Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-11
OYER OUR INLAND SEA,
a Tire, Days Sail On lie Great
IN N salt Lake
fLEisTfBs We HAVE At HONE.
Enjoyable Trip Of a Party Of Young
salt Lakers.

taln Allu shllOrs, anu as load Ate
load Of MS arrived at the pier below
Fatning.en, CDR hIIafits Increased
a short distance out our schoone
lay at anchor on the gently heavin.
bosom Of the lake; on the wharf al
was hfe and activity. some Svr,
in animated grOups talking ~, set
antly Of the voyage; others weD
running % anu fro with bundle,,
and suli others were dancisg. Tbs
provision wagon made It's appear
ance, and while il was being run
down the pier rotten plank gave
way letting one wheel through
which, needless to say, sent some
things OF the fly. One large lunch
box turned q complete somenSluli
from the top Of the wagon AM, amid
the shrek Of 'Piesl'' from the ladies
who owned it, lit on its base all
right, due, suppose, to the fact
that someone had, with much fore
thought, written on top, This side
up, with eare.o Not a few dishes
we're broken. but the food was sil
right. -a. g.rs
The schooheE now Gracefully
visited sail and made for the pier.
The holds were filed with picnic
and bedding and We were
''plankei" across, which was rather
an exiting proceeding, the planks
having a decided downwAni slope.
The attraction Of the deck was 50
great for some that they Increased
their speed in proportion 10 the
nearness they attained and were
pumped rather precipitately over
the deck nail. Nothing daunted,
ther picked themselves up, TO take
their turn in laughing at those who
followed.
We were all aboard now, but
could not proceed, a. a favorable
breeze for sailing had not set
in. The sun was low and We were
hungry, 20 TO pass the intervening
time We made a mid on the prOyi-
i ms, satisfied ourselves and were
about TO get inpatient about start
ing when the sun sank and an
accommodating land breeze spiang
up and Grove Us forth. The vessel
had barely got in motion when one
interesting young lady called out
that she was sea-sick, but il proved
\ false alarm,
We nladt. for Church Island, but, |
rs the wind was rather high, We /
did not reach there until , O'Clock ]
the next morning. The night had /
PASSED very quickly and pleasantly, |
as the hours were beguiled 1
with yarn spinning" and singing
10 the breezy music OF guitars.
Il O'Clock the moon rose. and
The field glasses and captains
CLASP came into requisitiOn by
which the craters, plains and vallies
II the moon were plainly visible,
jupiter received his share Of ztteu-
ion, too and did credit TO himself
~ displaying three Of his sat
,llites.
Landing on the largest island Of
he Lake we slept till sunrise; We
hen started oil for StansbuTy Is
and, but not before We had taken
morning dip in the lake.
In size tansbuIy niuks next TO
'hurch Island anu Is to the west
nd south Of the latter. We had
mir sailing and had about forgotten
he word '.Sea-sick, - when We
the southern point 81 the
sland we were leaving and were
truck by sudden squall. In the
that cnsucd a young .
.Gy tainted, bat an admirer was
near and he persuaded
er to revive. We were clipping
though the water at lively rate
.Ow, but n the vessel did not
oil much, hardly yet Ciu
fe realize the meaning OF ''sezi-
pretty soon, however, lie
quail EaSscd en- and left IN it, wake
rolling SEA, and lively cOmpre-
ention Of the word began TO mani
~ Itself. The observer might have ,
zen different persOns stealing gent !
! and unObtrusively, but hastily,
way 10 the deck rail. They had
ct the inclination 10 gather in
r0ups as was their wont before, tut Z
-emei 20 prefer seclusiou. a =
teaching process commencing q
round a dOlefully dropping mouth
nd quickly extending over the {
hole face was the first outward !
gu Of rebellion within, and, :
iOugh some did their best to quell :
le uprising, they were at last Z
bliged to open their mouths and Z
ermit il. In a few hours cOnva- l
iscence set in and we we're as live {
: n ever, except now and then '
hen the schooner swayet a little, I
ie former victims would engage in
,ber reflections.
Toward evening the air began to
et 50 calm that the captain was j
raid we would bee unable TO reach 4
tansbury, and such proved the case. | [
t 10 O'Clock we lay becalmed '
lille or two of land. under a suitry
", with black, lowering clouds that n
Oked like rain. Anchor was cast :
nd preparations made for sleep. I
.ach one had made his pun or told c
Is funny yarn; the laughter had :
lbsided, and Morpheus was about y
} claim her own when, from the ;
old Of the vessel, where the gentle j
len had been consigned 10 sleep,
me two deep, dOleful voices sing :
x lizard beds, hard beds. come !,
,ain no MORE" or course that set Us
] laughing sgain. Wedid finally get :
sleep, however, when a gentle
liter patter, accompanied by a SEN
ton # wetness, awakened all. =
he rain lasted but a few minutes, :
IOugh, the only disagrecable result >
ing few stiff necks next day. =
When morning came there was n
eeze but Il was not favorable
r the island; but as the majority
! board wished to obtain specimens
fossil and Of COAL formation, v it'll
hich one part Of the island abOunds, Il
was decided TO reach land by :,
instead Of going home as :,
e wind seemed determined We .
ould. The water being shoal o
Dng the part Of the island We APP v
the skiT belonging to the ,
hOoner had TO be used TO take
ashore. Landing, We went in Z
rious directions specimen hunt n
&, the agreei signal to call "
back being a pistol shot. 4,
fter the lapse Of some two hours Il
e shot was he2rd, and we gathered =.
sether TO compare our different .,
Ids Some valuable specimens Of ;.
sill and coral had been gathered, =,
other specimen, though not 30 -
luable, more interesting to scme- n
'ery rusty wild cat trap to which :.
n chung some hairs. Another in ',
resting find was a closed hive in :,
Ieep Granny Of the summit Of a -
cky ridge. Within the tube was /,
laper covered with the names Of !"
exploring party Of 1879. OF -,
urse we added our names under ~
e head Excursion aboard the y
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