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Show HEll FIRST TRIP. The Florence Connects With the Tin tic Stage. Passengers Elated Over the Beauties of the Steamboat Ride On Utah Lake. As announced in Tuesday's Mousing Mous-ing Dispatch the steamer Florence made her initial trip yesterday, establishing estab-lishing the passenger line between Provo and Tiutic. The motor left the Bank corner, at 7:30, and was soon spinning across the bottoms towards the Lake Resort, where the steamer lay at anchor. Arriving there, Cajit. De Moisey anil crew proceeded to raise steam, and about 8:30 o'clock the Florence steamed slowly awaj from the pier. As was expected there were not many passengers, as the following list will show: Mrs. De Moisey and child, Charles W. Fifield, traveling agent lor the Vacuum Oil company of Chicago. B. G. Kraus, salesman for the lart:e button house of S. S. Katz, New Yolk, and The Dispatch reporter. Tlie morning was lovely, and the lake as smooth and placid as a sheet of glass. When nut about two miles Hie Florence got down to work and fairly flew through the water. Over the stern of the boat an awning had been spread and beneath this all hand? gathered and were soon engrossed in the sleight-of hand work of B. (i. Kraus, wh, hy the way, is communis known as "the sleight-of-hand button man." B. G. K. would take a wooden hall about an inch in diameter and make it disappear in the most remarkable remarka-ble manner. He also took two half-dollar half-dollar pieces and made them disappear, and turning up the vest of one of the spectators, the missing coin would be found. Mr. Kraus kept up this performance per-formance nearly an lutur, much to the amusement of those on board. The two drummers were never-ceasing in their praises of the lake, the ooat, and all connected with the trip, congratulating themselves for escaping the dust and incessant noise of railroad travel. In just one hour and fifty minutes the Florence touched the Tintic landing, and found the stage there, it having arrived a few minutes ahead of the boat. The two drummers disembarked disem-barked with their luggage and a passenger passen-ger from Eureka was taken on board. The prow of the Florence was turned towards home, and the return voyage then commenced. The new companion proved to be a Welsh miner who was leaving the silver mines at Tintic on account of ill health. He also was loud in his praises of the hike, stating when about half-way across that the air made him feel better than he had felt for months. The llesort landing was reached about 1:45 o'clock, the whole journey having consumed about five hours. A more pleasant journey it would he hard to find. The lake remained like a sheet of glass durinsr the entire trip. Under such an efficient captain as De Moisey, and his abb crew, this line is destined to become the popular mode of travel between here and Tintic. Farmers, business men, in fact all will readily see the advantage of the opening of this route which certainly should receive the patronage and support sup-port it deserves. Capt. DeMoisey will do everything in his power to enchance the pleasure and comfort of his passengers. By tl:e way, what is there in the way of an excursion across to the Tintic side of the lake? There are beautiful meadows mead-ows for camping purposes and every facility for a good outing. |