The herald., 1897-07-31
AVALON

AVALON, July S0.-(Reguar Correspond
enceO Fishing and hunting parties con-
tinue to be the order of the day. party
consisting of F. c. Hartman and Mrs F.
A. Hartmann of La Dura Mexico, who are
largely interested in Sonora mines: Miss
Mckenna of Tucson, Mrs w. S. Smith and
w. Sidney Smith of Pasadena, with Messrs
Hanslor and Ferris chartered the LAUGH
Catalina, under Capt H. j. Saunders, yes
terday, for fishing trip to Church rock
In two hours and a half's fishing they
brought home nine barracuda and ten vel
lowtai
j. E. Bark. C. Coburn and VIM. Creswell
of Phoenix and c. Fl. Johnson formed a
fishing party on the Santa Ana yesterday
They caught twelve yellowtail. fifteen
sheepshead, a barracuda and bonita be-
sides rockbass and smaller fish. In addi-
ton they shot large sunfsh, but did not
secure the body of the victim.
Levi Strauss, Dan Block and A. Laven-
thai of San Francisco are registered at the
Metropole.
w. G. Bradshaw came on La Paloma
yesterday and is staying at the Grand
View.
Dr. E. w. Edelman of Los Angeles reg
istered at the Metropole last night.
Harry Johnson, Victor Huff and Bob
Eckert of Santa Monica returned home
yesterday after visit at the Metropole
c. E. Maufort of Pasadena and DIR. E. L.
Holyoke of Lincoln, Neb., are staying at
the Island villa. On Wednesday, under
guidance of Chris Ringson and Jim Gard
ner, Mr.. Monfort, who is the hero of many
fishing stories, undertook to initiate the
Nebraska tenderfoot into the mysteries of
Catalina fishing, specially cautioning him
that the experience might cost him some
Inconvenience at first but that he (Mr.
MonforD being a veteran in the business,
would look after the fish during the doc
tors temporary disability. They went to
Jewish point, and the result of the catch
was four fish, the joke of the trip being
that the tenderfoot, DR.. Holyoke, was the
only one on board who was not seasick,
catching rs per cent of the fish. They had
a Jewish hooked, but the expert anglers
were so busily engaged in other ways that
the big fish was enabled to escape. Mr..
Monfort has lately returned from San
Francisco where he attended the Christ
ian Endeavor convention in the interests
of Southern California.
Ira Landreth of Nashville, Tenn, left
yesterday after stay at the Island villa.
Mr.. Landreth is chairman of the '9S COM
mittee of the Christian Endeavorers, and
was so pleased with Catalina that he made
a second visit to Avalon during his stay in
California.
G. F. Randall and wife of Pasadena
registered at the Island villa last night.
Mrs. Randall expects to make an extended
stay the island.
Gin Gardner and Mexican Joe had
party Of eleven members of the Ananias
club out yesterday and 1t is said they fully
sustained the reputation of the club and
the wel-known qualifications for member
ship.
Mrs. Alfred Hutchins of Pasadena pre-
scented her husband with a fine boy yes
terday morning. Mother and child are
both dong well.
A hAntirg excursion was made yester-
day with Jack Freeman as guide to Bull
rush and Cape canyon. The hunters were
w. Il. Gillis of Redlands and Dr. E. L.
Holyoke If Lincoln, Neb. 1t was discovered
after they had left that the waitress Of the
Island villa had omitted the important
item of salt in their lunch basket. They had
been specially cautioned by their friends
to take salt with them above all things
to aid them in their chase after the elusive
goat. However, hey proved that they
knew how to shoot goats without getting
so close to them as to be able to use the
salt to advantage. The doctor killed two
fine goats in Bullrush canyon, while Mr..
Gillis secured a fine head in Cape canyon.
One of the shots made by DR.. Holyoke was
at fully $50 yards, while the others were
at shorter range, requiring several shots
TO bring DON the quarry. They had lunch
under the willow trees fifty feet high, and
returned to Avalon about D. m. after
thirty-mie ride.
1t is well to have an expert swimmer like
Capt. Jack Williams on hand, even on
the safe beach at Avalon Yesterday two
OF the bathers got little out of their
depth, and not being able to swim, got
excited, and if it had not been for Capt.
Jacks prompt assistance they might have
been in an unpleasant predicament. At is
was the girls had nothing worse than