Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-06
FUy 1T 4 BEAN YEAST.
An Old. ,.ae Banquet at the
Forty nine Camp.

from Frisco, and that there was
plenty Of grub in the camp, the Di-
rector General, the executive com
mittee and members Of the press re
sponded yesterday 70 an invitation to
take lunch with Old -4aA pc~.>as d:
the Forty-nine Mining Camp.
Around the table set in the form of a
hollow square in the crest for the
Weary" Hotel the hollow guests
seated themselves while Papa Peakes
and lis assistants dispensed beans
and other things Everything con
nected with the banquet was con
Quoted in the spirit which prevailed
IN the days of 40 The guests kept
their hats on at the table and the
walters wore pistols with which to
resent criticisms on the menu.
Brown paper served as table
cloths and al the plate and china
was of tin. \ frontier orchestra
composed of two pieces played fun
eral dirges as the food disappeared
from mortal view. Papa Peakes, in
red flannel shirt, gun and SOM
brero, stood in front of huge pot Of
beans in the center of the square
with ladle in hand, while the look
out, William Lokowitz, crept stealth
lily along behind the diners with
cooked revolver listening for COM
meuts. While the menu conveyed
the impression that there was moth
ing to cat except beans other staples
and Injuries were not wanting Z en-
Pie found place on the layout, but
beans cooked in the ground were a
strong favorite. Following was the
menu:
FoRTY-NIyE MINING CAMP MEM,
Soup-Clam Chowdar wiz '.~
Fish-Pork and Beans - st. .-,
Entree-Beans and Pori, 40 style,
baked in The ground 81.
B5ast-Tricd Beans, Polk again
in The Dutch oven.
Saal-''EStra .ut If sight" Rus
siam Salads, % style.
Pudding.
Chicken Tamalas
Dessert-Beans whipped with
bean sauce.
Bean Pies.
During the progress OF the bean
fcast Sam Davis arose and proposed
the toast, ''Our Honored Guests,
an called on Director General NJ.
Il, de Young for a response, adding
as an afterthought that the company
could keep its bowie knives and pis-
tolls in It's boots. Mr.. de Young re
sponded with a serio-comic speech
which created much merriment. He
sail:
II have been invited to many
feasts, but this is the worst one
ever saw. Sensation and drawing
Of pistols by Peakes and assistants.
In the first place the beans were
the plates were empty
and then Peakes served the coffee |
cream. When he did bring
he cream around the coffee was
cold.
Take it all in all, | don't know
whether I VIII like this banquet or
rot, but viii, perhaps, know better
70 morrow. This Russian gentle
man here On my right, Mr. Bambur-
yer, is also in the same fix. Through>
,ut the feast he has been asking me
f / thought it would hurt him in any
way. [Laughter.l He also asked
or information as to the best method
# aissectiug a tamale, and then tried
o saw through the husks with his
,nife. But leaving jokes aside, the
7orty-njno camp IS a splendid sue
es5, and one Of the greatest attrac-
ions Of he Fair. At first | was OPP
.ozed to the scheme, and but for the
ginning ways of Sam Davis the camp
night not have been located. I'm
III now That Davis was allowed to
ave his way as we did not know .
hat to do with this out-of-the-way
ornyr, 1t was a windy spot which
o one else wanted, but it just suits
JAWS Laughter. I congratulate
he camp aud also Papa Peakes for
is exec lent repas:."
\ vollcy of pistol shots greeted the
onclusion of Mr.. de Young's re
larks, after which Alexander Bad