New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-13
HOME AND FOREIGN TRAVEL.
IN THE NUsTs OF TIE PAcIFIC-v.


SAN Francisco, Sept 13.-Returning from
tho steco Brothers dairy at Point Ammo NueVo' we
passed. the famed Pebble Beach q Pescadero' great
resort especially for ladies' and children, in the summer
Two ledgcs Of sharp, Jagged rocks Jut Out i
tho ocean about $50 Yards apart Between them extends
sandstone bluff some feet hight. IN front OF "''
stretches the beach some % To 80 feet In WiG az E VI
low tide The beach is composed wholly OF pepoes, ION
tho size OF grain Of wheat 10 that OF G'Ou s@eu %
nut They Of al coors-white' red O'p""' 49,
ereen ana valIcgatct. Those Of beautiful opane nue.
no most plentiful and all highly poi9he" py u''
finn Plain ag.cs moss-agatcs, comedians ana green
stones abound and IL Is claimed that the MORO precious
stones iuclu Do diamonds and rnbes' are someues
met with Tho wife Of Francisco Garcia WelEkno"h
saloon Iceper on MoutgomeIyst in San Francisco has
epue m n,ond w lic she found here, but AN not GER
tap that 1t WIS placed there 10y purely natural agencies
Hundreds Of tuus OF the pebbles are washed up by
every Storm AMI il is supposed that there Is layer or
stratum soft muck clay which they are embedded
extending ont into the from beneath the sandstone
Every dag, u Summer many ladies ard children 80
down TO this beach pebble carrying their lunch
baskets with them. They lie down at fun length upon
their faces the drifts Of polished pebbles and with
stick dig down into the moss in search ofpeca beauties
quart Of fine is good days work, ana lady or
unusually fnstGlOUs taste VIII frequently work all day
Tor a cupfull Collections Of these pebbles may be seen
I'm most Of The Le,Icr class Of houses San Francisco
and along The coast though they cannot loo considered as
Of any great value. walked along the beach, hut did
not sec any diamonds and filled ny pockets at random
Some o. the oss.agato and similar make really
handsome jcwclry when cut audi set in sold. santa
Cruz lower down The coast has also pebble beach, bat
1t IS not equal to this at Pescadero.
KONA.
At tho beach of the characters Of tho local
ity-Koua an immense Newfoundland dog. One day
little Girl picking pebbles caught by huge roller
from the Pacific and carried the roaring surf
Eoua dashed IN caught her by the Lair, and, after
stout struggle brought her ashore alive. or course
Konn became hero 1T once and YRS duly louzed and
spoiled re enjoyed lis dignity for some tine' put
eventually. finding himself neglected, he determined by
bold stroke, to regain lis popularity. Starting OF for
the beach, lie saw a lady out swimming He at once
rushed r seized her by the har and In spite OF her
frantic resistance, landed her tho beach, He has be-
every man. woman. and child whom he catches N swim
ming. lie was looking for somebody ~ rescue when We
THE OLDEST lNHABTANT.
The attained by the native spanish Amercan-ard
usually pat Observation-Disclosures OF tins trniy
marvellous Iucyvr knew bUt Of them TO die, aud lac
knocked down and over by runaway Gourmin
truck team Gu lluest IL san francisco last year lie
1t uudouhtd fact that Cmon Avios, now living at
Todos santos Bay Lower California was one Of the mill
tary guard VINO presented arms WheL t4Gte J9nlpero
Sierra raised the mt the Mission san Diego, just 100
yeaIs go Ust July. THIS old o0HqlHstador had been
event that bic age to-day eau be hardly less than US
anu ESS e snd ISY"H TtS n9s,Sr 0vcr e
Sah fl'SlSCV' anu t"Ae q ii.',1 t'S, 80 q, %
Oldest inhabart" IS at issue between Don Salvador
Nos0nito Mission Indian and senior p0a Feline Armas
Californian OF Spanish parentage Arnas remembers
that when King KImcEmneha First II Hawaii found
that the cattle which mad grown up Wild on his Islands
had become an ubearabe nuisance. and sent over TO
this country for rdcQUcr1s 10 k them ota historical
fct-he Aruas selected as one OF the party He was
then tid 10 he ~ years OF age put so many years h'@
ing at the rate of one yearly Salvador MOsq Iito was hap
which the ceremony performed has long cruuhed
into dust aud the acqueros "ho under tie direction OF
bring him ~ for Tic glory Of God, have for many
beeu hunting ethereal cattle on phantom sCtds the
ranches of Tie blessed saw him the other day, He
dow ~ the grocery TO get bottle OF whjsky 10
which be very partial when he get milk, whcl,
IS usually the case Tlds auedeluvau joker always as
dy nsn Incy trust Nun at tine grocery until hi pill
amounts 10 s. or S. AID then demand the CON Lifting
his hands with the expression OF dying SMUT, the old
RASCAL e'cniairs, mug PoJIe senior! loieng2 hda1,
nGdd 1td01 S0r' With SOiet ana every
appearance perfect honesty But tie Clerk invariably
gets the diEOrO Mosquito appears % be Of strong
Az or 90 Who, under the communal OF TIC CHIEF Pom
heSrtne ls name Fr", Thence NOV made nrriodi0a
forays tho ranches below; but the good fathers
had caught ana converted all their female friends.
they finally went down TO the old Mission santa Clara or
san Jostl certain whcu--aud, breaking into the
eOgrHl ono night, carried of q =" Mdhtla' apiece
trom ulder the very hoses OF ther mous guardians.
sued by the Spanish soldiers 20 their mountain
tastness and cNtrruinated. POnpOniO not being big
was not killed. but was caught aud baptized. lie is
whisky. nave calculated the number OF red peppers he
must have eaten ,ce That time. ana the aggiegte Is
take Uie figures To express IT than are required the
annual exhibit OF our atlonal debt.
SALMON. Trout, AND sEA-IIONs.
"PescadcIu' Is tAe Spanish for % nshriy." and the
maine j. indicative. The wrecks winch down from
s1e mountains an along this coast swarm with the spotted
front OF California ANA afford huo sport N the early part
OF the season Ia places aoug their banks tie honey
suckle bushes and other shrubs aud vines form chap
pdrei dense that wade for miles whip the
stream; bat 100 zO, even 500 uout often baskctcd
In single day fishing 10y one Individual. IL has not
raiued since phi, and viii not until the last Of
November OF december; bat the days grow shorter
zion which caused the streams TO uwiude to
Strings u detached ponds, decreases, aud
Range the MYERS ,cOhihchte 10 .Ilse. Ih"mls1h,
hOspIiaGe landlord took me down to the mouth OF The
PesraderO for little sport. We sent Mexican after
worms Tor DtlL He sent negro, ana We sent China
after tie De ero. and Eot them at last The row
lards aud teal winch We could not shoot because the
furbids livery pIupeIly-uuth the 10Th lust, and
az crows, buzziIds. gals, &c, DC, which we dd not
want XIII. Tucre Is bar at tile mouth Of the
creek ana We chained our boat 10 high rock
INSIDE IL ana walked uOWh 10 Tue ocean, iAc shores
lined with drii, trunks OF great pine and redwood
tees, mbers OF wrecked ships &c DC, aud the scenery
was Wildly romantic We passed tc iestihg CaICdsSts
OF half dozen great scl-Ous, which bad been killed by
a fishing party with Henry rifles some weeks before
The n5n come into TIC creek win the tue, ana bic best
before the cob commences. If the seaUus, who rover
thetOCks Just outside follow them into the creek the
fish all ruu Out-iud there Is 40 sport that day
rest leave. Before reached the mouth we Two
wolves on the oppu. 40 shore running around by the
Nhen lac Us, the other Lifted up his nose and
aud Treated " 10 the most vivid illustration aSi
N'''' - "Tse volts lone howl on oua.slas shore"
md then followed his companion. As We rounded the
bluff We rocks just oil shore covered with
lJus. 10 low de aud We could ran ont 10 within 90
yards Of them. / had a brge.slzed Smith Wcs-On
revolver capital weapon Tor such use ad as they tew
up their heads lJuR us sent bullet into the side
q big spotted fellow WHO Was lying lgh up aud pre-
scented goOd mark. Tue bail struck him WIN dul
thud ana AZ he rolled OH into the waves tue whole herd
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