The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-09

sto 20 huaslt (, H a +. 81
/ II. was tfuis i SIGH 10 see the
Large WI sels elosly one BY oae
sstsara pass IN isIoSs sllila IN the iis:
WHEN Il idst sigtt on The flastI3
hpstl 10 S5is 81 and linei Snp
hunslss d nttitt sfp thing1
sttit and sees ~ an5 eye piaSiins with
the hreaEers as they came rolling I'LL
AZ On Sunday u went 20 church and
Visited :donr Of the Seigh 81 twenty
parks Los Angles lis noted for It'll
be3pt i.al parks parts OF which are ID
solid Sniaas foE lowers.
Last and $best full was my trip out
to Catnli inn Island. This Island is out
on the Ocean about thirty niles from
San Pedro and 8 small mountain
rising out Of the ocean ia bntitS twenty
miles long and e seen Wilde. There
are only one or two q ecesalbie lands
tngs. Ri It is ~ great ss1M inner and lriras.
sure resort. Thei medium slze,i5 & steam
sboat which took us 4 out rolled and
pitched a great deal. enough to make
several seasicl. " An Z old +. fisherman
pointed out several school j3of fish to
ME ms they came to thu surface to feed
Some OF these schools covorcttif several
acres OF surface an,. were very close
There were also many NY
ing fish but they would nor ~ far
until they would be chasedtin by the
sen gulls which regularly followed our;
boat. e ;;ist u Il q,
After we reac hed the island and had
dinner We; went out In glass bottonled;
;boatsGo over the submarine gar!cns and
how I wish Itwerc able to describe;
those. gardens SO that you might see
them. can tell or some OF the things.
i saw but cannot blend them TO-
.gether and put them in their! native
environment which is the secret oti
their beauty. In the glass bottom
boats we were enabled to see the bot
tom in thirty feet Of water. i was In,
formed that there were deserts in ithel
bottom OF the ocean Z the So ME as on
land, for there we're long distances;
that there were no sign of animal orl
.veretable life. Then we would come
toSplaces where there were masses Of,
rocks piled together and 1t was hero
that we saw the beauty TINT Is I'M,
any surface garden Sorsfark
in the world. T he rocks were covered
with coral sediment anu swimming
around along these rock wern fish oil
ell sizes and colors. large and tiny gold
fish also black and white spotted,
brown and many other shades. There
were thousands yea. million of these
md they would hide and play around
among the sen vegetation which WINS,
rs varied ms the animal life the sen
.kclp was n tall weed swithjlarge, broad;
leaves reach almost to the.
.s,irface. Many of these iwceils were
thirty feet tall Then there were tho
aea riolets with their tiny blue flower
and many other Kinds OF MOSES male
YOU feel that you were in a nlgny for
est. }y.,.
.laEdct us there we're nine or ten son
lions frolicking about eating the fish
thrown out TO them. One OF them
which they call J" Big ,Ben'5is The larg.
est know sea lion In the world. He
was found there forty years ago and
has been: fed SO long that he has be-,
come tame and otttimes can be coaxed
clear out on the beach with fish.
II, While waiting for our boat to pull
out several boys gathered around in
their bathing suits and skiffs and call.
ed to tho passengers to throw them
out small coins. They would then
dive and catch them, as it was easy to
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