Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-12
TAHOE CORRESPONDENCE.
A little Gossip from all Around
the Lake.
McKinnev's Aup O.

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Ed. APPEAL There is not much
of an interesting character transpir-
ing at the Lake at the present time,
and your correspondent has found it
necessary to gather news on the in
stallment plan, and will ''bunch" the
| whole works in this letter. Our
crowd consists of Miss Maggie and
Chas. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Jack Wall
and brother Will Wilson, Miss Stella
Mayhugh and brother John, John
and James Egan, John Wilson the
APPEAL carrier, and the writer. We
rowed across from Glenbrook in La
Tosca, in less than four hours. Peo-
pie who doubt the story are recon-
mended to examine the blisters on
our hands. We have fresh milk and
butter from the Murphy dairy, and
with a large assortment of canned
goods live high-6,2OS feet above
sea level. The real good fishing gave
out few days before we arrived,
though we are catching enough to
eat, nearly. l promised fish to about
40 people before leaving Carson, but
could have promised several mere
just as easily.
Last Friday your correspondent
announced that he would concoct a
beef stew (corned beef for dinner.
They didn't want any of my stew,
but not wishing to hurt my feelings
suggested that it would hardly be
orthodox to eat meat on Friday.
1t was very amusing tic hear them
hedge into line when ] rendered the
information that a grouse and a few
quail killed the day before had been
given me by camping party, and
it would be necessary to cook them
at once. Of course, out camping it
was different, and it would be wicked
to waste them, you know, and then
again every thing goes out camping,
and nobody would care, anyway. So
we devoured the game. There were
some pointed hints about job being
put up by the writer, that he might
feast on quail, but of course there
wasn't the slightest foundation for
any such an idea. When they dined
they fell on the game and left me the
corned beef. If this is modern
christianity feel like giving up my
pew in church.
The Steamer Tallac took party
from here around the Lake few
days ago. A jolly time was had all
round, and they lunched at Emerald
Bay. James Egan and your cor
respondent footed it to Rubicon
Springs yesterday in 2 hours and 20
minutes, returning this morning in
2 hours and "a minutes, breaking all
previous records, The distance Is
variously estimated at from 8 to Il
miles, over a rough road.
The Rev. Mr.. Jukes and family
of Virginia accompanied by the
Misses Fink of Gold Hill, are camp
ed near us. Mrs. Jukes has painted
from life in water colors, every va
riety of flower known to this section.
Her work is very perfect in detail,
and the coloring exquisitely natural.
| want to correct some errors
which have appeared in the Carson
papers. As will be seen by the
above, Miss Cavanaugh and party
are not camping at Hobart: neither
are Theo Hofer and sister, Theo and
his sister Ethel have been at McKins
neys since the first, though Miss
Ethel left for home day or two ago
NOTES.
Attorney General Torreyson
caught 80 fine trout in Blackwood
creek back of Idlewild yesterday,
and says they are the gamiest he ever
encountered.
McKinneys and Rubicon Springs
are both crowded with guests. The
weather is perfect all over the Lake
The mosquitoes are unusually thick
their probes, and between
The eyes.
Chas. Cavanaugh made some hot
cakes yesterday, and we don't know
when we can get away from here.
He must have thought he was mixing
some fire proof pant for G. & G.
coach,
The APPEAL carrier has been nick
named Bodie.
1t is mistake about Pete Hall