Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16
ELko, Dec. l3, 1874

Ny DEAR APPEAL:
What a glorious Sun Day this has
| been! You must not be shocked at this
| division OF the word. calling to mind the
superstitious worship of Sol. Thfs. l
mean. has been a perfect day, one Of
Gods days. 10 such an atmosphere the
house becomes oppressive. l could not
resist the impulse, this morning. to take
walk. l saw picture Of life III Eiko
on the Lords day, which picture. as the
god sister would say, shall undertake
&c outline in a few feeble sinful words:
Oar route vas over a meandeTins road
to the White Sulphur Springs about two
miles AMI a half from town, with the
HuEnboldt to lie crossed on bridge by
m awfnl toll house. My companion
is liau Of fashion-lateiy from below.
He wears enoImCus shoes, in couse-
quence. An incident 10 illustrate their
size: 4 little boy Strucl; the house with
his bali the other day; we thought for a
moment that our IEessma:e had reached
the neighhorhooi, aud that his shoes,
ontrGnning him, Lad coilided with the
door. We saw ''Fco:Inen III: ceuts.''
marked on the sign board. The toll
catLerer said ne was sorry that toctmen
| didn't have to pay any more, for cut OF
Us two (looking at my ccmranicn's
shoes which he likeat,l to q brace of
Spanish saadlesl he could have collected
fare for three pedestrians.
At the river we watched a man fishing
Did you ever try 10 account for the
patience of the angler? What a thinker
Il man might become by a season of con-
slant angling aud meditation on the bank
Of the Humboldt. Oar fisherman didn't
get q bite while we looked on-unless by
something nearer his clothes than trout.
We crossed the river and undertook a
little pistol practice by way of diversion
Our mark was buffalo chip furnished
probably 10y one Of the Governors bull
Iocks-rouna. and having for diameter
about the width of the APrEAL. 1t a
distance OF 10 PAGES We each Lit it once
out of seven rounds apiece. We blamed
the pistol, of course. and locked around
for a larger target. 1t was my turn first
and blazed away at the surface of the
Humboldt River. The first two shots
went screaming through the sage brush
for half mile beyond the bank opposite
US. The next two times l pointel along
a winding road which leads to the shore,
and with my aim thus changed l drew
blood each time from tie heart Of the
current!
Resuming our walk We went up hill
fer about three quarters of mile to the
Springs, the water Of which to the IN
scientific observer appears just the same
as that of the Warm Springs near Car
son. Its virtues are e1toiied by the
keeper who saws it cures everything
from itch to diabetes, miletis. inclusive
One of the springs is remarkable. They
call it Chicken Soup SPRING" Put
the usual condiments in a vessel Of wa
ter taken from it, and yo,I Lave the soup
indicated by the name. A great deal OF
this soup would go little way-before
digestion, on account of the sulphur in
it,
There was a crowd at the Springs en-
gagged in such distractions" as may be
easily imagined. Jack Roach was on
hand making fun for tho boys. He
is the smartest clown IN The world.
Just watch his face and you will have
all the circus you want. compare him
in his way of doing things. with Alex
ander and Bonaparte. 1t is pretty