Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-29
Mountain Lake.

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Morsr,1N LAKE HcsorT GulsI'o VA,
90 1o-- ,, ,.., so,,
aug w. 1911 "'''. -" - '-'
| 'lmehtal idea OF the 'yi'ca' mouh'aihcrr' Ink"
| Coope,'s noble savage aad Nlaryutt's generous
1eck Tar he WAS me ideal race. straight and
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cree. as LIS na','e p'pe' .'a y. INV w., ..'uD
tain hawk, and love OF freedom equai 10 tnc
eagle that builds his eS,ie on the puuacled
cray Well have been ~ munc If their houses,
h.., ,,.-,nl ,.r.o1 ..J ,u,;,, ,r
n"'. "uO'' ~ 'A'A. "'' W." ~ ~ -, "'.N
aud don't teel Ike enthualng. Their nau'
sions are aIwaysa tw rooluel og cabin, one BIZ ipg
the re,entacls If ths family poods the other
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'"o oeus anu pa''s' cons'''"'1 Lux S'eefinE
arrangements, one he'd Tor The cid grandfather
and his aged sponse, The oihcr for tho son and
,s;ro and IN, n,IIst far tE. sw,ru RI ,h;l,l,.,
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| 'nat Is uou"c 70 i'i,o"' ne': NUS "'"-.
stInu ~ 'nI ioor VI l"u 'a''''''"' 'uo vi u
neu STU ., III a.ou.o "'1uNIi4e W 80"
o1sG Vi 'n1 ni''' - IL" S'"o'e' I'"p;s'' III "
sn1Ill pa''n eoo'''tu'o 'n''l E'tu' '"i 'H'
'au'cs wv" S'o" WI" ~ y" ."'' '.'u's''
anu SON. nc pIoI''o '.I "'e'.ne'iP ''o' I,
i've uo!lars wuuIu ouy 'ht tn'''G late' anu
pena'es OF their houSchO'u gVus' l nave never
seen CHAIR III any OF theif dwellings, al nave
three egGcu STOOLS anu .heir lurhltufe Is holne
maue. Inc mouu'a'neer - s'Hcra'? s'un''
griZzeu anu DOW: 'eRscu' na'uie' wnp Is AWAY
KIND and coH1p'a'sall' curves ny i,nps 50 1''a'
nc can mount anu eas''y e"Mo i''s ' W.:
ing MUS anu ~ cO"" u'sco'i"t " YES
or " 1;afy ID Walk up llou"I"ti' "''f
coinpleAloos arc hehcla''s SaIIo", "n Will d.
crloe 10 az lDcSsSIn' INCA: u'c'' a.
d,u'ls' a' ':'u "o'oi'' '''''s '''i,', W.
lhey are ~ lsuoiaut Is an u'''''cicu 'Iuo u Il
| tombstone, anu as uiII auo lRuola"cS Ee"c1a'i5
go together, thcy uoh carry n"t heaven >
law, and carth great nleSs'nE' nave hcrU
| sharp LOOKOUT lor 'h' iaucl'ui mountain h"'"
"ltn S'cp nhe INC iot' 'yIs "AI p'''' iuu
a compleNloh Is GEAR a. l"G S'lc"tn '''"t ia,',
GOWN the gorge ID me lloon'Gh'' nhc inlsi'I
| I've IN soDs anu story out sac uoh rS'SC III
| iact. lhc ma'u' arc "cl' InIy a'il p't
more pleasing pictures TO the eyes IMAM 'l'e men,
10 see 'htni Win 1"e'I eo"o' ;u',cu'u oo'''"s
| I've to make soap, or uriVlus me co"j houlc, CT
| mlndng the gap, Is enough to MAKE man
pitch all his poetry IN the IRE aud turn hermit.
Then again the mountaln hols'S ore poor
specimen OF l'5l they arc common ofrcu, III
kept and ugly animals real noe pal: I'll hiSn
stcpplog thoroughGreus would c'eatH rcal
sensation here, but their peer c'tt!c ahu hlich
| COWS are splendid, and the ln:lk IS sweater t'ian
even that which orr !oWiand clover !"u, COWS
give. The mouhtalu mutton Il :uIrriDr 10 any
| thug ever tasted anywhere else, ana Hnoul'
der, we'll cooked, Is a dish ut t"f aEInE. hen
their vcnson and their trout liah are u"ll' 'c'c'
which lowander would rave over. 80 after
! ell, this Is favored sectio'. :,
The next point OF Interest alter 'eae!nE Ne"
River White Sulphur Springs, Is me Mounta'u
Lake, OF rather the Salt Pond, and baiA \noo
Mountain, eight miles from Ne" h!Vcf. ne
road Tor the whole distance ii a"aa''Y ul"aru'
and the highway turns ANA c''rI's around tue
base of the m9nnta'ns IN s d'vi!us wIuding
manner. IL Is pleasant iou'r' ~ Use S'eh''S
Is ever changing anu varying. =,
There IL 4 large taverh al Sa't f'"a' WIN
Two otheT4 In the course OF eiccs'oA'
Ihert aFe only lew ptop'" mere aaa az "''
iIcm ltursSlVanla; Au "cca'' ,r! Fai,S it lou
New hlVtF anu montgomery ""' '"'''"'
Springs stop over hign';
Inc ofiRin Oh Tue 'a't o''' ani' 'Ia Gaulc Is
briefly 'h's: many years aso, p'i,hS ",'"tu 'ue
memory OF the Ola 'huapi'au,s' th's !aA' was
mere mole 10 tht srounu n'eu W'.n VAIL; -, 'a"i
lug Soou "atti'"S p''Ie IN
uoSS w
heGca the name. Alter "n!!c t"t Sunec'ao'
Gus pasSasa ""e.. nu "aaS' and 10 ha,In,T M
stoppeu up Wy somo .,an ,h inor'o,aI ~ tc
cauc n'lcu "..u WIZ, ,""' W. IT, ,s,ent
SEASONS "tu' ny un'' 80 ao'an. CIV =; lan.L .nj
spreaolug ~ area IGu 'Iu hn, -
@iuth un''' ','n' "n'Iu was wv :; 'a's 'r'"a
gre" lu'o ocaut'u' laAr' tu's'n nH.l Ivy
acres' ls u'mcnSous o.'"s ," ,.;,I 40'''',
mile iong' " quarter VI n'''I "'us .r.,r,
lhis lake IS uuquc'lIonaHS '"' l;,,a "o' ~"
greatest curiosity !" ."' n'aio ,a' ua',u "I
inc TOP VI inc uouu'asp' "' r'1o. ""; :, aL
~ drop o' wafer couIu ~ ,A''.l,n, u H. T';."
all precedeht anu sc'tuc' - t"' n1a'. !" 10
never chuihg 'hysiGfy ''" , WHITE ' ,,in
tho water 1hat IVY IT. N.Y. . a." W i r.
mountain SUES ,'ial oo'us' AZ" .''''' 'oai
whose hg paiA noGu;a'u o iI.,u,' 80, " ,ha
rush INTO Tue iahe' ~. ~ - '"o".' Wv"
very top VI 'hc 'nountAIn' L. ",'i ~ ''s'o'o
outct, YET thrfe unust ~ Aoni' n"''-' c'L
one, Tor though repeatedly S'"GNru VIII nan'
they mystcrlousIy disappear me "a1er' are
always fresh. There IS 10 saGna'l'n Emu III '1a