The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-20

SARATOGA srRiNOs, May II, 1870.
Correspondence Of The Intel lsenCer.
Saratoga! who has not heard Of It's bat
lie fields, its healing waters, and histori,
scenes. Located OIL the eastern point o
the State Of New York bordered by til,
Hudson and the Mohawk rivers; III
prominent springs are nearly in the mid
dleot the county and within short ride
Of the Canadian line. Many suppose 1t /.
only frequenled in the summer season
and during the balance Of the year q
deserted village" This Is amisLake; It has
q permanent population OF ten thousand
inhabitants.
The location Of this celebrated labratory
ofnature and over which the forest trees
spread their shady branches once formed
one Of the famous hunting grounds of the
Red men Of the forest, lighted up their
camp fires, joined in the war dance, and
the valleys echoed tho wild war.whoop
Saratogd ian Indian word meaning) "The
Hillside Country OF the Great River"
From here you can see the summit OF the
Catskill mountains where Old Rip Van
Winkle followed his deer, and dswore
off," The first and last impression made
on the mind OF those who come here Is
that, the ideas or conceptions OF the won.
derful and the beautiful, were far from be.
ing correct In reference tn Saratoga; they
say "the half had not been told us" and
TO fully realize the grandeur and tho beau.
ty OF Saratoga you have TO go and see it.
drink from their pure flowing fountains
and enjoy the benefits Of their CathalicOn
waters.
TOURISTS FROM EUROPE,
who have travelled over the continent,
and reached here by way Of the Hudson
river and Cohoes Falls, the highest point
the river is nayigable, pronounce the
scenery the grandest in the world. Thou.
sands OF fashionable people and invallds
visit here in summer. The hotels are
models OF architectural splendor, magnif.
cent, grand, palatial in structure. The
principal street is Broadway, very wide,
stores OF every description; It runs north
and south. The United States Hotel con.
tains nine hundred and seventeen rooms,
is six stories high, fifteen hundred feet in
length, covering seven acres of ground,
beautiful within and without, with It's
promenades, verandas, beautiful flowers
and shade trees, and is specimen OF
others Of the same class, while there are
some equally as grand, though not quite
as large. OF these we mention the Ameri.
can, Grand Union, Congress Hall, Colum-
bian, Albion, Clarendon, Everett, Wav.
erly, Excelsior, Vermont, Mansion, &C.,
&C., and any amount of others OF lesser di.
mensions, in cottage form, but equally Us
comfortable and at lower rates. The
terms OF boarding runs from 81 to S. per
day during the season, the manner of liv.
ing governing the cost.
WATERS FREE TO ALI.
One great inducement is, that the waters
those springs are free TO all. The poor
man with his tin cup drinks alongside OF
the millionaire with his silver cup, with
out money and without price," Amidst
the group OF those around these flowing
springs, you can sec at all times ven.
cradle personage over whose shoulders
fall the snow-white hairs, and while he
raises his hat venerative worship devel-
ops itself on his bald crown, and you hear
him whisper, "My friends, this reminds
me OF that free-Aowing water of salvation,
OF which il man drinks he shall never
thirst" tE gEE
A beautiful monument stands on Broad
way in memory Of these patriotic volun.
teers who left their homes and their loved
ones and joined the Union ranks during
the late war,
Saratoga is big village OF shade trees,
flowers, shrubberY and singing birds
Many Of the trees are the original from the
forest scion, many more have been trans
planted and arranged with beauty and
taste. AS regards tho springs, they are
truly wonderful, and it would require the
genius OF an Ossian, or the inspiration OF
an Isaiah fully to describe this land Of
FLOWING waters, Of springs, and healing
streams. One thing impresses me Qor-
give my sentimentaltsm), while many Of
these springs rise only to the level OF the
ground, all of them in constant boiling
motion, others in secluded cluster OF
trees rise up in beautiful spiral shape
THIRTY yEEF IS THE AIR,
as If to invite the invalid In quest Of health
to come and drink Of its Catholicon vtr.
tues, These springs are beautiful to look
upon and beneficial in their use.
fIhave convsrse1 here with gentlemen
from Bombay and Calcutta, in India, from
Corisco and Gaboon, In Africa, from San
Francisco, California, and from other sec.
tionG in this country, who came here In
valids, especially dyspeptics, and they all
testify to the improvement in health from
the use OF these waters. IcGnnot enumer.
rate all the springs; they,are so numerous.
Let me remark they are all cool, and taste
like soda water and other mineral waters.
There is about a dozen OF these springs at
the village. The "Hathorn" is said to be
one OF the best, combining chloride Of
sodium, biearbonate Of lithia, phosphate
OF soda, etc.. etc. Saratoga A. Spring,
"0ld Red Spring. High Rock, Empire,
Minnehaha, Geyser, Vichy, Champion,
Spouting Spring Excelsior, etc, etc.
There arc about fifty hotels and board
ing houses Of all grades, eight churches,
one National and one Saving Bank, minor
saloons and beer shops and liquor-a pri.
vate racing course, an Indian camp q short
distance from the village, where some
Indians aud Canadians live In kind OF
tents and shanties, selling trinkets and
will give you exhibitions OF Indian life in
their aboriginal costume, bunch Of
feathers and O girdla, When you so out
to see them, take few Noppers in your
pocket, and leave the balance at the hotel.
aye say they all hare passed away,
| That noble race and brave,
| That their liRht canoes have vanished