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Sunday, June 12, 2005

True or not, diary spins quite a story

The legend of Duncan Ranch has it all.

A ruthless Southern colonel, Chinese slaves, pirates, opium smugglers, treachery, buried gold bars and a haunted mansion.

John Hales, a Hermosa Beach historian, admits that this wild tale about Col. Blanton Duncan, who is said to have deserted a sinking Confederate army in the late 1860s and escaped to the balmy beaches of the South Bay, could be considered folklore.

But he maintains it's a legitimate story nonetheless, because of pages that appear to be ripped from Duncan's diary, which were obtained by Hales' wife, Lorraine, when the old Biltmore Hotel was demolished.
Prof. Hex at 7:16 AM
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