The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21

on the Chesapeake and Ohio. are seen tile
signs Of real estate and Improvement COM
panies. " and ut almost every station papers
and circulars setting forth the superior claims
OF the respective places are distributed
through the cars. If all that these prospectuses
say Is true the millennium will appear IN the
great Valley Of Virginia long before 1t settles
on the rest of the world But this public
spiritedness and enterprise have undoubtedly
done much 60 supplement and augment the
advantages already vouchsGfed by nature 70
this section. and al station after station along
the winding ways of the Shenandoah one sees
not only the signs and Offices Of the compa-
MES but the real estate and improvements
likewise. Everywhere the buildings are new,
well built and neatly painted. Here and
there on the perspective IS seen the tall chin
uey of some factory OF furnace. and on every
hand are buildings going up and roads being
GRADED. The appearance OF thrift IA general.
Yet all this improving IS done with the
greatest care 10 preserve the beauty Of the
landscapes and so well have engineer and
architect one their work that the buildings
seem TO melt into the scenery. At almost
every town II seen some quaint delightful
looking Queen Anne STYLE hotel. standing III
the midst of well kept grounds and facing
some view So grand that the transient seeker
after scenic beauty almost resolves TO stop
there feeling 10 useless 20 seek iartner.
Each additional mile, however, presents
some new feature in the beauty or the scenery,
and the traveller who has brought his camera
with him has used up all his plates before ms
tourney ia over. On the left - the beautiful
ShenapdOah river. running parallel with me
railroad. in the midst of a bed d beautiiui
long, green grass, and fringed with weeping
willows and Wild cherry trees on either pank
On the right gre sometimes wide meadows,
sometimes rolling hills. row behind row, III
gradually increasing attitudes until they be
come mountains n the distance and form the
lofty Blue Ridge.
Over meadow and hill alike are seen mag
nifcent stock quietly grazing and rs the
train comes round some bend giving view
far down tie valley. with the evening sun
light sianting over ALL an involuntary twinge
OF regret is felt that the spectacle cannot be
preserved forever. We are still in this beau
tifu valley when we arrive 40 Elkton. Here.
a. IN most of the other towns Is a large and
handsome hotel kept in hrst-class manner.
But the Bear Llthia Springs is our destna-
ton, and a carriage waits 10 carry as there -
two miles away among the hills. This IS one
OF the most pleasant features of the journey
q ride al the cool of evening 10 an open car
hard road and 40 dust. We have just time 70
observe that We are IN the midst OF rolling
meadow lands. with here and there stray mp
pie and cherry trees and few shady oaks
when the Hotel Belyidere is reached. and we
are at once shown 20 our room. After re-
freshiug bath supper is announced
breads. hot meats coffee. milk. fresh butter
and plenty OF cold. clear lithla water.
Supper over. and darkness set IN. we ENJOY a
couple of hours lounging on the hotel yeranda
iuthe clearm0onlIght and then retire teeIingas
/ did Governors potswO0d when on looking over
this valley for the first time. be exclaimed: i
have discovered Gods country"