Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-04
SEPTEMBER AT CATALINA.
Nearly a Ton OF YelloW-Tatl
Caught by Guests OF the MetrOp0le.

Nearly q Ton OF YellOW.Ta1
Caught by Guests OF the MetrOpole.
The inhabitants of Los Angeles arr
familiar with yellow-jack, yellow iaun
dice, yellow-co.ored literature and thu
rest, but the yellow-tail is perhaps no
90 we'll known. 1t is, however, impor
tant enough at Avalon, Santa Catalina
for the weekly paper to issue an extrs
edition with every line devoted to yellow
tails.
The following is taken from the extrs
Jew Fish, and can be relied upon. 1
tells of the mum Der of yellow-tails caugh
within one hundred yards of tht
Hotel Metropole between and II o'clocl
yesterday morning: Robert 7. Wander
WORT, 1; W. H. Kennedy, s.; Annie Ly
ons, l; Sandy Donald, l; Yank Blim
l; Captain Moody, 1; Mrs. Holland, l;
DR.. Truesdell and wife, IS; DR.. Nichols
and ladies, 15; A. Waddel and Fred
Stewart, 10; Mr.. Jordan and lady, 13
Sumner, Mrs. Chambers and Miss Daisy
ter Willie Merwin, s.; Mrs, s. M.
d; P. g. Mosler and ladies, A.; Miss
Irish, A.; G.. Miller, H. Polly, A; Sumner
Boal, A. j. B. Buckley, a; Mrs. A. B.
Gales, 8; John w. Vandervoort, 8; Mrs.
Frank Kilbourne, 8; F. P. Kilbourne, 3;
E. Whitman, Q; Mrs. @. F. Holder, s;
Mr.. Clark, 2; W. s. Holland, q; Mr..
Anderson, 2; Mrs. L. A. Meyers, 2; ].
Merriman, Q; E. P. Clark, 2; W. J.
Hawes, Q; H. q. Osborne, of the Express,
2; H. q. Osborne, Jr., 2; s. B. Osborne, 1 ;;
Mrs. @. A. Sumner, l Philip Wilson,
L; Mrs. Virginia Wilson, L; A. A.
Smith, Il; Orland Chandler, L; Mr..
Batcheler, 1; Mrs. Mitchell, Il Robert
Vandevoort, 1; Jessie Smith, l.; Charlie
Holland, l. Total, 1853; or nearly 1000
pounds of yellow-tails, mostly taken in
two hours.
The fish appeared early in the morn
ing, and, one after another, boats put out
until every boat in Avalon was out, and
you could not hire one for $5 per hour.
The space between Sugar Loaf and the
wharf, and especially in front of the
hotel, within 100 feet of the shore, was
packed so that it was difficult to row,
and lines were crossed all the time.
The fish seemed to keep in
this one place, and some one
was landing in all the time.
Ladies generally sat in the stern holding
two lines, and pulled and caught until
their hands were sore. Such fine fishing
has not been seen this season, and as the
yellow.tail is the gamest fish in these
waters, the sport can only be imagined.
70 my mind it is far ahead of blue fish
ing, the yellow.tail being the gamest of
the two, reaching weight also Of twenty
seven pounds, and even forty in some
cases. Few big ones were caught yester-
day, the big barracuda lines being too
small for them, the big fellows breaking
the lines, everyone having this expert.
ence. Besides the people in boats,
the wharf was lined, and all the yachts
in the harbor had their quota, while
others fished from the beach. The friends
of Colonel ]. J. Ayers thought of him
between the bites, and wished he
was here to Join the sport. The press was
fairly represented, "Kelp," of the Times;
w. H. Kennedy, of the Jew Fish; H. q
Osborne, of the Express; G. R. B., of the
HERALD and "Jew Fish," of the Times,
also correspondent Of the Pasadena
Star, taking 1t all in and sailing down
the facts for the edifcation of the
public. Santa Catalinans are sailing
down yellow.tails to dry, about ton
being put away in this way.
The hotel is receiving it's September
contingent. The great rush is over, and
there is plenty of room now for those
who want to take in the best fishing with
out the confusion and over.
crowding that attends the middle
OF the season. There are about
one hundred guests at the hotel,
and nearly all the cottages have received
their September tenants. Many of the
guests for September are families, and a
very delightful social circle has sprung
up here, which makes it especially
pleasant to people coming down.
Schools open this year October first,
which will materially lengthen the
season. The round Of sports and pleas.
ures continue. The quail shooting here
is the finest have ever seen. There is
not much hunting; they come for you at
Middle ranch.
Mr.. @. A. Sumner is arranging for
big goat hunt and quail roundup at
Middle ranch, many Los Angeles gentle
men are coming down to participate. An
archaeological party is also being
arranged for, .1jThen a new In
dian camp sII1y will be dug up
under the auspices6 6f G. F. Holde and
w. ii. Kennedy, with Mexican Joe as
first grave. digger and Uncle Billy as
second.
The arrivals at the Metropole, this
week, are as follows: DIR. J. M. Rade-
baugh, Miss Wotkins, Mrs. B. Marshall
and children, Wotkins, Mrs. Liebeneau,
J.. W. Munsley, W. T. Day, Mrs
W. G.. Smith, Mrs. J. w. Mitchell,
Master Percy Mitchell, Miss Sullivan,
Mrs. B. F. Orr, Miss Orr, Miss E. Orr,
Mrs. w. A, Cumoches, Mrs. H. Jaron,
Mrs. Cora Ring, Miss L. Hassler, L. L.
Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. Areend, M.
D. Painter and son, Alex Campbell, d.
G. Twogood, Stantly Crawford, w. T.
Halstead and wife, Kernaghsn, E. w.
Blasdel, II. F. x. Paiker, Geo. G..
Cleveland, j. P. Parker, J. T. Hosmer,
Frank Homer, Miss Sheppard, Mrs.
E. Brown, J. R. McMones,
Mrs. w. H. Wiggins, Mrs. E. J. Ed
wards, DR.. Cunningham, DR.. Rodgers,
@. M. Baker, E. s. Rowley, @. B. Bar
ham, H. Banning, Frank @. Bolt, ]. P.
Hosmer, w. M. Griffith, Fred Coolen, w.
Gibson, W. is. Marshall, Mr.. Cooper,
Mary Horn, Chas. A. Scharpf, Frank
Baver and wife, Clearwater; John Finn,
w. B. Jencks, Mrs. w. B. Jencks, Mrs.
Evans, Miss Hattie D. Boquets, G. w.
Griffin, D. A. Wheeler and wife, H. s.
Knappes and wife, Miss Florence Knight,
w Raruan aud wifo n r. E;ohor Iohu