LOST EUREKA

1889.01.08

Tuesday January 8th 1889: An evening of dance leads the attendants at Russ Hall to bliss and transcendence as the evening culminates in the weaving of the mazy waltz.

1889.01.07

Monday January 7th 1889: Recently disembarked from the steamer Humboldt Richard Sweasey wonders “Why black walnut and oak furniture from Michigan for a Courthouse surrounded by redwoods?”

1889.01.06

Sunday January 6th 1889: Relieved to no longer be a Captain of the Excelsior, first mate Paul Iverson, of the schooner Ivy signals his mermaid love his readiness to live on beneath the waves.

1889.01.05

Saturday January 5th 1889: George Craig’s attempt to catch the bullet shot by James Larkin at the Bureau Saloon is unsuccessful. He loses the bet this time.

1889.01.04

Friday January 4th 1889: In the Public Library rooms the Natural History and Archeological Society discuss the characteristics of the creature lurking in Humboldt Bay.

1889.01.03

Thursday January 3rd 1889: James Halliwell-Phillipps dies.

1889.01.02

Wednesday January 2nd 1889: A clear sphere floats up to a man from the electric light company atop a pole. The shimmering ball suddenly disappears.