Saturday - August 9

Bob: Went to the Branch picnic today. Bonnie and I got there a little before the starting time of 11. Waited till 11:25 and no one had shown up. The site had been changed from Pike Lake to New Liskeard public marina so we began to think the site might have been changed again. Decided to drive on down the street and we found everyone at another outdoor pavilion. Had a great time and ate way too much.
After the picnic we took a tore of the Cobalt area with Jack Perry. I tell you, that man is so interesting and knowledgable concerning this area. He is a great ambassador for this area.

Bonnie took this of me while I was preparing for the picnic.

This is called the Glory Hole. Very rich vein of silver was discovered here. The hole under the water is several hundred feet deep. The hole in the wall is one of the shafts the men worked. About 30 feet down would be another shaft. This was repeated several times over.

This is a photo of a mine shaft that once produced 1000s of ounces of silver.

Bonnie:  We had a wonderful time at the picnic!  We met some members of the branch that we hadn't met before.

Then, Jack is so interesting.  They have 10 hens that are very obedient!  He  just has to call them and they all come running.  They walk around the yard during the day. When it starts to get dark they go back into the coop.  Jack leaves the door of the coop open all day. He loves animals, especially horses.  They are well trained, too.  It was a joy to hear him tell all about Cobalt.

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