DT Data Page #: 450

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 1/28/1951

Page #: 5

Item Type: Whaling

Place: Fields Landing

Text: Gib Hunter and Hern Folond said the whaling operation at Fields Landing might start up again. The earlier one stopped on Sept. 1 1949, when the rendering plant burned down, on est. $50,000 loss. At the time of the fire, 46 whales had been landed by the two whalers. The plant was operating some time before WWII.

Key Words: Whaling Operation, Fire, Gib Hunter, Hern Foland

Microfilm Call # : MF 10