Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-11
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the Csausry Rsjsy Themselves

the Csantry Rsjsy Themselves
The much talked-of picnic excursion
OF the Gold Hill Miners Union to the
Bowers Mansion. Washoe Valley. took
place on Saturday last. according to
announcement and programme, aud
the hest attended and most ex-
tenslve affair Of the kind ever occurs
ring In this section.
The ssnrt.
At an early hour the population Of
Gold Hill was ast,r aud Main street
thronsed with ladies. gents. chill
dren and families In picnic attire.
bearing numerous lunch baskets and
other requisites Of the great excursion.
and all vending their way toward the
depot. The Washington Guard Bard
came down from Virginia In a wagon,
PLAYING lively airs. the August sun
shone warm and bright, aud every
thing was suspicious for a good time.
The Virginia aud Truckee Railroad
Company had a liberal supply OF cars
waiting, snd everybody with their
lunch baskets piled themselves Oh
board "a fast "a possible. Eight o'clock
was the appointed time for starting,
and about that time the train from
Virginia brought the portion Of the
festiyity seekers from that city. There
eleven cars loaded with them,
and the National Guard band did the
appropriate music. In due course Of
time the excursion train was straight
eped out on the main track and the
start was made shortly after 8 o'clock.
The Gold Hill portion Of the tram
consisted OF fifteen cars. 1t was
advisable to run In two diyls-
ions 10 Carson, with one locomotive to
each, but both were Joined together
after leaving there until the picnic
ground was reached. A prettier spec
tacle of the kind Il seldom witnessed
than was that long train-the longest
OF the kind ever passing over the road
Its precious holiday frelght,an
gay display Of flags. banners. prettily
ladies' aud children, bands Of
music and general hilarity. The stop
pages ut Carson. and other points
the route were somewhat tedi-
ouS, yet evidently lucrative to the re-
dealers ut these places, aud
In about three hours or SO the stopping
place was arrived at on the railroad
opposite the Bowers Mansion,
and here everybody with their lunch
baskets left the train and perambu-
lated across the green, grassy. new
mown fields, or up the lane, and were
soon
AZ the Bewers n ansiss.
Here everything was in readiness
for their reception under the personal
supervision Of the amiable and bust
ling hostess, Mira. L. $. Bowers herself.
In all directions the picnic
pleasure seekers soon had possession Of
all the shady hooks, leafy bowers and
all the grassy resting places with
which the place abounds, and lunch
the first thing on the docket.
This was Whist everybody liked about
that time aud Il healthier crowd never
attacked lunch with q better appetite
or did better execution In that respect.
Ir WAS a grand general feast, aud the
eXpectamt WaShue bucks. squaws. aud
=. little injuns" OIL the hill sides aud
convenient elevations, watched tho
extensive banquet with peculiar inter-
est, no doubt having the whole ar
rangement already sectioned and APP
portloned Off beforehand. ready to
make u descent like wolves OH the
told, to secure the fragments "a soon
u the crowd should leave the grounds.
And there was plenty for everybody,
Tor everybody brought plenty. TO say
nothing of the hountitul meals and
Iunch-s served In the Mansion itself.
Mrs. Bowers had her hands full to at
trmd to all the guests who threw them
confldingly upon her hospital
tiles, but she got along tirst.rate
with them all. The iue building
Its magnificent furnish.
Ing, Its splendid pictures, IL.
beautiful objects OF Interest and lovely
surroundings was thrown open for all
to enjoy, aud II everybody did not en-
10y ali they saw, It was their own
fault. Some may have been a little
TOO free and -asy In their enjoyment,
but II they bathed In the tish pond. or
rolled luxuriou>ly Ia the cool clover
and yielding sand, they doubtless felt
iolly aud comfortable In 40 doing.
Then there We're the swings continually
~cyrating through the air loaded with
plump aud cosy occupants. In the pres
ence OF plenty Of admirlng spectators,
and the dancing floor crowded with
many eujoyers Of the whirling waltz,
the soclabls schottische or the May
to the Inspiring sounds OF
sweet music, most artistically executed
BY a full band. Lovers were there
roaming among the trees and green
shrubbery. aud both tame and Wild
flowers nodded and winked sympa-
thetically as they passed. But we
have no time 10 partlcularize too
closely.
The Number Present
Is yariously estimated at from two to
three thousand. There certainly were
about two thousand on the cars from
Gold Hill aud Virginia, and a large
number Joined ut Carson. or came In
buyyies from all parts Of the country:
We are of the opinion that the Miners'
can get up u picnic and carry 1t
through Just about rs near right as pos
sible. We certainly enjoyed rs much
Of 1t as anybody.
Washoc Lake.
IL we had our way Ne would send
for Won Schmidt and have him move
washoe Lake a few hundred yards
nearer to the Bowers Mansion and
have It dredged out deeper. It Is TOO
far away now and not deep enough for
any reasonable use. Indeed it Is so
shallow that the clubs and suckers
cannot swim Ia it comfortably. but
have no scales on their bellies, being
worn off smooth against the lake bot
tom.
Home Again.
About S o'clock, +. NJ, everybody
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