Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-09

to make these Springs summer re-
resort and built large hotel near
them, on the little railroad which runs
from Chattanooga to this park. The
hotel and springs are known as Chick
amauga. AT the beginning of this
trouble with Spain and the establish.
ing OF military camp at this park a
Mrs. Letter, wife Of the Chicago mill
lionaire, purchased this hotel and pre-
sented it to the Government TO be
used as hospital. The worst cases
from this Park are sent there for treat
ment aud 1t is now filed to its utter
most capacity. The building is
large one and is built after the design
of most summer hotels. 1t has been
furnished with every appliance and
the sick are given the very best ca -
The surroundings are beautiful and
tend in great measure to bring the
sick man back to health This mag
nificent gift is duly appreciated by all
soldiers.
There have been some very exagger-
ated reports about the profits of the
canteen of this Regiment published
in the West Virginia papers. We
have seen it stated in number of pa
pers that the profit for the first two
months was something like IS, 600.
That is simply ridiculous. While it
has paid handsomely the figures do not
amount to any thing like that sum.
The canteen has been well managed
and it has had a large patronage.
Men and officers, officers especially,
coming for several miles to it. While
having canteen is a debatable ques-
ton, ours has proven very satisfacto-
No case has yet been reported
where man got drunk on beer, and
if 1t had not been for the importation
of Moonshine corn whisky, which has
been TO be very hard to prevent, ours
camp would have been singularly free
from intoxication. La fact this is not
a good climate for beer drinking.
When we first arrived here number
OF officers, whom we know we'll and
who are in the habit of taking a glass
Of beer at home, patronized the can
teen, but they soon found that beer
seriously disagreed with them. and
they quit using it entirely. Deprive
the selling Of beer of this moral ques-
tion, and the canteen has not had an
injurious effect on the 1st West Vir-
ginia.
The Paymasters reached this place
on Wednesday morning, and we ex-
pect visit from one Of them at any
time. Those Paymasters are popular
fellows.
This encampment here has been a
business God-send to the entire sec
tion. Farmers bring their produce
here for eighteen and twenty miles
around, and every line Of industry has
been materially stimulated. A strik-
ing evidence Of the prosperity that
some people enjoy comes under my
notice every day. When we came
here there was poorly dressed color
ed man who came around for laundry
every day. He took it away in
large basket which was badly worn.
Next he got a push cart, then an old
wagon, and now he drives a fine horse
to a brand new one-horse wagon and
has fine mule at home. All made
on the profits OF his home laundry in
two months. He says he is now fixed
to make corn when the war is over.
One Of the prettiest sights of our
stay here, was the transportation Re
view of General Sunger's Division,
which took place in the Smith White
field just south of our camp on Tues
day afternoon. Over two hundred,
four mnled wagons, passed in milf
tary order, from six to nine abreast,
before General Sunger and staff. 1t
was beautiful spectacle.
c. L. S.