Author Archives: June Morrall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is an excerpt from an article entitled “The Earliest Residents of California,” from the November 8th, 1868 issue of “The Daily Alta.”   Several years ago we mentioned the … Continue reading →

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June, Do you remember my posting about”Gumby,” the largest Gumboot Chiton, I had ever seen washed ashore. Though dead, it was in amazingly good shape, with its tentacles intact, unlike most … Continue reading →

  If you cannot read the names of the towns/places, here they are, north to south along the coastline. A few names are new to me, and I note that Torquay is not mentioned. San Francisco Omondaga [Please read John’s … Continue reading →

[Remember, I had a pamphlet about a new Coastside town called Torquay? I’d never heard of the place and don’t even remember who gave me the pamphlet which I am now digging about for. Well, John Vonderlin has new information … Continue reading →

Story is dated 1857 From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, You’ve wondered what happened to the original fish of the Coastside? Here’s another piece of the puzzle. The excerpt below is from a column in the May 13th, 1857 … Continue reading →

[Note: Pescadero was originally part of Santa Cruz County, but from what I, June, understand, the incoming tides made it difficult to the get the county seat. In the 1860s a petition was circulated to make Pescadero part of San … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,   I’ve only seen a few casual references to  lit gas coming from the ground after the Loma Prieta Earthquake. I don’t think the phenomena lasted more then a few days. … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) BUTTER CONTAINS TOO MUCH MOISTURE  A.B. Cavalli, Rancher, Violated Pure Food Law” MENLO PARK March 4. –For “his violations of the pure food laws A.B. Cavalli, a La Honda rancher, has run afoul … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,   This article, from the February 2nd, 1865, issue of “The Daily Alta,” preceded the two articles, “Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Oil Lands #1 and #2,” and describes the excitement … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Fred Sarcander and Charles F. Brandenstein were on the San Gregorio creek in San Mateo county. Up to the end of last week Brandenstein had planted 260,000 trout fry in the streams … Continue reading →