Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-08-26
LETTER FROM T'IRGINIA.
NEW PORT, Giles Co., Wa.


August 18th 1881.
III. Editor In my letter Of the
Dist, ultimo said that the Salt Pond
Mountain is eight miles from this town,
but your printer makes me say eighty.
That elevated region being so near this
place, the young people here make up
many parties during the summer, and
20 on excursions up there to enjoy the
beauties and granduer of the scenery,
aud to sniff the delicious and bracing air
of those Alps of Virginia The noun
tain lake, in. early DAYS named the
Sab Pond by the old inhabitants, and
still called by that name by most of the
country folk in this and the counties adj
joining, is near the summit of the high
est peak OF one of the most elevated
mountain ranges in Virginia, and while
it has been, for many years place of
considerable resort for sight-seers from
almost every section of the Union. We.
it fas not reached that degree of prom
iunce to which it is entitled by reason
OF u great altitude, it being 4 1000 feet
saaSe tide, aud to which it must inevita-
talu III the estimation OF. loysrs AZ
entifnl and orand J, aud tL' ~ tsEe
southern countries d. orrid
fl149 y I resort for yis;tors n ITS
tome mountains for SO manv ,, G;Sning
purposes, depends in a GREAT mnaa'r
upla The facilities for reaching it and
these just now re not very good. The
nearest Rail Road station to the lake i
about twenty-four miles away, on the
Norfolk and Western Road, and this
distance has to be travelled in stage
coaches. and such other kinds of convey.
anCe rs tan be obtained. But this dif6.
-. .out reaching that interesting and
strae'iye spot will be soon removed for !
t.eie is now good propect that this
county will be soon favored by the con-
srucdon of two Rail Roads runnine
through its entire length, one, the New
River Road, = branch of the Norfolk and
Western, is already building, and it is
thought that it will be open for travel
and freight by the LIST, January 1882
The other, to connect Richmond with
Chicago, is now being surveyed and
viii pass close by this town. and Mt the
foot Of Salt Pond Mountain, and will nro1
baby be under cont ct for constitution
before the LIST day of December next S
When completed it will be grand
thorough trunk line, and will bring a
laHe part of the South West Va. which [
- heretofore Ont off from rail
ect jfnmuuit Aiou with the Y 4
eaern country and the great West
Ills will be, before many years, the most
rsresting part of Virginia, as it has
lie finest soil and the best and most
lbandaut iron mines to be found in the
tate; indeed it may be said that we have
lere mountains of iron; and the quality
,fron is the very finest. Among the
nany attractions to be found in this |,
ounty are Eggleston's Springs, on New
liver. in one of the most beautiful, pic (
uresque and romantic spots in the Allie I
,bany Mountains but | cannot now
axe time to describe this charming {
,aee but this much | will say of the 5
proprietor, Captain VIM. Eggleston he !.
5 one of the most accomplished gentle c
men. genial hosts, and unequalled cater p
RS to be found at any of the many sum d,
mar resorts of Virgnia. This town has !
or the last two days and nights, been s
be scene of full fruition of pleasure i
md gayety to its inhabitants and to those
f tbe vicinity; and to many from neigh ,
,oring towns and villages. The coca,
,ion Of so much enjoyment was the third
,nnual closing exercises of New Port
High School, which has been for some
.ime under the control Of Prof. II. z.
Beckett. The display of progress and
proficiency in the pupils, especially as
'ssstnshs. the essays Of the young ladies
was not only extregg n %en a. OF ;"s
Prof. Beckett, bte
fsay tI,a f,,.,,~, l;co 80 H. ,,o,..N I