Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
CATALINA GOSSIP.
A Breezy Budget From the Happy
Island.
Correspondence of the Herald:

Correspondence of the Herald:
Life at Avalon still continues peaceful
and happy. Clear weather, good
fishing, good feeding, fine
boating and bathing are enough to make
any but an anchorite happy and con-
tented.
The Metropole still swarms with life.
Some few OF the old faces are gone, but
there are new ones to take their places
and the crowd shows no diminution.
Among recent arrivals are H. R. Waver,
of the Hotel San Gabriel, w. r. Kelly,
OF Omaha, N. S. Harwood Frank Cook
and J. E. Hunter of Lincoln, Neb. G.
f. Cook, Hillsdale, Mich, aud d. w.
Coole, of Beatrice, Neb.
Two of the Nebraska gentlemen went
goat hunting this morning before the
other guests of the hotel were active and
up to the present writing have not re-
turned
Mr.. John H. Perry from the Lone
Star state came to the metropolis last
night. While other foreign arrivals
were Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Packard and
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Allen of Riverside,
F. w. Gregg of San "Berdoon" and DR..
and Mrs. w. G. Cochran of Los An
geles.
Conductor John Bassett, so we'll
known to the passengers on the Santa
Monica train, came down yesterday for
a few days. He found many friends on
the beach.
B. w. Harris OF Pomona found fine
nautilus shell on the beach. Quite a
valuable find as they are valued at
Hunt & Hargitt's shell store at from $5
to $25 each. The last one found previous
to this was one which Charlie Hargitt
discovered floating in Avalon bay about
three weeks ago with the animal still
inhabiting the shell. The shell is on
exhibition in the show case and the ami
NAL in jar of alcohol.
The Wanda carried party from the
Metropole to Seal Rock yesterday. The
party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner, ]. F. Blake and
another, 1t was farewell trip for most
of them, as they take their departure on
the Hermosa today. They had good
day for their trip as the largest seal OF
the season was on exhibition so near the
boat that Captain Remington declared
he could count his whiskers. He was a
fourteen-foot animal and didn't care for
the steam whistle enough to slide off
into the water.
The amateur photographer is abroad
on the beach. He carries all sizes OF in
struments and his effort is to get views
that no one else can obtain. Yesterday
two of him were caught by the tide, an
other one got so far up on Sugar Loaf
that he could hardly get back, and he
failed to get to the top after all.
A very pleasant musicale was held in
the par1ors of the Metropole last evening
under the direction of Prof. Kent.
Among those who took part in the very
excellent programme were Prof. and Mrs.
Delano, the Misses Rider and Mrs.
Beeson.
Tourists are busy naming hitherto
nameless localities along the shore.
Triangle Cave, Round Top, DEVILS Slide,
Painted Rocks and Seaweed Ledge are
among the new names for well known
places.
Nanny Goat Camp is the name of camp
of part of the y. M. G. A. contingent and
is down near Camp Overall.
Johny Blake the irrepressible cores
pondent of the Eapress takes his depar-
ture to-day. When the beach residen-
ters heard of his intended departure they
appointed committee to draw up suit
able resolutions.
The Rambler and the Nellie have left
Avalon for San Pedro.
The Hattie and the Wanda both take
parties to the Isthmus to-day.
The last Jewish capture took place on
Sunday. The fish was 250-pounder and
its captors were Lew PARCELS, D. E.
Merriam, Geo. Elliott and S andy Mac
donnell.
Visitors are preparing to remember
the Island by purchasing quantities OF
shells and photographs of the island
Mr.. Herve Friend ships four or five
dozen photographs down to the island by
every steamer and they vanish like eli
gible lots during the boom.
H. Ii. TREBLv.
Aug. 5, 1890.