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John Vonderlin: Part 2: Pescadero’s Oil Potential

Part II Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is Leon Harnett’s second installment in his evaluation of the potential ol wealth of the Coastside. It was published in “The Daily Alta” on December 2nd, 1865. … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: 1865 Article Raises Big Hopes for Oil in Pescadero

Part I Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is an amazing article from the July 28th, 1865, issue of “The Daily Alta.”  Having lived one summer in the wilds on the Mattole River, just north … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: 1902: Black Gold Gusher….

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    Here’s an article from the June 6th, 1902 issue of “The Call,” that undoubtedly helped drive the “Black Gold Fever,” that gripped the local area and the nation at this … Continue reading

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