The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-04-03
Has Returned Home
From California

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Dr. c. H Kellenherger returned to
Canon City ON Wednesday Of this
week after a two and a half months
pleasure v.sit on the Pacific coast, the
eater part of which was spent in
San Diego and vicinity. He left
tere January II in company with. A..
E. Wilson, who is still in Southern
California. They were Joined 1t
Grand junction by Monroe Brown, for.
merly a resident of this community,
but who has been LIVING at Olathe.
60 o., for number Of ea:s past. On
arrival OF the party at Oakland
Mess Wilson and Keilenberger pur-
CHASED new Chevrolet roadster, in
which the trio made the trip from
Frisco to Los Angeles and San Diego
The trip was made over the state high
way from Oakland to Los Angeles,
which parallels the Southern Pacifc
railroads. coast line and is one Of
the most delightful 600-mi-e motor
trips on the cont nent. The car is now
a, san Diego where II wi be used
1 by Mr.. Wilson until he returns here
about May /. 1t had been driven
several thousand miles before DIR.
keilenberger LETT for home. Mr.
Brown came back to Colorado three
or four weeks ago
|. An unusual incident of DR.. Kellen-
berger's visit to San Diego was his
( rt.cipation with Mr. Wilson and q
pa ty OF boa ing excursicnists in catch
ing an s00-r round fsh. While max
ing trip about TIE bay four weeEs
ago on little steamer carrying so
passenge. s. tie captain harroone a
porp;o.se ON the bow of the vessel.
and for As minutes they were treated
to the most thrill ing experience with
FISH in their lives. AS soon as Il
was harpooned the porpoise began a
series of movements, exes cises and
evoutions of amazing rapidly in an
effort to free itself f.om the weapon.
Althoui h capable Of carrying 100 peo
pie the little Gamer was ether
swa.ed from its cou-se. or dragged
1 ahead at an unaccustomed speed, by
the fish
| The.e was $50 feet OF rope attached
to tie harpo1n and 1t requi. ed eight
! st ong men to hold it. SO powerful
y NC lnC btId6ttC1 VI l4-C Poi fO@e0 ~
the end OF it,. During its night for
freedom d.. Kerenbe-ger succeeded
in getting four excef ent kodak views
Of the big fish while in<he water. So
unusual were they that TIE owne' $
of the excursion boat offered him IS
for the films conta ming them. The
/ porpo.se was finally landed. but not
until a large rope had been thrown
around IL and the moose tightened
back of the dorsal fin, to assist in drag.
g.ng II asho e. II measured 8 feet
90 inches in Length and weighed s02
pounds. 1t was caught about
O'Clock in the afternoon on Tuesday
March 4. Postcard photographs o.
this huge fish were made by the own
e-s Of tie boat and were sold to he
passenge and to the public. Some
OF ttem were sent here by Or. Eel en-.
berger and Mr.. Wilson TO show what
recoubtab fishermen they were.
J Dr. Kellenberger says only about
$500 soldiers remain at Camp Kear.
reg. out OF the 10000 or moe that
were there three mon his ago. Naval
lhydroplanes." said DIR Keiienberger
this morning. were as common as
seaguil at San Diego wben we a ST
went tte-e. but VIXEN l left there last
We elk less than half dozen were in
commission" Demobi ization OF both
tie mil tasy and naval forces on the
Pacific coast is rapid y taking place,
SAYS d.. Kellenberger. with its re.
sultant effect on business and civil
affairs generally.