BOAT STANDS AND FISHING GUIDES IN AVALON
August 6, 1918 [The Catalina Islander]: “Avalon launchmen (fishing boats) in 1918: Sam Goulding, Geo. C. Farnsworth, S. Westbrook, I. L. Newberry, B. D. Halstead, C. A. Fisher, Harry Nichols, Hugh McKay, Monte Foster, A. L. McKelvey, J.J. Bates, W. L. Heral, John Kassar, Claude Wickman, Alex Adargo, Mexican Joe, Enos Vera [Veira], I. A. Anderson, Harry Stoughton, O. I. Danielson, Roy Staples, John Edmundson, Smith Warren, Tad Gray, Kent Walker, Charles Paradis and J. H. S. Boerstler.”
- ADARGO, Alexander Reginaldo: [1918; 1924], Keywee
- ADARGO, Joseph: Favorita, Eva
- ANDERSON, Elmer E. [1924], Andy
- ANDERSON, I. A. : [1918]
- ARCE, Fred: [1924], Ethel
- ASHBRIDGE, F." [1924], Grace II
- BATES, J. J. : [1916; 1918; 1924], Helen B
- BOERSTLER, J. H. S. [1918]
- CASEY, Lawrence: [1916], Magic Isle
- CHAPPELL, Arthur B.: [1916], Pauline, Iona
- COLE, O. W.: [1924], Myrtle
- CORNELL, George Nelson: [c. 1900; 1916], Mascot, Mascot II, Cornell, Cornell II, Par
- DANIELSON, Oliver Isaac: [1916; 1918; 1924], Alegria, Letta D
- EATON, A. E.: [1924]], Leona
- EDMUNDSON, John: [1918; 1924], Adelaide
- ELMS, Harry M. A.: Mildred
- FARNSWORTH, George Chase “Tuna George”: [1916; 1918], Mabel F, Aerial
- FISHER, C. A.: [1916; 1918] Dixie
- FOSTER, Monte: [1916; 1918; 1924], Sunbeam
- GARDNER, James: [c. 1900], 'Fortuna
- GOULDING, Sam J.: [1916; 1918; 1924], Ethel and Laura, Ruth
- GRAY, Tad: [c. 1900; 1918; 1924], Violet G, Swastika, Arcanum, Sailfish
- HALSTEAD, B. D. : [1916; 1918, 1924], Barney; Swastika I
- HERAL, W. L.: [1916; 1918], Heral, Alert
- KASSAR, John aka “Yellowtail John”: [1916; 1918; 1924] Dragon
- MATHEWSON, J. E. "Pard': Avalon
- MCKAY, Hugh: [1916; 1918; 1924], Mañana
- MCKELVEY, A. L.: [1918]
- METEOR BOAT COMPANY STAND
- MICHAELIS, George: [1916], Alert, Juanita
- MOTT, Major Jordan Lawrence: [1924], Mabel F
- NEWBERRY, I. L.: [1918]
- NICHOLS, Harry Ellsworth: [1916; 1918; 1924], Vera, Nick
- NORDQUIST, Capt.: [1924], Vampire
- PARADIS, Charles: [1918]
- PENCE, Parker Kyle: [1924], Shorty, Shorty II
- PRESIADO, José Felice “Mexican Joe”: [1918], Tia Juana
- ROBARTS, John C.: [1916], Eva
- ROBB, Sam: [1916], Presto
- STAPLES, Roy: [1918]
- STOUGHTON, Harry: [1918]
- VEIRA, Enos: [1918; 1924], Carrie
- WALKER, Kent: [1918]
- WARREN, Smith: [1918; 1924], Fortuna
- WASHBURN, T.: [c. 1900]
- WEGMANN, John: [1924], Dixie
- WESTBROOK, S.: [1918]
- WICKMAN, Claude: [1918; 1924], Maitland
- Santa Catalina Island Boat Rental/ Fishing stands
George Cornell's boat stand
in front of the Hotel Metropole
c. 1900
Jim Gardner's boat stand
in front of the Hotel Metropole
c. 1900
Gray Brothers boat stand
in front of the Hotel Metropole
c. 1900
Meteor Boat Stand
8400
Some Fish for Breakfast
220 lbs, 280 lbs, 170 lbs, 130 lbs, 250 lbs, 300 lbs.
Detroit Publishing Co. (undivided back)
[original in SCIF archives]
In front of George Michaelis' Boat Stand
Captain Jim Gardner with shark
caught by Mr. Sharp,
Santa Catalina Island, CA
T. Washburn's boat stand
in front of the Hotel Metropole
c. 1900
In the News~
June 28, 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, June 27.—Messrs. Dunham and Whiteford were out in the launch Puffing Pig and caught three yellowtail and a rock bass.”
July 1 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, June 30.—Mr. Magnin and Mr. Fraser, while out with Captain Jargstorff in the Sunbeam, landed thirty barracuda on rod and reel. The fish were caught just the other side of Seal Rock.”
July 5, 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, July 3.—During the past week the Santa Ana, the Sunbeam and the Violet have all been up on the beach for a general overhauling.”
