. Book of the Royal blue . White Sulphur Springsare situated one and one-half milesfrom Stephenson Station, on theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad, in amost delightful district. The sur-rounding hills are covered with aluxuriant vegetation, and the climbto the top of almost any one ofthem is compensated by a series ofmagnificent views. The resort isa favorite one for families, many of themreturning regularly season after season. Themain spring, known as the White Sulphur,is in the center of the grounds, althoughnear by are wells of pure, sweet water, freefrom mineral qualities. The country aboutJorda
. Book of the Royal blue . White Sulphur Springsare situated one and one-half milesfrom Stephenson Station, on theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad, in amost delightful district. The sur-rounding hills are covered with aluxuriant vegetation, and the climbto the top of almost any one ofthem is compensated by a series ofmagnificent views. The resort isa favorite one for families, many of themreturning regularly season after season. Themain spring, known as the White Sulphur,is in the center of the grounds, althoughnear by are wells of pure, sweet water, freefrom mineral qualities. The country aboutJordans White Sulphur Springs lies some500 feet above the level of Harpers Ferry,and therefore the pure air, together withthe fragrance of the pines, which cover thesurrounding hills, is refreshing and health-ful. As the name implies, the water islargely impregnated with sulphur and theminerals usually accompanying it. RAWLEY SPRINGS, VA. Rawley lies in the very heart of the char-acteristic Shenandoah Valley, high up in the. CAPON SPRINGS HOTEL MINERAL SPRINGS 17 Shenandoah Mountains. It isreached by stage, eleven milesfrom Harrisonburg. Chalybeate spring water charac-terizes the place and makes it oneof the famous resorts for whichVirginia is noted. It is a restfulhaven—one of those places whereone can get away entirely from thebusy world and let Natures reme-dies repair the loss from an over-worked body. Harrisonburg, the railroad ter-minal, is on the Valley branch ofthe Baltimore & Ohio Railroad \ iaHarpers Ferry. The main hotel affordsaccommodations for one hundred andtwenty-five persons. BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA. Berkeley Springs is situated on theBerkeley Springs branch of the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad, one hundred miles westof Washington and two hundred miles eastof Pittsburg, on the eastern slope of theAlleghanies, and is of easy access from allthe larger cities of the countr)-. It is oneof the oldest resorts in the country, patron-ized by the Washingtons, fairfaxes, andothe
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