Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-15
AVALON POPULAR
TOURISTS RETREAT

Special Correspondence
Avalon. Santa Catalina Island. July
i2.-.Tho Albuquerque trio Fred
Nichols, Charles white and Joe Beal.
jourueyed from Los Angeles To the
magic isle ON the morning OF The Sth,
by the Salt Lake route from the city
to the goyornmest wharf at San pc.
dro and across the channel on tho
Williams steamship company's bcu
boat. tho Cabrillo.
The thirty minute car ride was IA
very interesting panoramic view of
che city suburbs. orchards aud pros.
porous gardens, boom addition and
the Cities by the Sea-" Long Beach.
Terminal Island. Alamltos and san
feuru. Ihere was q sickenlng fishy
smell about San Pedro wharf. which
nehotod Nichols tO bite mora savage.
ily at his popsin.
Tho government is spending six
millions Of dollars on "a break water
at San Pedro. The shipping ihore ls
groet, especially In lumber. and for "a
mile from the wharf alung tho rail.
way stretches one vast lumber yard.
lumber enough 90 build q city.
The Cabrlllo was cut loose and
the sea voyage begun. Some 200 pas.
sengers were on board ana much was
said about feeding The fish The boat
saloon did a good buBlnoas, bat tho
man behind wouldn't take either
Mexican or Canadian money The sea
was extremely placid 10 the dlsap.
pointment Of White, who Is the sai. i.dr
ot the trio, and there was very little
sickness on board.
Two hours and thirty minutes nut
the channel between tho continent
and the island.
Sheriff Hubboli and family and Nd.
Qnickel and son had returned To the
mainland when the trio arrived, MIR.
and Mrs Hubbell taking a cottage at
Ocean Park.
We took quarters at the Metropole
Scarcely had Whites financial soawl
adorned the register before bevy
OF reporters harrasod the New Mexico
banker Varied lurid tales of New
Mexicos undeyeloped wealth, her oil.
mate and natural resources, agricul.
ural and stock raising advantages and
statehood qualifications, the beauty
.oi her scenery and the growth Of her
railroads, In several OF the city pa.
pers was the result And there were
iishing stories, too. OF questionable
foundation To thoso advertisements
was probably due tho popularity OF
the trio, and especially OF Nichols.
Cupid has been very cruel and there
viii be many bleeding hearts and long
drawn sighs over the sad sea waves
when that young man leaves this ial.
and. The gain OF ten pounds by this
desert banker II another OF his phen.
nomenal successes. While SCOTS spe.
cial created a sensation on the contln.
ent In It's record breaking race over
the Santa Re. Fred Nichols made
record breaking row from Sugar Loaf
TO the Avalon pier with an car Il
WAS island talk how the young man
sacrificed several large patches Of
hide from his hands Ia his effort 10
land Two white frocked nimpths Of
the island In time for luncheon
Catalina Is as fascinating as ever
The hotels are quite we'll filled and
the crescent bay of Avalon is dot led
With boats and ygtchs OF various
sizes aud descriptions Fishing Is not
extraordinary, bat some very good
catches OF maekerel and yel,owtall
have been made.
Those who know Santa Catalina. its
Us valleys, ~ cavos and
pleasant little beaches ana vlvacloua
Inhabitants know Il az one Of the
most delightful resorts on the Cali
fornia coast. IT, wide diversity of
ia rs most cOmmendablo
feature % one who Is looking for en-.
tertalnment and rest al tha same
time. There are Wild goats for the
hunters and the fishermen find on
ils coast sport unegualed on the ga.
clflc coast. Only at Palm Beach. Flor
ida ana Ia the Gulf OF Mexico 40 the|
hnny tribes go So game and plentiful
An lnYariahle breeze and the quioi
of the bay of Avalon furnish pleasure
Tor the sailor and oarFman, aud there
is music aud dancing ana other
things doing from early morning tll
late at night Tho busy inclined can
be busy and The lazy may be- lndolont.
one can Do money in or one can be
money cut
But Of al these things 10 see ana
40, tho submarine gardens. Viewed
through the glass hottOmed boats
have no equal Cor beauty ana novelty
Bathing TOO. ia hne The trio viii
probably leave Catalina on Saturday.
White and Nichols going 20 San
Francisco aud Boal proceeding 10
Portland.