Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-26
An IDEAL RETREAT.
pr,uTFuL CLUBHOUSE ON
GREAT RIVER.
nn,Iaing Unique and Elegantly
rornished-spiendid PreserSesA
,,ud and Rugged Regional Pecu-
u.r,,y of Naturc-Picnic Season.

.,o>,rrREy. VA. April 25.--(special)-
-. ue bask in sunshine and reYel IN
-. oy,8ences OF returning spring Win
vs." srov has been gathered by the deft
-. ~ Nature. and in its place has been
I'D a mantle Of green.
--,.o warm winds coming up TO us from
49,. southland are broken and filtered by
contains. and reach US In the pure,
vcrbvrs that make our Highland
,.cr so pleasant and healthiuL
80 bave9yarmed 10 life again. and
rro,klng Justify. The chirp Of the
.hird has given place TO the song
=, che brown thrush. the twitter OF the
...r,y and the bntheAome note Of the
I'm while at nlghtfall comes the weird
~ ~ the whppoorwill from some neigh
-. woodlands: and. last, but not least,
,,ocxled trout Is striking fiies admira-
~. 3, the not-far-away streams, with a
rs,k.rnat or brown hackle, the favorite
-. ,.,s season Of the year.
HANDSOME CLUBHOUSE.
e-.sting OF trout-hshlng. reminds your
...-.snoudent that yet few days and
-. s-,,rt will be on at the Cheat River
c,ot.bopse. thirty miles west Of Mon
-, near the stanton and Parkers-
,,~, pike. the rendezvous OF a club OF
49,. than a hundred members. principally
,,..,.t,,rg and Philadelphia men, sporting
,te firm name Of "The Cheat River
NOTING aud Fishing Club" The building
..,ic,ie and swell throughout, being or
i.~rs dimensions, and built OF spruce logs
.'-v rcwn. The inside Is finished win
t-b v.qinscoatlng and ceiling, done IN
-..,r.i wood Sparkling water is piped to
a. many rooms from a cold mountain
-, At one end Of this clubhouse Is
,,rrs chimney, which cost more than
/, .a and has a fireplace six feet wide
a.. ,,.in room is forty feet square, and
f,rrisbei with all the latest fads, such
- noo,-tables, easy chairs. etc, etc.
,,tus around the walls appear costly
cuttings. depicting sporting life. Racks
,rs made OF deer feet. on which are laid
Us OF the latest pattern and fishing
800 Of the approved kind. and on the
,o-.n side OF the room hangs a framed
nan OF the clubs preserve, showing all
"s,ts available streams, and, underneath,
49,. set forth the rules 20 be observed
~. members OF the club. outside are found
Ode torches. running the entire length Of
,ts building. which are supported by
,,,.-,rs OF Natures own fashioning.
rsaY-lful grounds stretch away in every
S,-,ot.oD with handsome driveways
,ri-6.rz IN and out among the gnared
t,,,t and maple trees. The clubs stables
,,srd IN q grove TO the east OF The
o,-,rfs and the wine-cOlOrcd waters or
Chsst river oncircle them on the west
The whole property Is under the care OF
q man who, with his family, lives III d
i9ase built FOR the purpose. The clubs
hurtr- grounds are patrolled by men for
the protection Of game.
An IDEAL RETREAT.
Taking IL an in all. II is an ideal retreat
from crowded city life. and is a beautiful
clubhouse. by reason Of its unique loca-
ton Who would not lose himself In one
a. tho waste places OF Nature TO see all
Of this rustic splendor, erected on the
banks o. this noted trout stream, which
flows for miles 10 the north along the
summit O.. Cheat mountain?
The region through which this river
flows IS rugged, almost beyond the widest
dream OF the landscape painter. Dense
forests OF pine. beech and NAPLES grow
t1 the waters edge, and overhanging
limbs cast shadows, in whose cool depths
tho mountain trout lay in wait for the
iarless beetle that chances 10 crop anu
Grlt alorc Another feature peculiar 70
This region is a species Of moss. which
Apparently grows from nothing, and, yet
IN such Froiusi0n that q man sometimes
f'rEs iato 20 almost to his waist. i is
always damp and COOL in that the sun
rarely ever psnetrates the dense timber
growth. and as mountain fires never reach
s. me vast Quantities OF moss formed
must to the growth and accumulation OF
eyes While Cheat river flows 10 the
north along the summit OF the mountain,
as stated. Greeuhrier river. another IA
nous trout stream, flows parallel with
Cheat at the mountains base, and 10 the
south. a peculiarly seldom found in
nature.
The hunting season closed when the
game law came into effect. and the
angling season will open about the 18th
q Nay.
PICNIC SEASON.
The picnic season will open on the Sth
o. next month al Mcdowell. near the old
battle-ground The occasion viii be the
celebration u the thirty-first anniversary
q the battle ~ Mcdowell which is yet so
well remembered by many "Rebs" and
"yauks"
The mountain east Of town was fred
dlrr- Tho early part OF this week. Con-
siderable damage was done In the way
81 burning fence. and the spring range is
D. O. 81. ..