Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-08
FUN AT BARTLETT SPRINGS.
Sacramentans Who Are Enjoying Then
selves and Catching Trout.


sacramentans Who Are Enjoying Them
selves and Catching Trout,
A correspondent of the RECORD UNION,
writing from Bartlett Springs under date OF
the 9th, gives the following news concern
ing the doings of visitors there:
"The following Sacramento people are
registered here: Add C. Hinkson and son.
w. n. McKenna, and his sister, Miss Lena
Mcksnna. d. Brophy, John King, John
McFetrish, John Fox, II. C. Hotflter and
wife, e. G. Dudley and wife, J. d. Hatch.
Ed. Dreimyer, J. A. Moffitt, wife and chill.
dren, Arthur Manley. w. G. Goode, of
Baker & Hamilton, was here for few
DAYS: Q. II. P. Sheets was here for week,
and during his stay treated the guests to
some choice vocal music.
Two, rival photographers are camped
here, and they take views of parties around
the springs, selling the views at so cents
each, and are doing a large business.
Venison is plentiful. Hunters bring the
deer into this place, and retail it at IL cents
per pound, ana it sells readily. Just think
you can buy ice-cream at 25 cents plate,
and the demand is large, especially on
warm days
The weather has not bsen very warm so
far, th ere having been only three hot days,
the mercury reaching 1929. The weather
now is delightful.
A dance was given at Allen Springs,
three miles below here, last night. There
was large attendance, and good time
was had.
Extensive Improvements are contem-
plated for the springs in the near future. A.
road is being pushed rapidly now from
Clear Lake to the springs, and the staging
will then be only twelve miles. The esti-
mated cost of this road is $4,000. The
writer took a trip up the summit, on the
line OF the proposed road, and on reaching
the highest point was awed by the beauti-
full sight. To look down on the beautiful
Clear Lake and the surrounding country
was sight never to be forgotten.
A fishing party, composed of Add. G.
Hinkson, A. j Jackson and Arthur Manley,
hired man to take them to Cache Creek,
ten miles from Bartlett's, to waylay the
festive trout, and when the turnout (com-
prlsed of large covered wagon and two
ordinary mules, which could take the prize
for slow work., drove up in front of the
hotel the party began to pile away their
luggage in the wagon. Says Hinkson-:
Say, Manley, did you get any snake anti
dote ?'
"Pshaw No, we won't need any,
oh, well, we had better take some, any
way.n
So the desired article was procured, and
with best wishes for success the party took
their departure. After ride of ten miles
they reached Cache Creek and camped out
for the night. The spot was named Camp
Hinkson." The cooking outfit was COM
posed of one frying. pan, three tin-cups and
one hn-plate. Supper was procured at
house near by, and the party retired to rest
Where did they rest? Why, in an old
haystack that Hinkson found. And it was
night of blissful repose. The mountains
near by were all on fire, and 1t was as light
as day, and the air ladened with smoke,
which made it uncomfortable In a short
time silence reigned supreme, and the
moaning OF the pines and the snoring of
the campers was all that was to be heard
in Camp Hinkson."
At three A. NJ. the party arose, and after
building fire between two rocks, coffee
was made-without sugar or milk-simply
common, black coffee.
Alter partaking of the meal, the party
set out for the trout stream, about two
miles distant, and by II Am, Mr. Jackson
had caught sixty. one large fine trout. Mr..
Hinkson, not being so spry as the others,
caught twenty of the speckled beauties.
Manley succeeded In breaking the record
for visitors at Bartletts, by catching ninety
Alne III lOuT nOurSi winch Is consider ed
good fishing by experts.
The party came back to camp and were
soon homeward bound. Mr.. Hinkson
acted as the driver, and he was voted a sue
cess, but the next day he could not raise
his arm to his head it was SO used up
by pounding the mules over the back. AS
the party was coming down very steep
and narrow grade one hind wheel went off
the grade several times but came back after
a little work, but to look in the canyon
hund. eds of feet below made one shudder
at the thought of going over.
Two large rattlesnakes were killed by
the party. These reptiles are dangerous
nov in this neighborhood, as they are
blind, and do not rattle at the approach of
anyone, SO one has no warning. 1t was
suggested by one of the party that all
hands had better take some of the
'antidote' by way of preventive, and
thus fortified the party got back in safety.
Hinkson thinks mules are failure as a
motive power, and says he never wants to
act as driver again.
The RECORD UNION is the paper up here,
and is eagerly sought for by all. NJ.