The herald., 1895-08-18
SOCIETY SPORT At AVALON

Avalon,is now thronged with pleasure
seekers, and those who come forrest, the
latter are not very successful as everybody
soon tries to see how much they can do,
instead of how little. the spirit OF activity
being contagious i'll thls1ittle island city.
The Whittier cadets attract great
many visitors every afternoon to see the
dress parade and drill of the little SOL
diers, who go through the evolutions
like veterans. A long flag pole carries
the Stars and ,Stripes, while brass can
non is used forfring the salutes. At the
camp there are,seven companies of fifty
men each, including the band, drum, fife
and bugle corps. DR.. W. V. Coffin, as
sistant superintendent, is in command,
assisted by Major Remand. There are
seven paid officers who rank as captains,
Thos. Mackey, c. W. Brady l.. S. Chap
pelear, Frank r, sLiddelle. Henry Mills,
John Croke and Frank OsBrien. The
other officers are taken from the best be-
haved' boys, all of them are polite and act
we'll. Large trees shade the officers
quarters while the tents of the boys,
which are sixty.feet long and sixteen feet
wide, form diamond-shaped parade
ground. Breadls sent over every day,
who come over next Tuesday, while the
boys return on Monday.
Captain NJ. Allison is the band instruc-
tor, and deserves great credits for the wOIK
he has performed in educating the boys
to their present degree of perfection. The
Banning company and S. P. r. r. de
serve a vote of thanks for furnishing free
transportation to the school every sum-
mer without which ut would be impossi-
BILE for ,the boys and girls to have an out
ing here.
DR.. Harry Smith is the resident physi-
clan ana, surgeon. There are only two
boys in the hospital at the present time,
and so far there have been no escapes.
The smallest boy is years old, weighs 35
pounds and measures forty-fiye inches in
height.
On last Tuesday morning the fast yacht
Fleetwingsawith Captain E. Ii. Slower in
command, sailed from the bath house
wharf at oY clock a. m. for San Clemente,
having on board the following distin-
guished gentlemen, the guests of General
James Neal Plumb of New York city:
Professor Charles Frederickolder of Pasa-
dena, DIR. Milbank johnson of Alnambra,
Stuart Mentieth Beard of Cananda igua,
N. Y, and the Herald correspondent.
The party was accompanied by the ex-
pert relic hunters ana boatmen Mexican
Joe, Harry Ems and Swan Anderson.
The eIip was thoroughly enjoyed during
the five days stay, and an almost COM
plere collection of Indian relics was OBJ
tanned, including several complete skele-
tons of the prehistoric race who formerly
inhabited the islands skirting the coast
of Southern California. The most valu-
able finds were three bone flutes. orna-
mented with abalone shell set into tho
bone and cemented with asphaltum.
These are the only ones OF the kind ever
found with abalone she'll ornaments.
Professor Holder procured great deal
OF snew information, which will go into
several new books which he has under
way relating TO the islands. DR.. Johnson
procured complete skeleton for future
while on the trip, and showed compari-
sons between the past generations of In
dams and man of the present day.
San Clemente lies directly south of
Avalon, twenty-eight miles, and is TWEEN.
ty-three miles in length. The west end
lies very low and flat; it is covered with
sand dunes which change with every
heavy wind. In the piles of sand are
found the remains of the past Indian
races who existed on fish and shell fish.
chiefly the abalone, which completely
covers the ground IN places where the vii
snakes, foxes, lizards, birds, eels, etc.
1t is a curious fact that while there are
rattlesnakes on Catalina there are none
on Clemente. a camp of five Cinnamon,
who gather abalone shells Tor the trade
is located at the lsthmus. while the only
other inhapitant is Dominguez. who takes
care of the sheep. There are no good
harbors and the highest mountain Is a
little over 1000 feet high.
On the south side, two miles south of
the isthmus, facing the ocean, is q petri-
fed forest, one OF the trunks measuring
twenty-six inches III diameter. Only a
short time ago twenty seven Indians who
had fallen in battle we're unearthed in
one spot near this forest.
A large limb of tree was procured
by General Plumb, which, with the other
articles procured, will be added to his
private museum in New y ork city.
While landing at the different points of
interest the sea was very calm, which is
unusual at this time of the year. The
island is covered with an ice plant upon
which the goats ana sheep get their water
and food. On the trip over and return
ing several schools of whales were seen
while thousands of Portuguese men-of-
war or japanese butteriiys were seen
floating on the ocean. Sunset was like q
molten mass, dropping into the sea while
she moon rising resembled a ball OF fire
being tossed up by Neptune.
While on the trip to Clemente; Mr.. Beard
captured an abacore, which shark at
tackled, and the fish was hauled board
minus his tail.
Mr.. Homer Laughlin, ir., Mrs. Laugh