Dickinson Headquarters for Mining Men Opens in Randsburg
A reflector piece by John C. Wray reports pioneer surveyor Dickerson opening a modern mining headquarters in Randsburg to serve geologists assayers and visiting capitalists. The facility offers maps journals and direct telegraph connections with major railroads and exchanges, creating a central meeting point for mining activity in San Bernardino Inyo Kern counties and nearby Nevada camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wray
Randsburg
Dick Dickenson
Rand Mining
Western Union Telegraph
Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe
American Railway Express
Dickerson
Rand
San Bernardino
Inyo
Kern
Nevada
Dick Dickerson
Houser
Seven Seas
Great Lakes
England
Kelly
Tombstone
Ariz
Rome
Bids Called for New Highway Summit to Victorville
The Summit to Victorville paved road will soon become a reality with bids to be advertised this week per W W Patch of the State Highway Commission. Macadam six inches thick and sixteen feet wide chosen over five inches of concrete due to cost. Surveys completed, rights of way mostly obtained. condemnation proceedings started where needed. Funds are allocated though final Victorville Barstow survey not yet done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
W.W. Patch
State Highway Commission
Crain
Victorville-Barstow
Fires devastate Kelly mine camp and McLeod wells
A hot Ham ton day sees two fires destroying the Kelly company camp at McLeod wells and the assay office and lumber yard in the Hampton camp. A burned feed pipe to the assay furnace sparked the blaze, while a second fire wiped out the camp as crews work on a new mill and water project. One worker suffered a scorched hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Hamton
Pres. Harrell
Railroad Commission
San Francisco
Water Company
Hampton Flushing
Kelly Line
Hampton
Assay
Kelly Company
McLeod Wells
John W. Kelly
McLeod Well
Coyote Mine Producing High Grade Ore at 500 Foot Level
The Coyote mine is delivering high grade ore from both drifts at the 500 foot level. The stock jumped a full dollar overnight with no shares available. A reporter visited the Bray and Bisbee shaft, noting rapid progress and experts expect ore at 500 feet within about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knothin
Tom Reed
Kelly
Bray and Bisbee
Antler's Club of Barstow Opens Social Elks Venue
The Antler's Club of Barstow held its first smoking concert Sunday evening in the Elm Street club room formerly Victory Theatre. About thirty members attended enjoying refreshments and a social program. The club aims to serve Elks and their families with decorum, planning a grand ball after renovations, and invites nonmembers to join via Ralph Haan, secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antler’s Club
Barstow
Elm Street
Victory Theatre
Elks
Ralph Haan
Dowie Circuit Telephone Line Completed Between Bishop and Riverside
The Interstate Telegraph Co completed a double circuit telephone line last week costing $50,000. It runs between Central Station at Bishop and the Southern Sierras Power Co main office at Riverside. The line, for company use only, parallels the tower line and will improve service with instant contact to all parts and the San Bernardino steam plant for standby emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Bishop
Southern Sierras Power Company
Riverside
Interstate Telegraph Co
San Bernardino
Barstow News Notes and Local Happenings
Antone Pederson to lead Free Methodist church sermons Sunday in Barstow. Nance Hays ranch guests include Mr and Mrs Chas Doty of Las Vegas. Barstow Garage manager Arthur Doran returns from Los Angeles vacation. Community updates cover school openings September 12, board appointments, athletic coaching, local visits, storm reports, regional festivals, and traveling residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Pederson
Free Methodist Church
Barstow
N. O. Risdon
Nance & Hays Ranch
Mrs
Chas. Doty
Las Vegas
Nev
Arthur Doran
Los Angeles
Charlies Garver
H. L. Millier
Wallace Miller
Harriet Seim
Bertha Block
C. Seim
Miss Block
C. C. Seim
Arthur
Kennedy Claim Near Barstow Visited With Joyd Tiernan
August 18 and 19 in Barstow, H. J. Kennedy develops a waterman silver mine adjacent claim group. The 35 foot shaft and 26 foot cross cut show stringers in the working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Joyd Tiernan
Waterman
H. J. Kennedy
Grady lease Coyote ground show silver ore promise
Ore and assaying data indicate widening stringers and increasing values with depth. The formation mirrors the Kelly mine’s mud slip hanging wall, suggesting Kennedy’s prospect could develop into a dividend paying silver mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Mine
Grady Lease
Coyote Ground
Kelly
Kennedy
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Dickinson
Elks Lodge Farm Local Club
Dowie Circuit
H. A. Thursby
Carl Wester
Mildred
Mrs. Westland
Elva
Bakersfield
W. Richardson
California
E. L. Pitcher
Nice
Mary Connor
Grace
Layon King
Sacramento
Wallace
Walter
Mrs. Richardson
Texas
Williams Addition
Bertha Fisher
Herb Kennedy
Daggett
Needles
Fern Quent
Clyde Wright
Indio
Coachella Valley
Thos. Peck
A. C. Wilson
Mrs. Peck
Mrs. Wilson
Desert
W. E. Thompson
Redondo Beach
W. E
Ben Gould
W. W. Cahill
Frances
Alaska
Mr. Cahill
Tonopah-Tidewater
Ludlow
M. L. Pence
Whittier
Mrs. Pence
Mrs. Glover
Ninetyfirst
Northsiders
Leona Crooks
Vsit
Stockton
Sycamore Grove
W.R. White
A. Spath
Hinkley District
George Siemon
Mrs. S. A. Shotwell
J. H. Sloan
Hinkley
Mary Fletcher
Charley Egan
Big Bear Valley
John Story
Rex Goodcell
Inez Howe
Hylands
R. M. Benedict
E. E. Adams
Death Valley
Cove Springs
Silver Lake
Hector
Salt Lake
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