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Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) “The First to Die”   Hi June, The editorial, “Let Us Have Light,” led me to professor Alexander Bache, the head of the Office of the Coast Survey, one of the predecessors to … Continue reading →

Here are J. Smeaton Chase’s Impressions, as he observed the Coastside from atop his horse. For more information about J. Smeaton Chase, please click here Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June,    The following is an … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is from a book entitled, “Pacific Coast, Coast Pilot of California, Oregon and Washington Territory.” It was written by George Davidson and was published in 1869. Mr. Davidson, for whom the … Continue reading →

Hi June,     As was alluded to in the previously-posted, hard-hitting  1886 editorial, “Let Us Have Light,” a survey of the local coast for good lighthouse sites  had been done many years before then, by a Professor Bache. That was Alexander … Continue reading →

Story by and from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Now this is what I call a hard hitting editorial. This was published just a week after the shipwreck of the Hellespont, that cost eleven lives. One of your … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June,    It was the New York Times Archive that settled, at least in my mind, the Captains confusion, created by the “Sea Bird” article. I now believe that Azariah Doane, was … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This is a story about a fairly common happenstance reported in the old newspapers; a salvage boat getting into trouble while attempting to “steal” Neptune’s due; after a cargo-laden boat had gone aground. The danger of … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,  This is a more extensive article about the wreck of the Carrier Pigeon. It was from two days after the initial report, and was published in the June 10th, 1853 issue … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    The following short article that appeared in the “Daily Alta” on June 8th, 1853 was the first mention of the wreck of the Carrier Pigeon in the old newspapers. Note that they use … Continue reading →

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