Tht Rke Ami Dedmt Of The 



Nativity of Species ■- Early Laws Pertaining 

 To Oyster Land - Rrst Oyster Land Owners 



THE PIONEERS OF THE PACIFTC COAST FOUND 

 ifs bays inhabited by a very small oyster (Ostrea lur- 

 ida) which had a most distmct and delicious flavor. It 

 grew on tidelands and flats between mean high and low 

 tides. In British Columbia they were found principally 

 at Crescent Bay and Ladys mfth . In Washington in the 

 upp«- or northern Puget Sound country at Qmlcene Bay 

 and Samish Bay. In Southern Puget Sound in the vicinity 

 of Olympia. where they were most abundant. 



In those days a wooden bridge crossed Budd Inlet 

 near the locarLon of the present concrete bridge to 

 the Westside district. In honor of an early pioneer, it 

 was called the "Marshfield" bridge. Chinatown was lo- 

 cated south of this bridge, alrng: the east shrre: so. in 



