The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-21
A NorABLE RESORT.

haystacks and farm balldlngs may tHu'
be accounted for.
NOTABLE RESORT.
Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe ooun,y-fef.
sonal Mention.
o,reuotdsace Of he LateENEeE.
SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA, August
ITO attempt to draw q picture OF this
beautiful and picturesque place, would re.
ouire a reader pen than mine. Locsted
among the green hills OF rich and pros
porous county, the grand old buildings
and handsome lawns are well calculated
to delight the eye and excite the admiFa-
ton Of the seeker after health or pleasure.
A few hours ride from Fort Spring
Station on the O. < o. RAILROAD through
beautiful, picturesque and fertile country,
dotted with neat and prosperous looking
farm houses, and on whose "tpopsann
hills" the cattle roamior lay laztly beneath
the spreading oaks, brings one to . resort
whose name and fame have been widely
known for nearly century. We TOOK
the ride in an old-fashioned rockaway
stage coach-a reminder OF bygone days,
before the locomotive aud parlor car
superceded The more primitive mode OF
travel. Our John, a colored man who bag
held the reins for four years, entertained
IA by pointing out tho various objects OF
intefest-the highest elevation reached,
which. by the way, is about 5000 teet
above SEQ leyel-which information he
imnarted between alternate iolts, as VS.
bowled over the road, and tho keen crack
az tie whip, as he urged his horses 70
graater speed. The ride Is not 10 be
dreaded, 6ut is rather novelty and pas
time.
Salt Sulphur Springs was hiscoYered in
1905. The land on which It 10 located,
was entered by Erwin Benton in 1854.
Tie old cabin built and occupied. by Ben.
tor, still stands and Is still in use. u
stands on q slight elevation short dis.
lance from the hotel office. In "ye olden
times" this place was patronized by many
persons who were then famous, and whose
memory still lives to perpetnate remem-
brance Of their deeds. Martin Van Buren,
made speech here in his time, and there
lives in this community, a man who stood
under the sound Of his voice. Alexander
Fl, Stevens name appears on the old
registers. Being asked by the present
proprietor, Col. Appleton. how the old
place suited him then, and how he was
led, be replied tina. the accommodations
were first class, and the cuisine unaur-
passed, and added that he remembered
with pleasure that they had "buckTheas
cakes apd molaSses for breakfast"
In 1851 and 1862, q garrison OF conied::
crate soldiers occupied the buildings, and
the old account books kept at that time
bear such entries as the following; So
gers, i, so cents; sick sogers, D, 50 UQi
Confederate States, $45 90; one stranger,
So co." All the entries were checked,
which seems to indicate that the sneed.
ful'' was furnished at any rate, whether it
was greenbacks, bluebacks or silver.
The property is now owned BY the SAT-
Sulphur Springs Company, and Is man
aged by their Secretary and Treasurer,
Colonel J. w. N. Appleton, who Is ire.
proachabie asa landlord and perfection
as agsntIeman. Colonel Appleton's fam
lily live here and occupy stone building
adjoining the hotel. His wife and two
charming daughters add no little TO the
pleasure and entertainment OF the guests.
fhe Salt Sulphur Springs Company pnt-
chased theS large and excellent farm
OF about 700 acres, and have their own
dairy and vegetables, much to the health
and comfort Of the guests. Situated on
an elevation about one hundred yards
from the main hotel building, Is the
.'stone building" where most OF the guests
arc pleasantly Quartered. The bath house
is also within the limits OF The lawn, and
the sulphur and iodine springs arc not
more than fifty yards below the ho:el
office. Beautiful graveled walks lead to
the principal points OF the lawn and to
the bowling alley. In the main building
areDthe dining room, parlor and ball room,
and in the latter hall is fitted up stage
for private theatricals or chsrades, which
pastime is frequently INDUCED in by the
guests. A stream OF water winds grace
fully through the lawn, over which bridges
have been built at several places, adding
immensely to the picturesque beauty Of
the place.
The temperature Is delightful, the air
pure and bracing, and II real rest cannot
be found here tho fault lies in the person
and not in the place. Outdoor amuse-
ments are ample for those who are so in
clined. Fishing, hunting, boating, or aim
less wandering with book and hammock,
may, enjoyed to the fullest extent. Saddle
horses, buggies or carriages may also be
had here, so there is nothing wanting to
make this ''iust the place fora summer
outing"
At present there Is large number Of
guests here. There Is superAbundance
Of young ladies', comparatively speaking.
This hint should be sufficient, We think,
to cause a stampede Of young men hither-
wards. We are sure that such thing Is
Contamination deyoutly TO be wished"
speaking from O "temale standpoint"
Among the guests are the following:
Judge W W. johnson, Of the Ohio su-
preme Court, and wife; Col.J. 7. Holmes
and family, the Misses Sullivan, Mr.. E. E.
Shedd, Alrs. S. L. johnson and family,
Mr.. W. II. Jones aud family and Miss
Cochran, Of Columbus, Ohio; A. W. Al
lemong and family, OF Gallipolis, Ohio;
Mrs. 6. F. Wolfe and Lamonde Wolfe,
Mr.. Noyes, daughter and son. Mrs. Nc
Corkle and son, Mrs. Reynolds and Miss
Jennie Reynolds, Of Charleston, w. Va.
Mrs. s. NJ. Yeatman and family, Mrs. Wis
nor and son, Of Washington, ID. %. Mrs.
B. B. King and Miss Edith King, Of Sa-
vannah, Ga; Mrs. j. N. Vanmeter and
family and Miss Carrie Story, Of Chilli |
Gothic, o.; Miss Allie Blythe, Of Paris,