Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-04
LOCAL INTELlIGBNCR.
PROPELLED BY GAS.
Understanding Mariners Make a Trip to
Lab

Duck-Hunting Mariners Make a Trip To
the Lakes.
The Canvasback Gun Club, or rather sew.
eral Of its members, had fine time on
New Years day. AS has been before men.
toned in the RECORD UNION, a party OF
gentlemen of this city, including DR.. f. F.
Tebnets, William B. Hamilton, Captain J
d. Young and others, are having built in
San Francisco launch to be known as the
Canyasback," but which will not be com.
Pleted tor several weeks to come. The
California Launch Company ale the con-
tractors, and as the club are now in need
OF q boat to convey them up the river to
their lakes, one was sent to this citp Mon
day and is to be used until the other ar
rives. The little craft made the trip from
the bay in seventeen hours. 1t is twenty
seven feet long, eight feet beam and draws
twenty -four inches of water. The engine
is OF four horse power and carries from
sixty 10 eighty pounds of pressure. There
Is tank in the forward part of the boat
filled with naphtha, and pipes running
Under the water from this tank to the en-.
CINE, supply the necessary fuel. Air and
naphiha are pumped into the furnace to-
gether and ignited with match and the
boat is ready to start in about two minutes.
There is no steam apparatus at ali. the
machinery being run by the burning gas
and the launch is driven by a nineteen
inch propeller. The boat which will ar
rive here in few weeks will be exactly
on the same plan as the one above de.
scrioed, excepting that il will be three feet
L niger, two feet wider and will carry an
eight-hcrse power engine. 1t is guaran.
teed that the boat will make on a average
of from eight to twelve miles an hour. The
cost will be $1,95O.
On New Years Day party of gentle
men comprising DIR. F. F. Tebbets, VIM. B,
Hamilton, 0. A. Lovdal, J. W. Shepherd,
w. l. Bennipg, e. Casselman, an engineer
and RECORD UNION representative, left
the foot OF h street and made trip up the
river eighteen miles to Pritchard's lakes. the
hunting ground of the club. The little
launch worked, as they all said, like q
charm" and the trip up was made by easy
going IN little over three hours time.
Nothing marred the trip excepting a small
sand bar which lookout Hamilton failed
to spy. The bar was not struck, however,
and even if it had been, no casualties
would have occurred, as everybody was
ready 10 "scamper,' and already the look.
out and the doctor, who acted as Captain
had their coats off and were ready to
plunge litO Tue uuu IN case the boat
swamped. Pilot Lovdal, however ported
the helm. and the vessel glided on as be-
fore.
the destination was reached handily,
and after leaving Billy Hamilton to try his
luck until next Saturday, the party steered
Tor the city, making the return trip in one
hour and fifty minutes. All voted the trip
success and the boat daisy"
In connection with this club few words
may be said concerning their grounds.
There are eleven members and they have
rented Pritchards lakes, eighteen miles up
the river. They have bailt on the grounds
comfortable mouse and barn with eight
stalls. Each member has double bunk
in the house and a man is hired during the
season TO take care of the property and do
the cooking. In fact the place is so CON-
Portable that one feels almost the same as
at home, and coupled with the fact that
there are always plenty of birds. jolly
times indeed must be enjoyed.