Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-18
see but the half of the beautiful and
the wonderful works Of God.
DOWN IN THE DEEP,

DOWN IN THE DEEP.
There are mighty forests of kelp or
sea-weed in many varieties ana endless
shades growing from the rocks ana
rising so to 100 feet above them in the
blue water, Just as trees rise IN the
air and furnishing food and homes for
untold varieties of fish, mollusks, Crus-
taceous and other forms of animal life.
Electric fish, angel fish, perch and other
varieties Of iinny beauties dart about
among their forests on hill and In mea-
dow, dressed in colors 10 bright and
beautiful as to make the birds of the
tropics turn green with envy, could
they have a look through a glass bot
toned boat Their color and beauty are
heightened by the green blue of the Wa
ter and the color OF the rocks, grasses
and MOSES on the bottom Of the sea,
together with the many punches OF
phosphorescent sea-weed that sparkle
like diamonds or shine like strings or
pearls fallen from the neck OF an eas,-
ern fairy queen.
Gray must nave been thinking OF II
trip in a glass bottomed boat when he
wrote;
Full many gem Of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves Of ocean
bear,
Full many a flower is born TO blush un-
seen
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air"
Even the lowly star fish as seen in hrs
native haunts wears clusters Of phos-
phorescent gems that would outshine
the diadems in the crown Of an Indian
Rajah.
one such look among the forests hills
and valleys at the bottom OF the ocean
conyinces me that there yet remains
many wonderful things TO be found ana
classified by the scientists who are
working with deep ocean dredges and
improved diving apparatus, Last
month n new and most beautiful sea
Anemone was found, named and placed
in the Catalina aquarium which con-
tains specimens of most Of the animal
life found in the ocean around this
island. A government scientific eXpedl-
ton which just left Catalina, took with
II several animal specimens that have
never before been seen or named by
man.
THE TOWN OF AVALON,
The town on the island Is Avalon on
a small but beautiful bay with resi-
dent population o. 500 and
summer population Of 10000 TO
$4,000, II has all the modern
things except street cars, and Is sltuat-
ed in a little valley that was at one
time the home OF a numerous, thrifty
and intelligent Indian population, They
were OF superior class physically and
intellectually We're found all over the
island and are said by students to be a
mixture OF Indians from the main land,
from many islands along the west
coast OF both Americas, together with
hardy adventures and shin wrecked
wanderers from the islands and coasts
of the far off orient.
Catalina il "a rich field for the stu
dent of archaeology, It's dusky inhabi-
tants were induced 20 go 10 the main
land about 1850 by the Catholic mis-
slonaries ana here they persisted, Their
last council fires have gone out and
the story of their melancholy fate Is
sung by the southern winds signing
through the pines and sycamores OF
their beloved and beautiful island home,
We never caught any large fish while
here and this is the flsherman's para
disc, but we got some large ideas and
decided II was about the most interest
ing trip we have made I'm this f4r
western land"
STATE FORESTRY STATION.
After this we visited the state fores-
try experiment station in Santa Monica
canyon, about four miles from Ocean
Park, This is a most instructive place
TO visit. The station iH under the d.
rection OF the state university; its OBJ
ieot Is to find and grow the trees that
Viii cover calitornla's mountains with
NESTS of the best wood In the shortest
tNe without irrigation
be Australian Eucalyptus, OF which
thee are about 200 varieties, gives the
bestpromise so far Imported some
yearAagO II can now be found growing
ID mN every part Of the state. Prof
shutt,Nhe genial and enthusiastic gen
tieman$ho has charge OF the station,
showed " one variety Of this tree that
ne plantN last year as siX-inch seed
lings. ina are now 20 feet tall and II