Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-29

A young man about sixteen years old,
from Marble Creek, came to town last Sat-
urday, and got on his first drunk. He be-
came so limp and foolish that he had TO be
led from one of the stores lat the request OF
the proprietary 5E the marshal, who then
lodged him in jail ID sober up and regain his
senses before being called upon to pay for
his fun. A friend interfered as he was being
led TO the cooler, and there came near being
further trouble. A few hours later the
young man recovered sufficiently to know
his situation, when he was permitted to pay
himself out of hoe. and go home. We give
no names because We are satisfied this is the
lads first experience of the kind, as We hope
il may be the last.
Fires in the woods have been giving farm
ers great deal of trouble the past week.
Monday night the heavens were lighted up
By the burning leaves aud tees on the hills
and mountains east of town, and the fences
aud buildings in the Valley east OF the rail-
road were threatened with the devouTing
element. Louis Gioyanoui and two or three
others weat out at eleven O'Clock at night
and fought the fire for several hours. Tommy
oOunstH uia b5lAiC iii III lSh- ~
save his fence: and others did likewise.
Mr.. Edgar's pasture field gave employm ent
ID several parties yesterday-thoagh in this
instance the fire is said to have been COM
municated by passing engine. The dTouth
has made everything like finder, and spark
makes a conf igra1ion.
We are permitted TO take some extracts
Fl ON letter written from Bodie, California.
to Judge Russell of this place, and deem
them of sufficient Interest 10 print them in
the REGISTER: when you wrote you were
talking about strawberries and cream
have not so delicate theme for discourse,
but something quite good in its way, that is
fish. Brook trout. Wouldn't we have lots
of fun if you were here TO help me catch
them: They do bite SD nicely. | generally
go fishing in the morning and in two hours
time bring in dozen. Iwish you were here
to enjoy them with u. " t are deprived OF
many things up here in the mountains, yet
we have much 10 enjoy. Leila and took a
trip this summer which we both enjoyed to
the fullest extent. We took our own team
and went to the c. 5. 5. c. Assembly Of Ne
vada, width Was held at Hot Springs, on the
drive to Lake Tahoe from this place. but we
had gentle team and got along nicely. The
Lake Is 600 leet above sea level, anu l. sur
rounded by mountains, with here and there
room enough between them and the lake to
afford standing room for hotel and 4 few
cottages. These places are summer resorts
and are well patronized. Tahoe City Is six
teen miles from Truckee, on the railroad,
and Is connected with it by stage and teie-
phone lines. Eight steamers on the lake af-
ford communication between the different
places, and are great source Of pleasure 10
tourists. The most beautiful spot is Elmer |
aid Bay, which takes its name from the color
of the water, it being lovely green. The |
bay is entered by narrow channel, the first |
object to meet the eye being small island |
in its center. 1t rises about twenty five feet |
above the water, aud on the top is i tomb |
hewn out of the solid rock by a hermit who
wished it to be his last resting place. His
wishes were not fulfilled, as he was drowned
in the bay and his body never recovered. 1t
Is a peculiar characteristic of the lake that |
the bodies of those drowned in any part of it
are never found. Looking beyond the island |
and the farther shore of the bay, up the
side, fine cascade Is discovered, |
the water ieaping over rocks, now resting ID |
little pools, then over rocks again, till after |
the last long leap it reaches the little stream |
below aud flows gently into the bay. After |
a four hours stop at the bay we board the |
steamer again, with sigh at the thought of
leaving so much th 4 Is lovely. However |
we must complete the circuit of the lake, /
which Is eighty miles in circumference and |
in places / 800 feet deep, for there are other |
beautiful things to see. and wonders of which |
to be told, but | will not stop TO recount |
them heIe."