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Clinton Evans Lost at Sea
Clinton Evans took his new forty-foot boat out on October 10, 1959, and the sea kept him.
Stories
True stories of the Plasketts and their neighbors — bears and gold, shipwrecks and weddings — drawn from letters, newspapers, and family memory.
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Tony Fontes - Mission Indian Horseman
Tony Fontes's people heard the first Padres sing at San Antonio Mission. He became the coast's great horseman.
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Tony Fontes Jeep Accident
A jeep, a log, and a hard landing — Tony Fontes's closest call came on four wheels, not four hooves.
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S.S. Los Angeles Shipwreck at Point Sur
When the S.S. Los Angeles struck at Point Sur in 1873, Dr. Roberts rode from Monterey in three and a half hours.
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S.S. Ventura Shipwreck and Salvage
The S.S. Ventura went down with fine linens and wagon kits — and the coast ranches dressed well that year.
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Harlan Family Sea Adventure to Point Sur
Mrs. Harlan asked about packing a lunch for the boat trip to Monterey. She should have packed for a week.
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Mabel Sans Childhood at Mill Creek Sawmill
Mabel's childhood ran on sawdust and creek water at her father's mill among the redwoods.
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Jack Dempsey Breaks Cast Iron Skillet Over Mans Head
The Mill Creek rough named Jack Dempsey once settled an argument with a cast-iron skillet.
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Abandoned Piano on Mill Creek Trail
A repossession man got a piano halfway down the Mill Creek trail, gave up, and left it to the forest.
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Lawrence Cardoza Absconds with Gold
After the best run of the mill, miner Lawrence Cardoza vanished — and so did the gold.
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William Brainard Post - From Whaling Station to Empire
W.B. Post started at a whaling station near Lucia in 1850 and ended with a ranch that carried his name.
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Julia Pfeiffer Burns - Pioneer Rancher
Julia Pfeiffer shod horses, plowed, hayed, roped and rode with any man on the coast — and better than most.