Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-07

much as an Isaac Walton or Nimrod
of more advanced years. The article |
which follows was written after his
return from the new resort, Oceano
Beach.
BY EUGENE BROWNSTONE
Oceano Beach Is bounded by Ell Piz-
mo beach on the north and La Grande
on the south and lies at the mouth of
the fertile and productive valley known
as the Arroyo Grande. 1t has fresh
water lake about 400 feet from the
ocean and containing mountain trout
| in abundance. Oceano Is but fifteen
minutes walk from the beach over the
boulevard which has recently been
| constructed and has about 500 popula-
tion. 1t is pretty little town, rapidly
| increasing in size and Is destined to
become a great commercial point
when the Sierra Pacific railroad reaches
there and forms a junction from the
coast line to the valley. The Sierra
Pacific railroad is in course Of con-
struction and no doubt soon it will
touch the coast, thereby connecting
Bakersfield with Oceano.
| When evening came we went into
| the dining room and got our dinner,
| after which we went to the Oceano
! Beach skating rink and spent very
pleasant evening. The skating rink is
on the strand near the ocean. That
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| of the ocean, / was kept awake.
| Next day we pitched our tent and I
| thought that was great fun. We arose
early and found the canvas for the
tent lying near the frame, which had
been constructed few days before.
Pitches Tent
The tent canvas had green and white
| stripes and presented very pretty
appearance. First we spread 1t out
| and then went after a ladder so we
could put the canvas over the frame.
The ladder was not very strong and
our first attempt ended in severe
fall, so we then got a carpenters
"horse" and this time were successful.
After the canvas was drawn over the
frame and pulled tight the inside was
very cozy. Next thing we did was to
see that the furniture was brought to
, the tent. After that was done we had
a complete tent outfit. Another tent
was pitched and we used that as our
kitchen. After we had a kitchen set
we were ready for housekeeping. We
named it Ocean Beach Tent villa.
That night we stayed inside our tent
and my! how proud / was. For a
watchman we placed a dog, which we
called Dewey, at the door. After that
j we felt perfectly safe, as Dewey is an
excellent watch dog. The night was
passed quietly.
Next morning I had a great desire
to go in bathing, and as 1 had my
bathing suit there I did go. I.donned
my bathing suit and ran down to the
surf, which looked very inviting, so in
| I plunged. The breakers were not very
strong and the water was warm, MAX
ing it very pleasant. The water was
so clear that you could see little min
nows swimming around in 1t and |
played a game of tag with one, but I
was sit" all the time, as it proved the
swiftest swimmer.
After remaining in the surf while
I came out and took a sprint along the
beach. then 1 put on my clothes and
was ready for whatever I was to do
| that day.
How Train Takes Mail
After the 1870 train came in with the
mail went down to town and met the
trains, both north and south bound.
These proceedings took place almost
every day, as / enjoyed going after
the mail. The train that brings in the
mail does not stop at Oceano, but 1T
| has a hook which catches up the mail
and Is interesting to watch. Saturday
night the people of the town gave
dance and, of course, we were invited.
The dances we danced were waltz, two
step and Paul Jones, etc. When you
go to a country dance you generally
have fun, and certainly had my share.
| The people of Oceano are very sociable
and were giving parties all the time.
and being a visitor In town l was in
vited.
One day I resolved to go fishing, so
I got my poleaapd lines and took the
boat named Dfeano upstream and
weighed anchor fThat day 1 was sue
cessful, for I caught about twenty-four
mountain trout and one founder The
weather was delightful, and SO made
the fishing pleasant.
At another time I went hunting. /
walked along the banks of Lake
Oceano, mostly where the tules are,
for there you are more likely to get
ducks than at any other place around
| the lake. However, the ducks seemed
| to know that l was poor shot, for
they f1ocked over my head, but I'never
hit one of them. The mud hens were
also on the lake and I succeeded in
hitting one of them, but did not get
him, as he went to the bottom. then
got up and walked to another spot and
while going there espied lame mud
hen and 1 gave 1t chase. AS 1t was
wounded I overlook 1t and put a ball |
through its breast That was all the |
luck l had that day.
Boy Hits Horse
The last week was there / was in
duced to go horseback riding. All went |
we'll until the end OF my ride, when a |
boy threw a clod Of dirt at my horse,
making him rear up on his hind legs
and throwing me into the dirt. When |
1 picked myself up l was In no good |
humor, for i was angry at the boy |
who threw the clod, causing me to
have that fall
Then came the time for my depart
ure, and l was very sorry for did
not like to leave Oceano, as bad such |
good times when / was there. Sunday
afternoon found me waiting at the sta
tion for the southbound train, due at
4:54 The train arrived on time and
after a great many greetings from