Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-15
FROM. LAKE TAHOE.
a Sunday Excursios- Emerald bay
-saiIsr Dicks Grave =. ssilor
Jark's Hospitality curissitiss
OF the Dssutimi Lake -EnsinE
nnd DrlnkIuk.

Eli. NEWS: On Sunday last q party OF
McHinney's guests took passage on the
Meteor for a days enjoyment. This time.
insi-Sl Of going around tho Lake we head
ell for Emerald Bay to see sights. The
party was composed Of tho following ladies
and gentlemen : W. II. Armstrong and
wife, Mr.. ~. Clair and wife, Mr.. Medin.
wife anil children. ". Harris and wife.
Mrs.. Gallagher. Mrs. James. Mrs. Mar
shai. Mrs. Duncan and daughter. Mrs.
Davis anil children. Mrs. Sylvia. Miss
Mary Morgan, Miss 81. Clair. Miss O'Neill,
Mills Van wagenen. John Hunsscher.
LoorArd Gallagher. Caspar Haupt. j. ].
STACKS, Billy Sheera, Charlie smith. MI.
Miner. A. Thornton. John Linderberg. J.
y. Kelley. George Staniier. John Casey.
u. Campbell. o. II. vArney, J. W. Ray
Norman ~. Clair. Willie Armstrong, VIII
lie Harris. Frank. Willie aud Harry GAL
lagbG and Leonard Lichtsnberger.
Arriving at Emerald Bay. tho party sep
arated ; some going on the water. Others
rambling through the woods, while the
larger part commenced examining the
curiosities about the house. Captain Dick
vas an eccentric character. ~ everything
aLoui the bay knows. Sailor Jack. his
succe,sor, il . regular "Old Tar" and IL
alw,ys ready to meet his friends and show
ti,ett ell there IL TO he seen. He was
everywhere /; now explaining to some one
ali about the ship built by "Dick." and
then selling views which the guests wished
10 purchase. At I o'clock the whistle OF
il,e Meteor summoned all TO lunch. and
then there wal s~cranbling by some for the
c~atalilcs and aiso for the liquid refresh.
ment, which included some very
fine wine donated for the occa.
sion by Mr.. Mcdin Of Virginia City.
After satisfying Themselves Is far - lunch
was s~onccrned. many Of the party went To
Emerald Isle TO visit the grave 81 Captain
Dick. This place has quite . fascination
10 mos, people. owing to the fact that II
was dug and fixed up by ''Dick" In his
lifetime. but "Man proposes. etc" aud
his grave WIS the bottom of Lake Tahoe,
and who could wish . grandrr monument
than this picturesque lake.
Tho pleasure Of our visit was enhanced
by meeting q party Of Camper" with
some Of whom you may be acquainted.
Miss lena Smith. Miss Mary Mcdonnell,
Mis-, I.ibbie Salkeld. Miss Nellie Green.
vault, Billy Haskins. Master Waters and
Frank Smith have been camping at the
hay for q number Of days aud seem 10 lie
enjoying themselves hugely To Judge from
their brown faces and picturesque cos.
tunes. About $50 p. ~. VI boarded
the steamer for YAnks. Here we en-.
joyed ourselves immensely for an hour
or 80 10 various ways playing croquet
and walking or Longing about the park.
After tho party had refreshed Themselves
will, soda water. tho Meteor brought us
homo In time for supper at "John's."
Rinc. writing last. quite . number OF
guesta have arriyei. among whom we are
pleased IN SOC Commissioner Randall aud
dsupLtcr Of Gold Hill. Miss Ida Lynch OF
Sacramento, Mr.. Mccormick and the
Misses Timmons Of Virginia, n well a.
several others. Things about this side OF
tho Lake present . lively appearance. and
John" looks happy. would like TO
tell you more about our pleasures, but
compassion for you land the sound OF the
linper-belD admonishe- me 10
Qrrr.