The herald., 1897-01-10

wild assertions-to put it mildly-about
the inferiority of San Pedro as compared
with Hurtington'S trolley, l. e. Port
Los Angeles, in the light of the investi-
cations now going on are acting as
boomerang with-as our friend Sam
Weller would be sure to remark-20D,-
900, 900 double hextra ck-action
power Commissioner Morrison spent
Tuesday might in Long Beach, after do
ing a great deal of quiet investigating
that day and part of Wednesday, he
being particularly Interested i'm the
splendid condition of the wharf which
has now stood the ravages of those ter
rible sou'e 'ea sters CD the Southern Pa
cific sea captains and engineers testified
to-not to mention the 14-feet high
waves-for the past five years, without
anything approaching the least sem
blance to an injury. Mr.. Morrison on
being told the depth of water at the end
of our 1650-foot pier as being 81 feet at
low tide, expressed surprise that Long
Beach did not put in claim for the har-
bor, and was Informed tina Long Beach
resigned her claims and acquiesced in
the decisior of the United States en-
gineers which was in favor of San Pc
dro. as is almost absolutely certain this
board Will do
Geese are coming in, the honk -honk as
they pass over town going eastward in
the early morning hours, being sweet
music in the ears of the eager hunters.
Thursday was yellowtail day. ard the
crowds CT deep harbor fishers on the
wharf had more sport catching them
than they ever had in their lives before.
They-thc yellowtail-biting most te-
preferable fish, being q good third.
second, the rock bass, which is a much
more preferable, fish. being good third.
More than one hundred of the yellow
beauties We're caught during the day,
some of the anglers catching so many
that it took wagons and wheelbarrows
to get them off the wharf, when they
were either sold, given away or taken
home.
Eastern visitors enjoy the sport inn
mensely, and as general thing have
the finest kind of luck in their fishing
ventures, catching as rule some of the
biggest and rarest in the lot. AS an
illustration of the truth of the above,
Mr.. Frank Gray, of whom mention was
made in The Herald of last Sunday of
having caught rock bass the second
day after he arrived here from James
vile, Wis, and the first day of the fish
ing, which weighed 40 pounds, surpass-
ing this just one week later by catch
ing another which measured SO inches
in length and which should weigh, ac-
cording to the rule of judging by fish
ermen here, 53 pounds. or a pound to
the men. MI. I'll. s. Hoyt, father of
Mrs. w. H. Schilling, who came here
Wednesday on visit to his daughter
and son-in-law, caught the fishing fever
and few hours after getting here
yanked in fine large yellowtail and q
bonita, and there are others. But this
will suffice to illustrate the fine sport
we have here fishing from off the wharf
Apropos of the above. there came
down on the Southern Pacific railroad
Friday morning group of tourists from
Milwaukee and other places, who are
stopping at the Crown Villa. Pasadena.
there being an even dozen in the party.
the most of whom put in the day fish
ing, while the ladies of the party gath
cred shells.
One of the incest tokens of remem-
brance we know of is the one received
by Mr. c. f. A. Johnson of this place
from his former neighbors in his old
home at Presque Isle, Me-, a few days
ago. 1t consisted of 365 New Years
souvenir cards, each one of which bore
an appropriate sentiment expressive
OF the love and esteem in which he was
held by the particular donor of that par
ticular card, there being 365 donors.
one for every card. and card for every
day in the year. 1t was a splendid tes-
timonial, and our honored townsman,
is justly proud of it.
Great preparations for the proper pre-
sentation OF the cantata, Queen Esther.
are being made. Professor Cornell of