The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-31
CaAB ORCHARD SPRINGS, KY.
Editor Exchange:

mountain home. 1t was truly well
come guest, and, thinking line from
this noted resort might interest some
of your readers, / would say that
Grab Orchard Springs is one among
if not the Oldest watering places III the
south, excepting the celebrated Vir-
ginia Springs. These springs are sit
uated on the table lands, at the base
of the Cumberland mountains, and in
full view of some of the beautiful
peaks. 1t is lis miles southeast of
Louisville and about $500 feet above
sea level. The nights are cool and
enjoyable. No mosquitoes or CHG
gers.
With my family, all in good shape,
we reached here in just about "a
hours after leaving Milan. Eight
hours of that time was spent at Leba-
non Junction, KY, awaiting the train
on the Knoxville branch of the "El-
len N" The route from Lebanon
junction lay mostly in fertile valleys
with luxuriant fields of timothy and
clover, and over beautiful purling
streams. l was astonished to see the
farmers just cutting their clover and
timothy hay; and this, in some meas
ure, accounts for the immense proper.
ton of "dead ripe hay our people
buy from the north of us, Of which
our stock will not consume the half.
On this route are situated also very
many of the huge Kentucky whiskey
distilleries. Ard as we were hurried
along by these, where countless num-
bers of barrels of the cover joyful"
could be seen, stored away in bonded
warehouses, awaiting the age that
gives it its value. Icould but reflect,
what a change will come over this
country in few short years, when
prohibition shall have been pro-
claimed from end to end of this whole
land. To this people, this inevitable
coming will be as paralyzing and as
overwhelming as the con6scatio1 of the
slaves of the south, for therein is their
wealth.
Our route lay within FIVE miles Of
the farm of Col. Lyle, near Danville,
the owner of Lyle Wilkes, the sire Of
our own proud Geo. Wilkes, jr.
wished very much to stop off and see
this celebrated son of the "grand old
horse" Geo. Wilkes, but the family
had more appetite just at that time
for the "healing waters" and The
sumptuous fare of Crab Orchard
than for Lrotting horses, so had tC
submit.
Prof. Chenault, of Louisville, (pres
ident of a select school in that city fol
preparing boys for university course
and polished Kentucky gentleman
whose family occupies rooms adjoin'
ing those Of my own family and
have arranged to- take sunny drive
over to Col. Lyle's in few days tt
see the ColonePs fine trotters as vel
as the stu Is of two or three other dis
tinguished breeders. Danville IS q
miles away from this point, but tn,
roads are all lovely in this section ant
it will only make pleasant morning
and evening drive for us.
Grab Orchards history is too vel
known for me to attempt any. descrip
ton Of the place. Suffice to say, tina
the elegance of the buildings, the su
perb accommodations, the Lowell
grounds, magnificent old trees, the en-
joyable drives, the elegant cuisine ant
the "all healing waters" combine t.
make it, certainly, the most pleasan
/ summer resort in the southwest
There are here ample and first-clas
accommodations for 700 guests. TIL
buildings are not as yet half-filled
but | can safely say a more pleasant
cultivated, social crowd of guests
has never been our pleasure to meet
Seibert's band, of Louisville, is her
for the season, and continually dis
courses sweet music for the enjoymen
of all, and at night from 8 to 10:3C
o'clock measures time for the ligh