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Articles from the January 1, 2015 edition


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  • Timber empire made Coos Bay shipbuilding capital

    Jan 1, 2015

    Schooner By Finn J.D. John There was a time, a century and a half ago, when Coos Bay was the shipbuilding capital of the entire West Coast. It all started, as so much West Coast history does, with the Gold Rush. A young apprentice shipbuilder named Asa Mead Simpson, caught up in the excitement, jumped aboard a sailing ship in which he owned a small percentage and headed for the gold fields. Simpson was moderately successful there, but seemed to realize that it couldn’t last. So with a little over four pounds of gold in his poke, he headed b...

  • From the January 1, 2015 Sheriff's Reports

    Jan 1, 2015

    Excerpts From the January 1, 2015 Sheriff’s Reports Dec. 19: 7:30 p.m. Burglary - 38100 block, Camp Creek Rd. All drawers & cupboards have been gone through. Value of jewelry was greater than $10,000. Complainant says there were news reports of a car in the canal. Caller believes the burglary was due to that. Dec. 22: 8:36 a.m. Threat – Harassment. 51500 block, McK. Hwy. Complainant advises her best friend came to her house on Saturday & was threatening to hurt her & break her things. Subject is moving out & was advised of eviction proces...