The herald., 1893-08-11
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island. Captain Dornfield bringing over
a crowded boat yesterday from Re-
dondo.
Walter Vail, who has been away for
few days enjoying the hosritslities OF
the PaIos Verde rancho. returned TO MS
lares and penates yesterday.
There is no ijleness about Avalon.
Men are constantly employed improving
the trail toward Dercaneo canon. which,
during the last few days, has assumed
large and dignified proportions. The
trail, however, does not confine the sea,
and many an exhausted party have TO
follow the path over the hills when the
tide is in.
There is very artistic bathing house
being built by Mr.. Banning in Dercanso
cafion. 1t is also his intention to make
q public park here for the enjoy ment OF
visitors, and to this send he is collecting
large number Of curios and rare plants:
The yachts Alice and San Diego had
out many people yesterday, who en-
joyed the good breeze. 1t was essential
ly sailing day. 9,
The handsome yachtBman and pro,
prietor OF La Tamale took himself ana
his cbronometer out fpr sail yesterday
Three weary hunters returned yester-
dav with two goats and kid. They de-
clare that though goat hunting is great
snort. vet they have had enough OF it
for many day. The skins OF the SO
mountain goats are very handsome ana
make quite an ornamental rug.
DR.. Fowler deserves great credit for
having inaugurated the lawn tennis
court. He is most ardent devotee OF
that exciting game, and the courts are
rarely empty.
Mrs. ]. B. Banning returned Wednes-
day from the city.
Joseph Banning, jr., is quite an ex-
pert oarsman, and pulls over regularly
his small boat from Descanso canon to
Avalon.
DIR. Fowler's services we're required
Yesterday to attend q sick child in camp.
The ailment was trifling and the doctor
coon allayed the anxiety of tho parents.
1t appears the gentlemen at Avalon
are more careful of their complexlons
than the ladies, as several of the sterner
sex hoist enormous parachutes when
taking their walks abroad.
Mrs. johnson has returned from the
city.
Avalon ia decidedly place to regain
health. A lady came here few. weeks
ago who was unable to walk about. Now
she takes long strolls sInd has regained
her health to great extent.
The beach is crowded with swlmmers
and if an enterprising gentleman would
start school for swim mming he would
have liberal patronage. There is no
place in the world where a person could
so easily learn to vim aS at Avalon, as
the absence of a rough sGa insures the
sense OF safety in the breast OF the nov
ice.
An enormous jewish weighing over
400 pounds was on exhibition and Gre
ated no small degree Of enthusiasm.
B. Heney, the we'll known cattle man
of Tucson, is at the Metropole, having
arrived yesterday.
No day could have been better than
yesterday for fishing. Mr.. Hugh Vail
went out early in the morning and
landed elk fine vellow-tail, which he
had photographed a. evidence Of his
prov ess.
The fishermen were nightly pleased
at the change in the ocean, for owing to
the heavy seas that have been prevail
ing lately fishing was difficult.
All Tucson seems to- be gathering at
Avalon, and the territories seem more
than unusually happy ON an arrival from
cactus land. The latest addition to the
Arizona colony are: Ed Vail and Judge
and Mrs. Wright.
Ed Vail lost no time in preparing q
fishing expedition. He was out cam
paigning amongst the sailors six hours
after he had landed.
Judge Wright has new stock of an
ecdotes on hand.
Mr.. Lacy, the banker al Tucson, left
today for Los Angeles. He is expected
back tomorrow.
Walter Vail left today for Palos ver-
des. His stay this time will not be
more than q day.
Hancock Banning expects to leave for
Emerald Bay and there stay till the
shipments of marble and stone are made.
Several tons will be leaving the island
shortly for the mainland.
J, A. Miller, division superintendent
OF the Los Angeles division, took run
across yesterday to see how the South
ern Pacific's passengers were cared for in
Avalon.
Miss Lucy Banning ID staying with
Mrs. ]. B. Banning.
Miss Susie Patton arrived yesterday.
Mr.. Arthur Schumacher was registered
at the Metropole yesterday.
F. A. Tetley and F. L. Morrison, both
of Riverside, are staying at the Metro.
pole.
Captain Banning intends to remain
here till Saturday.
A gay and happy party went down to
seal rocks yesterday in the steam launch
Maecott.
J. B. Banning is looked for today.
Mr.. Partition had larger crowd than
usual last night.
The beach was crowded with bathers
yesterday morning, an Mr.. Wallis efforts
to teach his little boys to swim were ap-
preciated by vast and admiring crowd.
The water is very warm about mid.
day and 1T is like stepping into tepid
bath.
The younger Miss Stillman is re-
garded as the boldest Of the lady swim.
mers.
Two daring spirits swan at least q
mile out TO sea yesterday where the
water was very heavy. They were ac-
however, by q man in q
boat In casl, of accident.
1t has betn decided by Judge WRIGHT |
that sea sickness cannot be cured by the |
of 60 pounds of fine wster-
melons while crossing from San Pedro.
Manager Martin Of the Metropole IL
IN Los Angeles on business.
There is only one case Of sickness on