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Tag Archives: John Vonderlin
John Vonderlin: The Sea Gilly and the Gazos
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I found the source for the alternate version of the origin of the name of Gazos Canyon. My previous understanding was based on the Gazos Canyon guided tour we went on. During which, a rhetorical … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Sea Serpents, Now and Then
Hi June, My weekly visit to Invisible Beach, was somewhat disheartening. Though any R & R from the pressure cooker demands of caregiving to the extremely vulnerable is welcomed, the continued inactivity at Neptune’s Vomitorium isn’t. The sand is actually … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Meet Josiah P. Ames
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s a biography of Josiah P. Ames, from “The History of San Mateo” book on Archives.org. Hon. J. P. Ames. The following narrative of the life of one of … Continue reading
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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: Willowside Dairy: Yesterday and Today
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This is an excerpt from the 1883 “History of San Mateo,” book available for reading or downloading at Archive.org. There is a section in the book covering the dairies of San … Continue reading
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1896: Lobitas, Lobitos, Lobetus…Let’s call the whole thing off…
Hi June, This brief article from the March 3rd, 1896, issue of “The Call,” is a small piece of the puzzle of the history of oil production on the Coastside. Besides providing a date and a few names to research (Langley … 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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John Vonderlin: The Oil Field in the Redwoods of La Honda
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Meg was reading the thick and slick, years-in-the-making Draft Report from Mid-Pen about their decades long future development plans for the La Honda properties and noticed a paucity of information about … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: What happened next….Sisyphus Has Some Allies….
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) First Read John’s “The Good, The Bad, and the Just Plain Old Ugl Sisyphus Has Some Allies Hi June, I returned today to Tunitas Beach to see if I could do something … Continue reading
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