Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-11
A PLEASANT TRIP.
Woodruff as Traveller and
Fisherman.
ENJOYED HIS ouIISg VERY Much
Ills Br'a'l'us Easi.r, Health rcit r
aud Sletp Susdtr on Reach.
Ing SEA Lovel.

iniorested In puTuslng n brief account
OF the western trip Of Presidents Wood.
ruh's anu Caunon's party, which 70.
turned rom tue Pacldu coast on We'd.
uosday uveniuc. TAe ouling was
mosi enjoyable and profitable ono g.
al tesprols anu LETT rolbing futlnsr 10
DO dcsifei.
Tue pressure Of business ~ President
woodfuil's eiilco hai Lotn felt CO...
slderably during tho hot weather.
PfoiiionI woodrun's advanced years
aud Prcsiden, Cannon's fscrn, bu'eavc.
tacnt made rolirf from thtir lalofs
nscesssry for preservation Of health.
rhe flrsI thought was 10 tahc y few
wocEs' recreation In tue Nallourl PAtt;
6ut when ~ was rcmsmbtsei how
dimcull II was for Presldun, Woodruff
TO breathe In region ~ elevated ~
tao Park, Il was decided that was not
tho direction In which rcit should be-
sought.
a trip to the COST, therefore, was
decided upon, and Presidents Wood.
fua aud Cannon, vita thalr wives,
anu Asahel II. wosdrun, ton Of Presl.
dent Woodruff, lsfl ssl. Lake City on
Augutl 1874 Tor Portland. Part Of the
d!aiHncr 70 Portland the heat was very
oppressive aud tho dus, annoying.
The weather was comparatively cool
At Portland. Tho party took steam.
ship a, Portland on August 18th anu
sailed down the Columbia River and
lhoncs down the coast TO San Fran
cisco. At this season Of the year the
sra IL very calm, and the yoy age was
therefore quite pleasant.
At San ffaneisco the party remained
u REQ or ifur days, aud then went 10
Monterey ani spent three days at the
Hotel Eel Monte. rnis IL descfibed a.
one OF ths must delightful places on
earth. The hoiol IL beautifully situ.
ated, The climate IL mid, aud the
grounds surrounding tue hotel are OF
the most beautiful descfipiinn-mAg.
nincent trees, widCapfeadiny lawn,
aud every variety OF flower. There l.
dnve ut this poiut wblch visitofs
usually take. OF about seventeen OF
eighteen milts, when " probably un-
equalod because OF tbs scenery. Ths
ocean anu the mountains contribute 10
add charms 10 the landscape.
Returning 60 san Francisco, the
party took the ears 10 San Diego, ami
registered at tho CoTonhdo hotel,
which Ia on an island Ia tue bay OF
San Diego. Tbs location OF this hotel
Il almost unexcclled, ana as n winter
resort probably has few equals IN the
land. 10 ~ claimed by tho residents
there that the summers AFRO very mild.
the weather cool AMI tracing; bui
white President Woodruff party was
there the heat WAS greater than had
oson felt, IL was eaii by old reside nts,
for twenty-five year,.
President Wuodrul'a iondnesa for
hshing Ia 20 well known that il will
not surprise any Quo 10 hear TINT he
was anxious 10 Try his Skill In oatun.
ing ilsh b. tue ocean. On the last
Jay tue parry was thsTe-whiph
cOntiflcd thpl VI tho i've thai
lett BAIT Lake City aud Ellorr
Wright, HUFFMAN au1 Berry. who are |
la0ofing Ia thS mlnistIy there, with
sisters Wright ana Cooper AMI Bfotlpf
ana Sister BnmmtE-!hey went out In |
a naptha launch lutei!e tue bay aud |
osught BY trolling some SIX luudIcd |
pounds OF most beautiful ilsl, oouslst.
ing OF tho balraoudn, tho Spanish mach.
erei, and yellow tails. Tue latter ii,h
0 q fine specimen OF tho nnny ttibr. |
aud Pfehiueut Woodruff was success.
iul, besldes catching a number OF bar.
raGuda aud mactrrti, la capturing a
large yellow tall, Weighing rom |
twenty to twenty-five pounds. Slms |
OF the pas,y, particularly Elder Wf!qht
aud wife, were quiio seasick, but toe
rest oiJoyed tue uays fishing
oxcee1lngiy. Tho masicr OF the
launch almont took away the
interest that the party from Utah had
In nshing by saying tEey could
neither sell nsh nor evsn give them
away; that tho poor had 40 much fish
at San Diego that they w0uli not ac.
cept lhem--a aremingly iHeTsdul.u Us
story 10 those who heard u; but tue
Elders raid they could lind persons
that would aooept all that could be
caught, which they did.
From san Diego the party returned
10 L0a Angelef, ard after Visiting
Pasadena and other points OF Interest
around Los Angeles, took rail for San
Pedro anu embarked on steamboat
which runs between that port ana
Catalina Island, an bland lying
of the coat some twenty eight or
Ihitty miles. This islasd u u noted
,umIer resort for Californians. The
NAL town OF Avalon IL built In a III.
lie cove Ia tho mountains, ami large
number OF people from the mainland
ivs there In tents through the sum.
nleT, which they can do very oheapiy
aud quite comfortably. Ono OF this
lays tho party remained there
napthE launch was engaged aud they
vent out flthing again. Hut II ives
aid that the aharks had been Rrounu
here aud had either driven oil tho |
ism or had destroyed mauy " them;
or tho trolling was not very sue.
,essiul, though few Spanish
nsckerel were caught. Pfesi.
tent Woodruff was exec 4!aRly
Iuxious TO obtain jga hsh,a IsfRe fiso
which IL frequently caught oil that
'oast weighing from two huDifed 10
our hundTei and iifly p1unIs; bu,
,uer trying TOT slme time failed Ia
letting u specimen, Tho boatmen
padp Temar sNDlo statement cOncsTn-
ng SPECIES oi tsh cullsu "ggnuper..
There 10 u fiat stone, ~ ~ said, OF some
wo hundred yaldi wluth ana ABOUT
I've hundred yards IN Length, which a. {
4 depth q AoJut Elk HUNDRED and
Ivy ioet. by taking observations
rom points on tho shore the exact