The Rise And Decline Of The Ol})mpla Oyster 



The Olympia Oystei Investment Co. of which Dr. G. 

 W. Ingham was President for so many years, has now 

 been consolidated with the Olym.pia Oyster Company, 

 and his son, Dr. Reed Ingham, is president of that com- 

 pany. 



Many others during the years have come and gone. I 

 have briefly mentioned those who have been the back 

 bone of the Olympia Oyster industry in Oyster Bay. In 

 the decline of that industry some owners and operators of 

 oyster land, in an effort to use the land to the best avail- 

 able advantage, have recently substituted the Pacific 

 Oyster. 



IN MUD BAY — ELD INLET 



Mud Bay, in my judgement, ranks second in im- 

 portance in the bays where native oysters were found in 

 abundance, and in the place its oystermen and oysters 

 have taken in the Olym.pia Oyster industry. 



As in Oyster Bay, a number of the original applicants 

 for oyster land titles were Indians. The names of Little 

 Charley, Mud Bay Lewis, Mud Bay Tom, Mud Bay 

 Charles, George Leshi, Mollie Peters, and Kate Charley, 

 appear on the original plats in the state land office. 



Likewise Indians all sold their oyster land to the 

 white pioneers, and have long since passed away. Mollie 

 Peters and her husband Joe retained their oyster land 

 and have continued to operate it or lease it to others un- 

 til their death. Their son Jamison and family have oper- 

 ated these beds to the present time. 



J. J. Brenner Oyster Co. and the Olympia Oyster 

 Company have owned and operated extensive beds in 

 conjunction with their holdings in other bays. Their part 



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