. Virginia in black and white . also form a part of the property of the Virginia HotSprings Company. The supply of water is abundant, beingderived from four springs of essentially the same character,and is beautifully bright and crystalline. The temperatureis uniformly 85 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit. Possessing val-uable qualities for drinking purposes, this water is sent toall parts of the United States. The bathing accommodations have been greatly extended^ *^,,r and otherwise improved by the erection of a new bath house, the addition of several apartments to those already built, and the
. Virginia in black and white . also form a part of the property of the Virginia HotSprings Company. The supply of water is abundant, beingderived from four springs of essentially the same character,and is beautifully bright and crystalline. The temperatureis uniformly 85 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit. Possessing val-uable qualities for drinking purposes, this water is sent toall parts of the United States. The bathing accommodations have been greatly extended^ *^,,r and otherwise improved by the erection of a new bath house, the addition of several apartments to those already built, and the introduc-tion of modern appliances to furnish hot baths and those of the naturaltemperature, as may be required. The waters of these springs are almostidentical in their thermal analysis to the famous Schlagenbad and Ems, inGermany, and with the least possible shock to the system graduallyabstract therefrom its superabundant caloric. The Springs hotel is modern in construction, handsomely furnished, andremarkably well kept. 46. THE ROD AND GUN HE hunting grounds and fishing streams of the twoVirginias are among the most attractive to the truesportsman in the United States, not alone for the qual-ity of game they offer, but also for their accessibilityto the great cities of the East and West, the light tax theyimpose upon the purse, and the pleasure given an outingamong Virginia mountains by their great scenic beauty andinteresting historic associations. The circuit of fifty milesaround Clifton Forge, which embraces Bath, Highland, andAlleghany counties, and the great Virginia Springs Basin, is unquestion-ably the best mountain deer region between the Rocky Mountains and theAdirondacks. Mr. Watson, a young Englishman, and an enthusiastic sportsman, a fewyears ago purchased Nimrod Hall, an estate in Bath County, Virginia,which is perhaps the best place in the entire State for head-quarters for deershooting and a fall outing. The estate lies in a lovely valley at an eleva-tion of
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