The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-19
FROM our OWN CORRESPONDENT.
HEAD s SPR1NGs,)
Sept. IA, 1915

| HEADS SPRINGS,|
Sept. IA, 1917
DEAR DEMOCRAT
In my last letter from the Sulphur
Springs I proposed that after l had
rested a while at home I would go
out to Clear Creek and look at Head S
Springs, which were just then max.
ing some noise among our local tour.
lists, and I promised to give you the
result Of my observations. That
promise I am now keeping. Judge
Baltic and your correspondent in q
buggy had everything arranged for
an early start and left the Pineville
bank of the river at half-past six in
the morning, on general ramble and
tour of inspection, having Heads for
our ultimate destination and the find.
ing of suitable Summer location for
our object.
DEANS SPRING.
We had heard reports of a fine
Sulphur spring in front of Mr.. Geo.
Deans residence on Big Creek, and
we went there first, having had a
very pleasant drive of fourteen miles,
which we had easily made between
six and half and eleven O'clock
Mr.. Dean was not at home, but Mrs
Dean very kindly went with US to
show US the spring, which she told
us had no pretensions of being q
sulphur spring or anything else but
a cold water one. The spring is
probably short quarter from the
house on the right of the road going
to the bridge, and can be easily found
by taking the right hand road at the
foot of the hill after passing the
house. 1t is in the fork of two beau
tiful little branches, and about TWEEN
ty steps above where the road lead.
ing off from the foot of the hill cross.
es one of the branches. 1t is badly
situated, being in the bed of the two
branches, and is overlooked by all
the hard rains. We tested the water
by tasting and by putting a bright
silver piece in it. We were not able
to detect the least indication of sui.
phur, iron or other mineral, and pro.
nounced it to be a clear water spring
pure and limpid and of a delightful
temperature for drinking purposes.
1t is cold enough to supply any de-
sire for ice in the Summer. The
land where the spring is belongs to
Mr.. Dean, but he told US that any
person who chooses to do so can
come and build on his lard and use
the spring free of charge. His line
runs just the other side ofthe spring
and just at the foot Of a beautiful
level plateau, large enough for a dozen
houses and settlements, and this
plateau is Government land. A very
short distance below the spring and
junction of the two branches is q
hole over which a bath house could
be built and made a delightful bath.
ing place for ladies. Within three
hundred yards is the big, black hole
just above the bridge over Big Creek
which is the largest and deepest
bathing place on Big Creek for gen.
tlemen. The location is the bes,
that l know, situated as it is within
three hundred yards of Big Greek
and in the fork between Big Greek
and Clear Creek, both fine fishing
streams, with fine hunting all around
The mail passes within a short dis
lance twice week on the main Har
risonburg road. Who wants tc
build Summer houses and colonise
Deans spring.
| DISTANCES.
got from Mr.. Dean table of the
exact distances between the points
given below and commend it to tn,
Summer fishermen. They will d.
we'll to cut it out or fix it in thei
memory, as Mr.. Dean was very par
ticular in giving it, and 1 have nj
doubt it is correct. I notice tina
all the mile boards are wrong, as ev
erybody knows. From Deans tt
Clear Creek it is 2 "a miles; from
Clear Creek to Flaggon, by th'
bridge, 81 miles, by the Ford,
miles; from Flaggon to Alexandra.
from the bridge, 6 miles, from th'
ford, ST miles, and from Deans tn
other way it is 8 8 4 miles to th,
Sulphur Springs. This makes it fit
teen miles from Alexandria to Dean
by the bridge on Flaggon, and four
teen miles by the ford, and shows
saving of one mile in going by tn