The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-27

pallid gray. where above the distant
Wasatch, the moon. dim and pale. the
ghost OF dead world, lifted itself up. TO
stare down into the acrd waters OF
dead sea: IL y. m, wind gone down.
waves abafing. sky clearing. All quiet
on board the Cambria.
End Of the thirty hours log.
THE DAvs.
A beautiful sight ushered in the dawn
Of Wednesday. 1t was Venus as morn
ing star. making the east lovely with
her white light A cloudless sunrise
followed, q gentle breeze sprang up
from the n. n E., bat when Il anchor
was drawn up and the sails spread, IL
was found that the rudder had beer
torn from ITS fastenings. making IL nee
essary to seek the nearest port for
repairs: accordingly the Cambria Was
run across to Hooperyille. the anchor
was again heaved overheard With good
push down on the cable, and We laid at
rest until the middle of that afternoon.
While we lay at anchor there was
hardly a breath of air, and the sun
made the water CLEAN with almost
intolerable briIiiance At times tn
lake was like : vast mirror OF polished
steel, and the suns path across il was
like that same steel at white heat. Then
the horizon melted away in dreamy
haze. Islands and promontories swan
in air. distant mountain ranges parted
asunder, and became groups OF peaked
isles. or formed wOnderous bridges
'twlxt earth and sky. In palmer words.
all the strange illusions attendi a
mirage on our inland sea. were seen in
the greatest perfection in this clear
summers day.
THE CHARM or DEsoLATIoS.
The dreariness of the shore, where
We we're anchored, was quite oppressive.
1t was composed of a greyish clay. and
Immediately back of the water line,
some parched grass, and a few punches
of stunted greasewood. The only life
we could see was a few lawyer snipes
running mp and down the shore, a
couple OF brown divers far out in the
lake, and once or twice, a string Of
broad-winged pelicans passing over
head. II is in these brooding midday
calms, that the beautiful, repellant ma
ture of the lake shows itself; and
think the feeling OF desolation is aug
lutukt-u lAAG MAuC olORG VI NA1AOns
The mind is absolutely wearied by the.
repetitions of mountain forms. whole
ranges taken in sight at g glance, with
all their occurrences of peak and gorge
Captain Stansbury. writing OF his first
view of the lake, defines the sensations
produced by this view. He writes: 81
was surprised to find, although so near
body. OF. the safest water, none OF
that feeling OF inTigoraung freshness
which is always experienced when in
the vicinity Of the ocean. The bleak
and naked shores, without single tree
to relieve the eye, presented 9 scene 80
different from what had pictured IN
my Imagination of the beauties OF this
fsr-famed spot, that my disappointment
was extreme No doubt the Captain
expected to see such another rich and
beautifully surrounded sheet of water
as that which is presented TO the eye
when the traveller coming to head
waters of the Truckee River, sees the
blue expanse, the grassy shores, and
forest-clad hills of Lake Tahoe. We
b ed no such expectations to be 'deStsoy-
ed, but even TO Us, think the view
from this-point would have been dis
heartening.. but for TIE knowledge We
had Of what laid beyond those barren
eastern shores.
FRENoNT's ISLAND.
About the middle of the afternoon,
we were once more ready to start A
lively breeze came up at the same time,
and We headed for Fremont's Island.
THE sun was Just dipping behind the
castle-shaped, rock which frst gave the
island its name, when the prov OF the
Cambria grated upon the pebbles OF a
beautiful little half-moon bay at its east
ern end. A couple Of cabins stood
hand nv the shore, so close-in fact that
the cantaiu had declared his intention
of summoning the occupants BY knock
ING NJ their doors with the boats bow
snTit. such a proceeding, however. was
rendered unnecessary. Long before we
made land. we noticed cloud OF dust
descending rapidly from the hIl-tops
toward the cabins The glass maze Il
out to be q horseman makingrau speed,
anxious to know what strange craft was
bearing down upon the island MONIES;
We found the island IN posses sion OF
sir persons-Mr.i and Mrs. Nenner.
the;r two children. an assistant work
man and Young lady. Mr.. Wenner
erected us from the shore with
"Ahoy / " hat craft Is thatl" SO
The 'Cdn.brid, Captsin Davis, three
days out. ggLs lTUJ co,.,h
L < couple OF deer hounds and Scotc1
terrier stood by Mr.. Wenner's SIDE, ano
gave rs quite as hearty q welcome -
Ie did. Mutual greetings over, We
started 70 see the noted spring, ABOUT
oIarter-of- a miIe-frOm-tbe eaoln tae
water mas q slight mineral TASTE 70
which the consumer soon becomes &C
customed. The path leadlng GOV 80
croppings. apparently Of good g, quality ngy:
bur am too much Of novice 70 JausSs
lHcorrectly. There is also great .s Sano
blown up the ridge ss sttS Oss no o1s ave
pear elsewhere on the lake shores.
From the the springs we crossed over 70 %s .
iittie aicoye on the south shore ~
went with The purpose of seeing PED
bic beach which Is wonder ~ I've ~.
II Is formed OF pebbles Of d,iier rF d s.s
and colors. mostly purple, oiaeA, -. y
yellow. and white; the White on r,,rs
semble marble in clearness ano T 49,,
4 Returning 10 the cabin, Mt; " eI IL
/ IRON II &c