The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-18

Large practice will occupy prob
ably three weeks, There will be no
battle practice, that being held IN the
tall Of the year Preliminary practice
Is limited to two ships, the Kansas
and the Vermont which have not yet
fired All OF their guns in practice All
win engage in record target practice,
There will be four ranges, four ships
firing at time, The RATS for the
targets were finished this afternoon
and were being towcd out to the
grounds to the southeast Of where
the squadron is anchored, Yester-
day and to-day three or four OF the
ships, including the Georgia, Rhode
Island, Kansas aud Vermont we're on
the range laying out the lines and an.
choring buoys for the attachment Of
the targets and for the guidance OF
the ships, The frames OF the targets
will be put in place in the morning,
The shooting will then begin, II Is
likely that the feet will leave here
between April 5 and April TO- Stops
will be made at San Diego, Los
Angeles ports, Santa Barbara, and
Santa Cruz.
At Los Angeles ports, where the
fleets will be divided into divisions OF
four ships each to be anchored off
Long Beach, San Pedro, Redondo,
and Venice Ocean Park, and Santa
Monica, II is not unlikely that the
fleet first will steam in single line
formation up the coast along the line
OF the various ports and then divide,
This would make a splendid naval
pageant which might be enjoyed by
the people OF those cities. Again.
upon departure the feet probably will
form in single column and sail north.
repeating the parade. A simultanc-
GUS salute, such as was given in some
of the South American ports, may be
fired.
The town OF Magdalena has no,
grown to any appreeiable extent be-
cause OF the fleets visit II is about
the same size that it has been for
years past. II consists OF a row OF
small one and two story white wash
ed houses, located on the northern
shore OF what is known as Man-of
war Cove. The houses set back
from the beach some SO feet and ex-
tend for perhaps 1000 yards along
the shore. Mr.. Heney, a cousin Of
Francis ]. Heney, the assistant dis
trict attorney OF San Francisco. is the |
only white man in the place. He has
resided here for the past eight years
as local manager for a company con.
trolling 100000 acres OF land which
fronts partially along the bay. A
young woman, cousin OF Mr.. Heney
and her mother resides with him.
The remainder OF the population is
entirely Mexican. There are nor
mally about lis people in the place,
On these ranches horses and cattle
IRE reared. Cattle are killed for local
consumption. Water is the great
problem. Ordinarily it is brought
rom many miles inland and fire.
luently is furnished to Mr.. Heney by
he war ships in the harbor. The
hips convert the salt water into fresh
md afford an adequate supply.
The day before the arrival OF the
itlantic feet the Steamer Curacao
rom La Paz landed SO Mcxicans az
and the question OF food
nd water for them was a serious pro-
lem. Mr.. Heney solved it by secuf.
ng supply from the ships. Gov.
;anginez and his official party are
uartered at Mr.. Heney's residence
which is the most portentious in the
lace. Within the past two days two ,
r three new buildings OF a temporary ;
ature have sprung up along the
each and are being used by Mexican