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Show A DIY O.V NAI.T I.AKH. K.ourMiui (rip ol' llio City ol 'uriuiic. At S o'clock on the morning of the Fourth, n select company of about Hoventy ladies and gentlemen from this city took a special train to Lake Side, the popular bathing resnrtaltout twenty miles north, there to tike the steamer CHy J ('riu-if, nnd spend a da)' among tho islands of Great Salt Lake. The hour that was passed in the ears was made pleasant by listening listen-ing to music from Andrew's string band, which accompanied the excursionists. excur-sionists. From the railroad to the lake, a distance of a mile and u-half, the party was taken iu vehicles provided pro-vided for the purpose, and in a few minutes the entire company was on board the beautiful little steamer, which had been gaily decorated for the occasion, and which, as she plowed through tho water with tho stare and stripes tloaling iu the breeze, presented a very handsome appearance. appear-ance. As she left tho shoro the baud struck up a lively air, nnd the saloons were soon filled with beautiful women and happy men tripping the " light fantastic," ifcc. iu the giddy waltz, while o there sat or lounged alout the decks, enjoying themselves as best they could with some of the many games which wore to be fouuil on the Wiat. At noon its the. steamer was Hearing Hear-ing one. of the island of tho lake, a sumptuous dinner was served by obliging waiters, and was partaken of with rare good appetites. And thus in pleasant enjoyment the day mou passed away, and the excursionists again found themselves on shoro waiting for tho train, after having been about nine hours on the water. - It had been the intention to land on Church Island, the largest and most fertile iu the lake, but a slight accident, the break-ingof break-ingof tho rudder, which unavoidably occur ml, delayed the bat about two hours until a new one could be made. There was but one expression of regret re-gret by the parly, which was (hat nioro were not present fri enjoy the trip. Much of the pleasure of the occa- ' ; sion was due lo Mr. S. P. Connor, Superintendent for the linn of Lilley, Leisenring t Co., owners of the ' steamer, who is a prince, among good fellows, and who did all in his power to make tho day pass pleasantly (o . those on hoard. Captain Dorris. of the steamer, also exerted himself to make the company enjoy themselves. I here is probably n place in tiie Territory where an excursion party can spend a day more pleasantly than by a .-team' oat-sail on Salt Lake, and we hope to hear of many of them during the warm summer months. |