The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-06-07
S;eephlll as a Watering flace-Ihe
Great Bunker Meeting OF 1889.

S.eeph1ll as Watering flace-the
Great Bunker Meeting OF 1889.
Inst, outside the northwestern corporate
line. vet within the suburban out'reach OF
the CITY of Stanton, costly nestled among
the surrounding hills, is the farm known /
as Steephill, containing nearly 100 acres, /
now owned by Col. Jno. l.. Peyton. On
natural terrace or table ground near the
foot of an eastern deelivity from when
the farm takes its name, and facing the
city. stands modest brick mansion, the
residence built and now occupied by the
present owner
At the foot of Staephill. and not far
from the dwelling, issues forth one oil the
finest springs of water to be found eny
where within our State
This water, strongly impTegnated win
mineral properties most conducive to
health, is, after the proper tests. deeiai Gu
nv INDIES and scientists to be the very
est for many of the disorders incident TO
the people of our day and country.
Whilst cursoriiy Changing over some OF
the advantages of Steephiil as public
watering place, we came to the CONCLUSION
at perhaps neither Stanton nor Au-
gusta county could offer any better invest
ment to capital and enterprise Than the
erection at this point of a convenient
commodious, firstclass hotel. 1t mas
simply the salubrity of the lofter eleva
tiops of our famous mountain springs,
combined with the ripper culture and re-
finement of the more open country that
surrounds one Of our boaSted centres OF
learning. Two railroads, crossing eaci
other at right angles at distance OF one
mile from this spring. makes it easily &C
cessible to alLparts of our country.
We can scarcely conceive OF prettiel
landac ape view than that afforded by thu
immed tate surroundings of this favored
spot. and with but liberal improvement
TO say nothing of lavish outlay for EN-
tellishment, there is no reason why Steep
hill as retreat for the business man. a
resort for the pleasure seeker. or yet al
a relief Tor the inrm and suffering
should not be equal TO any either IN Nlr
ginia or any other state of the Union.
The wonder is that Col. p, who Is al
intelligent and wealthy man. does not SCI
fit to open up place so strongly marked
out by nature for development and I'M
provemant? In what other way will b.
better transmit his fame to posterify ant
succeeding time by linking his name fo
all time to come in thus comforting 81
Grant blaccipU upOn mark ind ,
The largest crowd we ever remember II
have seen at q burying. assembled yester
day. in Thorn ose. TO witness tie inter
n,ent of the Rev. Sidney Riser. the lat
pastor Of the Lutheran Church here il
stanton. 1t was Variously estimated a
from one TO two thousand persons.
This reminds us of the great bunker, o
German Baptist Annual Meeting, whic
will be held some where in the Valley o
Virginia, next year, 1889. We regret t
hear that IIarrisonburg instead OF Staun
ton received the vote of the committee o.
location, not that we love the fornie
plac the less, but the latter place til
more.
Staunton and Augusta County will neve
have better advertisement than the cor
vocation of this great church togethe
with the thousands of other people al
tracted by it-especiallY as to our tarmin
and grazing lands now offered for sale wi
this be true.
Through sheer necessity cur people o
every calling would be gamers of thousand
and thousands of dollars that some tod
else will probably get. The moral weigh
of acknowledged honest and sober citizen
as well as of pious and godiy people coul
but leave its impress upon all of US fl
good.
Therefore we deplore the loss of an OF
portunity that mayneyer again come aroun
to visit us, and say that if not too late. al
other broad, untiripg effort shouldbe mad
by all of us to have the convocation be-
at the Baldwin Augusta Fair Ground.
ThronroSe Cemetery, May IS, IS. ).