The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-01-22
Geo. p. Christensen Sends Good
Story From California.


Geo. P. Christensen Sends Good
Story From California.
Long Beach, Cal, Jan. 1920.
w. P. Conger, Nezperce, Idaho.
Dear Friend: AS we have fin
ally landed at our destination and
have had a little time to take in
some Of the sights and have had
The pleasure of meeting several of
our old Nezperce friends among
them G. w. Booth and wife, Ed
gar Booth and wife, w. w. Nixon
and wife, and J. L. Boyer-we are
going to tell The Herald about
some of it: About week ago we
all decided to form an automobile
party and go about 80 miles from
here up the coast, fishing for Alb
bolonas. They are something like
a large clam shell, only they have
a shell on but one side and they
run from about two to eight inch
es across and have a solid piece Of
meat in the center resembling a
clam or an oyster, and they fasten
themselves to large rocks In the
water. The only way you can get
them loose is to have flat piece
of iron or steel to use as a lever
to pry them free of their mooring.
They are found On rocks from two
to six feet under the water and
in order to be successful you
want to get your work in on them
while the tide is going out, for if
you should happen to be caught
prying them off when the tide
comes in you might be under 10
feet of water, and you might lose
your footing, which happens ev-
cry once in a while.
The game laws Of California are
very strict as to the amount and
size that each person is allowed
for one days catch. AS our party
II, and all Nezpercers,
we were entitled to II each, none
to be under four inches across
us a total Of 1872, if we,
were lucky; but you know, Billy,
whenever a Nezpercer starts out
to do a thing he never quits I'M
til he has finished the job. As
most Of our party were good div
ers- especially Messrs. Boyer and
there was nothing to hin
der us from grabbing the full
amount.
We left Long Beach about 1O|
a. m. and went by the way Of Re
donda Beach and picked up Mr..
Boyer, as that is where he is stop
ping. From there we drove to
Abbolona Point over a very rough
road, landing there about IL 80.
Here we left the cars in charge
IF the ladies, as our course cover
I'd about a quarter of mile
straight down off a high bluff to |
he ocean. The excitement was
high and the going was not so
dow. Nixon and Boyer took the
cad, as they were both old tim
rs at the game, and we were no
ime reaching the waters edge |
The veteran leaders readily gain
ID ground on G. w. Booth and
myself, as they were both leapingl
rom rock to rock, with the break
rs sometimes higher than their
reads and occasionally taking a
Ieep dive. Edgar Booth and Glen,
ne of my boys, both being new
t the game and eager to learn,
hey kept close to the old shell
unters, getting thereby the real
and training they felt |
he need of. So you can plainly |
ee the position G. w. and myself
-ere ina long way from home,
quarter of a mile to the top,
18th the waves whipping to and
70 all about us. But we were not
, be discouraged. II
Now, G. W., being a law-abid-
lg citizen, was very particular
/ cautioning me not to take any
hing under four inches across ,
nd not over II a piece. AS | told
on before, we were all new at the
anne but Nixon and Boyer, but
/ the excitement Of it all they
,rgot to tell us where to look or
hat to look for, so it was up to
) to do the best we could. AS wei.
ere both better dry land hunters
ian deep sea fishers, it was nat
raj for us to look on the side oil :
le rocks instead Of deep down in I
le water. Consequently, we had i
} luck. 1t was slow going for us
id we hardly kept in sight of the 5
st Of the party, and finally G. 7
.~~ovyo 1,v tho iIoo %ho% oi<ho,