The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-24
An Auto Trip across the AlIeg henies


tBy q Trayeler.)
Continued from last week.
Up early next morning we went
out on the banks OF the Greenbrier,
wondered II It looked the same -
wien Martin and Sewell located
there In 1851, and wondered where
the cabin stood and whore the hollow
frees stood, when the two men fell
out and Sewell moved from the cabin
to the tree, and after that they were
friendly neighbors. The place re-
tatned the name Of Martins Bot
toms up. to the time the court house
WAS moved there nearly one hum
dfed and nifty years. We met many
eled the road SO often by wagon and
buggy that we can tell the politics.
war record, religion and. genealogy
and who they married, Of all the
old citizens on the whole road.
Marlinton is 10S miles from
clarksburg. Leaving Marlinton a
splendid road goes up Knapp's creek
and close to q beautiful clear stream
cfwater oyershadowed on either side
~ pines. beeches and cedar trees.
six miles to Huntersville, the former
county seat Of Pocahontas. 1t Is
certainly q deserted village. The
Did court house Is in 4 state Of de-
cay. The cut stone jail built by Cen
eral B. #. Butler, OF Massachusetts,
has been turned into a stable. The
old town was named for being a
noted camp for hunters, when deer,
bear. wildcats. painters and wolves
we're abundant In this wild region.
The village is ], 800 feet above the
ocean. BY gentle ascent the roati
goes up branch OF Knapp's creek
90 the summit OF the Alleghenies,
The dividing line between Virginia
and West Virginia, down the noun
tan side at an angle of more than
nifty degrees.
Col. Luther Raymond, Of SClarks-
burg, accompanied by his son, Henry,
located the pike leading from Hunt
efsytlle to Lewisburg. Not far from
the foot OF the mountain Is Mountain
Grove, a fine place to stop. Mr..
Cash lives In the fine old brick
house and he keeps the postoffice and
9 store. Mr.. Cash is fine. agree
able landlord, feeds we'll ana makes
very moderate charges. Tlr.s place
In war times and long before, was
called Gatewood, and is mentioned
many times in war history. The
house was built by Col. Gatewood,
who owned large section Of this
part Of Bath county.
Back creek, another clear noun
( tain stream. passes by Mountain
Grove. We proceeded down Back
creek for mile and across the
stream on new iron bridge. Close
below the bridge was a pile Of rock
reaching across the stream for foot
passengers. Before the building OF
this bridge this rock road was black
with cells summing themselves. Close
here Is q mill grinding grain by
water, and It uses turbine wheel.
Sometimes the cells fill the tub
qround the turbine and stop the mill.
The road leaves Back creek and goes
IN Back mountain, and at the foot
ofs Back mountain on the east we
came to Jackson river, which when It
unites with Cow Pasture river forms
the James river.
After crossing Jackson river on a
new good bridge and good road we
reach Germantown, a neat tidy viii
LACE with one street on which is To-
Gated q number Of houses where
sumner boarders are entertain
ed at much lower prices for board
than at the Warm springs. only one
half mile distant. with a good board
walk up to the spring, the water Of
which is free to drink. and baths
( only TWENTY-FIVE cents.
Warm Springs IL the county seat
Of Bath county. Bath county was
formed in 1871. from Augusta. But
telourt and Greenbriar. Warm
< Springs from Glarksburg is 1913
miles. The court house Is small
affair and the Jail much smaller.
The springs discharge 1000 gallons
per minute. and grist mill. a small
3 one, Is run by the spring water. A
4 mile below the spring is another
hour and saw mill. The water has
great fall and great power.
The temperature Of the water is
9S degrees. The Warm springs af-
lord the most luxurious bath in the
world. They contain neutral salts
and various gases which. act as a
gentle "aperient diusetic and sudor-
me- and give tone and vigor to the
FAuluAu ,nyeISul.t ! n6 MdlSE SITSnkLu-
ems the digestive organs better than
water Of low temperature. The
grandfather OF our citizen. James F.
Allen. once owned these wonderful
springs.
Tradition says these springs were
Uncovered by the Indians, who also
found their health-giving properties
and were much used by the FED men
Five miles from the Warm springs
in the same beautiful valley. over as
fina a boulevard as can be found
anywhere. toll twenty-five cents. we
came to the> Hot Springs. These
springs have always stood high in
public favor and today it is the most
aristocratic place in America, that Is,
rs patronized by the people having
the most money. as we'll as our pres
tdents that have been and the favor
tte resort for Former President Taft,
\ who sfound Virginia riding horse