Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla, 1902-1903
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
- Dates:
- 1902-1903
- Creators:
- 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 San Diego Union San Diego Evening Tribune Common Council, City of San Diego State Senator Leroy A.Wright Ellen Browning Scripps W. S. Hebbard W. A. Sloane Anson P. Mills Olivia Mudgett Patterson Sprigg Arthur Cosgrove Samuel G. Ingle C. S. Dearborn John Work Paul E. B. Chase J. Mills Boal Joseph A. Flint F. W. Barnes Anthony Arnett John McCormack Myron C. Close J. L. Pearson J. T. Rutherford Auguste E. Gilbert Mrs. A. E. Loring Samuel Ingle C. T. Murray G. Collier A. L. Balsford J. A. Young Hettie F. Casey Elizabeth M. Comforte George M. Hawley E. M. Burbeck John T. Hobbs J. B. Dooley E. E. Shaffer C. H. Baldwin James Cleary J. P. Polhemus D. F. Garrettson F. A. Stephens N. J. Davis Emma E. Derby City of San Diego
- Abstract:
- 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
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla. San Diego City Clerk's Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- 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
Mammoth Cave of La Jolla
Petition for permission
Opposition to request for permission
tourist attraction
developer
landowner
property owner
engineer
mining engineer
artist
tourist
tourist attraction owner or manager
Petitions
map
sketch
signatures
documents - Names:
- 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
Henking
Sprigg
Garrettson
Schultz
Diamond
Chase
Dearborn
Mills
Scripps
Wing
J. P. Polhemus
James Cleary
Emma E. Derby
N. J. Davis
F. A. Stephens
D. F. Garrettson
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 - Places:
- La Jolla Caves
La Jolla, California
Mammoth Caves of La Jolla
Sunny Jim Cave
La Jolla Cove
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1902-1903
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Public records from the City Clerk's Office Archives, the City of San Diego
- Preferred citation:
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Tunneling into the Mammoth Caves of La Jolla. San Diego City Clerk's Archives
- Location of this collection:
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202 C StreetSan Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 236-7216