The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
VIRGINIA RESORTS TEMPTING TO
HEALTH AND PLEASURE SEE KERS1
CLIMATE AND SCENERY UNDunss
PASSED by AMI STATE N
THn UNION.
MOUNTAINS POPULARg
BRIEF GLIMPSE or SOME OF TIKI
MORE POPULAR AND AT.
FRACTIONS THEY
OFFER.

Covering every range OF habitAuc
from whitewashed farm house to paS0sSz
tial hotel. and Offering to the yec9~a
TONER a variety OF social envlronmAMs
scenic charm and historic intere
that Ia not equalled on the Amer1c9
continent. Virginia leads the union ~
summer resorts. Nowhere In IT,
country Is there to be found the r1no
of climate Or diversity OF attrAcs5oM4
offered by the Old Dominion
coast line, marked by splendid eQwayA
ped seashore resorts. Offering the In
fshing and bathing on the Auanl
and its hills and mountains cow
with hotels catering to every cia
from miIiona!res to the modest cleEks
who may breathe alike the lAe-91W~
Ing ozone: dabble III its DursM
brooks: angel for the elusive trou
or climb It's prescriptions mountAin1
sthis State has been wonderfully Die
cd by hataFe, -7--- #
While the seashore resorts are wolI
patroni1ed, and the mecca OF man
one-day excursions from the inlan04
it 10 q recognized fact that the grse3
majority OF virginians. when the he98
Of summer becomes Oppressive, 9e4
the cool and quietude Of the mounfAM
resorts. The exodus from tho lAx8M
cities OF the State usually begins lA&
in June and continues until early 1ak
Even the autumn season finds seeks
after pleasure and health en1coM44
In the mountains. lingering TO enJ
their giories In the sere and ycllsN4
leaf. III
The Great Problem
Where shall we go"9
With the wealth of attractions 01~f
Tered and at rates to sutt every pock-t
stbook, this question. In the last an4ssf
lysis. becomes the puzxling probleM
A. peep at some Of the moro popu14a
of the resorts may be Of interest
may sssist them in solving the proc
lem Of where they shall spend thAxs
summer vacations
For the man Of modest means The
hotels and summer cottages 0tua1a0
1t Goshen Pass, the gateway thrcueN
the Blue Ridge mountains, appeal 80
those seeking y place where eSe9y
environment il conducive 70 neaI
ana pleasure. Indoor ana outdooG
amusements abound. Dancing. tenm1
billiards, pool, bowling and croquee
are provided and here the eQuessTaaA
win f1nd stables OF well-kept horses.
The angler 10 furnished with sport ~
the mountain streams which sboun6
with mountain bass, the gamest -
to be found In eastern waters.
Nine miles from Goshen are the -
NOUS hOCAUIlA66 <AaAAAA 0fs $780,
waters Of which have been known -
years for their valuable mediceNMA
qualities. This properly Is 1000 -
above the sea level and tho hotel aM0S
cottages afford accommodations TO-
over 500 guests. There are srrtne
in all, scattered about the grouuoaS
Here Is combined the ideal secaustou
for the INVALID In the cottage systeg
and together with 1t every divero10U
for the pleasure seeker that may -
found in the mountain country. c.
has become one OF the princtpal pAMsS
times there. and no expense has -
spared in laying out a course that Wslk
appeal to lovers of the game. ~
swimming pool IL one OF the attxaG~s
tons which is largely patronized dursss
/ ing the season,
Basic city's Charms.
Basic City. nesting in the crannleWI
Of the Blue Ridge. Is favored with ~
natural charm that appeals to loyeEaE
OF mountain scenery, with climAf0l
free from malaria and moSQutt0e1s@
The Hotel Brandon, which II locat1&
here. has Just been opened under AMN
management this season. and VIII 0M
under the direct supervision Of lGSg
and Mrs. j. Il. Porter, who have AM4k3
charge Of the Belmont Hotel, also 4&#
Basic. for a number OF years. til
peopfs are Enso and Sapabies. ho4 4
people, having been in the bushes
for years, and the large following -
have among the commercial trave1Gu