Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-23

rom which place tho Warm and hsss
c,s,;,,11 ara within q short distapoc. W
tbe rroup OF springs, the Healing ~ ~
nearest TO Coyingson. The Hot y w
miles beyond. and that four miles ~ y ~ ~
a the warm. The medicinal vift1es 2 =. 81.
thcae waters has been recoRnizso ZOE 49,
rations.
The waters OF the Healing efc alinoe<
identical in their analyses witn tn9s4 49, -
the famous Schalazanbad and Ems .ssse~ Z. 49,
OF the skip. liver, chronic malaria, sno
kidney troubles and corqucror OF that 49,
rihle frouble 40 near akin to lunar5, Inson5-
mia when all Other remedies have feueos
Ths treatment Is both by patnin4
aud taking the waters internally, ee
the record of marvellous cures g ~
would fiif volumes. The environmen0 o.
tho Healing are of the most plctuye3l9<
and romantic character, and inczeU'
among other noted points OF interest," NJ W
ING Spring and the Cascades. whic9 exe
worth visit to the Valley IN themseivss
THE Hor.
The " Hot Sprinssp is nest OF springs
embracing waters ranging IN tempex,<u"
from 30 degrees 10 ITO degrees tanfennsoss1
and of great variety ~ respects cnenlcs'
analysis. The thermais OK me fhs nss. ss,;rss ~
Arkansas, and their therapeuticai eneots
are the same, The drinking springs con-
sist of the magnesia. the elugn, tne eoos'
the iron. and the sulphur. The baths Are--
the boiler, IlO degrees the sulphur, i03 oc-
grees, the hot spout, i06 degrees f1e %
tagon, 100 degrees the mineral mud ossu'
and tho ladies' pleasure oath, thel n'nkns-
sia. The record OF cures OF cases OF rncu-
matism. cout. paralysis. scrofula, and cog
nate diseases. nervous troubles. diseases
peculiar to women, skin-diseases, 1c.s
made by these springs - unrivailed. LUG
sltuation Of the Hot with its main ootel
and numerous cottages Is OF equal beaev
with that of the Healing.
THE WARM.
| The warm-Springs baths are the most
delightful and fuxuriant IN the county
| and the Warm company, which IN the MID
| die of the season numbers some ~, ~ ~.
WAYS one of the most charming to be foUnd
| at any resort. The gentlemen's BATH Is oo
and the ladies' bath Is 80 feet in diameter;
Both are swimming-pools, and are suppsieo
| nv MYRIAD springs that bubble up from
| their rocky bottoms and which ahord 2
| volume of water that assures constant
change. Indeed, the streams from these
baths turn large millwheei q few hunuteeu
Yards below the Warm. The waters also
have national reputation for their encacy
in rheumatism, gout, general deoiiity' ma
| laria, nervous dyspepsia, and the sur-
rouudings of the springs are porfset
series Of charming pictures.
TIE ELEVATION.
The warm-Springs Valley is 2,5oo feet
above sea level, and is bordered by fnoua-
tains ranging from 1000 70 800 feet Ia
heirht. Although visit to the Warm
was heretofore involved stage ride OK nj
| teen miles, to the Hot" one or nineteen
miles, and to the Healing one OF twen-
springs for invaIds and pleasure-seekers
have kent them crowded during the sum
mer season and pressed their aecommoda-
| tions TO their utmost capacity.
Yet this condition Is merely an carncst
| of what is in store for this valley when the
railroad from Coyington shall have oeen
| completed and the general deyslopment IN
progress by the Warm-Springs Valley Conn.,
pany shall have been consummated.
ON A MAGNIFICENT SCALE.
In speaking of the improvements the
| name OF the Warm Springs valley Com
| many Is used because il affords local tden-
| tlfication, but really the Improvements arc
| being and will continue to be conducted
under the charter of the Southern In
proyement Company. The Springs pro-
| perties were secured by parties Interested
| In the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. WHO.
recognizing the grand future Of the Valley
| organized the Warm-Slfings Valley Ocm~
panv for that purpose. These properties
were subsequently turned over TO the
| Southern Improvement Company 10 Hctual
| eost and interest the Chesapeake euo
| Ohio railway purchasers being satisncQ
| that that company would be well paid
| from the profits accruing from the trainc
| over the branch line from Coyington. Inc
Il Ill
| fact the agents of the Southern Improve
ment Company's bonds. which are being
rapidly taken up, are secured by mort
| cages on all the Springs property, and arc
| regarded as in every respect as urst-
class investment. One feature OF tbs in-
yestment is that bonds OF tho Southern
Improvement Company will at any time DO
accepted at par and accrued interest Tor
all property purchased from the warm
Springs Valley Company, and as fast as
| so turned in will be cancelled.
The minimum amount to be Expended
in the valleys Improvement Is 81 90 .oD3
and these improvements will be on most
magnificent scale. New aotels equipped
with every modern conyenience wiu ua
erected at tho different springs and the
baths will be enlarged and rearranged
upon plans drawn from the experiences OF
the most noted bathing places and sanl-
| tariums on this and the European couti-
nent. The superhuous areas around the
springs will be divided into villa sites, OF
| whicht there are hundreds of most charming
ones, and everything that money aud taste
can do to supplement natures lavishncss
In rendering tho valley attactivs will DO
done. Engineers and landscapes gardeners.
| under Mr.. Bowditch, who laid OF Tuxedo
Park. have been at work in the valley for
some time and are now preparing maps OF
improvements; and IN the mean time Ar.
Bowditch will go TO Europe to study such
| features at watering-places there as It VIII
be desirable 10 introduce An architect
| has also been dispatched TO the Hot
Springs. Ark. to study the arrangements
| of that resort.
AN AERIAL DRIVE.
The Warm Springs Mountain range is Q
double. the valley proper being broken
| into a series of smaller valleys divided by
gentle cross hills running from the eastern
TO the western division of the range. The
eastern range affords no water gap, but the
western, which Is generally spoken OF as
Little Warm Springs mountains, is pierced
by several. Despite the elevation OF the
main valley OF syncline, IL Is capable Of
being transformed into ono vast lower gar
den. for nowhere in the Vlrginias do both
| wild and cultivated flowers flourish in
greater luxuriance. Around all three
of the resorts are most beautiful drives;
| but the warm Springs faHoy company
have determined 10 construct aroad which
will be in truth an aerial drive and will
excel anything of its character in the coun-
try. THIS road will extend along the crest
Of the eastern range from point above
the Warm TO the Healing. and, strange a. II
may appear, can be constructed at COM
paratively little cost. The skyline of this
crest is almost level, and from any point on
it the view is one Of unsurpassed expanse
and beauty.
Looking up and down the valley at this
season Of the year there is an unduIating
carpet of green, threaded by silver streams
and dotted with quiet farm homes. To the
west is little Warm Springs mountains,
through the gaps Of which can be seen
Jackson'e River mountain. and TO the east ID
perfect ocean of peaks. Three notable
views are that from Bishops Boulder
through McGufin's Gap, that from Flag
Rock down Sunset Gap, and that down
Cowardin's Gap.
The Warm-Springs Valley resorts are
kept open from four TO FIVE months IN the
year, but what with tho completion oI
the railroad and the improvements in the
way of hotel and bath arrangements th<
. \ eaaaou will hf. nfafarfaiiv lepQtheuQG- and