, 1876-07-16
OCONOMOWOC.

Specta1 Correspondence ef The Tribune.
OcosoAowoc, July 14-For the past two
days the weather has been excessively warm,
the mercury going up into the nincties. But,
fortunately, it WIS Of short duration, and dur
Ing that time ne were blessed with a refreshing
breeze which dissipated the sultriness tbat
would otherwise have been more oppressive.
Yesterday afternoon the heavens became over
cast with dense black clouds, presaging either a
violent wind or rain storm, and in the short
space Of twenty minutes the mercury took q
tumble from 81 to 70, and the north wind
BLEW A GALE.
The white caps rolled, the ishing-boats made
for the shore, the dust flew, the trees bent
double, the lightning flashed, the feminfnes
whooped al a mode; but there were notableaux
When the gele commenced Harold Peck aud his
sman were about a mile up the lake, in row boat,
@ail-neged, with an oar fora helm. When the
eqnan struck the ftaf craft che rolled and pitched
In mighty reckless manner; but, owing to clever
manipulation she rishted, took the wind On the
quarter, and came down the lake booming. The
gale increased in violence, the frail craft rolled and
she would capsize; but on she came
at Tremendous rate until within
italy manageable, and shipped 4 few buckets
-of water. She reached the ehore without further
accident. however, and the spectators drew . long
VI AH1 ECpl1TEQ TO Lie hotel to
the rain, which soon came down in torrents The
Eain continued to fail with unabatcd violence for
the space of two hours, when it suddenly cleared
on. leaving the sky flooded with briliIant-hued
shadows, the mir pure, fresh, and cool; the birds
sang in the branches, and the face OF old Dame
Mature, though damp, seemed full Of glndness
SCEEW LOOSE SOMEWHERE.
!: The place Of the beaver is not yet very lively;
for, although visitors arrive with every train they
St stay but :. short tew have come
Loose somewhere. The hard times in ali proba-
bilty tend to hasten the departure OF many; for
therf i not 50 much display as in former year
9atering-place visitors have become economical,
and, that The cheaper houses with plenty Of COM
forts and not SO much show nre going to make the
money this season. The fact Of the mattcf Is,
Ior the present is ''played out" The spirit OF re-
tsenchnent and reform seems to be universal;
winch rebounds to the good OF the country atlarge,
and all concerned: 1t may be an evil to the few,
but twill be q blessing to the many. In conse
quence OF the non-arrival Of the expected number
and disposition to '.cut rates." Whether this
cutting and slashing will have tendency to reduce
the bill of fare remains to be seen.
ECONOMY Is WEALTH,
but fat kitchen don't always make lean will. As
q summer -resort the place OF the beaver has ever
held it's own with the best; its star has ever been
will never so down. We can never hope to be-
come city of much commercial importance, but
~ecan become famous summcr-resort; therefore
al diligence that the visitors may 60 away satis-
Ged, and consider us deserving Of honorable men
don>
THE FISHING,
Everybody goes fishing, and everybody brings
nome :" big " fish and q bustedh rods. BY the
number Of fish caught daily by the visitors, I
should think that the stock would eventually be-
come materially diminished. But Draper says
that when the indians dwelt in these paris, more
feb were caught in dny than the visitors catch in
season. Well, that may be So but don't be.
aIeve he will ever be able. to dispose OF
that story at par. Ii he should ever Of
tes It at rs or 50 per cent diecount
don't know, but would take it. But allowing the
s1atemcnt to be correct he mnst bear in mind that
N those days there must have been great many
@ore fish in these lakes than there are at present
ahe rivers were not damned, and the fish had a
Fear 'run-way'' from here to the Aississippi
kAnd statistics chow that since the advent OF the
Ehlte man, the fish in all our inland waters have |
gradually disappeared. KAn1 VAsA-