The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25

form of worship indicates, too, vast i'm
proyement upon the Digger huts of reeds
and filthy fetch worship. with the coyote
for a god The islanders were water
farers and workers in stone, another
point in which they excelled the lands
men. Their canoes were of followed legs,
made watertight with asphaltum. The
Smithsonian Institution has removed over
thirty tons Of relics of stoneware exca-
waited from these islands.
Soon after the early Spanish visits the
northern seal hunters sailed down upon
the unofending islanders, and, with Tar
tar fiendishness. killed or aimed to kill
every male inhabitant along the channel.
The race languished and the progeny of
the few who escaped were taken from the
islands to the missions at Santa Barbara
and Purissima early in 1900, all but the
poor forgotten woman, whom N1deVer
found years after, a gibbering idiot.
Santa Catalina is one of the best known
of the channel islands, particularly since
the establishment on it Of a summer re-
sort, Avalon, with a hotel and regular
steamer service in tire season. Santa Cruz
is the larPest OF the Santa Barbara Chan
mel group, and lies twenty-one miles off
shore. East and west its length is twenty
one miles, and it has an average width of
four miles. It's coast line is
about sixty miles. The eastern por-
ton is irregular. barren and water
less. While the northeastern part is COW
I cred with large rocks. Several species
of cactus and coarse grasses flourish in
this region. The shores are bold and rug
ged, bordered with a dark gray sand
stone. The elevation Of the highest point
is 1880 feet, and it is visible from a dis
lance of forty miles. San Pedro Point is
the name of the eastern extremity. A
mile or so west is rocky ridge. known
as Cavern Point. Small bays and coves,
which afford anchorage for small craft, in
dent the shore. These are known as
Prisoners Harbor. Chinese Harbor, Peli-
can Bay, Tyler Cove, Scorpion Harbor,
Tinker Harbor, Platt's Harbor, Snug
| Rler's Cove, Shaw's Anchorage, Valley
| Anchorage Albert Anchorage, Alamos
Anchorage, Posa Anchorage and F'owey's
Cove
Santa Rosa island is a landmark bold
in contour, though it is not so high as
Santa Cruz Moderately round hilltops
are visible on all sides. The greatest ele-
walton is 1854 feet above the sea level.
There are no large trees on the island,
although it is well watered, but scrub oak
and pine in small clumps are to be found
in the gulches. Grass and heritage grow
in great abundance. Along the north
west side is an indented shore line ten
and half miles long. There is a plateau
arising from the water edge to the foot of
the mountains. 1t is 34U feet above the
sea, and is traversed by numbers of mar
row gulches. The south side is also Dor
dered by bold, straight bluffs. The area
of the island is about 100 square miles.
Along the shore, at distance of four or
five miles apart good boat landings may
be found.
Santa Catalina lies off San Pedro Bay
and San Pedro Hill at a distance
of nineteen miles. The passage be-
tween the island and the mainland is
called San Pedro channel. Santa
Catalina is eighteen miles long,
with an extreme breadth of seven miles,
and an average breath of four miles in
tina southeastern part and two miles in
the northwestern. The narrowist point
is at the isthmus, which is half a mile
wide. The entire shore line is forty-six
miles In length. The topography of the
island is exceedingly rough and mountain
Gus. Along the south side the shore line
is bold and difficult of access, save for a
break of three miles The north shore is
also bold, but has several landings be-
sides the principal cove. Catalina Har-
Dor, five miles from the northwest end of
the island, is nearly one mile in length
and only one-third of mile in width
Isthmus Cove, on the north side of
the isthmus, falls back about three
quarters of mile from the general drift
of the northern shore. Its approaches are
high ON either side, but two outlying
rock rocks of moderate extent and two
sunken rocks lie at the entrance and in
side the heads.