The herald., 1896-07-24
SANTA CATALINA
The Fishing Is Good and the Fishermen Are
Happy

tinues to be fine, and large catches are
being brought In. Fourteen jewish
were captured the past week All were
taken out to sea and carried away by
the tide. In this way over $500 pounds of
fish were wasted; fish glue factory
would surely pay here.
These beautiful, balmy, moonlight
nights attract numbers of boating par
ties. who serenade each other, and the
music is waited over the moonlit waters
of the bay to those on the porches of the
several hotels.
Those at the Metropole are: Sharp
Walker and James Hilton of Salt Lake
City; Mrs p. A. Howard, d. C. jackson,
New York; Fred Hardness, Clara Hark-
ness, Mrs. B. d. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. L. Patton and two children, and
DIR. w. r. Patton of San Gabriel; Geo.
Brown.
The arrivals at the Island Villa are:
Thos. Boland, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Holmes and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Crippen, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Blanchard,
son and maid, F. H. Powell, John w.
Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards,
Ira Hagenbaugh. Mr.. and Mrs August
Melsted and two children, Mrs. w. John
son.
Those registering at the Grand View
are: Mr.. and Mrs. G. Eshman, Jennie
E. Goff, Mrs. v. Peyton, Miss Peyton,
Edna, Robert and Mary Peyton.
The arrivals at the Glenmore are: A.
2. Kitching, Miss A. P. Kitching, Geo.
A. Cook, S. Williams, J. Poundston, E.
c. Warren, l.. p. Williams, all of Red
lands; Otis 8. Smith, Mrs. O. S. Smith,
Mrs. Andrews Of Fresno, Nora E. Foley
Florence e. Fincker Of Lamanda Park
The pavilion is crowded with merry
makers Nightly from until o'clock.
The orchestra, under the leadership Of
MIR. Charles Jones, plays concert music,
and then until IL o'clock dance music is
played. This takes place six nights in
the week, with sacred concert on Sun
day in the band stand facing the bay.
Helen B. Farr is nicely located in her
art studio.
Master Kenneth Powell, Is years old,
Who wanted to establish a reputation as
a mountaineer, lost himself in the wilds
OF Grand canyon and was rescued by
DIR. e. c. Buell. with Jim Gardiner az
| expert boatman. His mother and father
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Powell, reside al
1415 South Hill street, in Los Angeles
| The boy started toward the isthmus
| seventeen miles away, but stopped Al
Camp Banning, five miles west of here
He found the house deserted and started
| back home. Having no water or food
| he started down Cape canyon until he
| found water. Starting for home, he lost
MS way, and finally turned up at Middle
Ranch house. where the Banning COM
pany have house erected for just such
cases. He rested there Monday night
and started for the beach, which is on
the opposite side of the island from Av-
alon. He gathered shellfish. cactus
pears and wild figs, cooking the she'll
tsh and drinking from the stream of
mountain spring water, which flows
through Middle Ranch canyon. which
lies about twenty miles from Avalon.
He slept out near the mouth of Silver
canyon Monday and Tuesday nights.
Monday he tried to hail a fishing party.
but the roar of the surf prevented his
cries being heard, though they saw him
climbing up the bluff on Wednesday.
Or. E. c. Buel, who was fishing off Sill
yer canyon, near Salide Verde, heard
MS cry for help, and, rowing his boat
near the shore as was safe, they threw
him rope and hauled him aboard. He
was poisoned with poison oak and filled
with cactus stickers, which he got by
rolling into ravine, and when he land
ed on the bottom a rock stuck him on
the head, which made a large swelling
On arriving yesterday at the bath
mouse wharf he was greeted by thous-
ands or visitors and was the hero of the
L
ed MIN, and he returned the answer tha
he perceived that the people were glad
to see him back. This will probabl
dampen his ardor in mountain climbing
His father and mother returned home
yesterday morning and will be over
Joyed when they read of his safe arrival
here.
DR.. Buel likes good lunch, and the
Metropole had put UP an unusually fine
one for his trip. After he had rescued
the boy he told him to help himself while
he fshed. The boy took him al his word
and the doctor was minus his lunch.
The next time he rescues a half-fam-
ished boy he is going to lay aside a
couple of sandwiches.
The following burro catalina night
1nsale) party visited the fig grove al
Middle ranch: Mr.. and Mrs M II. Fitz-
simmons, Mrs. c. H. Meigs of Redlands
Mr.. Edwin H. Bryan, Jr., and Miss Mary
L. Bryan of Germantown, Pa; Mr.. S
X. Hotchkiss of Redlands, and Guide
Charley Parker. They climbed up the
mountain about 2200 feet, getting a
grand view of the adjacent islands and
the mainland
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hitler. T. Hill
and w. ]. Guerney are guests of Girl,
ingame camp. Miss Helen Hill is a new
arrival at the camp.
The fig groves at Johnson's are visited
almost daily by picnickers, who partake
of the luscious large black figs. This is
where the first hotel on the island was
erected, and lie about twenty miles west
of here.