Channel Islands National Park an Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

274 Pages·1996·14.2 MB·English

by  Morris, Don, Lima, James

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Channel Islands National Park
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Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment
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SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES UNIT
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Cover illustration by Jerry Livingston.
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
and
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY
a product of the
NATIONAL PARK SERVICES
SYSTEMWIDE ARCHEOLOGICAL INVENTORY PROGRAM
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2012 with funding from
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
http://www.archive.org/details/channelislandsnaOOmorr
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
and
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY
Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment
Don P. Morris
Archeologist
Channel Islands National Park
James Lima
Troy State University
Intermountain Cultural Resource Centers Professional Papers
Number 56
Submerged Cultural Resources Unit
Intermountain Field Area
National Park Service
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996
in
Submerged Cultural Resources Unit
Intermountain Cultural Resource Centers
Intermountain Field Area
National Park Service
U.S. Department ofthe Interior
IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
xi
LIST OF TABLES xv
FOREWORD
xvii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
xix
INTRODUCTION
I 1
OVERVIEW
II 5
Geography 6
Weather 8
Surface Currents 11
Navigation and Shipping Hazards 12
Anchorages: Problems and Shortcomings 13
PREHISTORY THROUGH THE GOLD RUSH
III 15
Euro-American Vessels Before the Gold Rush 17
Gold Rush 19
Winfield Scott 19
Yankee Blade 24
IV WRECKED AND GROUNDED COMMERCIAL VESSELS 27
Goldenhorn 28
Crown ofEngland 37
Anubis 41
Pectan 42
Aggi 44
Liebre 50
Cuba 52
Beulah 62
Aristocratis 62
Patria 63
Chickasaw 63
V VESSELS OF THE LUMBER TRADE
69
G W
Prescott 70
M
J Colman 71
Dora Bluhm 78
Comet 86
Watson A West 93
Jane L Stanford 95
George E Billings 105
VI SEALING IN THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS 107
Leader 109
NB
110
Surprise Ill
Convoy 112
Isabella 112
Pearl 113
Kate andAnna 113
G
Ella 114
VII VESSELS OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY 117
Chinese Junk 120
Bell 121
Sea Lion 121
Natoma 122
Unity 122
Eagle 122
OK
122
Lion 123
Labor 123
Maryland 124
Blue Sea 124
Adriatic 124
Emperor 125
Imperial 126
Louise Ray 126
Yukon 127
Dante Alighieri II 127
Emil 129
Nancy Lee 130
Balboa 130
Santa Clara 130
Equator 131
VI
San Francisco 133
Pan Pacific 133
Milmar 134
San Giuseppe 134
Pacific 136
Golden Gate 136
Del Rio 136
Cape Argo 137
RuthE 137
Gypsy Q 138
D
Louise 138
M
Dorothy 138
K
Ruth 139
Vineth 139
Carol O 139
Josie Lena 140
Georgia 140
Dolphin IV 140
Broadbill 141
Cinnamon Bear 141
Shoshoni 142
D
Eileen 142
Warrior 142
Mary 142
Rosemond R 143
Standard Nut 144
Sierra 144
Liberty 144
Joan 144
Frederick Q 145
Glady I 145
Blazenka B 146
Chelan 146
Jana Dawn 146
Sea Wanderer 146
Patrick 147
Summary 147
VIII OTHER TRADES AND PURSUITS 149
San Buenaventura 149
Undine 150
Fishhook 151
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Liberty 151
Chappo 153
Helene 153
Magic 154
Santa Rosa 156
Dawn 156
Francine 157
Shasta 157
Sea Foam 157
Irene 158
Nellie 158
International I 159
H. T. P. Co. IX 159
Lotus 160
Wampas (A-1370) aka Grey Ghost 160
W. T. and B. Co. No. 60 162
Typhoon 162
Zingara 163
Swan 163
Bar-bee 163
Kinkajou 163
W. T. Co. No. 3 164
City ofSausalito 164
Blue Fin 165
Grumman Avenger (Airplane) 165
Seaborn 166
Billcona 167
Aurora 168
Corsair 168
Grumman AF-2W Guardian (Airplane) 168
Adore 172
Sea Lion 172
Marie 173
Santa Cruz 173
Elaine 175
Trilogy 175
Eros 176
White Cap 176
Legend 176
Nimbus 3 176
Black Dolphin 177
Marimari 177
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