The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-06-29
From, Webster.
AD,soy, June II, 1878.

have been visiting the Salt Sui
phur Springs, situate on the north
bank of Elk River, at the junction o.
Back Fork CT Elk. river aowib:
south. west, along the base Of Point
| Mountain, a distance Of twenty-five
miles. flowing into ELK River. At th'
west base Of Point Mountain, where
the town Of Adison is situats c thriv
ius village consisting Of seventy in
hubita1ts, three hotels, three stor ce
two doctors, ivo attorneys and ont
miuistcr-thc society improving. They
have . very Interesting sabbath school
The quictudc of tho place is disturbed
occasionally By tho lowing of the
:" Mountain Dew"
The place is designed to become no.
ted as watering place. 1f,hc Lcgis'
lu,urc would appropriate few hun
drcd dolllrs to complete the Ccntrcvillc
road to Addison, it would bring thous.
and; Of dollars to West Virginia, aad
dcvclorc her wild lands, which arc rich
iu minerals and timber; producing iinc
crops Of grass, oats, buckwhcat, corn
and other vegetables too tedious to
mention, and also fnc honey. It may
with propricty be called land that
flows with milk and honoy. It's only
matter Of when Wsst Virgin.
las mountains and valleys will be dc.
vclopcd, and Gne cattle vii! roam over
her fine grazing lands, and %rial song
s;crs will sing their sweet domestic
songs, and the finny Inhabitants will
play in the CLASSY brooks and riv-
ulcts, and the wild nrimals like the
Indian trail will be blotted out. and
the iron horse will be rumbling over
the track. speeding westward from
Adison along the Elk River. Where
the hunter built his camp and broilcd
his venison and danced around his
camp fire, for aught l know, depots
and stores will DO erected. Ere thcso
things como to pass. the writer will bo
sleeping that sleep that kuows no
waking.
The spring referred to above is
situate en- the river bank, and flows
about twenly.four barrels Of water per
day. is no longer a mootcd ques.
ton in regard to tho medical propric.
tics Of the water: it is said to act like
charm upon liver, kidneys, &c. l
have convcrscd with visitors concern
ing the benefits derived by use of tic
water; they express general satisfac.
ton. The Lewis county visitors arc
stopping with P. 7. l.. COsar, the
proprietor Of the Adison lotcl-a
beautiful location 200 feet above the
river. a short distance from the
spring, r. T. Duffy lis selling cheap
rcady.mndc clothing. The Rev. T. D.
hughes, Presiding Elder, Buckhannon
District, NJ. Il. Church, held three
quarterly meetings at Burgo, twelve
niles from Adison. We had fish,
honey and good preceding in aJuu-
dance. Gu Monday night, OH inst /,
Rev. Hughes preached in the town
Of Adison, to very respectable audi.
encc, considering the " Mountain
Dow" flowing freely up to the 9th
inst. Mr.. Ira Simmons returned from
Williams river to-day with plenty Of
trout. Mr.. Simmons health is much
improved, aud he expects to return
home shortly. Dr.. Riitec, Of Free
mausburg, and Mrs. Fletcher, are yis
iting tho spring. Mrs. plctchcr's
health is slowly improving Mr.. Bazcll
is not quite SO well. Mr.. Webb, has
just returned from Gilmcr county; he
has been visiting the sp'ias for some
time, and says his health is much i'm.
proved. Mr.. William Taylor, was in
town to day. lie is IN his way to the
Icw Mountains. yEcro tho whAng
doodle mourncth for her first born,
the panther Gereamcih, tho wolf howl.
eth and the pure waters aOwclh. Dr.,
Ritfec just camc in and reported that
ho had found plenty of strawberries in
his mornings ramhlc. Doubtless the
mountain scenery, pure air and fine
water arc conducive to rccupcration Of
health. visited tic Gl1dcs in rom.
pany with 7. b. Hughes, asd Polling
lVc rcpas: q: Thos, COgct's. 20.
ling is good tnlkcr ard the preacher
in charge Of tho circuit, and brother
Sponge made tho honey, &C., suffer,
Sponge and Polling got their full inter.