You are here

Capt. Harry Smith said there once was Indian Reservation on site of govt. life saving station

DT Data Page #: 
322
Newspaper: 
Daily Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date: 
6/16/1909
Page #: 
5
Column: 
5
Item Type: 
Land use
Place: 
North Spit Gov. life saving station
TEXT: 
Capt. Harry Smith, tender of Lights & Beacons on Humboldt Bay, said in 1864 & 1865 there was an Indian Reservation camp on the peninsula at the site of the gov. life saving station. In an early day Indians frequented the North Spit.
Key Words: 
Capt. Harry Smith, Indian Reservation Camp, Gov. Life Saving Station