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Show GREAT SALT LAKE. Two lays o Ha Ois .nrbfil Boyom. Fun ai;(i-r Diificulties Pleisure in sp'le ol opposition. Our Sunday niorii'iig's u-count of the Gi'uiit iilt L:ikc excurdionidta ontled when the iiititj1 had lor(led the City of On'nHc, nud the little 'vessiil proudly floated out upon the placid deep. The excursion has terminated, ter-minated, the excttrtera or, rather, portions of all aro onco more at home, and now we resume the Laic of their joys and sorrows, their happiness and disappointments. One thing that should ;have been mentioned men-tioned in the first notice was purpoaly ignored. Wc refer to THE I1A9E VIOL. The reason fur passing tho Dohlc weapon by in silence might appear absurd to some, when contemplated at this safedistanco, and on dry laud, hut a very dillorent state of aflairs existed ex-isted both on board the train and on the steamboat. The excursionists were ladies and 'gentlemen who from their infancy have been timid to an extraordinary degree, and not knowing know-ing the habiu of the Tiol, were extremely ex-tremely cautious in speaking of the instrument, lest, becoming offended, it would throw the train off the track or wreck the boat. It was treated with marked respect and reciprocated by behaviug nobly, therefore is entitled to the honorable mention which we here make of it. With this explanation explana-tion of previous silence on a mammoth mam-moth subject and which explanation has been niado in compliance "with the unanimous request of the party we proceed WITH THE EXCURSION'. After all wero comfortably on board, the hoarse whistlo told us that we wore to bid adipti to the pleasant parlors at Hotel Do Clinton, to anxious anxi-ous ones on shore and to our dearest and only firm friend, the dry land. But gleefully the handkerchiefs were waived to all the above and the vessel smoothly pushed off upon its trackless track-less journey. Everybody was on deck enjoying the Oquirrh zephyrs which came on board, full-freighted with the perfume of the modest sage brush and other exotics. No Boouer had the wssel began to move than OUen'a serenado band oue of whom that base viul is which filled the air with melody, and called the merrymakers merry-makers into the cabins, which were ' at once converted into parlor ball rooms; and here tho giddy waltz was indulged in till the dinner was announced, an-nounced, when all "fell to" nautical nauti-cal phrase with energy. The serenity seren-ity of the first few hoursj on the lake was undisturbed; nor was the season marked by anything extraordinary, except that the mild breeze which gently fanned the excursionists' cheeks upon leaving the shore, had been growing strcner, and dark clouds bad arisen in the horizon. Some of the parly the weaker ones of course talked of a storm, and the vessel began to sway gently from one side to the other. The wind increased its speed, the surface of the lake became be-came troubled and the boat continued to go down, down on one side, and up, up, on the other, and vice versa. Finally the Bpirito oi gravitationseized gravi-tationseized hold of the chairs and dashed them against the tables, the tables against the chairs, the execur-ters execur-ters against both, and epread the broken crockery, chow-chow, soups and gravies, coflee and te.i, over the mixture. THE BOAT WAS OSCILLATING md the party and other movable were doinz the same thtni;. Simul taneous with the movement of the boat, there was a movement, also of a mixed character, anions the pn-en gera. A Hock of gulls had followed the boat for about an hour, but mo one could tell for what purpue. Now the object of the sea fowls U'eame apparent, ' it was ri.rsiKR. As the boat rolled backward and forward, for-ward, about four-fifths of thedadies and gentlemen "oscillalul" to the sides, and firmly bracing themselves, leaned forward and earnestly and sincerely sin-cerely contemplated tho rolling sea. The vessel's load became lighter and the objects of the gulls was no longer a mystery. Tboao who have "been there" say sea sickness is an excellent institution it works marvels in the way of cleansing the human system. The affidavit of SO excursionists that sea sickness makes a vigorous ellort to cleanse the system can be had at any time. It is simply wonderful. The sailors said we were in a "trough" a nautical expression which every one readily understood, upon casting his eye around,, or alter sliding across a cabin on a piece of unknown slip pery substance. (The sailors afterwards after-wards remarked, swinishly, that they didn't mean that kind of a "trough.") The general seasickness seasick-ness did not laot long. It was a thing that could not continue, and b'o kept up with any degree of material success. suc-cess. Ttioso who had been most energetic en-ergetic in the business were first on their feet, prepared for recuperation. The City of Corinne had now reached a point near tho northern end of Antelope Island, and the wind had increased to a fierce gale. Only bald-headed excursion ists could go on the decks with any degree of safety, and they were obliged to p'm back their e;.r to prevent their being blown oft. The vessel had been once vr twi.-o .uirhoreil, and finally was ! stopped for the night under a massive mas-sive cliff of rocks, and here the "camp" was made the wind blowing blow-ing a hurricane, and the rain beating down furiously. Notwithstanding all this the party stowed themselves away in beds and on blankets to wait for the morning and a smooth sea; and though the EL EM KNTS WKliC WARRING outside and the boat was pitching and rolling about, the passengers generally were comfortable, and many slept the sweet Bleep of conscious con-scious innocence. Those who did not tdef p passed tho bourn till daylight as only such a party under such circum-stanccscan circum-stanccscan pa&s a night in joyful hilarity and gleeful joviality ; and when tho morning light came they were almost sorry the night had been so short, and tho unpleasant circumstances circum-stances had not been more severe. On Sunday morning the wind had modified somewhat, though it was yet blowing a gale and the lake was ; running high; however, it was deemed deem-ed safe to proceed, and weighing anchor the little vessel, which had been subjected to perhaps the severest storm that it had ever encountered, was again gaily riding the mad waves, in the direction of another island. But the excursionists had had enough "enjoyment" for once, and tho vote to return was almost unanimous. The vessel was headed in the direction ot Lake Point, and after a few hours' pleasant ride she was again moored at the wharf, and was soon deserted by the party who were agreeably welcomed by mine hest Clinton, who threw open his fine hotel to their accommodation. Under tho judge's hospitable roof the afternoon was pleasantly passed in the prosecution of various amusements, amuse-ments, and the company returned to the city in the evening, after partaking partak-ing of A BOUNTEOUS DINNEB, gotten up in the artist Sullivan's best style, on board the steamer. The elements were opposed to the excursion, and did all they could to mar its pleasure, but they were not. entirely successful. The party were determined to enjoy themselves, and despite the opposition from the uncontrollable un-controllable source, did so. Few of the company but are glad that they were along. The gentlemen who inaugurated and conducted the excursion ex-cursion labored bravely, and succeed-1 ed admirably in making all happy under difficulties; while the passengers passen-gers vied with each other in being agreeable and heightening the enjoyment enjoy-ment of the occasion. Excursions on Great Salt Lake, in the City of Corinne, will become popular here, but no party that goes in the future will rcturnbetter satisfied satis-fied with the result of their trip, take it all in all, then were those who spent Saturday and Sunday on that storm-tossed vessel. At a meeting of the excursionists, held on the cars while returning to the city Col. S. F. Nuckolls, chairman, chair-man, and Mr. W, C. Hendrie, secretary secre-tary Dr. Allen Fowler, Gen. P. E. Connor and Mr. E. Stover, were appointed ap-pointed a committee to draft resolutions resolu-tions expressive ot the Bense of the company. They reported the following, follow-ing, which were unanimously adopted: BESOLUTION3. Resolved, That the thanks of the entire party are hereby tendered to the committee of arrangements for their indefatigable exertions and untiring un-tiring labors in behalf ol the comfort and welfare of all on board. Resolved, That to General Superintendent Superin-tendent Kimball we are indebted for many acts of courtesy and kindness rarely found in a railroad superintendent. superin-tendent. J'rsnrcd, Thnt our thauka are tendered tend-ered to Olson's splendid band for the superb music furnished on .the trip, which so much contributed to the enjoyment en-joyment of the entire party. |