The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-26
REDoNDo.
Shipping Arrivals and Departures-Lo
cal Notes.

Shipping Arrivals and Departures-Lo-
cal Notes.
REDoNDo, Jan. 25.-The weather for
last few days has been admirable, and
were it not for little fog, tine weather
would be like that of June.
During the past few days the tides
have been the lowest of the year, and
great many townspeople, as well as peo-
pie from our environs, have visited
Point Fermin in quest OF the abalone
and its shell.
Mr.. Gates OF the Redondo stables has
not had enough rigs to supply the large
demand for conveyances to the point.
Mr.. Gates has q large and excellent
supply of both horses and wagons, but
there are more shells at the point than
at any previous year, and great has been
the rush for horses and carriages.
Maxey Bros. procured over 400 abalone
shells and meat in very short time Mon
day morning.
Tuesday several parties from Santa
Monica were here searching for abalones
and returned well satisfied with their
visit and it's reward.
The Hotel Redondo has procured an
excellent orchestra for the season. 1t
consists of four pieces, changing from
string music to that of mandolin.
Music is furnished at luncheon and
dinner hours and in the evening.
Hotel Redondo is gradually filling up,
and there ia q large number OF guests
booked for next month, prospective to
filling the house early in February.
Col. G. G. Green, of Hotel Green,
Pasadena, and party were down spend
ing the day at the beach, and their
names were noticeable on the register of
Hotel Redondo yesterday.
Manager George w. Lynch OF the
hotel starts on business trip to San
Francisco tonight.
Conductor Sam Gee has taken the
place OF Conductor Brown for few days.
Mr.. Brown is engaged in showing a
party OF relatives from the south the
points of interest on the kite-shaped
track.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Dowler, formerly
OF Redondo, and who was for time car
builder for the Redondo Railway COM
pany, has been making great record.
He has made six important arrests in
10 days, having to use force and his
pistol in each case.
Charles Clint, brother of Captain
Frederick Fardileus of the schooner
Azalia, was troubled with weak lungs,
and for the last four months he has
been staying here to improve his condi-
ton. He now looks as hearty and rug
ged as the average seafaring man.
Marshal Foyet has given the gre ap-
paratus, hydrants, faucets and hose a
general overbauling.
The painters have been at work for
| theila few days ON Halls casino. This
great structure will be ready for re open
ing February lat, and can accommodate
1900 at one sitting.
The fixtures of the city hall were re-
moved yesterday from the Forester s
hall to the English block.
The steamer Bonita discharged so
hogs, IL large tanks of acid and 81 boxes
of apples billed for Los Angeles yester-
day afternoon.
The steamship Santa Rosa arrived
this morning with $50 tons of merchan-
disc and 80 passengers.
The schooner Edward Parke finished
discharging yesterday and expects to
weigh anchor in the morning.
The engine of the hot salt water bath
was started today, and water was
pumped into the large tank all day.
The steam schooner Lackme is tele-
graphed to arrive this evening with 445,
600 feet of lumber for the Willamette
Lumber company. This cargo is to be
shipped over the S. f. and A. p. rail
way.
Colonel Root, formerly OF Hotel Re
dondo, was visiting the beach today.