. Virginia in black and white . SPRING HOUSES, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA- ^1_ station, 2,100 feet above the sea, passengers destined to Sweet Springs andSweet Chalybeate leave the train. Old Sweet is the affectionate namegiven the former by those who have enjoyed their beauty or recoveredhealth through the virtue of the waters. Stages from Alleghany take the tourist to this resort, ten miles is among the oldest of Virginia springs, in age ranking with WhiteSulphur and the Warm. The waters are highly tonic in effect, with mildcathartic action, and are of great benefit in disease
. Virginia in black and white . SPRING HOUSES, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA- ^1_ station, 2,100 feet above the sea, passengers destined to Sweet Springs andSweet Chalybeate leave the train. Old Sweet is the affectionate namegiven the former by those who have enjoyed their beauty or recoveredhealth through the virtue of the waters. Stages from Alleghany take the tourist to this resort, ten miles is among the oldest of Virginia springs, in age ranking with WhiteSulphur and the Warm. The waters are highly tonic in effect, with mildcathartic action, and are of great benefit in diseases of the stomach or bowels,and in female complaints. Plunge baths are supplied by the spring, andthe capacity is ample for the needs of 800 guests. All the appointments ofthese springs are in the most convenient shape. Gas, water, and every-. COTTAGES, WHITE sOLpHDr thing that can contribute to comfort is at hand, and abundant, and the scenery in the vicinity is equal to any that has been described in these pages. Sweet Chalybeate Springs are nine miles from Alleghany Station by stage. They, also, were known early in the century. The waters are strongly 28 impregnated with iron and are among the most valuable chalybeate springsin the world. The Alleghany.— This is one of the new, but one of the most interest-ing and attractive, resorts on the line of the road. The hotel stands on a plateau nearly2,000 feet abovethe sea and 100feet above theriver. This em-inence rises ab-ruptly out of thevalley, and thehotel overlooksthe town of Go-shen. ElliottsKnob is close athand, and theview of valleys,rolling moun-tains and tower-ing peaks is oneof the most mag-nificent in Vir-ginia. There isno hotel of itssize more admirably constructed or better equipped for the comfort ofthe tourist. The building, which was recently completed, is
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