West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-07-14
MOUNTAIN DEW.
The Genuine Old Stuff IN Spring,
Flowing From the Mountain Side
Like Water
Peculiar Properties of Water Ia n
West Virginia Spring.
trnm the Cincinnati Post

here for several days past over the
the discovery of one of the most
wonderful springs in the world.
The spring was found iu the cut
Just beyond the site selected by the
\. & w. r. IL. for a depot, by u
squad of hands. Mr. Davis, walking
boss of the work here, while making
his rounds, discovered the gang of
men at tho cut in n hilarious con.
dition, whooping, singing and
dancing, rs negroes will do when
feeling happy. lie ordered them
to go to work they replied by tell
ing HIM to go to. Supposing they
had got lot of whiskey aboard, he
ordered them TO return to catips.
Instead of obcying, they asked him
to come down in the cut and exam
iuc the spring and drink Of its
waters. He did so, and IN a short
while he was feeling like the rest.
The news Of the effect the water
had on one was soon nolsed through
camps and over the works, aud as II
consequence, not II lick of work was
, done this afternoon. al hands
turning out for dinner vent TO gel II
drink from the spring, and soon
the cut was full OF men, and the
men were full too.
They acted as If under the innu-
ence of liquor, though the tendency
was to laugh, sing and dahce rather
than to quarrel and fight, as when
under the influence OF the double
distilled, back-action, thfooply,
razzle-d dazzle stuff brought to this
country under the alias of whisky.
The Post representative, hearing
Of the water, went to the cut and
managed TO bring away II bottle full
for analysis. The spring runs out
boldly from the face Of cut on the
mountain side, between stratas Of
BLUSH looking clay and reddish
sand and gravel. The water has an
amber tint and sweet, fat taste.
After drinking a little 1t produces
an exhiaraton, similar to intoxica-
tion, with stronger tendencies to
wakefulress. 1t produces n goher-
nj good feeling, with no bad result
after wearing Oft the cause.
The news Of the discovery Of this
spring soon spread oil over the
country, and the next day the citi.
zens began to pour in by dozens.
Tho cut was soon over-run with II
crowd OF ni8cd humanity, Of all
conditions, sizes and sexes showing
and pushing one another out Of the
way, all after u drink of the hypno-
tizing water. 1t reminded me Of
an old-tine barbecue. A large
number came with bottles, Jugs,
and one old man came with 40
gallon barrel They came prepared
to get as much as they could out Of
the whskey spring" as it was
called. Work Of all descriptions is
entirely stopped among the farmers,
as all hands must come to see and
drink out Of the wonderful spring.
TO quote from one old man who
stood above the cut, waving n tim
cup and shouting at The top Of his
voice, "Como all ye and drink from
the fountain that is life itsrlE"
The crowd was 80 great that they
kept the small basin, dag TO catch
tho water, dipped out 10 the ycry
last dreg5 all tho time.
As result of tic two DAYS
excitement and confusion. the con-
tractor employed scrcrI guards,
and with The assistance Of % Deputy
Sheriff was able 10 keep rhc people
ont Of the cut arl get ljs men baca
to work again. But hc rcctoncd
without his host whom he calculated
on stopping the pcoIl' frup gottiug
10 the water, or rtbor iho wa.ei
getting to them.
lie had to dig ditch to- drain
the water from the cut. After ran
ming out Of tho cut it takes across
small field TO the county road. Where
the people have a basin dug to catch
the precious fluid, and. while IT is
not too clear or clean looking, none
arc too fastidious TO drink.
The owner Of the land surround.
ing this spring has not been notified
yet, and just what disposition he
viii make Of tje water Is not known.
II Uncle Sam does not put reve
nue. tax upon il probably he will
bottle and label ID "Tho Wonderful