Shipwreck Searchers Scan Oswald West for Beeswax

The legend of a shipwreck off the coast of Manzanita stretches back to the early 19th century, when a fur trader noticed Native Americans trading in beeswax despite there being no native honeybees in Oregon. To this day, beachcombers periodically find blocks of beeswax and pieces of fine china around Short Sands beach and the Nehalem Spit.