The herald., 1898-08-18
tPfNflOPf'S VOYAGE
0oTzEBUE SOUND REACHED IN
'tr SAFETY
Eire Again Breaks Out in the San
Gabriel Canon-An Ice Plant for
- Pasadena

East Colorado street) Aug. TL-Relativei
OF Messrs. c. c. Reynolds, Joseph Grinnel
and other members of the Kotzebue Sount
expedition, received word today from TIN
adventurous gold hunters on board thi
Penelope. The first letters were written II
May and at that time the party was wei
and contented and satisfied with its vessel
Gears Of whose unseaworthiness had bese'
P some friends of the expedition. Mrs. c. G
Reynolds 114-page epistle, dated July 23d
contains about all the doings Of the party
UP to that time. They arrived in the Sound
on July 9th. They entered through q rie
OF the ice with two other boats, the follow.
Ing boats being left behind by the closins
OF the rift. On July 18th seven members OF
the party went up the river prospecting
taking provisions for six weeks. On the
18th the Grace Dollar got into port and s.
H. Reynolds, brother of c. C. Reynolds
Joined the Long Beach party, Of which C.
c. Reynolds is president. A river boat was
being fitted up from sections brought along
on board the Penelope. 1t is completed by
this time. On July 9th the entire party
planned to go up the river, taking one-half
OF the provisions and leaving the remand. II
at Point Blossom in charge Of the French
missionaries. The party expected to go up
the river 200 miles or so and set UP saw
mill, dynamo, etc., which they had taken
along with them. Whether these plans
were carried out remains to be learned
from the next letter which arrives from
the frozen north.
Another Mountain Fire
Manager Wilcox of Camp Wilson was
down today and stated that another noun
: tain fire. entirely Independent of the form
er, fires, has broken out in the west fork of
the San Gabriel canyon, about fifteen miles
from Mount Wilson and about ten miles
from the nearest burnt district Of the re-
cent fires which started near Echo noun
tain and which were fought out by large
gangs Of men a few weeks ago. Mr. Will
COX was concerned lest the fire spread rap
idly and came down to inform the forrestr?
authorities OF the danger. They will doubt
less take immediate steps toward putting
the fire out, as the district In which It is
located is valuable mountain timber land
and is the place for campers and trout fish,
crs. A number Of parties are in the vicinity
now and others are planning to go, but
may change their plans upon learning Of
the fire.
To Make Ice
An enterprise which has long been con-
sidered by Pasadena capitalists is likely to
be pushed through very soon. It is the
founding OF an ice plant here. not merely
for the sale of Ice, but for its manufacture.
The enterprise has been brought to head
ktyo no po In mi har
whereby two companies have consolidated,
leaving only two companies still in the
field. E. c. Webster, one of the original
promoters Of the electric road. is at the
head of the scheme, and has interested
Manager Smith OF the electric road They
and several other gentlemen will hold
meeting tomorrow when the initiatory steps
will be taken.
Brevities
Messrs. e. G. Barrows, Oscar Serodino
and Lewis A. York, the trio who drove
through the city Monday night and were
arrested for disturbing the peace, were to-
day fined IS each by the recorder. The
fourth man, who escaped from the rig and
stood In the crowd of spectators when the
trio were arrested, is generally conceded
to have been wise In his generation.
Dr. E. W. Claypool, the new curator of
the Throop museum, has donated to the
museum his entire geological and biological
collection, in amassing which DR.. Clay
pool has spent lifetime. The collection
includes forty-two boxes and packages,
which have arrived and are ready for UNI
pa cking at Throop. DR.. Claypool himself
will look after the unpa cking of them upon
his arrival
The colored citizens have set Tuesday
evening as the date for their mass meeting
to elect four delegates to the Republican
convention. The T. B. Morton Republican
club will be organized Friday evening.
Frank Wallace Of this city received
letter yesterday from his brother Alexan-
der, who was in the fight at Santiago. He
says that Of the eighty-four rough riders
who were in his company only fifty-fve
escaped from death in the fight. Only one
OF these latter escaped being sent to the
hospital later. Mr.. Wallace was in the hos
pital with fever. but is out again.
Mrs. R. q. Ross Of North Fair Oaks ave-
nue. sprained her ankle In alighting from
an electric car this evening at Colorado
street.
Bridadier Brengle Of the New York City
Salvation army will be here tomorrow night
and address the local meeting on ''Why
Christ Came"
A young member Of the Tenth Pennsyl.
vania infantry, who Is home on sick leave,
writes that he saw and talked with Harvey
Randall, one of Pasadena's boys at San
tIago. on July soth. Harvey was unhurt
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