Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-04
BATH COUNTY, VA.
A Cozy Resort-A Wonderful
Curiosity-The View from
Warm Springs Mountain-A
Delightful Bath-POlitics i'm
OH
OF the Register,

Delightful Bath-POlitics in
the Old Dominion.
Correspondence OF the Register.
WARN SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 10.
There is no cozier place among the
Virginia mountains than this charming
resort situated in Bath county. The
only drawback is that il is fifteen miles
from the railroad, and in this last age
people are apt to think that, unless they
are hurting along at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour, they are pokey. But
the more conservative class those who
90 slower and take things easier-do
not mind taking a seat in one OF War
ren's hacks at Millboro Depot, on the
c. * o. Road, and enjoy three hours
drive over one Of the smoothest and
most delightfully."- picturesque turnpike
roads in the mountains. 1t is treat
and not a bore. Three miles from the
depot We pass Millboro Springs, the
most restlul looking place the eve ever
lell on. Here YOU stop and take drink
OF cold sulphur water. Another three
miles brings YOU to the celebrated Blow
ing Cave which Mr.. Jefferson goes into
ecstacies over in his Notes on Virgin
ia" The Windy Cave, as it is called
in this region, is wonderful and singu-
lar natural curiosity. High up in a
limestone cliff which Overhangs the
roadside you see its mouth puckered at
YOU, and as you hold up handkerchief
Ia 1t, with one Whit of its breath the
cambria flies from your hand and sails
along until it drops into the waters of
the COwpasture river, on the other side
OF the road. at only blows out in the
summer time says the driver, and
then he explains to us that, in the Win
ter months, when the air on the outside
is cooler than that inside the cave, the
handkerchief would be drawn in, as the
current is changed.
Three miles further on we reach the
Bath Alum, with its charming row Of
brick cottages nestled in grove, at the
loot Of the Warm Springs mountain.
The place looks so quiet and lonely.
Not a visitor here-the proprietor, AN &C.
centric New England Yankee, prefers
TO enjoy its beauties and solitude all TO
himself, rather than he disturbed by in
truding visitors. The improvements
were made twenty-five or thirty years
AGO NJ large expense, by John Frazier,
an enterpriSing Nirginian, and in his
lie time enjoyed great popularity. But
in the hands OF the misauthropic Yam
kee, the brick walls look down upon
YOU in seeming impotence for having
invaded the solitude of the place. Not
a dog To bark at us, not a eat to draw
up its back and give us a purring well
come, no chicken TO crow us salute,
and not even a bat TO flap us a hOwdy-
do, everything silent and lifeless-so We
pass on and begin the ascent of the
mountain. At every turn OF the road
new beauties unfold themselves, until
mt length, Just as the sun sinks TO rest
behind the distant Aileghanies, we
reach the summit. We pause, and what
a scene presents itself, Just below us
at the western base OF the mountain, in
its quiet beauty, nestles the hotel and
Cottages Ol tue W arm 'ptluSS' We I'h-
agine we catch an OdOr OF Enbanki
famous mutton chops. An appetite
Tor the supper which we know is await
ing us may suggest this. But to the
East and To the West IL one vast am
phitheatre of mountains, their SUBMITS
rising and falling, and IN the waning
light seem 10 be bidding farewell 10 the
departing sun, whose brilliant light has
so recently been gliding their crowned
heads. Nowhere in the whole range Of
Virginia mountains is finer view TO be
had than from this mountain top. In a
moment OF emotional sentiment or SEN
timental emotion. | hardly know which,
| ielt that could sit there forever, gaz-
ing into the misty, unknown beauties
away beyond the EXTREMIST mountain
tops ami could
-Alr,4 AZ hear the trees