The record-union., 1894-08-06
SUMNER IN THE SIERRA NEVADA.
How City and Valley People May Gain
Health and Pleasure.
One of the Many Lovely Nooks in the
Heart of the sierra-The Trout's
Vain seclusion.
SUMMIT SODA spR1N es, Aug. 4th.

SUMMIT SODA SPRIN Gs, Aug. 4th.
EDS. RECoRD-UNION: a party of Sac
ramento pilgrims seeking health and
recreation left the Summit for Soda
Springs at o'clock the other morning,
all the seats in the stage being occupied.
The dust had been well laid by thun-
der-storm on the preceding evening, and
the passengers enjoyed the cool mountain
air intensely. The drive is fifteen miles
over the mountain and the scenery ex-
tremely picturesque.
The springs are 1000 feet lower than the
Summit. where people find it difficult to
breathe freely because of the lightness of
the atmosphere Here, however, little, if
any, difficulty is experienced. We ar
rived at 1890 o'clock in the best of spirits
and with very little fatigue. We were
greeted by a number of Sacramento peo-
pie, and also the ''genial landlord" Sam
Jacobs, whose benign countenance was
among the first TO welcome US once more
to the springs.
The hotel and cottages are In excellent
condition, the service is good, the table
excellent, and the tishing-judging from
the fact that almost every man and nearly
every woman comes home with his or
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must be extremely good also.
Indeed, the fishing is excellent here
always, but this year it is much i'm
proved, due largely to the fact that camp
ers are excluded from the little valley.
In past years the streams have been in
vaded by that destructive creature some
times designated the trout hog" and
the fishing spoiled.
When one has left behind the heat of
the valley, the Summit Soda Springs
seem like a glimpse of fairyland-the
green grass, the endless variety OF wild
flowers, the turbulent little river rush
ing by and the falls of the North Fork of
the American River, within few feet of
the hotel and cottages tending to inn
press one with the idea that it is the
place above all others to pass a summer
vacation. You feel impelled to promise
yourself that you will come back the fol-
lowing year sure.
While writing of the fishing forgot to
mention a couple of Sacramentans who
have been very successful in their trout
Ing eXpedItionS-L. l.. Lewis and julius
Gregory. The former is said to have
made the biggest catch OF the season, and
is as proud Of his success as the boy that
dons his first trousers.
The following named people are at
present guests at this place: Charles Cook
OF Oakland, w. II. Todd and wife of Sac
ramento, q. Ward Simpson of Penyrn,
DR.. William Wood and Charles Gardner
and family of Sacramento, d. w. Dove
and family OF San Francisco, Mrs. e. B.
Willis and son, w. II. Devlin and wife,
Robert Devlin, Sr., julius L. Gregory
and r. r. Flint and wife of Sacramento,
Mrs. Campbell Walker and daughter of
Penyrn, Frank Il. Bacon of Weimar, G.
Forbes of San Francisco, J. E. Walsh,
Ben p. Tabor and G. r. Lewis of Oakland.
III. c. Merrill and valet, d. r. Davis, r. l..
Taylor, S. Forbes and family, Mrs. Skeels
and J. IL. Boden and family OF San Fran
cisco, George A. Stuart, Laura Turner
and L. L. Lewis, wife and daughter of
Sacramento, George II. Hoffman and s. S.
Sanborn of Oakland, Mrs. Waitham and
Miss bennington of Haywards, j. p.
Cooke of Oakland, c. M. Cooke of Homo
lulu and others. RoSALIND.