DT Data Page #:
64
Newspaper:
Daily Times
Newspaper Date:
1/18/1883
Page #:
2
Column:
2
Item Type:
Letter
Place:
Humboldt bay
TEXT:
Letter to Congress from John Vance, Pres. Eureka C of C describing the need for jetties at the bay's entrance. Mentions ships with a draft >16 feet have to wait for high tides. Sometimes there have been 18 vessels anchored in the bay waiting for a channel deep enough. The North Spit has erected, widening the entrance, cacsing shoaling.
Key Words:
Humboldt Bay, John Vance, Channel Depth
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