The herald., 1895-08-18
FROM THE CHANNEL CITY.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. L.. Visitors
to Santa Barbara find model summer
and a variety of attractions. Erstwhile
quiet retreats are now nopulous with
campers. our hotels are entertaining
many strangers. work will soon com.
mence on the bath house, which will
rival Santa Monica's fine building, and
withal our doings. incidents and guests
are fast adding activity to the usually
slumbering Channel city. The number
of houses for rent has greatly diminished,
and many handsome cottages are occupied
by people from other chimes who are
spending the season here. The weather
is lovely, tins are improving, and with
the exception of the city council, there
is nothing to kick about
Court Castle Rock, A. o. f. of A, gave
a grand ball at Channel city opera house
last evening. The management was first
class and the event social success.
The enormous quantities of crawtish
abounding along the coast of this county
and on the shores of the channel islands
have created a new enterprise. One Of
the sail boats in the harbor is being fitted
up tolbe used in etching crawfisn for the
exclusive purpose of picking in con-
formity with newly discovered steaming
process. The industry will be methodi-
cal and extensive, and as San Francisco
dealers are ready to purchase the fish,
the success Of this original industry 10
assured.
The market is daily overstocked with
splendid large-sized fish OF various
kinds. which thrive in abundance near
the islands. and it is only question OF
time when these vii be utilized for can.
ming.
Farmers in the Carpinteria valley are
confident of realizing large returns on
their lima beans, corn and potato Gro ps.
A summary today proved that this sea.
son brought some surprises in fruit and
grain the county surpassed expectations
and producers are happy.
The Summerland oil industry is assum-
ing such vast proportions that even
strangers declare that We will soon have
q new city four miles away.
Large columns of smoke arising over
the mountains east of thsi city at tnis
moment indicate an immense confagra-
tion beyond. Fortunately the region on
fire is not inhabited, and naught but the
destruction of timber and brush will re-
suit.
At the hotels we find many new sum-
mer visitors, well pleased with our city
and climate. The following named per-
sons arrived within the last day or two:
At the Arlington Yale Gleason. A. W.
Francisco; Edward 1. JONES' chief engin-
eer San Francisco Gas company; George
C. Curtis, Charles NJ. Curtis Los Ange-
les John b. Battsn, Charles S. Fay. San
Francisco; II. +. Price, prominent law
yer of San Francisco. Mrs; James Nc
Clatchy, Miss McClatchy. Sacramento;
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Soden, Miss Lizzie
A. Soden, John A. Soden. Kansas City;
Amos Sewel, special agent National Fire
Insurance company of Hartford. Conn.,;
Mrs. II. p. Cullen, Los Angeles; George
f. Roech, Stockton.
A. +. Badlam, manufacturer of gas
engines, has returned for few weeks
stay. His numerous friends are glad to
have him in their midst once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mower of London, Eng
Angeles spent the greater part OF the
week here. Mr.. Kinney is the deputy
county recorder Of Los Angeles and came
here to spend part Of his honeymoon.
AT the Mascarel-C. g. Yates, D. /; Nc
Leithead Los Angeles; D. Fitzpatrick,
Birmingham; D. McQuiddy. San Fran.
cico ID. T. McKeon, Los Angeles; Jam es
weune, Poushkoepsie; Marshal Wenne.
Peru, Neb; Miss Hollingsworth, WOOD.
f. Davis, San Francisco; Clarence Chris.
man, Mrs. G. W. .Chrisman, Ventura;
Robert Taylcr. Vallejo; Mrs. Burt, Misc
MAY Huffman. Fresno; George Lewis, }
San Luis Obispo; Victor G.. Hall. Car T
pinterIa; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holtin. I;
Ed Norris, Harry Lake. George Lake. y
Harry Ncttleton. Joe Keenan,, Jim Saw ,
age, John Mason, Owen Corlay, Jim MUIR }
ply. Count Scholze, Billie Hearz:: BillisA
kersen, Walter Tniysm. John Murray,
Frank Lloyd. Syndicate show; F. Griel. .
bel, A. g. Mathews. Phoenix, .Ariz. 4. q
S. Cusick, Cam pbell, Cal. Mrs. r. l.. 4
Anderson, Mrs. A. P. Nance, San Lucas; !
]. w. Goertz, San Francisco; }. @. Hutch n
ison, New York; Robert Taylor SAM
Francisco; 2. Klnevan Summit; II. u. 3
Little, Lompoc; L. Il. Barnard. II. A. 4
Horton, Ventura; Mrs. Jennie Mathews, Y
Miss NJ. ]. W. Hoffman, W. r. Mead, NJ
Lee Munich. II. J. Russell. San Fran. .
cisco II. Morton, Sunset Telephone com.s
pany; S. G. Kelley. Bee ranch; N. H.
Latin. Santa Ynez; I. II. keenan,,
Santa Ynez. a
At the New Morris-Claude Loveday, !.
city: Jack d. Hulbeth, Charles 5. Hall,
W. p. Block, r. N. Carter, Los Angeles; !
l.. N. Besset, Santa Paula; Miss Griffin,
New York: W. B. March, Marrow; J. w. -
Kelsie, Lompoo; Anna Robinson, Council
Bluffs; Sade p. Mahon. Oakland; L. E.
Morse. Arroyo Grande; Frank Martinez,
James 3; Smith, Ventura; J. II. Fawkss.
Los Angeles; M. Il. Ryon, San Franz
cisco; Il. NJ. Turner. Goeta +. A. VIII
iams, Il. Joraan. Los Angeles; Mr.. and.
Mrs. W. X. Kellogg and daughter. West
Saticoy; A. J. Hall, Lompoc; W. A. Con.
rau, Arroyo Grande; o. W. Boggs, Ina
dianapolis; Q. II. Steepleton, Ventura.