New placer mining machine test aims to reset desert mining
Oro Fine Mines Supt Culver tested a 15 tons per hour placer mining machine on Thursday. He reported full satisfactory results with $1.30 per ton gold recovery on old tailings. Backers plan on-site tests Monday. Nicholson of Yellow Aster backs a second unit nearby. Culver hopes the machine preserves flour gold and can process large dirt volumes, signaling a new era for the desert.
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Culver
Oro Fine Mines Company
Nicholson
Minnesota
Thomas L. Royal
Billy Anderson Optimistic on Mojave Stage Line Move
Billy Anderson owner of Mojave Stage Line moves stage office east of the old site and plans a gasoline station and garage on the original office site. He expects to spend 2000 dollars on new buildings and station and predicts a rush of business this fall and winter. He believes summer is best to prepare while business is quiet and notes Randburg edges toward a gold boom, aiming to be ready for his share.
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San Pedro
John T. Gaffs
Atolia
Ruundsburg
Gatty
Black Haws
Billy Benson
San Bernardino County
Billy
San Bernardino
Billy Anderson
Mojave Stage Tine
Randburg
Franchise bid for stage line from Los Angeles to Trona denied
The State Railroad Commission denied the franchise application by F. H. Mountford and C. C. Rhodes for a Los Angeles to Trona stage line. The commission ruled the proposed service unnecessary since the territory already has adequate transportation facilities.
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F. H. Mountford
C. C. Rhodes
Los Angeles
Trona
State Rail
jWway Commission
California mineral production in 1922 report released
The 1922 Department of the Interior study totals 21,382,168 dollars in mineral value for California with 1921’s value at 620,952,423 dollars. San Bernardino leads in silver and overall county figures show substantial gold and copper outputs, while Plumas and Nevada counties show notable silver and gold shares and copper dominance in the state. There were 56 producers in 1922 down from 572 in 1921, copper, lead, and zinc all rising in 1922 with copper leading gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Department of the Interior
San Bernardino County
Kern County
Plumas County
Nevada County
The Ladder of Opportunity for the Humble Worker
The passage extols the journeyman path from poverty to independence through personal effort. It argues that wages enable saving for tools or land, followed by hiring others, driving progress and improvement for all. It lauds trusted, self-made individuals and cites U S opportunity to rise without class barriers, upholding government principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Former State Mining Expert Visits This District
Senator Tasker L. Oddie appointed Fletcher Hamilton of San Francisco to represent the commission in hearings across Western gold and silver producing states. Hamilton, a UC alumnus with a decade leading the California State Mining Bureau, has mining and engineering experience in Arizona Nevada Montana and California. He visited WareStow Daggett and the Ord mountain district to assess mining properties.
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Washington
Tasker L. Oddie
Senate Commission of Gold and Silver
Fletcher Hamilton
San Francisco
Commission
Mamilton
California State Mining Bureau
California
Hamilton
The
University of California
Arizona
Nevada
Montana
Pyramiding Interest Shows Growth Of Small Savings
The article explains compound interest using a $25 monthly deposit at four percent, showing how nearly half the final sum is earned as interest. It lists yearly balances over 25 years, illustrating dramatic growth from small regular savings.
Mistletoe branded as commercial pest in southwest
Washington reports that mistletoe, signaling Christmas, is condemned as an insidious and destructive pest in the southwest. For twelve years scientists have studied its depredations and eradication, noting it fastens on yellow pine and ultimately kills the tree, per the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Southwest
Department of Agriculture
Mrs Brenninger on Rat Poison in New York
What Mrs Brenninger says about RAT-SNAP as the only product preventing odors after killing rats. It comes in handy cakes with no mixing, keeping hands clean. RAT-SNAP is recommended for home use with three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25. Sold and guaranteed by White and Platt and Marvins Grocery Barstow.
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White and Platt and
Marvins Grocery
Barstow
Masonic News Items Highlight Global Lodges And Leaders
Rev J R N Bell marks 47 years as Grand Chaplain of Oregon Grand Lodge. Admiral Coontz, 82 Mason and Shriner, past master of Bremerton lodge. Boumi Temple displays Harding’s vault container. Masonic Postal Club forms in New Orleans. Baroda’s Gaikwar Sampath a noted Mason. US officers captured by bandits were Masons. Jerusalem flag features Magen David symbol. 140 Grand Masonic jurisdictions global with US counts. Royal Masonic Institution boys festival raises over 400000. Rahere Lodge meets for St Bartholomew anniversary with English Grand Lodge officials. Wellington plans 160000 Masonic Temple.
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J. R. N. Bell
Grand Lodge of
Oregon
R. E. Coontz
United States Fleet
William H. Woyton
Naval and Military Lodge
Bremerton
Washinton
Boumi
Mystic Shrine
Baltimore
Harding
Marion
New Orleans
Maesonic Postal Club
Prince Shrimant Sampath
Gaikwar
Baroda
India
United States Army
Roland Wilbur Pinher
Ordinance Corps
U.s. A
Manila Lodge
Robert A. Allen
United States
Jerusalem
Central America
South America
Canada
Australia
Africa
Philippines
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys of
England
Great Britain
St. Bartholomew’s School
London
Duke of Connaught
Wellington
New Zealand
Gods Eternal Universe Nursery Ground Quote
A short excerpt frames existence as a beginning stage before being moved into the vast, eternal universe described by F. W. Robertson.
Among Men Quote on Change and Character
A brief quotation reflects on human nature describing change as a trial of the weakest minded and hardest hearted men, attributed to Ruskin, highlighting a critical view of adaptability and resolve.
A Bad Paymaster Quote by F M Crawford
A brief quotation noting that the devil knows his own and is a particularly bad paymaster attributed to F M Crawford. The line reflects a cautionary edge about trust and repayment, presented as a standalone apt aphorism from the author.
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F. M. Crawford
Gas Station Banter Among Tourists
At a local gas station Ed Burke serves tourist drivers with quick fills. A Packard requests fifteen gallons of gas and two quarts of oil, a Dodge asks for seven gallons and a quart, then a Ford driver demands one gallon of gas with no oil, prompting surprised reaction.
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Ed. Burke
Dodge
Ford
J A Connell M D Practice Limited To ENT San Bernardino
Dr J A Connell specializes in eye ear nose and throat care in the Katz Building San Bernardino California. Office contact listed as 4173 18 19.
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J. A. Connell, M
Katz
San Bernardino
California
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Ynyo-Kern
Randsburg Silver Mining Co
Harry Alderson
J. C. Wray
E. I. Blanck
Jack Sweet
Jack
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Daggett
Qrd Mountain District
Johannesburg
Tavermore Deaks
Mistletoe
God
F. W. Robertson
Auditrium
Rand
Anderson
Bakersfield
Packard Stage Line
Mojave
Southern Pacific
Randsburg
Oldick
Service A la Carte
Club House
Calif
Almond Hotel
Mining
J. J. Chambers
Prop
Randsburg, Calif
William L. Denton
Randsburg, California
Francis X. Moore
Remington Portable Typewriter
G. Cleveland Taylor
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