The herald., 1897-08-11
AVALON

AVALON, Aug. 1O.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The season at Avalon is about
at its height, and the camps and the hotels,
although not uncombortably crowded, are
we'll filled with merry makers. The sum-
mer girl and her inseparable accompan-
ment, the white-panted boy, are in promi-
nent evidence.
The suggestion of an editorial writer in
yesterdays Herald, to establish an Anti
Annanias club. is regarded with but scant
favor here The majority of the Avalon
piscatoria1 experts declare that the writer
can be no fisherman. All the biggest
catches of the season can be supported by
aff1dav'ts-if necessary-but at present
there is no notary public on the island. An
official recorder of Catalina catches might
provide q lucrative job for some disapl
pointed politician. The natural tendency
of the disciple of Isaac Walton to exag-
gerate is sternly disapproved here, what
ever they may do at Long Beach and Re-
dondo. Every fishing record, before being
forwarded to the Herald, is scrupulously
investigated.
An old resident of Catalina is willing to
make affidavit to the following facts, which
at the time were of such common occur
renee as not to be considered even worthy
of notice. Frank S. Hutchins, the affi-
ant states that several years ago two
hundred yellowtai. by actual count, were
caught before breakfast one day off the
shore, and breakfast was not delayed on
account of the occurrence. All these fish
were caught on line and hook. Mr.. Hutch
ins caught sixteen himself. Quite num-
Der of anglers were engaged in the occupa-
ton, and it occurred after most success
full haul of sardines had just been made
by the seine.
On another occasion Mr.. Hutchins saw
fisherman catch a yellowtail by means
of a harpoon. He waded into the water
and pitchforked the fish in the shallow
water near the beach, throwing it over his
shoulder onto the shore.
On Lovers beach, the next cove to Ava
Ion, the affant states that man unknown
to him by name, but of equal veracity as
himself, ran into the water and caught
yellowtail in his arms. The fish was slip
perry to hold, and got away from the captor.
Edgar Moore, a well-known citizen of
Los Angeles, in the summer of 1881, put on
actually caught a yelowtail on each of the
five hooks simultaneously. The fish were
photographed at the time. The popularity
of the circumstance was that the fisher
man was green and put ON the five leaders
by mistake, not knowing that the expert
enced angler is quite satisfied to deal with
one yellowtail at time.
Mrs. Warfield and her son, r. e. War
field, of the California hotel in San Fran
cisco is registered at the Metropole
l.. Jaooby arrived last night to join his
family.
Warren, Carhart is giving the Catalina
girls a treat, and it is said that Cupids
darts are found all over the island.
The tennis court is in such request that
matches are made before breakfast. Miss
Bertha Crouch is playing a match this
morning of this nature.
Miss Martin of San Francisco is visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. S. Manning.
Judge L. A. Croft is spending several
days with his family here.
Colonel Thomas Richards connected
with Fred Barman & Bros. cigar es,ab-
lishment in Los Angeles, is staying at the
Metropole for week.
The La Paloma brought over the news
of a fatality which occurred yesterday
morning at San Pedro to Joe Lundy, who
was employed as deckhand on board the
newspaper boat. 1t appears that he fell
between the steiner Falcon and the wharf
and was drowned. His body was recovered
at o'clock in the morning
The Santa Ana had pleasant excursion
yesterday, fishing and shelling. James
Murray and wife of San Bernardino, Miss
Mabel Smith of New York Mrs Ruth Rob
bins of Pasadena and Mrs. Mary r. Flint
of Los Angeles comprised the party, who
returned with about five hundred shells.
Mrs. Murray caught six yellowtail, aggre-
eating ninety-four pounds in weight,