Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-15

The season at Lake Bigler opened on Sun
day with the excursion Of the Governor Stan
ford. Numbers of Carson people assisted at
the "opening," among them an APPEAL re-
porter.
From Carson to the lake is estimated to cover
y distance Of fifteen miles. This is probat'i
in direct line, for if the road were straight
ened out it would reach to San Francisco and
perhaps further. 1t was constructed up Clear
Greek canyon at an enormous expense and
there appears t, have been just room enough
in the tortuou. defle to build road and + 'a,e.
In some places there is not reoA for both, ana
in consequence the road laps over the hums
in some places and runs under it at others.
When two teams meet in the road the drivers
get down and draw lots to see which shall
give way, the loosen Immediately bundiing
! his horse and wagon over the precipice. We
are net officially certain that this is the way,
but We can imagine vi no other device that
could possibly prove effective In some por-
tions Of the canyeA the xrotesque conformation
Of the rocks which hem In either side are
wilder than anything whict, the Morbid and
fanciful touch of Dore's pencil gave US.
When nature sculptured these tremendous
| studies in granite she used the lightnngs and
the torrents for its teeis and finished the work
with the Winter storms. As the reporter
sazed upon these inspiring samples of natures
grandure he could not help noticing the fact !
that some unseen power had placed big loose |
boulder here and there at convenient inter |
walls, which some day will leave its resting |
place and 20 crashing into a stage and =
horses, thereby affording the news gatherers oi
Carson All opportunity of Furnishing their sui
scribers two column sensation. How great
are the works of nature.
TER MIsHAP TO MR. FARRELL.
Mr.. Farrell, the nimble telegraph operator,
was of the parties Tho visited the lake
He left his vehicle at tho foot of the hill in
response to a polite hint from the driver, and
walked as far as the Saints Rest. Becoming
weary he sat down OH the edge of the fuA.s
to wipe his fsverei brow. Just then bunch
Of timbers came down the fume and the end
Of one brushing against his back knocked him
of his seat. Surprising he had been assaulted
by bandit, he sprang to his feet aud draw
ing big navy revolver, ass Imsd the defcl-
sive His hat, which cost him five dollars at ,
Bosko's, was also knocked eff and travelled /
down the Rume at the rate Of 80 miles an hour, I
instead Of going up as missing things are sup {
posed to do. i
ON THE LAKE.
At Genbrook the tourists found the
staunch little craft, Governor Stanford, and
Capt Avery ready to take them over the rag
ing sea. The boat was manned by as hardy :
crew of sailors fresh water) as ever uncoied
a bowsprit or creased a mariia spike. These !
Jolly tars took the steamer around the lake in
= style that would have reflected credit upon
Capt. Cook, the ancient navi gator Of the
South sea. The lake was in one of its tranquil +,
moods and hardly aripplo indented the surface. Z
The irst landing was made at Rowland's. Here q
Mr.. osgood, proprietor of the toll road, in ~
ormed US that the route over the mountains
o Placerville was now open and the mails
unning. 1t has never before been open as
arly in the season as this year. Repairs are
icing made on it and the road is now in ex-
client shape. After few provisions were =.
AIKEN Oh board, the shell backs pu, to sea -,
gain aud cleared for Emerald Bay. =;
THE CASCADES. l.,
We pass over the description of a spot :,
nown to every tourist and reader Of the AP-
EAL. After the landing the party climbed !;
be rscks until the cascades were reached
hose who have lived in the vicinity for Years 9,
tate that this picturesque spot never looked -,
RAIDER than now The cascades come over
1e rocks through mountain gorge from ~
Ike which is fed by the melting susws of -
pzen majestic mountain peaks. The fall y.
uring the past Winter has been something
lormsus, and never WAS such volume of l.
alter roaring down tae rocky incline as at "
resent. The sight from the foot Of the cas- rs
ldes is inconceivably fascinating. The falls dr
axe tive distinct leaps of about sixty fest d.
Ich aud thus this crashing cateract churns a.,
ID grinds the water until at al points it looks -;
white a the snsws from which it draws It's :,
e. The turmoil of the falls makes CONVEX -,
ton difficult near the spot, and for the next
- weeks there the volume of water will
sbably increase. 1t comes down through -,
Q heart Of forest Of immense pines, and q n.
ew Of the place At moonlight would repay A :,
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