Port Orford news., September 29, 1931, Page 4, Image 4

PORT ORFORD'S
N a tu r a l D e e p
W a te r H a rb o r
-THE K EY-
To The Full Development Of The
MID - PACIFIC COAST EMPIRE
IN
ÜRBGON
FACT NO. 19.
Depth of Water from 39 to 42 Feet.
No Dredging.
No Sunken Hooka
No Pilot Service
Protected on West, North weot, Eaat and
Southeast from Storms of Summer.
Requires Limited Protection from South
and Southwest Storms of Winter.
Tht? ()re£°n-California coast line is rockbound
pnrrod gkr0U8.ut0 ,shlPPln£- Many disasters have oc-
urred where the loss of life and property were un-
Hnna /n Jteavy- I)lsasters of more than passing men­ Practically Free from the Prevailing Fogs
tion in the area of the Southwestern Oregon coast
of the Pacific ('oast.
ed n t a w i :
BritlA
sh Steamer Ravenmore, strand-
i S ? anC<l Aug^s, t 28’ 1895’ with the vessel
a
S .Ut
1088 °f ^ e; The South Portland,
i c i r ? ? tat,es steamer, which struck Cape Blanco Vessels .May Enter or Leave Under Any
S
ctober,19’ 19°3 and sank, with a loss of 18 lives
Weather Condition.
and the vessel a total loss; the J. A. Chanselor, a Uni­
ted States steamer, which struck Cape Blanco Reef
December 18 1919, with 38 lives lost and the vessel a
P n ilL 'p 8’ thi J(’an of. Arc which stranded on the Repeatedly Selected by Board of Army En­
K?£ue Rjyer Reel and broke up November 15, 1920
gineers as Harbor of Refuge for Pa­
with aH lives saved and vessel a total loss; and the
South Coast, a United States steamer, which found­
cific Coast.
ered off Rogue River Reef September 16, 1930, with
loss of 18 lives and vessel a total loss.
This dangerous stretch of coast is in need of a All V ear Round Harbor for Deep Sea Fish­
harbor of refuge—a necessity long recognized by the
ing.
hederal Government—and the Port Orford Chamber
of Commerce is now preparing its case for presenta­
tion to the Board of Engineers, Washington, at the
hearing this fall.
STRATEGICAL GATEWAY
STRAGETICALLY LOC ATED
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naturally rich empire
IMPROVEMENT AS A
OF SOUTHERN OREGON
HARBOR OF REFUGE
9390-Ton Vessel Loading in Port Orford Harbor.
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Orford Chamber of Commerce
PORT ORFORD. OREGON