Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
by Tom A. Marshall

by Tom A. Marshall :,
A twenty-five mile trolley ride, be-
tween Los Angeles and San Pedro,
California, introduces one to groves ok
oranges and walnut trees; farms
which are being tIucked BY those
thrifty Japanese and lands you 1t
San Pedro, the deep water harbor o6
Los Angeles, twenty-five miles long
and varying from one-fourth to eight
miles in width. Dry docks are occv-
pied in every stall, with passenger
and freighters; boats which have been
long since consigned to the ship
crave yard, arc now being reeo1-
structed.
TRIP TO CATALINA
AZ . given signal from tho captain,
haWsers were cast OF, the pllok bu0gd
in few signals md the 'eHstmosa"
turned her nose out past the break
water, headed for Catalina, two hours
run from San Pedro. Old Neptuae
saw ID coming, and was laying tor
the aggregation Of land lubbef5; the
boat was caught BY the 1ophy1, she
was running light and APPARENTLY had
NO homo on tho water, but s6pped
about LOOKING for . Place to oeoasion-
any light Our boat beh9ysd much
better after she W1s running under
The 10 of tho shore bluffs, some IN
terest VAS then taken In tho surround
ines. As w slipped into the tranquil
and coy little harbor Of Avalon, tho
boat then straightened UP and a.
stunned the even keel.
LIGHTS ATTRACT FISH
The kelp gardens % seeo throogh
the R1aas-6otAonned hosts afe at An
times . source Of wonder. Tho late
innovation, introduced BY tho oper-
stors OF the glass-bottomed boats, II
the eQuipping them With strong search
lights, used at night; marvellous ef-
feet Is produced by the use Of various
colorod screens or slides; sightseers
may enjoy the aQugtic spectacle aS
niEht, as vol q in tho day time.
When the searchlisfes are tmnd o..
the marine wonders are aocentuated
in bas-relief. Kelp beds wave, with
eenue undulaton. while the waters
are svarning With an INFINITE variety
Of nsh, attracted undefneatn the
boats By the gfaze OF the hea0fSnfs;
fish are attracted hom q very con-
siderable radius. the vst9s are soon
dsnsely Inhabited with IN species; u
b 1t times dimcu1t to $50 tho bottom.
Tho magic aspect is added 70 BY the
INTRODUCTION Of the slides OF various
oolors. ! b Old Faithful Illumination
in YELLOWSTONE Canyon, which ADDS
beauty and interest b tho submarine
gardens. -
EvERchANonso SCENES
Tho trip over natures Inundated
wonderland, regardless Of how mo
uuently It is made, always presents
IN entire change OF pEog1,m ana ~
at4rscubns. You gsze down into IL
ocean q dspth OF dfty list or metS;
tho vsAef Is teeming With aqunfac me,
an cver-ehanging panorama; rocks
coveesd With shell life, IN occasional
ahslone she'll is attached 10 the rock
vith euch teuactty. BY rs umva1vs. -
furnished By nature. i REQUIRES tne
united efforts Of two divers, using .
crowbar to detaeh this ''sesear:" Fish
Of kaleidoscope eolor1nss are leaemey
swimming amongst the iodine planu.
which resemble forests OF immanSe
tres. With their branches ever IN mo-
ton: this 10 canned By the undescu>
rents. which set In different directions
q varied depths; hsh Of IN sises
sssn to perform for The sntsreatn'
mont OF 9ueses directly beneath 0s
boats.
SEA LION ON ROCKS
Csu&ain Walton Of the siassSst-
toned bost emperor. tho largest
crsft Of giassoottoned character In
the world, has besn On and ars.nd
this island the reatsr portion q MS
life. He says the only ash which can
be persuaded 70 bite. which afo sss0
from his boat, arc the Rock Bass.
The Ruby Algia moss vas pointed
out, covering tho tops Of tho tnundaS
"a rocks: button and green pereh
were cavurting through the ksiD. afty
feet below; seal rocks, three miles
below Avalon were visited. Inc
roeks .re At IN seasoas covered With
earlion, whieA are protected By Cali
fornia laws, made necessary BY the
war made upon the seal BY the fisher.
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