Arizona republican., 1904-08-20
THE TRIP TO AVALON
The Delights of the Ocean and Santa
 Catilina.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 1S.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)-
 To the heated dweller of the desert. sojourn on Catalina island in mid summer is a continual delight.
 The ocean trip from San Pedro in the new and finely equipped steamer, Cabrillo, that makes the run in one and a half hours, or upon the more leisurely going Hermosa, occupying three hours, forms a delightful prelude
 Occasionally the spouting of a whale in the distance reminds one that he is really on the briny deep. Floating sea weed, the sailed ships on the horizon, the playing in the water of nearby seals, the shining of flying fisn and white capped waves chasing each other over the great stretch of water intensifes the feeling.
 If the trip chances to be your first and you are good enough sailort to move about the boat, you experience the delightful exhilartion coming from first breathing salt sea air and the wid- ening of pour horizon until the great blue dome overhead meets the eXpanse- of water below and shuts out the great world and leaves you helpless upon the mighty deep. But the sun shines, the waters smile, the boat resounds with merry voices and best of all, the faithful man at the helm steers straight for the harbor.
 Catalina Island is twenty-seveu miles long and seven miles wide, and lies twenty-six miles off the California coast to the south of Los Angeles. IL belongs to the Banning Co.,, who pur- chased it from a Mexican who got it as Spanish grant in the early days. It forms a part of the state of Calffor- mia.
 It is popular resort for tourists from all over the world because of its uni formly delightful climate.
 From the beach the island rises in | successive hills partially covered with verdure and of easy ascent, affording views of the ocean, the semi | circular bay and picturesque Avalon, l nestling in groves of Eucalyptus trees.
 The days are spent in surf bathing boating, fishing or tramping over the hills and in gratifying the growing ap- | petite sure to spring up with the easy out door life and the sight of tempt ing food upon hotel tables and dis played in the delicacy stores. The evenings pass delightfully."- in boat | riding by moon light or listening to the famous Catalina band, the best on the | Pacific coast
 A visit to the sea gardens" reveals ! many wonders of the deep" Gigan- tic kelp like great trees, stretches it's branches to the surface of the water and moss covered rocks piled LID. form great caverns in and out of which glide gold fish and fishes of many kinds and colors. The skeleton of a dismantlad steamer and whitening bones reveal the relentless character of the ocean ID angry moods.
 Fishing is an exciting sport Avalon IS the headquarters of a Luna cIuh which crowns with honors those suc- cessful in bringing in this rather rare. gigantic fish. Almost daily some fish erman lands an immense Jew fish "hlch IS hung upon the wharf for q lew hours bearing a card giving "elSht' name of one who lands if and the time required to do so. Tadias snare these honors frequently and the hSh frequently weight between tbreo hundred and four hundred pounds.
 me Banning Co. have foreseen ana cdretully provided for the needs of tourists and at figures suited to tba purse of all. The sanitary conditions receive careful attention and an obIig Ing force of employees is contjnuaI1,, on hand to serve.
 III snort for the money required perhaps there is no outing within raaoi' or the Arizonian, which Twill viaII greater returns than trip to Avalon