'i'''o
Nr,,uo>n-RAILR0AD AND STAGE IhAshs'-
,,.n,rs AND PLEASURES OF MOUNTAIN
n,xy,JERs-wHAT TIE, NE Sr Ar NJ
I'm, TO pc TO ENLlGHFEN fhh I1"."
o,r coon AND POOR SUMNER thsofts
,p,Rs' HOTEL, IT'S FARE AND NAAh SoA-
N,,~,-.--rERSoSA1. &C, &C.
t"N'' audience Of the Richmond Dispstch.J
''", uoR0' DEroT, August s, 1876.
Tho Great event OF the Gay Q. one Q, tnese e
,.,.i" u, faces is the arrival OF the man; put
,'''' here arc many events every Gay, whlch
Hc'E ," I'm time and interest visitor. at
i,"' ss,.1, one sees all sorts OF people, ma
. .,S are a great many shsngs happening
''"r minute 10 divert ones mind. YES
',t!v iwenty-onc trains passed. some GO
~ cost and some west. n Rfcuinohdef
~ IN every mail tram somebody ne
,r,,. and i, is most agreeable lndeea 10
N n.",., ynur friends from nome, even thouSh
--,., have been away but 4 snort tltne. linus
,'. rs stood upon the platform ana
Licked n the carriages, stages, wagons: ana
.,,,or Two vehicles that occupy IN the hst OF
.'r:,Ic. no particular place. anu nave no
...rr Yarc. say rs saw all thesc hachS aho
I,.~ ronvryanccS was Yer! ioie,pif ie
,.,in,ial Il one OF the depots at klchmona
',,,,, the carriages are all packcd UP III TIE
,,,.f,rm waiting for passengers. lhere
, i,.o. the nu.th and confusion; me eager
,,,r.cr.. >rratting about with their WHIPS
..,liu.. at ven, and sometimes hearis put
i,.,., n,it YOUR cycS. The place presents
5,..y scene sure enough.
srRISGS REACHED FROM MIILFoRo-
There arc many travellers from Richmond
- o.hrr noints who come to the noun
aims every wear really ignorant how TO get
.,o,nc one Of the springs that they want to
..,;. Eight wa;ering-placcs may be reached
t-,,n here. and the place may therefore be
-, dawn Is one OF considerable Importance.
Tb.. Warm Springs turnpike takes the
,i.i,or 10 Nillboro' Springs. Wallawhatoola,
rqfl Alum, Warm, Hot, and Healing.
rT, other road leads to the RockbridSe
,,,,r and the Jordan Alum. l must say.
raw.vcr. that Goshen is the best depot for
".-.a9, who are going to the Jordan or
r.,I Alum: hut d the traveller has been
IN ,r.a Warm Springs valley he had better go
,r,,n this point to the Rock Alum or its con-
art The distance is only six miles. Now,
.yo;urr question arises in connection Win
.'.. yoint> that are reached from this depot,
..r1 That i which is the best train to come
80. from Richmond: / think | may be safe
.4 .syjnr that the morning train Is. III you
..,v, richmond AZ $3.50 a. NJ. You reach
III, place III 6:45 =. h.-bcforc shutdown.
,,p9t hali-past : the mail has been assorted,
~ >fag.. loaded. and the passengers are OH.
Tlry ride in the cool OF the evening ana
early part OF the night, over good ROAD rs
fs. :, the Bath Alum, where they SpcnG the
nt.h.. II they arg going on beyond the
i:qth Alum tfer breakfast at the Warm, tive
niles hcvond; and can assure them that
idle. over the Warm Springs mountain In
he early morning is simply glorious, and
,o,on.l Eulank'> breakfasts are OF the best.
cnuruRTs AID pIscoAFoRrs.
Uyyin. disposed OF the morning train let's
,.,on =, the time Of the midnight train.
Leaving Eicmcnd AT l. o'clock the cars
reach here at Sill the next morning, having
nyraiiastcd at Staunfon. Now l give the
opinion OF many persons who have stopped
,I.rr this summer wien say You can t get
., GOOD breakfast there rs you can nj Gov
iu-inn. or some othef point in the country.
Now III" train gets here Just before o, ana
II in" traveller l. bound for one OF the
points have named in the Warm Springs
valley lie must wait until about half-past 10
before the stage leaves, because 1t waits for
the down mail train bound for Richmond.
That train reaches here at 500; soft will be
seen that the ride in the stage will have to
he made in the heat OF the day. BY taking
the morning train the stage ride Is ut night,
\ i true. but who would not rather travel
in that way. have one of BuXter'S good sup
prr, and splendid beds, and 90 on i'll
the morning refreshed and ready for
the trip. | hope | won't offend
Receiver Wickam when | Say that more
attention is paid TO the comfort OF ira
yc!lrrs from the North than our own people
from Richmond and points on the line. The
momin. mail train. in other words, ought
"a I,ayc Richmond about S o'clock, which
j. very convenient hour, and then pa>>en-
..r> tnr any OF the springs ] have named
-"I ia their journeys cnd-that is, to the
BIA Aluni-in time for an S O'Clock sup
,rr But no. they have to connect with the
Virginia Midland road, and every time that
romrny changes its schedule SO must the
Chc.arakr and Ohio. Why couldn't the
northern passengers 20 through by the night
train: Or wly don't the Baltimore and
ONO road use all OF the hour and 4 half that
they waste in Washington !? That will make
the matter all right. These are facts which
I~opl" who come to the mountains know.
Hut while could say much more on this
,Iiicct need not waste my time and your
pace. The change is not going to be made.
The companies think too much OF that hum
Hu. HAT they call the New York aud New
orleans Airline, and they know it.
WHAT THE PUBLIC NEED.
While ! am on the subject OF comforts
nd diSconforts OF people who come to the
mountains in the summer time, and railroad
md stage travel, I,Wantito edge in Oh opln-
m Of my own, which Tventure to say Is
deserving OF consideration. IL the Dis
PATCH would send reliable. man out every
sumner early and write letter from each
ID. the Virginia springs, giving faithful
account Of each place-how 1t Is reached;
aow kept; what sort OF fare there is there;
aud all other information on the subject
which the visitor needs--I believe itswould
hc one OF the best things the paper could
10. The person sent out must not be
Anown, but he must be honest, faithful.
and reliable. He must not be cd. H.,"
or aHythng OF that kind. He must know
Sooa from bad. Laugh boys, viii you,
Un' al this Is truc.l People cannot rely
"to9tMfr on the advertisements that these
worthy landlords put in the papers, but
Ie''tI' true i'll every detail, from man well
ana iayorably known ut home would be the
best thing that could be done for our Rich
mona trends who want to visit the noun
E"hS. IL would soon make the good places
,"''er and the bad would be deserted by
lae public until the Dispatch announced
'-N since our last visit this place has I'M
Proved and Is now equal to the best in the
FOUNTAINS or some such expression. ~
THE MILLBoRO' HOUSE. ag.
blt let me turn to something more agree
hIe-It is about this summer resort, which
/, how owned by Mr.. j. w. Warren, who