Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-25
sVpyEr'S Cave.

GREENWOOD, VA April 23-LeaViug a.
ezaad:ia on Moniay LAST, gcut correspondent,
ia ccmnsny Of Air. Il, f. Diowiiiie, at,cg q
rost Delighted roe over the Mie;iaod Road 10
Chsr!ottcsviiie, AID thence By the {. ! &,
Road, reached tuc OF the Most 'cgci5 ao'; PIC
turcsque spots il A!brms.le cjunty, GFecn-
wood.
This country scat ard homestead Of the Da'
widdic family is situated Immediately ef the
G.. & o, Road, abou: half way up the b'ua
Ridge, near the mouth OF the hrst tunneI, ana
about five miles from the top OF the nlolnEain
ct kock Fish Gap. The magn!liccnce o. the
scenery, az ynu glide along 10 the tIain, CLIMB
Jag the ulouulaiu, il indescrbabe ererg
traveller over this road will attest--and, rs our
space is limited. We will leave to the lmagina'
ton of the reader the many beauties that arc
constantly untodcd during such trip, ami
hasten oG.
Arriving or tine, We found al! arrangements
made by our kind host, for trip TO Ncyci =
Cave and a trout fish in the crystal waters Of
the Blue Ridge.
Early Tuesday morning the party, consisting
of Messrs Thomas and George Woodrotte. two
Younger SOUS of the first named, The Misses
Fannie, Polly and Clara Woodroife, the Misses
Fannie, Juliet and Louise Shepherd, Mr.. T.
Shepherd, Mr.. w. T. Leak. Miss A. Wallace,
the Messrs. W. and Il. Il. DinHiddic, Lewis,
the oolored driver, End your correspondent,
seventeen in all, met at the Alton House, Z
summer hotel, situated on The Rick Fish Cop
road, at Z high point o. III" mounaic, 80!
visible ior niIcs around. Hero, after lGtroduc-
tiona had been given to those uokcOwn to each
other, re formed nc--. <quadraI 10 font anu
one behind the t a2uIe WlgOn containing some Oh
the ladies and tic yrGvSiDns-circ beng taken
that both ladies and provisions shonll b. we'll
protected and in gn)i order proceeded on the
Journey.
Before leaving Greenwood We Inquired the
distance to The Cave, ADD were Answered fifteen
mlcs-Iiva niles further on, ucar the top OF
the mountaiG, We again Inquired. Iue answer
oamc-hltccn unii:s. Sill further 0a, about
FIVE miles, we received the .oswcr fifteen miles,
and, becoming disheartcned, We concluded We
We're never TO reach the Gaze, as W. could nt
get any nearer it than GltCcn miles.
There never was a moro delightful company
laughter, wit and humor seemed coosp!cuoui
With 20 particular o1e, Tor all were iuGnlng
over with iun, and joy reignCd supreme.
Abou! noon the voice of Lewis Was heard 70
sing Out, "Who'a." The pondcrou1 wheels
stopped, the riuHs lism1untod from wagon
and horses. the cot! was spread, thn Guaay
good things, bottles aaG all; were handed out,
aud cur psrty proceeded to break !h9ir last.
We ali had good appetitcs, sod were ot long
ia making USE Ct Cur hands and mouths, Tnc
ladies' set the table, aud emil set TO. and soon
had tic satisfaction Of lacIing greatly refreshed.
a very appropriate song ut tbs time WoG!,i
have been, The Sbenh1r1s feed their Il )cH7.
The tiresbms journey vas greatly !2ssoned By
au exchange from wagon II horseback and v!c1
versa both by thai2!ilzs anu Gcn!cmon; 2culc OF
the latter ijiulgei IN :. luothack race, and
found it ! great RELIEF.
After bciag on the read The extra dag. aud
travelling some twenty five ulia5 or nlJrc, We
reached the cad OF the iifje25 miles, We started
with, aud agtu4i:y aluie in si&It oil Hcyaf Il
Cave Hotel.
Wcyor'5 Gave il new owAci by Mr. A. Mob
Ter, who also keeps tic house OF entertainment,
Which IS situated right near the lihe OF Rock
Dgham. Ia Augusta cJu4tg, on the back OF
South River, UGg Of the forks OF tic ShGnau-
doah.
Weycr's Cave hiss been owned by The Moh-
Ter family ever aiGct It's dsa,vaiy 10 lSJt. b.
fore that date N ads ,n'i Cavt was on exhibi.
ian, aud il loo ted short distarc: hrlow
Weycr's ia the Sa;ut ul1untain. 1t is about
100 yards long. anl 1T lis further end iia9 Il
large pool OF wliur, over 100 icct ia depLh. Ii
IS ken: o,vd u, all j. uos ellen visited
inc Fanntu!n Cav, the nrx! IL s;z3 10
Wev,r'.. il ,oyer,l hundred wards above II. on
,hc uto River, It IS owned hy SIR +. Per.
!rr WIN .n:rr.ains vi,itor, at h;S ,;ou,., AID
sharrr4 H.: entrance f.. with rrrul,rjtv. !his
!. ah ,nf ,nn h If thn sz, Of Wa;cc's: is
fri Y deyn;ou.1, and h,, similar formations.
Alter narteki1s Of 2 coed supper TIC cola
nanv aGiau1ii, ID to the ua,iur and were cutter
aimed nith sou,c Oi H., sweetest music that was
aver l;s.cnad 70, tho performers being a number
Of our pa,Iy ,yGo had brought tncir Instruments
and mu.ic with Them. The hotc! lairIy re.
sounded with rha tcau.;lui sir, that we're rcr.
rrmeI. and all yyrc loth to give l. NJ, bot
lime vas nas,inr and ,i,r cave T., cxnlnrcd
brtor, he'd h0urs
hT,cr mu.l, thu Marty nairc,I of and. su;,lrh
hv Nj T. Moh,rr uniar the hr;cht hr,su; AZ.
fnII moan and Lr;thrrr s.oitcs 81 orr fair can
n,nions, rc,r,ir,I "a the cntrarco ot ;ho cave.
,ybrrn c,sI, or. was furnished sith a I;rI;t a.i