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September 15, 1851 stated "salt marshes border much of bay"

DT Data Page #: 
85
Newspaper: 
Blue Lake Advocate
Newspaper Date: 
4/14/1966
Page #: 
5
Column: 
2, Susie Baker Foundation
Item Type: 
Mckee Journal
Place: 
Humboldt Bay
TEXT: 
The Mckee journal in September 15, 1851 stated "salt marshes border much of the bay (Humboldt Bay). Travel by land difficult- miry ground- myriads of mosquitoes." The West Coast Signal on August 3, 1871 lamented "Mosquitoes. These annoying insects are just now very plenty here abouts."
Key Words: 
Salt Marsh, Mosquitoes