The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-10
Interesting Letter from sa,n.
He Gces Fishing at Lake k~auapesk.-
Finds aady's Elastic, Thereby
Hangs q Taie-A Dog With a Won.
dCrful Pedigree.
Athens. Oak. Auo ID 1906

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Two weeks ago, in company with
Prot. Baluster, l went to Lake Kan.
peska on a fishing excursion. The ,ako
is about % miles distant by wagon rond
and the same by rail; but as Athens is on
the G. NJ. & St. P. and Kampeska ON the
G. & N. W., with no station at the cross.
ing, it was considered best to 70 nv
team, which we did. We procured a
team of cayuses at Nogg's livery stable
an attachment of the Calithrmpian
House, kept by the aforesaid Nogg. and
beyond doubt, the best ventilated honse
on this line of road. A ride of about
four hours took us to the lake, where
we arrived just as the low bluffs and
headlands surrounding the lake were
Tipped with the last rosy flush of
sunset"
Lake kampeska IS a lovely sheet of
water, seven miles long and from one to
two miles wide. The banks vary, from
a few feet to fifty or sixty in height.
Where the banks are low the shores
stretch of into beautiful sandy or gray
ely beaches, affording excellent oppor.
tunlties for those who ENJOY strollinR
along shore. In front Of the bluffs and
hesdlands the shores are riprapped with
powders, brought here" the Prof.
SAID. "by the ice-floe's in pre- historic
ages" o proposition that l was not pre-.
pared to disprove, not being a resident
OF this section at that time. Here and
there, along the shores. arc clusters of
trees, afording shade for the lazy fish.
ermsn, or maiden fair who is to romance
inclined. and adding materially to the
beauty OF the landscape as we'll. Lake
Kampeska has become quite important
as q summer resort. The Lake Park
association have erected a nice, airy.
hotel, on n point jutting into the lake,
known as Sunset Beach. There is a
beautiful view of the whole lake from
this spot, and q better location could not
have been selected. although there are
many other good ones. 1t is on the west
bank, and as the hotel faces the lake.
you have the advantage of the afternoon
shade on the lake side. In connection
with the hotel are two bath housess ice
house, boat house. and eleven GUNNER
cottages-a number OF the latter belong
ing to private individuals. There arc
seventeen skiffs, clinker bnllt, and l
think one sail boat belonging to the lay.
out, SO that visitors who take pleasure
in boating have the opportunity to do
so. Tho hotel is a curiosity of archi.
lecture. and its name is a curiosity OF
the Indian dialect. viz: "The Iapahota."
how is 1t pronounced? with a "Y,".but
you better not attempt it before con.
sulting Wethere,l. or Kent, who have
had more or less experience with such
explosives. they are fraught with danger
to the initiated. There is a double gal.
lcry. or veranda, running around three
sides of IT.. from which doors open into
the bed rooms on the second story, the
same as they do from the decks to the
state rooms on the western river boats.
The house contains 20 sleeping rooms,
office. parlor, and a large well ventilated
dining room which is also used for dane
ing parties. l remarked to the Prof.
after looking the house over, that all
thai seemed necessary to complete it in
to a fac-simile of a Missouri river boat
was q stern wheel and a jack staff" The
PrnF Nnynfn1 ~, ~ -- -- -.
there's your jack staff on the bow of
the concern, and yender," pointing to
the well tower, sis your stern wheel do
ing duty as a wind MILL" and sure
enough it was, my boy, sure enough it
was. July is not a good season for fish
ing, as we knew before starting, hut
whether we knew it or not we found on
trial that such was the case, for our
catch consisted only of one wall eyed
pike and ten croppies, or rock bass, al.
though the lake is known to be well
stocked with fish Of this sort as well as
large and beautiful pickcrel. The gars
and buffalo fsh were SO plentiful that
they wonld roll into shore with the surf
like the great lazy loafers that thcy are.
We caught several of the former just to
get rid of them when they were too
troublesome about our lines. Did you
ever catch a gar? No? Well, some time
when you feel like trying the expert
ment go down to Artesian lake, hook on
to a crowbar and pull it out; it is jnst as
good sport, and will eat as well. While
fishing Oh Rocky Point. on the east side
OF the lake. l picked up . little trinke,
made Of elastic braid. about a foot long,
with 9 silver buckle ON one end and q
broken clasp on the other, the buckle DO
ing engraved with the letters IL. M
worked in monogram. As 1t was moi
long enough for . suspender and too
long for a bracelet, I did not know WIS
1t was intended for, so l appealed to tn,
Prof, who was fishing nea by. "ss,
here. Prof." said I, holding it up
name 1t and it's yours" He gazed a,
it for . few moments without saying
anything, then coming forward for
closer inspection. exclaimed. "Grea
Scott! Sam, you have found a prize, and
with your leave I will present 1t to tn,
Historical Society of Athens; Why" sci,
he, that little article Of female appare
has a history" I asked him to tell m
the story which he proceeded TO do, q
follows:
Not many moons ago." the Prof, be
gan. there lived q mile or two frou
here a buxom widow. whose only com
panion was a lovely daughter. Tn
daughter. like girls generally. had F,
sweetheart who possessed not only tn,
daughters good will but the mother
i'll will. The principal objection tina
the mother urged against the swain, wa
not that he was not good looking-wom
en- care but little for good looks in ,heil
male friends-but rather because of a tot
strong attachment which he possessed
for horses, caring little whether the at