National Republican., 1883-08-01
LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The Washington People Who Are at
Raw1ey Springs - The Place and Its
Pleasures.

Pleasures.
Special Letter.
RAwLEY SPRINGS, VA, July 29.-This is
a favorite summer resort for the people of
Washington. From there the following
guests are registered Prof. A. j. Hunting
ton, ID. D., Rev. Charles d. Andrews (who
preached to-day, Mr., Mrs, and Miss Clsugh-
ton, Miss Fisher, II. Clay Stewart, wife, son,
and daughter, J. r. Mcfarland and wife, b.
Robinson and wife, w. Il. Duke, Mrs. H.
Stuart, Robert NJ. Libby, DIR. NJ. G. Ellzey
w. II. Hoeke and family, B. +. Cole, Miss
Mary McGill; the Rev. Dr. Cox will be here
next week. From Georgetown, ID. G., there
are Rev. S. II. Howe, d. d., B. f. and F. l..
Miller. From Alexandria, Misses Wind
sor and Joyce. From Annapolis, Profs
| Todd, Dovilliers, Schaeffer, and Thomas
and their families. From Baltimore,
the family of Maj. Coleman, Carrollton Hotel;
Mr. G. w. Raynor and family, and many
others. From New York, Thomas Marshall
and family and Mrs. Moran. From Ohio, DIR.
Klecker wife, and Miss Piper. From South
Carolina, DIR. +. M. Robertson, Mr. Roverel
and the families of Messrs. Simonds, Yates,
Lopez, and Messrs. Alston and Junkin. From
North Carolina, Rev. DIR. Hepburn. From
Georgia, IL. NJ Stoddard and family. Among
many Others from Virginia, there are Mr. W.
B. lsaacs and family, of Richmond, and j. b.
Watkins and family, Rev. DIR, j. b. Haw-
thorne, of Richmond, will be here this week
and preach next Sunday and lecture on Monday
night following, for the benefit of the Southern
Historical society, on "Orators and Oratory,
Ancient and Modern" Rev. DIR. j. A. Broadus,
| of Louisville, KY, will also be here this week
and preach on Sunday next.
The present company numbers about $50,
and will be increased to 400 in a week or so
Tho Rawley springs are very accessible.
Leaving Baltimore, Washington, or Rich
mond in the morning, persons reach here for
tea. There are accommodations for 600
guests in the three large hotels, which are
connected by covered wakways, and having
large and airy rooms, and comfortable furni-
ture. Immediately in the mountains, 1000
feet above the sea, the place has q cool and
bracing atmosphere, the mean temperature in
summer being about eighty degrees.
The waters are tonic and Alternative pro-
ducing most invigorating and exhilarating
effect. There are five springs, the chief of
which is said to be the finest chalybeatc in
America. The others combine sulphur and
magncsia, and are etiicacious in various dis
eases, and especially beneficial, with the chief
spring. to persons worn and debiitated by the
heat and labors of city life. Astonishing cures
have been effected as may be seen by con-
sulting the pamphlets The fare and general
management are exceptionally good this sea-
son, under the superntendency of Mr. j.
Watkins Lee, late of the Charleston hotel S.
C., but hereafter in winter to have a fine ho-
tel in Spartansburg City, S, G,
The scenery of Rawey is grand and
picturesque. The "Ball Room rock" and the
"Riven rocks ON or near the verge of DRY
river" display curious and wonderful freaks
of nature, From Lovers Leap" near the
hotel, there is a superb view, embracing the
wild and rugged features of the mountains
and river in the direction of Harrisonburg
But the chief of tho scenes of this place, so
rich in natural wonders is the towering
Prospect View in the rear of the buildings,
on one of the loftiest SUBMITS of the noun
tain, at whose feet Rawley reposes. 1t is
steep ascent, from the base to the top, Of over
mile.
The manager organized an unique enter
tainment for his guests, day or two since.
1t was hop on the top of Prospect View"
for which wOrkmen had imprOvised a rude
dancing pavilion. The view from this ele-
walton over the lovely landscape of Shenan-
doah valley cannot be described. 1t stretches
for away, almost hundred miles, revealing
in Yariegated hues and distinctive, stream,
forest, and roadway, town hamlet, and home
stead, and a wilderness of soft tinted valleys
and mountains, like troubled ocean broken
into huge billows. A hundred eyes, with here
and there field glass, are "viewing the land
scape DER" One eXclaims, "Oh. is not that
grand" another, How beautiful" An old
resident says, " "Yonder is Staunton." "There
are the Warm springs" Farther on are the
famous White sulphur" In the dim distance
are the cloud piercing Peaks of Otter.
The manager had provided not only lunch
con, but most excellent band, to whose
music the company danced long and ioyously.
1t was one of the most entirely felicitous oc-
casions to be remembered or imagined, aud
was most gratefully appreciated by all who
Joined in it, j. b. WATKINS.