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By the late 11th Century, these merchants ran independent ports in northern Sumatra.

After 1906, Los Angeles merchants “took advantage of the confusion” to “penetrate” — presumably marketing its goods — north into the great Central Valley.

So far, this part of gold fever-dreaming hasn’t changed: as with most gold rushes, it’s the merchants who sell stuff to miners who usually come out winners.

Keeley said safety professionals have reviewed the wharf “from beginning to end, from wall to wall, side to side” and with ocean sonar equipment to ensure it was “sound and safe” for visitors and merchants.

Local merchants say that unhoused people have often slept inside the building.