Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-23
THE SUMNER RESORTS
Seaside and Mountain Retreats-w Warm
Spring Valley Development.

Spring Valley Development.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is essentially
q highway of summer resorts-resorts that
realize every variety of idea as TO recreation.
At it's Norfolk terminus it connects with
the routes 20 those new but beautiful and
popular seaside resorts Virginia Beach
and Ocean View, and Just west of Newport
News, where is located Hotel Warwick, o
branch line makes of for Old Point Com
fort, one of the oldest and best-kbown
watering places in the country.
At Old Point Comfort is located the cele-
brated Hygeia Hotel. which has been for
years renowned as a hostelry, and which is
well-filled with guests the year round, and
there IS now nearing completion another
magnificent hotel, which is TO be con-
ducted by Chamberlain, Of Washington.
At the Point Is also situated Fortress
Monroe, and the officers from this forti-
hcation and those from the Norfolk
navy-yard are an important element in
contributing TO the gayety OF the place.
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
During the summer season Gordonsville,
Charlottesville, and the smaller places in
the healthy Piedmont section, together
with the farm-houses in their neighbor-
hoods, become resorts for city families
seeking rest and cool air. The first Of
what is known as the mountain re-
sorts IS Mountain Top, which is
reached from Alton, high 40 on the
eastern slope of the Blue Ridge. Noun
tain Top is situated on the summit OF this
range, has accommodations for several
hundred guests, and commands a view OF
both the Piedmont section and the valley
that il unsurpassed.
WEST OF THE RANGE.
The first pull-up west of the Blue Ridge
| is at Basic City, where there 10 one of the
most delightful modern hotels in the noun
| tains, and where a switeh-oH can be made
| for those famed curiosities-The Grot-
toes (weyer's Cave) and Luray CayerDs.
From the thriving city of Staunton, 1876
| miles from Richmond, a ffteen-mile drive
over beautiful road places one at Strib-
| ling Springs, with its comfortable accom-
modations for 150 guests and its sulphur,
alum, and chalybeate waters. The Angus
| Ia White Sulphur, three and half miles
| from the main line, will take care of 100
guests, and Variety Springs, right at the
| station of that name, accommodates 100.
| Goshen, 165 miles west of Richmond, Is
| the debarking place for the Cold sulphur
and the old Rock Alum. The former, q
| delightful retreat. is two mileJ from the
station and can provide for 125 guests.
The latter is eight miles distant and ia
reached By a narrow gauge railroad. which
runs through lovely country. The old
| Rock Is one OF the most fashionable resorts
| in the South, as well as one OF the most
noted of health resorts, its waters being
known the country throughout. IL attracts
| visitors from every State in the Union, and
J at the height Of the season these number
| over thousand. At Goshen there IS un-
der roof gem in the way OF modern
/ hotel.
Seven miles further west is Millborc'
| with its hotel and neat cottages. Millboro
| is the present station OF Miliboro' Springs
| and the Warm, the Hot, and the Healing
| However, by the middle OF July the three
| last-named will be reached by the Warm.
Springs Valley railroad. which Is being
built from Coyington on the trunk route
| up Jackson's river to the valley.
| Millbor0' Springs Is two miles from Mill.
| boro' and has accommodations for one
hundred aud fifty guests. The dfiys
thence 70 the Warm, the first OF the Warm
| Springs Valley group. Is twelve miles ovel
the Warm-Springs mountain.
TEE wARM-spEISas VALLEY.
The Warn-Springs Valley ,s one of tn.
garden-spots Of the United States. both il
respect Of healthfulness and variety q
scenery. IL was with . view Of maxim,
/ this favored section the greatest OF al
southern resorts that the company dc
cided 10 construct branch Of the Chesa
| peake aud Ohio. twenty-four miles Il
length TO DO completed about July 18th
from coyineton. Va. TO the Hot Springs