The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-24
THE PASSING THRONG
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS.


TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS.
1T was in May, 1854 that last left Los An
geles," said Colonel Hez, Perdon at the Ra-
mona last evening The colonel is in from
sladen, NO., in company with Colonel Buck
Taylor an old Missouri Democratic war horse.
Both men are here in the interests of the Mon
itor Mining company, that owns valuable hold
! ings near Yuma
"IPs like regular Aladdin transformation
scene for me to see Los Angeles again after all
these years. The very conformation OF the
ground seems to have changed and the hills
moved all out of my remembrance OF them"
said Colonel Hez. 81 had to go down to Niger
alley today to get my bearings al all In SO 1
walked across the Moaye desert and down
through San Gabriel valley to get into Los An
! geles. l was a typo in those days, and have
been connected with different newspapers in
| different capacities ever since man named
Mark Walsh ran a paper here called the Star
in those days. and l went to work for him.
'The paper was printed in half English and
| half Spanish, and it quite creditable
looking sheet for that early day. Cattle rails
Old Jose sepulveda was the king of the ranch
ers He had thousand cattle on every hill
and thousand hills-I guess he never knew
how many cattle he had No; it was not
very rough and lawless town. The Spanish
and Mexicans were quiet enough, and it was
| the Chilenos that formed the disturbing ele-
ments. They were incl ned to be arrogant and
| patronizing to the natives, and | have seen
more than one fatal duel grow out of their
quarrels Yes; Los Angeles has changed
trihe since was here before"
81 haven't seen anything about the big flood
on the ella river in the press dispatches" said
the other colonel, whose home is near Yuma.
"And yet it was the biggest flood we have had
since 81, when the river rose % feet, fairly
washed out Yuma, and did a vast amount of
damage. 1t began last Friday, and on Satur-
day morning the big dam gave away-l mean
the ella Bend dam. 1t cost 100000 to build
that dam, and now there isn't $50 worth OF it
lett. The wave that rolled down the liver
when that structure gave way was 20 feet high.
but it soon spread out over the country, and
didn't do so much damage as you would sup
pose 1t buried some OF tho ranches under
good many feet of water for a few hours and
destroyed some of the railroad track, but that
was bout all. Yuma escaped serious injury,
though the river to height OF 16 feet
there. Whel it started to rise it went up
foot in 10 minutes. The ella Bend dam used
to be known as the Irving dam. and is now
owned by Los Angeles parties, believe"
1.-THE reason why Arizona looks to Southern
California is that Arizona is in the thrall of
the southern Pacific monopoly apd knows it,
said Prof Benjamin Blackmore who has re-
Gently come from the southern part of that
state to the United States hotel. Prof.
Backmore earned his title in the frontier
field OF pedagoglcs, and enjoys today consid-
cradle reputat on as a school teacher "Ari-
iona looks to Los Angeles in the same hopeful
spirit as the San Joaquin val ey. THIS is the
only section of California that enjoys railroad
competition, and because OF that Los Angeles
will not only hold her own as distributing
point, but will acquire new contributing terri
tory all the time. Pm intere ted In this rail
road question in rather a disinterested way,
since have no goods to ship by either roadnor
no land to boom. The HERALD is making
friends all over the country by its determined
stand against the Southern Pacific monopoly"
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Captain J. L. Murphy, OF Ottawa, Canada,
has returned to spend the winter in Los An
geles and also to look after his orange orchard
in Riverside.
Mr. T, D. Mott is very i'll at his residence on
South Main street.
AT DEL CORONADO.
Mr. and Mrs Walter NJ. Bro Tic and daughters,
of Mexico are guests at the hotel
Mrs w. p. Mccormick, child and maid are
recent arrivals from Idaho Springs. Col.
Raymond & Whitcomb excursion from the
east, numbering some 45 persona, arrived at
the hotel on Tuesday evening via New Orleans.
carriage party to Point Iona has be n ar
ranged for today TO get the fuller view OF the
snow-capped Cuyamacos from the light house
tower
Charles W. AslIy treasurer of Haverley's
Ministries, Mrs. Alisky and members OF the
troupe visited Coronado and the hotel on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Ripley and children. with
Mr. and Mrs. c. f, Woodruff, all OF Chicago
and Mrs G. B. Burling ofslu Francisco are at
the hotel
An eastern party arriving yesterday. to re-
main for the season, were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
e. Elliott Miss Jessie L. Elliott, Wilmington,
Del, and Miss Alice NJ. Needles, Philadelphia.
Mrs Maj NJ Tucker, daughter OF the la
Gen. job r. Logan, is here from ST. Paul,
Mimi. with her daughter and maid, and will
be joined ii few days by her husband.
George E. Lemon OF Washington. D. c.. and
valet, are here for the season. Mr.. Lemon,
who ranks at the head OF our peasion claim
agents. is taking much nee led rest and hopes
to recup erate in this sunny cline
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Appel, nee Lesem m, are
spending their honeymoon at the hotel. The
bride is the dau ;hter OF NJ. A. l. csem one of
San Dego's leading merchants and the groom
is d young business man OF Grand Forks, n. D..
where they will make their future h one The
wedding which occurred on Monday evening
at the homs ri the brides parents, was one of
the pretty events of tn season.
II. h. Boynton. Kewanee, Ill B. NJ. Desen-
berg. Kalamazoo, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. stevens and child, Duluth, Mimi; Mr.. and
Mrs II. p. White and SON Milwaukee, Mr.. and
Mrs G. B. Kerper Cinto o Mr.. and Mrs. >.
c. Mednuyhuss, St. Louis; j. Q. Jameson,
Portland, Ore; Mrs. Conpirt, Los Angeles, and
A. l.. Young. San Francisco, are late arrivals at
the hotel
A coaching AMI horseback party, including
Mr.. and Mrs F. /. Carpenter, Chicago: Mrs.
Willetta Smith Hill, San Francisco; Miss Oak
ley and Mrs. L. f. Tippins, Chicago, Mrs. NJ. B.
| Fitzgerald, Duarte; II. B. Wadron, Washing
ton, D. c.; William NJ Bradley, Dubuque,
Iowa and NJ ]. y. Bjornson. Riverside, spent
an enjoyable day at Point Iona on Tuesday
were photographed before and after luncheon,
| collected star fish at Ocean Beach, and arrived
| home at a ate hour tired and happy.
Orr Patterson, funeral directors AMI en-
| banners; fair prices frst-cliss WORK. l47