, 1874-09-01
CAMPING OUT.
:. - =. ~. -, - -
Railroad Men. Enjoying Their
Vacation.
a temperance Party on the Shores Of
Echo Luke.

burden upon Mark Tap1oy. Tho way they did 1t
Wns unusual bit oxtrotnoly ngrcoab1o
Ifo ,prcHont soaaon encouraged that amatour
method OF roushing Il known ns
oAs1p1Na our.
The .rai!soaA pnrty fell into tho aanao mood, md
oarnnoa out. Dir. Frod Wild, Of Raoino, donoral
Fraight and pasaonaor Agent OF. tho 'Westorn
Union Railroad, issued Invitations to some iltty
railroad-inen md boon companions In Chicago,
shore Of Dtown'a Lake, OF, aa fashionabloa please
to oall It, Eofo Lake. Wis. Anticipating pleasant
Weather and general ruall TO tho spot, tho most
elaborate preparations Ind boon made. For
Wild. wero daily at tho camp. Ha|t-a.dozon
tont8 wcro pitched. kitchon admirably 1ittod up
In one dining -tablo placcd In al1othor, haif-a
dozen bunka IN b third, atoro OF LIQUIDS in a
onds ii tho Inst. Evory arrangement was rnado
will, tho most porfoot satisfaction except as ro-
gards
TIE sLEEr1Nd ouAnTERs
Thono wero too aeantY for tho, guosts. Mr.
greatly in tho character Of ono'a diot. 1Io had
Consequently provided two of tho boat cooks III
Chicago to propaze tho eatablos while tho quau
tty and variety Of tho Oh DO joyful wore aB TO-
nlarlsablo aa tie quality. Tho cigars md liqnora
weso tue beat in tho market, aud tho tahlo at
oyory ono Of tho throo meals gron!,od u11dor 4
| weight Of ontaDies such MI oven drst-e1ass Chi
cago Hotels could not 8trpASs. |
OK TIE LAKR.
In addition to tlieso thingH the young rnil-
roatera Of nacinc brought with them q boat for
thu uso Of Tho party; llr, Moore OF Bomo place
In tho Deighborhood, scnt down nnothnr, and tho
young pooGlo Of Burlington furnished tue etoamor
AIesers. Nol1s, OF Burlington, postponed trip
over tho lakcs for fortnight, whi)o everybody
in tho neighborhood seemed to vic with every-
body oao in being good nnturod aud mtpistcring
INT n mr.
Saturday WGs
THE OPENING DAY.
A fair company started for Burlington By tho
outgoing train on Tho ;Afivauhee ! St: panl
ing tl,oy were transferred to special from Ia
cine, and ratified out to Burlington At O rato
Witch must have startled aomo of thola. Tho
fates woro unkind to Mr.. Wild. Instead Of bo-
Tie b'hoyp found themselves oouflnod to
thoir tants. There. was nltogothcr too much
| water outside. and they were driven to
make tho BALANCE trlo by pouring .aoniething
1t wns c1ear TINT something un'lsstal WAS going
| on, anl that Homo of tho b'hoyH had not beon
out on tho lako aii tho tinle but at o'clock
| supper was aer,od, and
THE FOLLOWING VETERANS
wero counted: Tho hoat, ltr. Frod VIVA, H.
1taymonJ, G: L: Lathrop. Mayor ,Bakor, Ham
utIey, Capt ": Yanco, and ox-Mayor Dand. Of
naclnc M: Fold, J: =. Edgar, and Fro1 Tlan~
ney. Of tie Wsstern Union Nai1road, from In.
BILLY n-Mancboator, ct tho Rod Limo. lsailiug
! from Chicago; T. q. Hatch. o. III. DoyntoD,
| Of tho Chicago. Milwaukee l. St. Paul Railroad,
! Y. D. southwo1th. Of tho ChicaEo Danviile 4
Eric d Pacific Dispatch : DR.. Hahn, Of Chicago;
Il. Bruce. of milwaukee,, and e. Brown, artist Of
Davenport, H.. The weatlor prevented others
from coming, but though tho party was only
llnlf MS largo % had been expected, 1t Was
merry ono. Tho evening was spent in cruising
round tho lnko In tho steamer, with q superb
| aa1nbeau in tho bow, and tho expert Bpoarsmcn
! OH thu a'ert for tho unwnry 'baBB Or pickerol.
| Deforo morning soma so pounds Of fish had
been spcarcJ moro than would DO eaten in
half~dozcn moala, aud tho Bport was asnbandoncd.
Aa 1t wea dnybroah, it was porhaps rs vol! for
oil partics that Il come to an end.
| THE BlLEp1Nn-TEHr
| was 30 crowded aud noisy, and lad bocon1o 30
| oaoroup that many Of the party worc driven to
playing 'draw-pokor oil night. Between tho in-
-troluotory remarks OF nIr. Manchester. the
hearty enoriug OF Mr.. Petors, tho infantlo phan-
rasod to al thls by MI. Vance, and tho snatchcs
| Of song ana other noises from tho pokor-playerB
MS thoy garnbled gun-watls in tho raya OF . loco
motive hos olighs, tho moro temperate nlotnbers
! Of tho party found It hard to sloep. The Thin
UNI reporter rolled himself in blanket and, his
urn for pillow, trir1 to sleep in tho bhr-room.
I But d doman1 Tor ice-water began to find OK
proseion, and even Aore there waA no peaco.
| ~ WIS A0tOA41A4uE W Et0 klo AAlOAAs
Of .iee.watcr consumed suadny morning. For
mon who had on Saturday night Expressed their
contempt for wator, except to catoh ilsh in, they
! certainly drank Of 1t to e1cess. Tho poker
players aud fishermen Eotircd to rest at o'clock,
mud at q tho camp was astir again. Tho oyo-
| opener was fayorito prescription, but Con-
greaa water had n fair show.
| .IE MORNING OPENED :.
ont Eloonlly, but tho nBll. cooked 10 perfection,
with epripg chicon, excollent cofreo. froah eggs,
potted mcnta, aud tho products OF an cxcellent
larler, pub everybody In the best hunor imagna-
blo. Mr.. Pctess pnt aslde hie polona:Re and plug
hat for moro Christinn attire tho boys hartod ont
fishing, sailing. shooting, and swimming: Tho
,aftornoon WINS iino, though 1t ra.ncd about noon.
Tho ladies' Of Burlington drove down to tho camp
to sec how mastors woro going. Tho sight wns
in many ways unique. hecumbane On tho straw,
-four religious aoyotees wose playing czibhago !;
in nnothor tent tho gt1u-wads wcro changing
hands with tho fluctuations Of fortune M In
6crptl1n NnA nailed oYcr
THE ENTRANCE TO THE nAH-K00N,
"Dar Closed by Ordor of II. ., Colvin, Mayor"
beon meant for satire, for taoHe who wanted u
glass Of bcor including souo of tho lndios. found
10 allilcuty in entering by tho alloy, 30 to Anoal.
saiAnE, ,roowng, aud fisl,'ng. epcarpg ttolllngt
night, and they woke up yesterday morning aH
frosh and vigorous aa country air and their own
virtue could mako tl,om. Half Of them returned
to their rcBpectivo homes by tho 7 O'CLOCK train,
/ |
Tho general enjoyment waa unparalleled. Tho
restless bnt unassulnlng foresight and activity
ct alr. Wid tho host, loft really nothing Tor tho
guests to ao but egeod natusoda and enjDy them
tonpeop}ein hislaudable occupation theirsucccss
Mns 1natter Q! contso. Tho oarly party yoAter-
day morning tried to cat broakfast at tho juno
tion l1ousa, but, sud to reasc, tho broakfnst waa
unoatablo oven by thoso hungry mon.
ECHO LAKE
is hoautilnl tpot' and in rrog,larity and brill
torod on tho ground. 1t tbo,,n,la IN good fsl,
| and il wooded with 4 remarkable variety OF tim.
! bes. It il proposed to crest plain ciub-holne
!, on some point, aud mako an aaaual pl!Briinage
to the place. II Mr. Wild iB allowed to cator 70,
tho quests another year, tho difficulty will bo il
i | keeping tho uumbcr within reasonable bounds.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
: There will 10 concert thls oyouing In tht
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