Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
A TRIP TO MOUNTAIN LAKE.
-Four Days Spent mt This Famous Resort
on Top Of the Ailcghanies

written for the D.spatch)
On the morning OF Tuesday. July Slst'
inst before the sun had risen above the
mountains in the east, a party Gun
slsting of ten young men. left thu town Oh
Christ.ansburg for the picturesque Mouh-
tain Lake, Giles county. when mas an
altitude OF 400 feet. This ranks ahohs
the natural curiosities CT Virginia Those
VIM were In the party were Messrs Frank
Junkin. Spindle Miller. Louis Heerfnahs,
Harry Elicit. Colin Junkin, and Hlcharu
Dundee (who was our mascoO. OF 'hii9-
,iansburg. and Lee and Charles Hooper
~ Selma. Ala, and Russell and LOUIS
Eargamin, Of Richmond. va. The distance
IN be travelled was about Twenty-Five
miles. over some very rough mountains
but after having 10 walk several miles
they reached their journeys end at
u NJ Tuesday afternoon. Mr. II. II.
Dunklee. the accommodating proprietor
Of the hotel there, gave PERMISSION 10
camp on the edge OF the lake. whlcn ~
three quarters of a mile long and one
half mile wide. He was very kind In
lending his boats. too. We pitched our
tent and then gave orders to our cook
for supper, and. having finished that meal,
some OF us went out rowing, while others
took in the sights around the hotel or
busted themselves with camp duties. The
next morning about IL o'clock our party
went up on top OF Bald Knob, named so
because nothing but bushes and small
trees grow on its summit These are
oaks which are only about two or three
feet in height, but are filled with acorns.
This Is the highest point for many miles
around. and we were amply repaid Tor
our trip. as the scenery Is grand; far IN
the distance can be seen New river, wind
ing in and out OF the mountains like
silver thread and the great coal trains
on the Norfolk and Western railroad can
be seen as they go by.
CARVED THEIR NAMES.
All carved their names on the smooth
rocks and then started back toward camp
and reached there about ! o'clock; ate
dinner and then broke camp for trip
20 the Cascades another OF Nirginias
curiosities. The waters OF Little stony
creek fall abruptly sixty or seventy feet
TO the rocks below. One can 90 up on the
side of the cliff and have the water shoot
ever his head without being touched by
It, After enjoying day and night there.
hunting and fishing, we broke camp at
2P. M. Thursday and returned to Noun
tain Lake. We were invited to the hotel
that night, 20 We went down, and dancing
was INDUCED in until quite late hour.
Next morning We took breakfast at the
hotel, having been Unexpectedly inVl'ea
by one OF the young ladies. The tourists
we're entertained by them in hne style.
Among the pleasant ones met were Misses
Charlotte Bush, Gertrude Bush. Margaret
Bush. Eta McVea, Mary Eshsrck, lhz|io
Esherick, Anna Mellor, Hattie fayhe'
and Mesdames Watts and Payne. After
having bid all good-by we started on
our homeward journey. When mo parry
stopped for dinner they found that Some
one had stolen the provisions from the
wagon or that they had LEFT them az
camp. but think the former was inc
case. When it was made known 70 TIT
boys that they had no dinner. oh! now
long their faces got. Consideration
reigned supreme. but they got SONS
ginger-cakes for dinner, but thai oluh
satisfy our hunger. but necessary KNOWS
no law" Arrived at Christiansnuts AZ
$50 Friday night all right after having
broken down only four times. IL was
grand time in Virginia's mountains, never
theless.