Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-05
STILL IN THE ROCKIES.

We did not stop long at Sum
nit only just long enoughfor the
passengers to get out and pack
a few snow balls, then we COM
menced to decend the mountains.
We had not gone many miles be-
fore we got out Of the snow
sheds that | spoke of in my last
letter. Then we had a fine op
portunity to view the beautiful
scenery. In few hours ride we
came to the rstplace of impor-
tance, Truckee, Cal, situated III
the Truckee Valley. | had IN
tended to go fishing at this place
and catch some of those beautl-
ful mountain trout, but the next
day was so cold and windy that
gave it up and instead went to
see the Rocking Stone" This
is an immense rock on top of the
ground on a high hill, the rock
is probably as large as the court
houseaat Eagle, and on top OF
this rock in a hollow part is
another rock weighing many
tons that can be tipped back and
forth with only the hand while
it cannot be prieu out Of its rest
ing even with lever, it is said
it was that way when first
found and is certainly a great
curiosity. Ofcourse ! had to
snap my kodak on it. The next
day / started for Reno, New, the
trip was ofno great interest but
it seemed relief to get into a
place where the streets
were laid out with some regular
/ ity and the town situated on a
plain instead of several hills and
on the side of some mountain.
| was at Reno but one day, then
started down the valley for the
place where Corbett lost his col
ors and money too, Carson City.
1t is very pretty little place OF
about three thousand lnhabi-
tants. The streets are laid out
very regularly. and lined with
shade trees which add to its
beauty very much. When going
| in on the cars Corbett's train
ing quarters, Shaw's Springs,
can be seen very plainly they
being a farmers Cor ranches as
called in the west) house out
about a mile from the city. AS
my time was limited / could not
take In all the sights some OF
which are the Mi1ts, Penitent1-
AIRY and the Arena, the latter
place visited which is an i'm
mense temporary structure built
entirely ofrough 1u1nberjus out
side of the city, in the race track
with nothing remarkable about
it except that it is the Corbett
and Fitzim1nons battle ground.
On leaving Carson City | took
the narrow guage and found my
self moving rapidly up the mar
row and crooked ravlne towards
Virginia City. Three years ago
there was more people i'll this
one county than in all the rest
of the state, but it is not that
way now since the mines are CIV
ing out. Virginia City is laid
out principally on a side hill
there being only one Ions
business street thorough the cen
ter Of the city. Just back of the
city is Mt. Davidson over 5000
feet high, and Cd its very highest
point was flag pole. That was
the place | wanted to get to, SO
after dinner | hired a guide,
mostly for company, and we
started for the pole, we did not
start right up the hill, but went
around, he led the way and set a
lively pace, thinking he would
tire me out at hill climbing, but
after about an hours walk, when
he saw was as fresh and could
climb as we'll as any one he
slackened his pace. After we
had climbed an hour we were
not any nearer the pole than
when we started, but.ln due time
we reached the summit and sat
down to rest and view the sur
rounding country. From where
we were we could see one Capt.
tai, two county seats and three
other cities besides two lakes. it
was a sight not to be forgo item
in short time, and just below