The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-04
MOUNTAIx LAKE PARK.
Result or The Sale-some Notes on the
STATE or Amir,


As has been hitherto announced, an exeur.
sion party, composed OF ladies and gentle
men, from various points, visited Oakland
Wednesday last, and from that point were
taken to Mountain Lake Park, place soon
to be named with Chautauqua, Asbury Park
and other religious summer resorts, where
the party inspected the grounds, and sale
Of lots took place,
From Governor Jackson, DR.. Logan, Major
Anderson and Rev. Z, W. Ryan, who re-
turned yesterday, the following interesting
points were Cleaned;
The grounds OF the Association include
eight hundred acres, running back from the
railroad about half mile. The lake that Is
to be made has already been spoken OF.
Drives, broad and smooth, will run every
where, and real park will have a place in
its borders. 1t is designed to have everything
on broad and liberal scale with no cramped
or miniature "lakes," parks ETC.; so COM
mon throughout the country. A branch Of
the iOughiogheny waters the grounds. Init
are two Islands.
One who has never seen the famous
Gludes where'On the grounds are situated
must needs see them to fully appreciate the
beauty and picturesqueness OF the place /;
eCstacies over the general surrounding even
In their crude state and when the landscape
gardening Is finished Mountain Lake Park
will rival anything Of the kind in the
country.
About one hundred persons were present
on Wednesday, and all OF the principal cities
OF this State were represented, also Baltimore
and Philadelphia, The sale was for the choice
OF lots, the lots themselves having already
been sold,
No person has been allowed to purchase
more than two lots, and in oil cases for the
erection Of private residedces only, unless
by special permit and license Of the asSOcia.
ton, and they are to decide what business
shall be carried on there They will exclude
entirely the sale OF liquors. Over go lots
have been laid out, and of these the associa.
ton reserved every alternate one. The
choice OF lots was awarded at auction. The
auctioneer announced that the premiums
as well as the price paid for the
lots would be devoted to the improvement
Of the ground, and described the plan Of lay.
ing out the grounds, drives, lots, etc. The
bidding for the selection OF lots was very
spirited at first The highest premium paid
was thirty dol lars and from that down to
one dollar, About ninety lots were thus sold.
and OF these about seventy persons have
pledged themselves to the Association to
erect cottages the coming spring which Is q
much better start than the Board OF Directors
had even dared to hope for.
A partial list OF lot holders Is given, being
composed of persons well known In this vi
entity
GOV, Jackson Q; Judge 0kGy Johnson; ].
W. Gallagher, DIR. q. q. Bruce, Rev. A. BuC,
hanln, Rev. DR.. Fullerton, Mai, W, BurlCigh
W. s. Alexander MOundsyllle, W. Va; Col.
Alex, Campbell Bethany, W. Va; Senator
Robert Dennis, Lewisburg W. Va; Col. G. II.
Beall, Brooke county, W. Va, (2G W. H.
,Tarr, Wellsburg, W. Va; Captain G. NJ
Whatsoever $, =. Mccormick, NJ. L. Shat
fer, Grafton; Col, II. S. White, Bolton, w
Va; ii: i. McGregOr, Rev. J. i. milford
Kennedy Friend Hon. f. G. Cracraft, Geo. r.
Tinge, Isaiah Warren, X. H. IIorner, Il
Muhleman, DIR. r. $. Harvey, Il. D. Stall
maker, ]. +. PAUL, Dr. Logan, II. Stoetz
or, James Wheeler, Mrs Rachael Horn
brook, Miss Emma List, Mrs. G. r
Bullard (% w. s. HutohinS, W. r, johnson
s. +, llilbrcth, Noah Zane, Frank Jepson, J
Lamb, Wheeling, W. Val Captain II. NJ
Smith, Martins Ferry, Ohio; i. +. Rhodes
j. II. Harris, W. r. Graham, bridgeport
Ohio; Hon. G, NJ. Babb (2), Grant county, W
Va.
The lots that have been laid out were tlont
to meet the pressure that was being made
More lots will be laid out at an early date.
The directors, Rev. Q. i. Mastlen, OF Wheel
ing, President; DR.. T. II. Logan, OF Wheeling
j, N. Davis, OF Oakland; Rev ]. b. Vanme
ter and Rev, j, +. GOucher, OF Baltimore
held meeting and located the railway
station, restaurant, Association buildings
auditorium and several minor buildings, or
which work will commence early IN the
spring.
A force ofmen will be put to work on the
ice house ut once. The camp grounds proper
will include thirty acres, within which plat
no lots will be sold, but all rented ut moder
ate rates to persons lntendngto erect tent,
and participate In the Oamp'ineotlngs. II /,
proposed to group at Mountain Lake Park oil
the Camp'meetings held within q radius oil
one hundred miles OF the locality.
There Is but little doubt now left that the
success Of the scheme to found a National
campmCeting ground in tho Allegheny
Glades Is assured.