DT Data Page #:
146
Newspaper:
Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date:
12/19/1948
Page #:
23
Item Type:
Whole page
Place:
Woodley Island Indian Island
TEXT:
A depression still exists where the pool of the old Yacht Club was. On Woodley Island is Werner S wien's boat station. Werner thought Indian Island would make a great airport & seaplane base. The guys that have lived on Indian Island the longest are Gus Reynolds and Bert Smith. Gus has been there for 30 years. Bert Smith who is 77 is a bachelor & lives with Gus. Clam Shells occur on Indian Island to a depth of 22! The well dug thru mound upon which the Guenther House was built, passed thru 22' feet of clam shells, beneath which were decaying spruce trees. They also found the tooth of a mastodon. Duck hunters bulldozed out a "decoy" pond on Woodley Island.
Key Words:
Whole Page On Samoa. Photos Include: Aerial By Merk-View Nw; The Hammond Home; Home Of The Vice Pres & Gen Mgr (Across The Little Bridge); Local Views Of Houses & Streets. In The Early 1890'S, Edgar & Albert Vance Built A Railroad Out Onto The Peninsula To Establish A Shipping Port For Their Mill At Essex. A.B. Hammond Bought The Mill & Railroad & All Else In 1900; Thus Began The Redwood Div Of The Company. In 1931 Little River Redwood Of Crannell Merged Of Hammond. In 1937 The Holdings Of The Humboldt Redwood Company (Eureka'S Bayside Mill) Was Purchased By Hammond. A.B. Hammond Died In 1934, So His Son Leonard Took Over. Len Died In 1945. Samoa Was Named In 1892 When A Group Of Eureka Businessman Laid Out Loys And Advertised Its Desirable Climate. Also It Was Referred To As "West Eureka" In Later Days When Mill Development First Took Place. The School Has 80-100 Students & 3 Teachers Teaching 1-6 Grades.
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