Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-25
On Il Tramp.

IL C0ITEsDUUueuCC
BLACK Rock SpaISGs. VA, April - -
Our party. otter NEST refreshing TSP, t..
peciay the desc,n; Ct Sussr Hollow. q d.
te,y abou: midway reached this poin', "a
GATED about three hundrcd yards from The to-.
Of the Blue Ridge, on t!it: west side, aod :,
about hsl!.ps iTa p. H.. last tv.nlog, 80
wero nicely quartered t; tho hotel. the u,.
from "Grecnwooi" here wai Iost ct ,}tiG
affair Ascendio2 Jarmsu' i Gap Gu H." rast.
our eyes were iensttd with orchards 10 In.
bloom, wbea. Geld' locking bcaultu! ~ l"ci,
array OF creep, and the whole country t"crn.S.
with thrift and industry. We must m'nH
one stpht which would have Goue aly f O..
| readers good 10 hlve behe!t. |: was a. orc:
ard planted 90 the m,ua:aia SHE, as steep :
| not sleeper, than the Guy Hotel roof ant ou.
| wonder was how The lru!t vas gathered. u.'ta
| ituuiry We Were ittJrnicI tia, /. Was pIck,l
| from the Top OF tho mouu:a!n by long haDIs''
| gatherers, and alIosed 10 roll dVTo, ia. isra.
house beiag bsloH. The mao Who atrrGs Il
| he picking lives Ga the top OF the DJuots.r.
Crossing the Gap We made the descent dow
| Sugar Hollow by IL, ronghca:, sIccp;s, *G1
uaheartst OF iootpa,hs tia: mau or beast rr,r
| travelled. We reached tic ho!toI2, hosegci,
| without accident. pasilcg, as W. have hsiJic
said, the 6isllllerg. Ssvsra. tn!!.s on W cius
10 Morm.n's River, euo CT the ice. it,u.
streams in this scc.l ION. ana the noSt tesU iin'
straaG. with its rocks and Wattrtis. ;ts r,a-
inp ard boouos, that W. haze ever had IL.
MEASURE TO rambIe along. Blu; tho jraahsg:
to US fishermen vas, that it was pasted and w'
had to step along and watch tho beGutltu go.
ted creatures as lheg shot from rcek 10 r2c'..
and sported 10 The ,o0r1i0g SUI. Va ger
cfien tempted to throw .heri bait We dr.
On ibis sreaul---,aa: is ca lis blok-aot 80
loved our dinncr very much. Pushing o. u
followed tho pathway, gradual ascent. bel.
rested occasionally by Cur orly dumb compau
ion, "Daboey," (named 10 honDr ei the Rev.
r. l. J wkc vas the plckhora2 u Inc 2srty.
This place q. Que lime vas used IS - santEir
resort, aud many parties. wc G,T: brcu tod
gathered here for the ay!c purpose OF 2etuG.'
the beuttit Of the f1e chaIybeae waters tie.
issue from numerous spriDg3 IN y s;noe th',"
OF the hole! bulldogs, [!hi: il ct ,!V>s no"
standiog.) The properly here has been l,Hr
neglected and is IL seed OF muck repa'ra. Upor
our arrival W. uo.l,ed that %c had not bsca
much looked toT, saG prsat p:e2aretl3ts ws,1
made for GU: entertainment az c'l-sr "
looked forward 70 car :urp:r uai: with k"'1
appctitcs aed pleasant RI fl c,ions. af,er ~ I'"4
trip, sud W, wEr, no: d.app ?laici ga b..
of fare will show. Picked trout, 8 IA ra,t
hard boil.d eggs, 10 salt, said to hila2 sGac,
sleep ham. Ia bec)a {; bl,au.t Ia cJ'd. aHi
tea. The beverage va, SO uacouIn5ai9 H."
that We figured ioto it's composition. ash SIR
iofJrmad that !: was corr! te1. |; Is osg A.
sary 10 cay that wo Ill eLio?ed tt" spr.at.
though there IVES D, c;jlh on the table, nn! t.,
sugar il the tea. The sleeping arfaOgem,n''
were 20. Of the 6es, but W. have ~ riSht -
conplaic, rs We had given TO uotlo, OF on
comiog. The beds, 10 gay the least, were h,rI,
and the pilIows-we We will not m4n,loa t:e:a
except to say that they wcro not filed VIII
feathers. The most comfortable feature OF IN
night was the FIRE, aod We had to keep that g.
log by often replenishlng it. Oar bEe:t!a"t
this morning was pretty muoh The same az III
supper last night, with the addiiJn o! toi'.
and butter. As nc expect 10 fish lha s:rein'
of which this poiDt :s the s)urc,, and contiGn;
our trip for several days |ougnr, w wi! ca
this abort communication NJ. |. oaI ere ia
week rolls by. VIC will try to give yea tur:!''
information as to orr ranbles, and 70 !a7!g!a
into the customs Of tho people Of thus scctlo1,
which we believe is lie Augusta c)uoty. ga
march for to day will comprise the B:ning o
this stream, about ) miles, aui then s5cu; T.
far again to quarters. which wo hope to reaci
By four o. No., with not less than oug huniT"i
trout. 50 good ug'ni1g to you aad sd''oi5'H
trip 10 ourselves. THREE f!5nEEH""