Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-27
THE -rOD GOODWIN
A Splendid Graft and Perfectly
Scaworthy.

The fact that the ID0 UOoa"ln
at Lake Tahoe was not passed by
the inspectors OH their first visit to
the Lake has given rise to all sorts
Of rumors, rejecting upon her sea-
worthiness. On Saturday an Ap-
PEAL representative visited Glen
brook and went around the Lake
upon the new steamer. It is GER
tainly the finest passenger boat
ever put upon the Lake and in all
respects credit to the builders.
1t was built with special eye to
| to the requirements Of lake traffic,
| and the only reason why it was not
originally passed was that it did not
fully comply with the new laws
passed in Congress in January last.
These laws require that all boats
upon inland lakes used in carrying
| the United States mails or passen
gers shall fulfill all requirements
in forcesfor ocean steamers. The
inspectors found every stipulation
of the old law filed to the letter
and informed Mr.. Todman that the
new laws would have to be com
piled with. The boat was then fit
ted with larger life preservers. dav-
tits for life boats. and some a!tera-
tons made to insure greater secur
ity for the boilers. This having
been done. 4 t;rst-cIass certificate
was granted.
The boat is built Of wood with
an iron frame, it is 100 feet long
with breadth of beam of ID feet.
The engines are double acting of
50 horse power, and, which pro-
pei the craft fourteen miles an hour
with 20 pounds of steam. The
boat is not as fast as the Meteor,
which is acknowledged by every
body as phenomenal boat, but the
Tod Goodwin can be pressed to
the same rate OF speed atwhich the
Meteor ordinarily travels which is
sixteen miles q hour. 1t makes
the trip from Glenbrook to Tahoe
City in IS minuters, which Is a
trifie over half the time that used
to be made. The boat is fitted
with ladies and gentlemen 5 cabins,
plenty of deck room forward and
aft and can carry IS passengers
without crowding. On Saturday
afternoon it came over Tahoe City
at right angles with a heavy storm
and although most of time iii the
trough Of the sea. it was but
slightly affected, righted itself
Immediately after heavy sea and
made the trip in one hour. 1t
draws FIVE and half feet CT water,
rides the waves like a duck and
preserves perfectly steady keel
at any rate Of speed. Tourists who
travel about the Lake this season will
find better facilities for travelling
then ever before. comfort COM
bined with increased speed, and,
although Captain Todman now has
complete monopoly of the pas
senger traffic, he has reduced the
fare to three dollars for the round
trip. Atpresent few people arc to
be seen at the Lake, and the travel
is so light that there is but one
daily trip. The boat makes one
round the lake trip in the morning,
and then connecting with keyser
& Elrod's stare, leaves for Tahoe
City at ! o'clock, returning the
next morning. Persons who wish
to go to any other part of the Lake
will be taken at any time of the
day from Glenbrock.
The Tahoe House, owned by
Capt. Pomine, IS now open, also
McKinney's, Tallac, Rowlands and
Cobbs. The Grand Central and
Hot Springs Hotel will be opened
and ready for business in about
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