Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
ROCK ISLANDERS
ON PACIFIC COAST
Mrs. L. c. Daugherty Writes of Beau
ties Of Coast and Ocean in
the Far West
PECULIAR FREAKS or THE WATER
Get Glimpse of Moving Picture Making
Art at San Diego, With Sea
Wreck rs the Punch.

Coronado. Cal, July 15.-Editor Ar
gus. To The Argus, greeting from
we Rock Islanders at Coronado Beach.
The daily visit Of the home newspaper
tn a stranger in a strange land comes
pleasantly
Last night we Witnessed high tide
There will not be another nearly as
high till the middle of August Strange
that the moon. so far away. has such
an influence on the tameIess sea! The
rush and the roar and the seething
foam. she long line OF white. breaking
and reuniting and breaking again as
II neays the shore; the curves, the va
grant impulse that sends the water
away up upon the beach at one time
and at another CiSappOiuts ones eX-
pectant gaze by stopping far short of
a former line, al this holds one for
hours
The charm OF the night flung over
the deep green Of the sea and its many
3aunty. cleaning fishing boats. moored
but d short distance out, look like fairy
craft
But today we find that Mistress
Ocean. under cover Of the night,
brought up great masses OF unsightly
and iIl-smeling kelp and spread it
out on the clean white sand to dry.
Uncle Sam has use for this same
kelp. He finds il yields potash and an
explosive powder and dye stuff. OF
Point Iona there are large beds of it
that are now being harvested, an end
less growth, for it takes but three
months TO mature a new crop after
cutting the old a few feet below the
surface. A kelp factory has been
erected al san Diego and larger one
5g = al II ON tai "
people near San Dtego's factory won
der. till they know. what il is that is
ta.ntiug the air with j smell like burnt
paper.
See Movie Made.
Monday night we saw the making
Of q moving picture film. 1t was at
San Diego's million dollar wharf. The
steamer was an English one. 1t was
10 he set on fire and blown up and
people were TO be plunged into the
'briuy deep" represented by San
DiegO's peaceful bay-and there were
10 be thrilling rescues and all sorts
OF haiT-raislng things.
The big crowd was there, patient,
good natured and occasionally shout
ing funny advice when things seemed
not to move of as scheduled. The
fire engine was there, too, and played
a stream Of water on the wharf build
ings and in (?)advertently on some of
the crowd who were getting too near.
We were not of those who got a sprink-
ling We were at a safe distance but
q good one TO see,
Finally smoke issued from the
steamer, sharp explosions were heard
and flames shot up. Excited figures
were seen running about the boat and,
well the crowd saw all there was to
see and went home tired but satisfied.
and with the mental affirmation that
enough was IS good as q feast
The long delay, we learned next day,
was caused by the powder getting wet
Also, 1t was said some other things
did not go off as planned and Tuesday
night there was TO be another film pro
duCed-
Quiet at the Beach.
Wednesday we left San Diego and
are now al Coronado Beach, multi mil
lionaires, in that We can command al
most the entire beach, for this is not
d Coronado season We can go to bed
early and get up late, if we choose, for
the quiet is almost audible, and we
like it
MRS. L. c. DAUGHERTY.