| Title | P.I.B. Ping: A Kansan in 1880s Oregon |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Summers, Lynn |
| Secondary Title | Oregon Historical Quarterly |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | p. 110-129 |
| Date Published | 2015, Spring |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | bathymetry, harbors, historical, industrial development, jetties, navigation, ports, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | This article describes the experiences of a Kansan working for the General Land Office in Oregon from 1882-1885. It contains a description of early work on the jetty at Yaquina Bay, and includes a photograph of the tramway by which rocks were hauled to form a jetty. “[We] were shown around, walked out on the tramway where the main work was going on, that of driving piling, the waves underneath dashing and throwing spray in every direction, and fairly shaking the very foundations of the earth as a swell comes in and breaks on striking the cause-way.” (p.121) |
