Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-23
SAN ANTONIO CANON.
A Pleasant Rssort-Good Fishing and Hunt
ing-PrOspscting for Mines-Remains OF
Former Industries.


ing-Prospscting for Mines-Remains Of
Former Industries.
EDITOR HERALD: Before start
ing out fishing, 1 propose to inform
you about San Antonio Canon and
its surroundings. Suffice it to say,
then, that this resort lies between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino
counties. 1t is very easy of access
to our city, either by private con-
veyance the entire distance or by
the cars to Spadra or Pomona and
by team from either Of said places.
The waters of San Antonio rise on
and about "Old Baldy." This
mountain is $4,000 feet high and is
covered with perpetual snow on
some of its north western slopes.
The caflon Is narrow and rugged
and the fall of the stream-which
is Of good size-is very great, CIV
ing it an immense velocity. A
large proportion of it's waters is di-
verted near it's mouth by ditches
for irrigating purposes near Pomo-
ma and at other places in the val
ley, while the balance sinks sud-
denly in the thirsty sand, to feed
some springs many miles away.
At the mouth Of the canon, on
the right hand side as you enter it,
Is the ranch of Mr.. Kincaid, who
has fruits of all kinds growing in
luxuriant profusion. His place is
q happy illustration of the possi-
bilities of the foothills of Los An
geles county. Cherries and prunes
thrive we'll with him, while his Or
auge and other fruit trees look ex-
ceedingly vigorous. He also has q
lime kiln and makes good quality
of lime. Mr.. l.. J. Rose, of the
Mission, is using 1t in the con-
struetion of his new wine cellar.
A short distance above Ktncaid's
is Dexter's bee ranch. He also
has some thrifty looking trees and
a fourishing alfalfa patch. Dexter
Is the Recorder of San Antonio
Mining District.
Our camp was at point four
miles from Kincaid's, at the end of
the wagon road and on the imme-
diate bank of the stream. Here, at
this lofty altitude, hemmed in by
giant monntains, we were lulled to
sleep at night time by the never
ending music of the swiftly flow
log waters. There is in all nature
no sweeter lullaby. Awakening
from the sweet sleep that follows
vigorous exercise in pure noun.
tain air, the streamIeps flow
sounded like the patter of heavy
rain; like the whispering of "a
strong evening breeze among the
branches of the tallest pines. 1t
was always sweet music, that one
would never tire of.
Prospecting IL being vigorously
prosecuted throughout the length
of San Antonio at present. For
many years placer claims have
been worked there, and with some
success. All the work is now on
Lodges. Directly opposite our
camp, several hundred feet above
the stream, Carson & Flood have
started u tunnel, which is now in
over 100 feet. They have consider
able rock on the dump, for which
they claim remarkably high as
says. Twelve miles from there,
away up on the side Of Badly"
Joe CLARK and his associates are
sinking a shaft in rock that pros
poets well. intermediate be-
tween the above mention
ed claims many others are
located and much work is being
done. If San Antonio realizes
anything like what tho brave fel.
lows who are putting in their time
and money there anticipate, 1t will
shortly develop into q lively min
ing camp. We sincerely hope that
it may prove even better than ID
expected.
There was once q wagon road ul
the oafion some seven or eight
miles above our camp. Traces ol
it still remain, though how a
wagon ever got over the "Hog's
Back"-a high ridge that crosses
the cafion at u point where there ia
fall in the stream of over sixty
feet-is more than / can tell. The
late F. p. f. Temple, constructed
the road and built sawmill ten
or twelve miles from the mouth OF
the caiion There ia some pine
timber there, but not enough fol-
, successful milling purposes. The
! mill was destroyed by fire. We saw
traces Of it in our rambles.
By the side of the trail, over the
, "HOg's Back" is the grave oi
: Jacob Shainer, q miner whOswas
killed in gravel claim in 1879
. His companions endeavored to re-
8 move his remains to the valley, buI
decomposition setting in they
were compelled to bury him. The
D dreary solitude of his final resting
. place inspires the passer-by will
I awe and reverence. One canno
. look upon the mound of rock ant
8 rude head-piece that mark hi
i grave, even in that vast wilder
I. ness, without experiencing tina
9 strange feeling that takes posses
i sion of us when in the presence o
9 the dead.
Fishing is good in San Antonio
d but not as good as a year ago. Peo
t pie go there from all over the val
s ley, and astonishing numbers O
r trout have been taken from tn
b stream this season. In fact. 1t i
Q fished out from the falls to it
mouth. Above the falls our part.
I, met with good success. We caugh
II nearly five hundred trout In on
Q week, some Of them twelve, four
= teen and fifteen inches long. TIL
J" varieties are principally salmol
l. trout, Eastern brook aud ligh
speckled trout. All are remarka
% bly, game, aud of fine flavor.
IS Four of our party went up tn
d canon some seven miles from cam