The record-union., 1897-08-03
IN THE HIGH SIERRAS.
ENJOYING LIFE AT SUMMIT
SODA SPRINGS.
Many Sacramentans Are Among
the Guests at This Popular
Mountain Resort.
Especial Correspondence of Record-Union.,

Especial Correspondence of Record-Union.)
SUMMIT SODA SPRINGS, Aug. l.
Up here in the high Sierras there is
gathered this year a most delightful
company Of people. OF course the COM
pany is always changing more or less,
as people come and go almost every
day, but there are many who come here
every year, and who remain from one to
three months. There is no lovelier spot
on earth in which to pass the summer,
and this is attested by the fact that
people who once spend the summer here
become so attached to the place that
they are almost always sure to return
the following year if they can do so.
During portions of the season the place
is so crowded that it is impossible to
accommodate all who apply, but just
now there is some room to spare, both in
the hotel and cottages.
In letters of other years / have told
you something of the wondrous charm
of the place, beginning with the stage
ride from Summit Station, over one of
the most picturesque roads in the noun
4ains, the grand scenery, the climbing
of the celebrated Tinker's Knob, and the
strings of trout which Charley Bonet, DIR.
Wood, Johnny Pike and others bring in.
This time / intend to confine myself to
&. few of the present activities.
We had a real live bear sensation a
few days ago. Fred c. york, Clarence
NJ. Willis, and George B. Lorenz, all
of Sacramento, the two latter being
mere youngsters, went up into what is
l,a A 4 Inc
joying sliding upon the snow banks for
q while, they started to investigate a
deep canyon, all the while the boys talk
3ng about how they would like to see
bear. and what they would do to him.
Mr.. york carried a shot gun, loaded
with bird shot, while young Willis had
u thirty-two caliber rifle. Mr.. york
was resting on the mountain side while
the boys were some distance below him
in the canyon, when the first-named dis
covered an immense cinnamon bear sun
ming himself on a rock but a short dis
tance from the boys. He at once at
1racted their attention, called them to
him, and pointed out the bear. They all
positively declare that they did not run,
but that on the contrary Mr.. york fired
upon old bruin, and young Willis sent
two of the little pellets from his ''trusty
1hirty-two" after him. The bear evil
IDENTIFY did not want to play, so he ran
of down the canyon and escaped from
the doughty huntsmen.
Last evening we had a very pleasant
party at the Log Cabin, that building
once famous as the headquarters of the
3 Piute Club. 1t was a progressive fish
ing party, and proved a most novel and
entertaining affair. Sixteen couples
We're seated at four little tables, on
which were laid for the use of the play
ers four diminutive rods and lines and
a pool of dozen fish, such as you have
seen the children play with about
Christmas time. The game was to de-
1ermine who could catch the most of
the fish; at the end of each game the
losing couple passing to the next table,
as in progressive whist. 1t was a most
exciting game, as every one will I'M
derstand who has seen the children deft-
ly catching these artificial fish. The
more excited one becomes, the less like
~ that person is to hook the coveted
prize. While it was time to fish every
thing was as quiet as a church yard,
but as soon as the whistle blew, an
nouncing the finish of a game the
place resounded with laughter.
But the merrfment reached the eli
max when the prizes were distributed,
ms some of them were decidedly novel.
The prize winners were as follows:
Iadys prize at royal table, Miss Amy
Garoutte; gents prize at royal table,
w. NJ. Gardner; lady's progressive
prize. Miss J. Gertrude Shoemaker;
gents progressive prize, NJ. Hall Nc
-Allister; lady's BOBBY prize. Miss Ruth
Merrill; gents BOBBY prize, J. E. T.
pike.
Those who COX part in the game
were: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hop
}ins Mrs. Robert Mackenzie, Miss Bella
Mackenzie of San Francisco, Mr.. and
NIrs. E. B. Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Lorenz, George B. Lorenz, Sacra-
mento; Justice c. H. Garoutte and wife,
Miss Amy Garoutte, Miss Grace Car
9outte, San Francisco; ]. E. T. Pike,
Sacramento; Mrs. D. S. Jordan, PalO
Alto; Mrs. John F. Merrill, Ralph D.
Merrill, Miss NJ. Gladys Merrill, Ruth
f. Merrill, San Francisco; w. F. Geary
and wife, Sacramento; Miss Gertrude
Shoemaker, Berkeley; Miss Adelaide
iDierssen. Miss Laura Dierssen, Sacra-
mento; NJ. Hall McAllister, San Fran
cisco; w. NJ. Gardner, Miss L. L. Stef-
fins, Oakland; Mrs. Westrof, San Fran
cisco; Fred c. york, Miss Carrie
Noerk, Sacramento; f. J. O'Kell. Stra-
ton O'Ken, Napa County.
The Committee of Arrangements, to
whom great credit was due, was com
posed of Mr. and Mrs. George w Lo-
s1enz, Mrs. John F. Merrill and Mrs c.
il. Garoutte.
Such is life at Summit Soda Springs.
Every day has its pleasant tramps to
one point or another of interest for
those who like mountain climbing, its
rafting games at the shuttle board at
which, so far this season, Justice Ga
route OF the Supreme Court, is the
champion, its quiet strolls along the
Indian Trail, a veritable mountain
Lovers Lane" its fishing and trail
riding parties; each evening some form
of amusement at the Log Cabin. Here
you may throw off duh care and recup-
crate health and strength, drinking the
waters of any of the five different min
eral springs. Sam Jacobs, the Genial
Landlord" is just as cute" and just
as accommodating as ever.
There are a great many Sacrament
tans here now and more are coming
Chas Root and wife are the latest ar
rivals from your city. ROSALIND.
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