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Title: Wilson's guide to Avalon
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Wilson, Harry William, 1852- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Los Angeles, Cal., The Wilson map & guide co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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onthe water, hiring a boat at rates which will be found on another page. When itis desired that a sailor should take charge of the boat it can generally be arrangedfor. People who stay longer than two nights will have no difficulty in fitting intheir own arrangements, but they should remember that none of the followingexpeditions should be missed: The Marine Gardens and Seal Rocks, pages 13, 14, 49 A Night Trip in the Speed Motor-boat, page 15 The Concert and the Dancing, page 35 A Fishing Expedition in a Launch, page 21 Moonstone Beach and the Isthmus, page 43 Coach Drive to the Summit, page 55 A Trip Around the Island, page 43 Less important expeditions are as follows: Descanso Canyon and Sugarloaf, page 51Buena Vista Park and Pebbly Beach, page 52 The Little Chapel by the Sea and the Old Wireless Station, page 54The Golf Links and Chicken Johnnies, page 29 The Aquarium and the Exhibitions of Mounted Fish in the Curio Storesare especialh worth seeing. For Short Walks, see page 51 11
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Diving Mac WILSONS GUIDE TO AVALON The Marine Gardens. We shall not attempt to describe the Marine Gardens. Only those whohave seen them can realize the wonderful beauties which lie below the surface ofthe sea. The glass at the bottom of the boat quiets every ripple, and one can lookdown through the clear, blue water and see the bottom of the ocean, on some dayseven at a depth of 80 feet. The most beautiful parts of the gardens are not sodeep as this, ten or fifteen feet, perhaps. Great trees of kelp reach up to thesurface; wonderful sea-weeds of every variety and hue cover the rocks; andinnumerable fishes dart in and out, some brilliantly red, some silvery grey, someof deepest blue. The Following is a List of Some of the Contents of the Marine Gardens. Seaweeds, Mosses, etc. Fish. Irish Moss. Chiffon Moss Sponge Moss or QqIj pi^h, or Garibaldi Perch. Rainbow Sea Tomato. Sea Heather blue and violet, Perch. Rat Fish or Chameleon Fish with a this moss loses color when taken out of the h

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