Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-21
Summer Boarders.

Woodstock has quite number Ot sum-
mer boariers, who have sought this place
for rest during the heated term, but the
number is 10, as large as 1t should be. Our
attractions are greater than those of other
towns who have a much larger number oil
visitors and bOarders, but those attractions
have never bsen made known as they
should have been. Our streets are well
shaded, our sidewalks are we'll paved, no
town in Virginia has better sidewalks
and our water is pure and delightful. We
have an excellent supply of we'll water
besides a number of springs from which
there is a constant flow of the purest
crystal water. This summer, for the first
time, attention has been directed to the
improvement of the old Indian springs on
the edge of the corporate limits and about
one-half mile south of the Court House.
Here there are four springs close together,
from which constantly flow copious
supply of excellent cold water. The
grove bordering these streams has been
trimmed up and large pavilion erected
near the springs Tho distance from the
railroad is but several hundred yards.
Two roads have been opened, one is a con-
tinuatiou OF Water street and the other
branches off from, and runs at right angles
with, the Valley turnpike. A short dis
lance from these springs is an old Indian
mound. which was examined about two
years ago by Prot. Gerard FOwke, of the
bureau of ethnology, of the Smithsonian
Institute. Besides the skeletons of a
number of Indians, he found some of the
trinkets which were worn by the red men,
before the foot of the white man had
pressed the soil of this beautiful Shenan
doah Valley.
About ten miles from the town are
the Seven Fountains where seven
varieties of water are to be found in a
circle whose diameter is but few
yards. On the way to the Seven Foubt-
aims the visitor passes over the Massanut-
ton mountain, from the summit of which
can be obtained a view of the Shenan-
doah Valley, worth hundreds of miles of
travel to see. About five miles northwest
of Woodstock are Kern's springs, where
there IS an abundance of chaly water
and spring whose water is similar to
that if the celebrated Capon Springs, and
whose medical qualities have been known
and highly valued for years, About eight
miles from town in the same direction are
Bonds Springs, where our grandmothers
and grand. fathers used to cOngugate
over half century ago. The virtues of
the Poison Spring, at this place, were
fully described in books written fifty years
ago, and is now highly appreciated by
all who are acquainted with its qualities.
A few miles north of Bonds Springs,
down the beautiful Cedar Creek Valley,
are alUm springs whose waters compare
favordbly with any in the State. Among
OJ0eT dtlTdCtlOuS VI OL6 lONu No ouJulu
mention that the North branch Of the
Shenandoah flows within one mile, where
the lovers of piscatorial sports can get
their full OF pleasure by angling for the
black bass and other varieties of fish with
which tie stream abOunds. Altogether
Woodstock, in addition to her pleasant
society, and church facilities, possesses at
fractions for the summer visitor equal to
those of any town in Virginia. All we
need is little attention given to this
subject by our citizens and our streets
would be crowded with summer gu ests,
who in addition to the life which would
be impaired to our town, would leave no
small amount OF currency to be dis
trbuted among all classes. Let the
citizens unite in a movement in this direc-
ton, and while helping themselves, they
would help all Others.