Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
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Title: Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
Dates: 1902-1903
Collection Number: Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
Creator/Collector:
City Clerk Archives, City of San Diego
Thomas Diamond
Gustav Schultz
F. T. Scripps
Adeline S. Wing
Scripps
Wing
Mills
Dearborn
Chase
Diamond
Schultz
Garrettson
Sprigg
Henking
City Clerk Archive, City of San Diego
San Diego Union Tribune
Extent: Seven archive documents totalng 17 pages, including maps, a watercolor sketch, list of signatures, petitions to the City of
San Diego, procedural action cover sheets, and news clippings
Online items available
Repository:
San Diego City Clerk’s Archives
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: Petitions and protests with supporting documentation submitted to the City of San Diego during the years 1902 and 1903 regarding
the tunneling through coastal land in La Jolla to access from land the popular sea caves of La Jolla, then known as the Mammoth
Caves of La Jolla, creating a tourist and visitor attraction and experience for a small fee. Two La Jollan property owners
on Cave Street were interested in the endeavor, Thomas Diamond and Prof. Gustav Schultz
Language of Material: English
Public records from the City Clerk's Office Archives, the City of San Diego
Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla. San Diego City Clerk’s Archives
Scope and Content of Collection
La Jolla Cave Street property owners' petitions for permission to tunnel into the La Jolla Caves for the purposes of creating
a tourist attraction for a fee. Opposition to these petitions from other La Jolla residents and community members concerned
about destabilization of the sea caves and the ocean bluffs. Included are many signatures of historical figures from La Jolla
and San Diego in the early 1900s.
La Jolla Caves
Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
La Jolla Sea Caves
La Jolla Cave Store
Sunny Jim Cave
Cave Access Tunnel
Access to La Jolla Caves
Tunnel to La Jolla Cave
Tunneling into the Seven La Jolla Caves
Smuggler's Cave
Emma E. Derby
N. J. Davis
F. A. Stephens
D. F. Garrettson
J. P. Polhemus
James Cleary
C. H. Baldwin
E. E. Shaffer
J. B. Dooley
John T. Hobbs
E. M. Burbeck
George M. Hawley
Elizabeth M. Comforte
Hettie F. Casey
J. A. Young
A. L. Balsford
G. Collier
C. T. Murray
Samuel G. Ingle
Mrs. A. E. Loring
Auguste E. Gilbert
J. T. Rutherford
J. L. Pearson
Myron C. Close
John McCormack
Anthony Arnett
F. W. Barnes
Joseph A. Flint
J. Mills Boal
Paul E. B. Chase
John Work
C. S. Dearborn
Arthur Cosgrove
Patterson Sprigg
Olivia Mudgett
Anson P. Mills
W. A. Sloane
W. S. Hebbard
Ellen Browning Scripps
State Senator Leroy A.Wright
Common Council, City of San Diego
San Diego Evening Tribune
San Diego Union
F. T. Scripps
Adeline S. Wing
Gustav Schultz
Thomas Diamond
Henking
Sprigg
Garrettson
Schultz
Diamond
Chase
Dearborn
Mills
Scripps
Wing
City Clerk's Office,, City of San Diego
City of San Diego
Common Council, CIty of San Diego
Board of Delegates, City of San Diego
Board of Alderman, City of San Diego
San Diego Union Tribune
La Jolla, California
La Jolla Caves
Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
Sunny Jim Cave
La Jolla Cove
Petitions
map
sketch
signatures
documents
La Jolla Caves
La Jolla Sea Caves
Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
Sunny Jim Cave
La Jolla Cave and Shell Shop
Sea Cave Access
visitor access to La Jolla caves
La Jolla Sea Cave access
La Jolla Cave Store
Tunneling into the La Jolla Caves
La Jolla Cave Tunnel
Access to the La Jolla Caves
Petition for permission
Opposition to request for permission
tourist attraction
developer
landowner
property owner
engineer
mining engineer
artist
tourist
tourist attraction owner or manager