Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
HARPERS FERRY, ". VA.

turesque mountain country Of virginia, is
tableland on which is situated the
Allegheny Inn. 1t commands a magnifi-
cent view on every side of hills and
mountains 1t is located at Goshen,
ROckbridge county, Va. Among the
POINTS of interest in the vicinity are
Elliotts Knob, the tal'est peak of the
Virginia mountains. North mountain and
Mill mountain The view from North
mountain overlooks the Shenandoah VAL
ley. Numerous streams in the vicinity
offer excellent opportunities to the angler
One OF the most popular resorts ip all
of the Virginia country Is the Virginia
Hot Springs. located in the Hot Springs
valley of the Old Dominion, at an alti-
tude of $500 feet. 1t is surrounded by
mountains rising another 1 500 feet above
sea level, and its spring. summer and
autumn climate is said to be incompar-
able. This resort has particular claim
upon the busy man because Of the ease
and quickness with which 1t may be
reached. The curative qualities of the
springs have been established by long
experience.
Historic Winchester and Vicinity.
Another attractive summer place in vfr-
ginia IS the North HilP' summer resort,
overlooking the shenandoah river In
Clarke county. Not the least interesting
of the features Of this place Is the last
part of the journey necessary to reach 1t.
which includes an eighteen-nile ride over
the Winchester-Berryvil stage
line. The route passes the scene or
Mosbys raid on Sheridan's wagon train,
and besides the historical features Of the
trip there are many equally interesting
scenes in and about North Hill" Dur
ing both the revolutionary and the civil
to command the crossing OF the shenan-
doah river at .Castlemaffs ferry and the
pass at ''Snicker's gap through which
Sheridan passed ON his famous march;
memory Of daughter Of Gen. Washing
toms only sister; also to other members
Of that Industrious family.
Twenty miles northeast fs Harpers
after his raid and fight in the engine
house of the United States arsenal. and
few miles nearer is Charles Town.
where Brown was tried and condemned.
city Of winchester. rich in assoeia-
lions with the revolutionary and civil
wars. Under its Episcopal Church re-
pose the remains Of Thomas Lord Fair
fax; Its city hall is built upon ground nd
him. At the northern end of it's main
street are the remains Of Fort L0udoun,
built by Washington to defend the
people from the Indians. and In another
part of the town is the little building
Quarters. Ii, one of the two cemeteries
the dust of one of Washington's favorite
generals, Daniel Morgan, lies beneath
broken slab. 1t is impossible to sugs
Winchester. The Northern Gate of the
Confederacy," the little town changed
hands more than eighty times as the
rival forces advanced conquering or re-
treated i'm defeat. From Winchester
Sheridan dashed on his famous ride to
Cedar Creek
Orkney Springs
Orkney Springs is situated in Shenan-
doah county, Va. on an elevated plateau
among the foothills of the Alleghenies.
$500 feet above the sea level, and has,
therefore, cool, dry and exhilarating
atmosphere. The temperature seldom
exceeds s5 degrees in the hottest days.
The nights are always comfortably cool,
and the climate. Is unsurpassed. The
mineral springs are as rich and diversi-
fed in the nature OF their medicinal con-
stituents as any in the world.
The baths Of Orkney have always been
one of the principal attractions. The
water is supplied from the famous Bear
Wallow Spring. 1t not only renders the
skin soft, clear and beautiful, but has
been found efficacious in diseases of the
liver and kidneys. as we'll as in many
functional disorders and especially so
In mental and physical exhaustion and
rheumatic or equity affections. Bear Wal
low Is entitled TO rank among the fore
most mineral waters of the world.
Thousands of invalids from every part Of
this country have found speedy and COM
plete restoration to health in the crystal
line depths of this reservoir of healing.
Besides this, there is the sulphur spring,
the healing spring, the arsenic spring,
the iron-sulphur spring, the chalybeate
spring. the alum spring and the freestone
spring. each a specific for many diseases
The lrvington Beach Hotel and cot
tages. Irvington, Lancaster county, Va,
are situated on Carriers creek, a wide
and deep tributary of the Rappahannock
river. The daily rise and fall of the tide
brings the pure salt water Of Chesapeake
bay to the shores, making a clean, hard,
sandy beach directly fronting the houses
and affording facilities for safe bathing,
rowing, sailing, fishing and grabbing.
The houses are situated on high ground,
with a lawn sloping to the waters edge
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Lying between the Atlantic ocean on