Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-04
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lies about four miles west of Lost
river, IN a most romantic retired
glen in the mountains. IL is almost
wholly in a state of nature, the
nearest dwelling house to it being
abOut Two miles, and is but little
known and resOrted TO asa water
ing place. The spring has been
I cleaned out, and a small circular
wall placed around it, and beauti-
ful lively stream of water dis
charged. 1t would probably re-
quire a tube of one and a half or
two inches diameter to vent the
water. Every thing the water
passes over or touches is pretty
thicklS lncrusted with pure white
sulphur. The water is 50 highly
impregnated as to be quite unpleas-
aut 10 the taste, and can be smelled
thirty or forty feet from the spring.
The use of the water is found very
ciiicaciOus in several complaints,
particularly in autunnal bilious
feyers. The people in the neigh.
borhO0d say, that persons attacked
with bilious complaints, by a sin
gle dose Of Epson salts, worked
of with this water, in three or four
days are entilely relieved and re-
stored 20 health. The author can
not pretend to express his own
opinion of the valuable properties
OF this water, merely having seen
it as a transient passenger. But he
has no hesitation in saying that it
presents to the eye the appearance
Of by far the most valuable sulphur
water he has ever yet seen. There
is level land enough around it for
the erection Of buildings sufficient
for the accommodation of great
many visitors. \ fine and cOnven-
lent road can be had TO it from
Lost river, gap in the mountain
leading to 1t being generally quite
level, and wide enough for the pur-
pose. 1t is probably twenty-three
OF twenty-four miles southwest of
Capon sprlngs.
PADDY's GAP, OR MAURER's WHITE
SULPHUR SPRING.
This is a small pure white sulphur
spring, aud is said to possess some
valuable medicinal qualities. 1t lies
in Paddy's gap, about halt way be-
tween Capon and SaluS springs.
These are situated abont one
mile south Of the residence of Moses
Russell, Esq, seventeen milesnOrth-
west Of Winchester. The waters
are considered too cold to battle in.
\ bath house has been erected, but
il Is little used. The waters are
pure and salubriOus, discharged
from the base of the North noun.
tain, and if good accommodations
were kept, it would doubtless be-
come a resting place for travellers
in the season for visiting the Capon
springs. Mr.. George Ritenour has
lately erected a tannery at this
place, and it will probably become
a place OF business.
WILLIAMS WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
FORMERLY DuYALL's.
These are situated about six miles
northeast of Winchester. \ COM
modious boarding house has been
erected 10y Mr.. Williams, who is
going on yearly with additional i'm.
provements, to meet the increasing
popularity Of the establishment.
There are three or four other sui
phur springs which were formerly
places of considerable resort, but
they have fallen into disrepute.-
The author therefore considers 1t
unnecessary to give them any par
ticular notice in this work. Many
chalybeate springs are to be met
with in our mountains, but it is not
deemed necessary to describe them.
GRAY EARTH.
The author will conclude with
brief notice Of a light gray earth Of
singular texture, and probably con-
tanning some highly valuable prop
critics. \ considerable bank Of this
earth or clay is to be seen about
two miles below Salus springs
When dissolved in water it makes
a beautiful whitewash, and is said
to be more adhesive than lime. 1t
is remarkably soft, being easily cut
with q knife, has an unctuous or
rather SOapy feel when pressed be-
tween the fingers, and when mixed
with a small quantity of water,
forms a tough adhesive consistence,
very much resembling dough made
of wheat flour.
The author, when he first heard
of this bank of earth, concluded it
was probably fuller's earth, so high
" priced by the manufacturers OF
cloth, &c. in England: but upon
an examination of it, it does not APP
pear to answer the description CIV
EN- by chemists of that earth. it is
highly probable that it would be
found a most valuable manure, and
I'm all Likelihood would on trial make
a beautiful ware of the pottery kind
for domestic use. 1t would, In the
opinion of the writer, be well worth