The morning call., 1890-08-06
NEVADA CHAUTAUQUANS.
Preparations for The Assembly to Be Held
at Lake Tahoe.

GLENBRooK (Nev.), Aug. 5.-Active prep
| arations are being made to accommodate
| those who will attend the first assembly of
| the Chautauquans in Nevada, which will
be held here from August 18th to the Goth.
| Captain A. W. Pray. a pioneer resident of
| Glenbrook. who in early days was engaged
| in the coastiDg trade along the Pacific Coast
and afterward retired from the sea and
embarked in the mining and numbering
| business in Nevada, has placed a desirable
| tract of land at the base of Shakespeare
| Rock at the disposal of the Chautauquans
| for camp ground. In 1862 Captain Pray
ran lumber-mill here, but retired from
business few years ago, since which time
| the mill and cabins then occupied by the
work men have been deserted, and all these
| buildings are being renovated and fixed up
for the accommodation of those vino do
not care to camp out. The mill will be
transform ed in to an Assembly Hall, where
the meetings will be held Water is being
piped to the grounds and every arrange
| ment possible for the convenience and COM
fort of participants in the assembly will
be made.
A DESIRABLE SITE.
The site is undoubtedly the most Access
sible on the Nevada shore Of this beautiful
lake, as GlenWood is the terminus of the
stage line to Carson. Two steamers touch
| here each day on their circuit of the lake.
| Wood and water are plentiful. The mill of
the Carson and Tahoe Lumber Company is
located here. and those who desire to build
| cottages, to be used during each years as
sembly, can obtain their lumber direct from
the mill without cost of transportation.
| Provisions may be obtained here from stores
as cheap as anywhere in the State. The
hotel has agreed to board those who prefer
not to keep house at the low rate of 81 per
day, and lodgings will be furnished at from
% to so cents per night. All the rail-
roads and stage lines will give special round
trip rates for the assembly, and the aim is
to reduce all the expenses of attending the
assembly to the minimum. Excursions
will be arranged to make the circuit of the
lake, giving visitors an opportunity of see
ing all the places of interest on the lake
shore, and it is customary for the lumber
company to pass free of charge over its
railroad all visitors to GlenbrOok who desire
to 90 to the East Summit to witness the
work of flumiDg its lumber to Carson, dis
lance of twelve miles. From here the old
stage-road from Carson to Placerville paral-
lels the shore of Lake Tahoe for distance
of twelve or thirteen miles and around the
south end of the lake to Bljou, where the
! lumber company operates another railroad
which penetrates the fine timber region at
the head of Lake Valley. The drive is a
delightful one, and coaching parties will be
organized to make it, similar to those taken
over the famous eighteen-mile drive at
Pacific Grove
LITERARY TREAT PROMISED.
Bishop Vincent will open the assembly
and subsequently deliver several lectures.
DR.. A. c. Hirst, of the University of the
Pacific. will be Superintendent of Instruc-
ton. Rev. W. A. Quayle. President of
Baker University, who enjoys the
distinction of being The youngest college
President in the United States, and whose
college is the oldest and greatest school in
Kansas, will have charge of the School of
Languages, and Rev. C. l.. Logan, late prin-
cipal of Inyo Academy, will conduct the
School of History. These gentlemen are
all announced to lecture, as are also Rev.
Selah W. Brown, Mrs NJ. IL. Field, Rev. E.
w. Van Deyenter d. D., Superintendent of
Nevada Missions, Rev. ii. H. Rice, Miss
Lucy Washburn and Mrs. Sophie w.
Knight, who will also conduct cooking
school, with which she made such decided
hit at the Pacific Grove Assembly. Pro-
fessor Virgil a. Pinckley will entertain the
people with his recitation of Hazel
Kirke" and other pieces. and an effort will
be made to make the assembly a literary
treat, and meeting on scale never before
attempted in Nevada.
II is the intention to incorporate under
the laws of Nevada, Tor educational pur-
poses, the Lake Tahoe Chautauqua Asso-
citation, OF which the following are the OIL
ficers chosen Tor the purpose OF incorpor-
alton: Rev. L. w. Van Deventer, DID,,
President; Rev. Il. f. Ssson, MA, Secre-
I tary. Executive Committee = Ernest Fol-
som, Hon. Charles E. Mack, Mrs. NJ. L.
Ward, Hon. William Webster, Rev. L. L.
SissOn.
cordial invitation is extended to Chau-
tauquans and others interested in educa-
tionaI movements in California to attend
the assembly, and nothing will be left I'M
done to make their stay at Glenbraok en-
joyable.
AN HISTORICAL GUN
When General Fremont's command was
en- route to the Pacific Coast, they went
astray in what became known as Lost
Canyon, a tributary of the west fork of the
Walker River, in consequence of which, it
became necessary to camp through the
winter When the party moved forward a
light brass howitZer was left in Lost Can
yOn, which was taken into Virginia City
during the trying times at the outbreak of
the War of the Rebellion. There was
conspiracy, it was thought to organize a
secession party, to declare in favor of the
South, and an element was present who had
in mind the seizure OF the rich mines of the
locality. With the idea of keeping this field
piece out of the hands of the cons pirators,
Captain Pray bought il, and held it in readi-
ness for emergencies, but fortunately, it
never became necessary to use it. Later it
was removed to Glenbrook, where it occu-
pied conspicuous place near the Lake
Shore Hotel. and now the intention is TO
clean it up and open the Chautauqua AS
sembly of Nevada with salute from this
historical gun.