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to^ into a broad valley, bounded by an inferior ridge, 

 here called Peter's mountain, at the foot of which the 

 Sweet Springs rise. This is the same ridge which, 

 50 miles to the north, is called Warm Springs mountain, 

 the Hot and Warm Springs of Bath county bursting out 

 at its western foot. 



This valley, like many of the others, is agreeably di- 

 versified by hummocks, spurs and knobs, all well wood- 

 ed, and interspersed with numerous sequestered coves, 

 and wild looking little vales, which separate them. 



I had an opportunity during the past summer of ex- 

 amining this part of the country, and found some im- 

 portant beds of anthracite coal on the eastern edge of the 

 main Alleghany ridge, about 8 miles south of the White 

 Sulphur Springs, and lying off 2 or 3 miles from the 

 main road. About 14 miles from the White Sulphur, 

 the elevations recede, the country begins to open, and a 

 very rich bottom of land presents itself, through which 

 the waters of the Sweet Springs flow after they have 

 left their source. The soil here is extremely fertile, 

 bearing luxuriant crops of corn, and indeed nothing can 

 be more beautiful than this valley opening as the travel- 

 ler advances, and bounded by Peter's mountain. 



At the foot of a graceful knoll which extends about 

 three quarters of a mile to this mountain, the Sweet 

 Springs break out very copiously. Before they have 

 left the spring 100 yards, they begin to deposit car- 

 bonate of lime, which has formed a regular travertin on 

 the sides of a brook running near the enclosure of the 

 establishment. This brook gives a stream, which, as I 

 have before observed, runs through the rich bottom 

 land. The stream runs for near two miles from the 

 Sweet Springs until it reaches a fall of about 75 yards, 

 where there is a saw mill. This fall is about 550 yards 

 across the valley, and the people of the vicinity call it 

 the Beaver Dam, supposing it to have been constructed 



