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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
4
The piece notes heavy through traffic in Barstow with autos wagons and pack animals filling hotels. Prospectors swarm the desert counties around the Colorado River as mining excitement grows. Ferries charge five dollars per auto amid a long wait by an owner who has spent fourteen years awaiting the opportunity.
The Western Pacific Portland Cement Co. advances its Victorville mammoth plant with about 150 workers installing an up to date electric plant, constructing office buildings, laying track, and breaking ground for a large social club house. All machinery will be electric.
Copper and other materials are now being shipped to Switzerland after a long cutoff by Entente powers. Switzerland has formed an association to guarantee that consignments bound for it will stay in Switzerland, signaling a controlled resumption of trade.
A district attorney moved to dismiss the shooting complaint against Fred Leiser a mining foreman at the desert. The case originated months ago after a dispute with a miner. Reported from Victorville and the Victor Valley News-Herald, but no reliable facts available. no definitive line on next steps.
Report from Victorville official Mr. Weigle notes rising tungstein production at Atolia and a growing 750 to 1000 person tent city. Eastern steel executives visited Barstow to discuss present and future orders with a large mercantile firm.
Mohave County Miner warns miners to verify if their odd numbered sections within forty miles of railroad routes are under railroad patent threat. It urges mineral locators to file timely notices and secure representation to preserve mineral rights before patent action by the railroad companies, noting risks and protections.
Farmers should map frost risk on their land by surveying after hard frosts to guide crop timing and placement. University forecaster Eric R. Miller says frost maps help plan crops with long growing seasons and uncertain maturities, using signs from August frost and topography.
A Baltimore American exchange frames whether skipping rope is dangerous as a lawyer discusses applying the practice for a client. The brief dialogue contrasts safety concerns with legal strategy in a terse newspaper exchange.
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