. Inglenook, The (1911) . Mountain Lake, Giles Co., Va., 4,000 FeetAbove Tide. Best Bock at North End of Lake. the cracks and up. Thusthe little stream itself helped to build itsown prison wall. A gentleman who vis-ited the place in 1840 or thereabouts saidthat the waters had then risen full twen-ty-five feet. Since that time they havecontinued to rise until the huge moun- lin cup is full, and the surplus flows <ver the dam. The water is not salt. The name, Saltfond, grew out of other say it came from the fact that somanv elk, buffalo, and deer came therein t
. Inglenook, The (1911) . Mountain Lake, Giles Co., Va., 4,000 FeetAbove Tide. Best Bock at North End of Lake. the cracks and up. Thusthe little stream itself helped to build itsown prison wall. A gentleman who vis-ited the place in 1840 or thereabouts saidthat the waters had then risen full twen-ty-five feet. Since that time they havecontinued to rise until the huge moun- lin cup is full, and the surplus flows <ver the dam. The water is not salt. The name, Saltfond, grew out of other say it came from the fact that somanv elk, buffalo, and deer came therein the earlv days to drink. More prob-ably, it came from the habit of the whitesettlers of salting their cattle there. Atanv rate, the name, Salt Pond, has a The Inglenook 761 tfe tan leap-s k car.: I. Cascade Ninety Feet High, Near MountainLake, Va. history; while the names, MountainLake and White Sulphur Springs ofGiles, are descriptive of the locationand character of the lake. The mostpoetic name, and the one by which themany tourists and health-seekers whovisit it every summer love to call it, isThe Silver Gem of the Alleghanies. The fact that Pembroke, the railwaystation, is eight miles away contributesin no small measure to the. enjoymentof a visit to Mountain Lake; for thelong drive up to the big hotel at thewaters edge is made rich with naturesbeauties lavishly displayed. Right atPembroke is Castle Rock, a toweringheadland that seems placed as a grim,silent sentinel at the New River the next three miles the road isbordered by the splendid farm lands ofthe river valley; then comes the narrow-er prospect of Doe Creek Valley, wherethe grade begins to rise. A noisy rivu-let comes brawling down the mountainslope, flashing its spray in the face ofthe sun, and challenging
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