Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-06
A Coming Rival Of the Famous
Old "White."
APLAcE WHERE sPEcKLED BEAUTIES
Can be Captured Without Much Trouble
on the Part of the AngIer-The Beautiful
Scenery Surounding-Some Of
the Guests Present.
Special to the Reoister.

tivity never before known in its history.
A few years back the Webster Salt Sui
phur Springs only had local reputation.
These who were affected with dyspepsia,
liver and kidney complaints and other
kindred diseases sought its healing waters,
some being relieved and others entirely
cured Of their ailment, until the curative
| properties of the water have a reputation
only thI oughout the State but beyond its
limits. The hotels are now crowded to
| overflowing with visitors from different
parts of the State. Yesterday large party
of ladies and gentlemen arrived here from
| Cincinnati and are booked for the season.
Addison, the county seat of Webster
| county, is situated at the confluence of the
Elk river and the Back Fork, and is 81 miles
south Of Buckhannop, which is at present
the nearest railroad point and 20 miles
| from the Kanawha falls on the c. & o. RR.
The roads from either of the above points
are
Rough and RugGid,
and in in some places almost impossible,
and il a ride over them does not improve
| the health OF the chronic dyspeptic after he
arrives here, we are sure a copiOus use OF
the salt sulphur water will at least improve
his condition.
The town OF Addison derived its name
from Addison Mclaughlin, who owned "A
considerable boundary of land in this sec.
liUn, which was then situated within the
confines Of Randolph county. Between
the Elk and BiackfDrk there exists salt
lick which was used numbers Uf years ago
by the elk and deer who roamed the forest
free and untTammelcd until the advance
of civilization had either extermna,ed
the former or driven them from the COun-
try. Mclaughlin employed men OF CN.
pelieCCe 20 bore tJr salt water 2Ul yards
above the salt lick with the intention OF
converting it into salt TO supply the de-
maad 0. the then
Early Settlers.
After boring some distance they struck a
vein of sulphur, and after reaching depth
Of TWO hundred feet they struck the salt
water, but il being SO strangely impregna
ted with sulphur that the manufacture of
salt proved failure. Mclaughlin after
wards sunk well on the Little kGnawha
river, at BulltOwn, in Braxton county,
which was entirely successful and was in
operation until few years ago, when it
ceased, everything going 10 decay, whilst
now there is not Nestage OF the once Ia
nous Bulltown salt works remaining.
After the death OF Mclaughlin the
Springs property was placed in litigation,
various parties claiming to have legal titles
10 the same. After remaining IN court a
number Of years, the title to the property
was decided TO be the Joint property OF sew
eral gentlemen, among whom the Hon.
Homer 4. Holt OF Greenbrier, is OF that
number.
The Situation Of Addison
IRENE. being su.roul ed by lofty noun.
taius. with the clear, sparkling Elk How
ing on one side and the. rapid Black Fork
on the other forms one Of the brightest
pictures that the God of nature could pro-
duCC, which we view with wonder and ad.
miratiOn. Besides two hOtels-the Wooded
House and Curry lIouse-and numerous
private boarding houses, and sevcra! stores,
Addison has the usual accessories that go
to make up the West Virginia country
towns. The people Of Webster are proven
hial for their kindness and hospitality and
seem 10 leave no stone unturned that will
aGt 70 the pleasure and comfort OF
tho stranger that is within their gates.
NeriOus pmuscmeuts are indulged in by
the visitors, from pitching hJr,eshoes.
playing cToqTe', hunting, hshlnc to boat
ing on the rlyer
Those who desire 10 indulge in the pis-
catoral at Can.du - to their hearts con.
tent, as the Elk r.ver and its tributaries
abound in trout from six 10 fifteen inches
in lrreth. while game Of almost any de-
scription can be found in the adjacent
mountains. Addison ls improving every
season. new buildings are bang erected
and old ones renovated ard repaintcd.-
What L mostly needs is a railroad and
whenever that feat Is accomplished the
Wcbster Salt sulphur Spring.
will undoubtedly Da a strong rival 20 the
iamou, Grernbrier White sulphur. There
is one great improvement in Aidisen that
should not be overlooked and that Is the
aGvpn OF the printing press. Last winter
!. ". Wolf, Of Preston county, cOnceIvei
The icea OF establishing newspaper here
witt ut tie misGiy!ngs that usually attend
such an undertaking. but with IN" deter
mi,e;i0n 10 succeed Mr.. Wolf moved his
press and material here in thr lead OF
winter and informed the people At the
.hirrt OF his advent among i'rT was 70
establish paper which would attract the
attention OF capitalists 10 the vast and
varied resources OF Webster county, and
all that be would ask IN return was Their
support which they accorded in spirit
that was truly commendable. Mr.. Wolh
i Il .enial, social gentleman. and informed
MS That the Mountain Echo was now estab-
lished on a firm financial basis and was
here TO stay. Your correspondent is under
obl;r ,tiOns for COUrtesieS and favOrs eH'
tended by Mr.. Woii, and hereby expresses
his thanks.
Circuit court convened here 20 day with
Hon. Henry Brannon presiding The charge
TO the grand jury was delivered IN the
Judges usual fOrCible manner. AS no court
was held here in the spring il isantictpated
tha, great deal Of business will be trans
hn mo IN nD
Of the
Press Gang
visiting here. we met Mr.. ThompsOn, Of
the MCuntain Herald, Mr.. Dunn, Of the
BraIton Democrat and that prince OF good
fellows Howard Temple, OF the Nicholas
Chronicle.
There are about 80 visitors and health
seeker, here now. among the most prOmi-
nept we notice Hon. Homsr A. Holt, B.
Hoferman and Joseph Walton Of Lewis
burg; Mrs Judge Guthrie and son and Miss
Pullen. OF Pt. Pleasant; Hon. Felix Baxter,
J 5 Hayer. ". f. Flemming, Rev. J. J.
Fcntsine. Capt. Salisbury, c. I. By'ne,
proprietor OF the Democrat. BraRton; Hon.
Spencer Dayton, Miss Jennie Pickess Bar
hour county; J. L. Smith: Earle Newton,
Mrs. Edward Curry, Mr.. John Boyd, Miss
Lyde McEyoy, John Jackson, Miss Moilie
Hyer, Upshur; Col. B. W. Byrne,
Charleston; DR.. John Sigon, Miss Belle
sieon, Capt. D. A. stofer, Of Pocahontas;
Mrs. q. L. Rerddell, Parkersburg; John
Francisco, Colorado; J. d. Anderson, Eq..
Mayor =. 81 Smith, T. VI. Berry, Rev. }.
L. Smith, Nicholas; J. c. Handlan and
Mr. Al,myer, Wheeling; 6. W. Mispel-
horn and T. S. Bell Baltimore, Nd MAJOR
c. II. Evans, Mr.. sherdemantle, wife and
son. Cincinnati; w. p. WbitmOre. B.lti-
more: VI. W. King, GaIlipolis; L. d.
Strader. J. l.. Wsmsiey, Price Scott, J. W.
Conner, G. W. Hesrner. Omar Conrad, DR..
Gibson, Beverly; Thomas Davis, Grafton;
Mr. Hinkle. Rowlesburg; Mr.. Smith. IndI'
ausr Hon. G. J. Arnold, Weston; II. ".
Davis and wife, North Salem. Ind: Smith