Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-20
THE LAKE.
Tho Old sheet Of Water ReSUm.
Ing Its summer Clothes.

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the Tahoe season in a grip of ice
loosened it's ho'd last Friday and on
all sidesis heard the note of prepar-
alton for the expected influx OF
tourists. For the past month
hardly a day has been witnessed
there which was not 3 succession Of
royal old storms, with the water
lashed in foam and pillows bre AZ
ing upon the eastern shore, mingled
with fogs and clouds circling about
the mountain peaks, each peak
running separate storm of its own.
On Ihursday night another bank Of
clouds settled down over the lake.
with gusty squalls and there was a
fusilade of mountain blasphemy
! from Glenbrook to Idlewild. On
Friday morning the sky was adome
of Ionian blue. the lake slept like
child and its surface was once more
as smooth as a mirror, for the first
time in months. Al! day the balmy
sun drove the snow from the
mountains and the pines gave fourth
resinous fragrance and Spring had
kicked Winter from her lap aud
down the back stairs-if these
homely metaphors may be allowed.
TRAVEL.
The regular mail steamer, Gov
ernor Stanford, has begun its trips
around the lake with Captain Pomin
at the wheel. An APPEAL. repre-
sentative took a run round there
the other day and told the. Cap
tain that he used to pilot boats
years ago on the Mississippi river.
This was enough and the old salt
at once placed the wheel in the
hands of the scribe. The helm
was at once put hard-c-port and the
staunch ship fell off two points
sou'west by sou. y flip to the left
sent her nine or ten points east
by nor'west and sent the nose Of
the boat pointing toward the Tahoe
House also the Tallac. What a
grand thing it is to be able to sic"
two hundred tons Of iron and wood
about to suit your own sw ct will.
There is no doubt that an active
man might make IA b at turn Il b .ck
somersault if the wheel was big
enough. A few more turns brought
the mariner to the pilot house aud
he assumed the wheel remarklng
"This amt the Mississippi river
you're on no bends or saoa
here"
His apology was accepted and the
good ship he d its course, arriving
at Tahoe City an hour late all be-
cause Of the wild work ia the pilot
house.
A COSY HOTEL.
The scribe stopped that night at
the Tahoe H"use, pleasant lit
hotel, where one has the COM
forts OF h"me at moderate prices.
The hotel has some prime advan
tages not known anywhere else on
the lake. The rooms on the lower
floor all open out into the open air
and an impecunious guest en- rise
with his va Use in the morning and
take to the woods without be ng
ob iged to pass the regular Office ut
all. Virginia journalists seeking
health and recreation a. he lake
will find this little place as inviting
as an oasis in the desert or an ore
body in Union. Mr.. Pomin, the
landlord, is prime authority on
fishing tackle and likely places to
hunt. and camping par les will find
his house good headquar ers all
through the season.
THE PILOT CRITICISED.
The writer's trick at the wheel
had caused 3 gre commotion at
Tahoe City. For from the time
the boat heaves in sight to the mo-
mens of land the eyes of the public
are upon her
A young lady at Tahoe was il
terested in the matter.
Had this pilot been DIRK king?"
she asked.
Perhaps SO. Madam, l couldn't
say" answered the scribe.
It seems a pity for a young
man to drink 80, and just as the
season opens !"
Yes, indeed, dreadful"
He must have drank O great |
deal. / never such steering on