Connecticut western news., 1882-10-25
ON BEYOND RICHMOND.
HUNTINGTON, WEST VA,

We passed through one very fine farm
 of three thousand acres, owned by Gen.
 Wickham. I should judge at least one thousand acres were in wheat and he
 has recently put on i. a large flock of sheep. As we drew near the mountains the land improved and the view down
 the valley was extensive and fine We
 gradually ascended the mountains, pass ing some very nice towns, especially
 Staunton. This is at the head of the famous Shanandoah valley and became somewhat noted during the war. Sev- eral of the state institutions are located
 here and the country about the town seemed to be well cultivated and pro-
 ductive. The towns in the mountains
 in summer are filled with visitors. At
 Lowmoor the train passed @ large fur
 mace where from 100 to 12O tons of pig
 iron are made per day. Fronting the
 railroad there are great number of
 coke ovens which looked very brilliant in the night,-the fires lighting up the country all about the station and fur mace. We arrived at White Sulphur Springs at So clock in the evening. This section of the country is famous for its mineral springs. Besides the White Sulphur, which are perhaps the most famous, there are large number of others not many miles apart. There are the Sweet Springs, the Sweet Chaly- beate Springs, the Red Sulphur Springs, the Hot Springs, the Warm Springs, the Healing Springs, the Rockbridge Alum Springs, the Bath Alum Springs, the Cold Sulphur Springs, the Salt Sulphur Springs, the Stribling Springs and nu- merous others ''too tedious to mention" The Red Sulphur water is considered a specific for all forms of pulmonary dis eases and is called the "King of Con- sumption. The Healing Springs are the favorite with the ladies, foras lady says" Among the many virtues possessed
 by the healing waters, there is one that should not be held too lightly, especial ly by the fair sex, viz: The rare power it has in softening and beautifying the skin by bathing in it. It produces most delightful satin-like feeling, and renders the complexion peculiarly clear and transparent, gives to the cheek new tint, and makes one fancy the wrinkles are smoothed away
 Saturday morning the sun came out in all its splendor and I suppose White Sulphur Springs looked it's best. The hotel is immense. A row of cottages are built around the hotel proper, and altogether there must be accommoda- tions for at least 2000 people. could not drink the water on account of its sulphurous taste-the whole atmosphere seems to be impregnated with sulphur. The grounds and views around are cer- tainly picturesque and grand and were an invalid seeking ''tired natures sweet restorer" or her best physician, I don't know of any place I should prefer to White Sulphur Springs. We left the Springs at g for Huntington, ride of 200 miles. We took seats in the rear of the last car with the door open. The scenery was the grandest I ever saw-the mountains rising high on one side and the New River far below on the other. We passed many large saw mills, and any number of coal mines and salt facto- ies. At Kanawha Falls we stopped for dinner. It is 100 miles from Hunting ton, one of our objective points. We left the train at Guyandotte where we found Col. Emmons waiting for us. The Col. had his carriage at the depot and drove us directly to his home where we received right hearty welcome from Mrs. B. The house is situated in love- ly place on the bank of the Ohio and reminds me of William Wirt's descrip- tlon of the home of Blennerhassett on the trial of Aaron Burr-"P Possessing himself of Q beautiful island in the Ohio, he rears upon it palace, and decorates 1t with every establishment of fancy. A shrubbery that Shenstone might have envied, blooms around him. Music that might have charmed Calypso and her nymphs, is his. An extensive library spreads it's treasures before him. A philosophical apparatus offers to him all the secrets and mysteries of nature, peace, tranquility and innocence, shed their mingled delights around him. And to crown the enchantment of the scene, a wife, who is said to be lovely even be- yond her sex, and graced with every &C., complishment that can render it ire sistable, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children. The house is within fifty feet of the bank of the river which is here about sixty feet high and it com mands most magnificent view up and down the stream for many miles, and at almost all hours of the day can be seem
 immense boats, both side and stern wheelers, going up and down. Sunday
 we drove to town and brought up Gen.
 Oley who spent the day and evening
 with us. He is very pleasant gentle
 man. During the war he was in con-
 mand in this valley with head quarters
 at Charleston. Col. Emmons has fine
 Kentucky team and pheton and to-day
 he took us through the town. We spent
 the afternoon at the Ensign works
 These works are in charge of MT. Ely
 Ensign formerly of Canaan and whom
 many of your readers will well remem-