The herald., 1897-08-29

and below the higher rolling hills tc
north and west. On a point overlooking
the bay and ocean as far as the eye
can reach, Mr.. Sepulveda has built a
large summer house, where the visitor
may rest and enjoy the cool air, the
long white breakers rolling in on the
yellow sand, the Incompatible view of
Catalina and the vast expanse of sea
and shore.
AT the foot of the hill, which is reached
by an easy descent over graded trail
on a little plateau between the hillside
and shore, there is an ideal camping
ground 1t is sheltered from the high
winds and is always cool and shaded.
On the side of the hill there are several
warm sulphur springs, one of which is
piped, and sends a strong, steady stream
of health-giving water that finds its way
through the rocks to the ocean. From
a covered reservoir close by, fed by liv-
ing springs, the water is pumped to a
tank on the hill for domestic use, where
after an exposure to the air it cools and
loses the strong sulphur odor.
Where 1t empties from the pipe among
the rocks there are alluring possibilities
for a bath house and fine bathing pool
Of warm sulphur water The advantages
Of this as a camping place are well un-
derstood, and parties from Santa Mon
ica Long Beach and other places camp
here every year.
White point and the present ranch are
but a fragment of the princeiy domain
once owned by Mr.. Sepulveda's ances-
tors. who were among the few fine Span
lsh families who came from Mexico TO
Southern California in the early S0s, and
in whose veins flowed the best blood of
the mother country
This grant from the Mexican govern
ment embraced 1900 acres. which ex-
tended up the coast to Redondo, and 1000
acres Of which the townsite of San Pedro
now occupies.
It was then a sheep ranch, and many
hundred acres of its sterile hills are
sheep ranch still, though the land and
hocks are owned by a shrewd Yankee
name from the faraway coast of Maine.
The land lying between the ranch
and lighthouse. with another tract near
the deserted old hotel swallowed in the
capacious NAV of the Southern Pacific
railroad some years ago, and will doubt
less be utilized by that corporation when
the long looked for harbor becomes an
actuality and San Pedro is transformed
from lis present lethargy into one of
the busiest and prettiest towns in the
country
This town of St. Peter, bishop and
martyr, has many characteristics that
are interesting and peculiar to itself.
One of these is the lowering of all flags.
of which there are many, when any OF
its residents die In other parts of the
country instances are so rare they may
almost be counted on the fingers of one
hand where flags have floated at half
mast for woman. But San Pedro draws
no distinction in the honor paid to its
men and women citizens, nor to the par
ticular niche they may occupy in life.
Yesterday every flag in the quaint lit
tie town told the story that sorrow and
bereavement had come to some house
hold in its midst. Mrs. Peter Anderson
who has resided here for some ten years
esteemed by neighbors and friends, dice
on Thursday and was buried in VIII
mington on Friday afternoon.
Congressman Morehouse of St. Louis
visited San Pedro on Wednesday, and
was shown the harbor, inside and out
DR.. Lane of Monrovia will preach IN
the Presbyterian church on Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs. NJ. F. Day Of Belfast, Me, is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. Williger.
Miss Jennie johnson of Randsburg is
the guest Of friends here.
Mrs. C. C. Miller has gone to Serena
Cal, to spend few months. while hsr
husband is in Calaveras county, of which
he was q resid IN the days Of gold.
A party of Los Angeles Masons came
down last evening to assist in the work
Of the Blue lodge here.
E. L. Rose and family intend to return
to Oregon.
Miss Katie Dunn. of Los Angeles is-yis-
iting Mrs. Chapman.
Mrs. J. w. Davis of Compton is VISITING
her sister Mrs. Steele.
REDONDO