Drills Resume In Barstow Oil Field Renewed Activity
In the Mojave desert the Chicago Barstow Oil company rebuilt its well rig eight miles north of Barstow. The well reaches 2750 feet and will resume drilling Monday after previous fires. Kramer Consolidated Oil shut off water and plans to restart at 2375 feet amid signs of a high grade strike. Dover company west of Barstow sits at 1400 feet with extensive land already entered for potential oil.
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Chicago-Barstow Oil Company
Barstow
G. D. Hutchinson
Kramer Consolidated Oil Company
Dover Company
Chicago-Barstow
Gold Bonanza Reported From Cripple Creek Chamber
Rich Strike at Cripple Creek draws attention as Colorado producers tour the bonanza chamber. Advices from Cripple Creek last week describe a chamber of virgin gold glittering under miner lamps, stunning observers.
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Denver
Colorado
Cresson
Cripple Creek
Guggenheims Buy Yellow Aster Mines at Randsburg
Reported purchase of the Yellow Aster mining properties at Randsburg by the Guggenheims. The mines and mill have long been gold producers with 300 workers. Manager Singleton died recently and the Atolia mines remain active with about 80 employees. Tungsten prices rose to 625 per ton since the war, boosting eastward demand. Three mills operate at Iceberg. T G Nicklin sold his half interest in the Gold Brick Group near Barstow to Charles E Barnes and M J Mahoney, and George H Keller sold a West Barstow lot, planning a summer pool and winter skating rink.
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Guggenheims
Randsburg
Singleton
Atolia
Iceberg
T. G. Nicklin
Barstow
Charles E. Barnes
M. J Mahoney
Gold Brick Group
George H. Keller
West Barstow
Silver Lake Mines Leased to Whittaker Associates
J C and M T Amos and M L Mc Cray lease the Acme gold group at Silver Lake to H R Whittaker of Los Angeles and partners from San Francisco. The deal runs four years with a royalty on bullion or a $50 000 option to buy. The seven claims show strong development potential and include high grade ore and rich stringers.
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J.C
M. T. Amos
M. L. McCray
Acme
Silver Lake
H. R. Whittaker
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Amos
Gordon Surr
Whittaker
Railroads Move from Oakland to Los Angeles
Tonopah and Tidewater holdings of F M Borax Smith are to be moved from Oakland to Los Angeles January 1 per General Manager John Ryan. The reorganization affects auditors cashiers and traffic offices. The Tonopah and Tidewater with Death Valley branch connects Santa Fe at Ludlow and Clark line at Beatty, over 16 miles.
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Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
Death Valley Railroad
F. M
Borax) Smith
Oakland
Los Angeles
John Ryan
Tonopah
Tidewater
Death Valley
Santa Fe
Ludlow
Clark
Beatty
Uses of Tungsten in Industry and Lighting
Tungsten serves as a key alloying element in high speed steel for tools used in metal turning. It also enables incandescent lamps with nitrogen filled globes and spiral-wound filaments to approach white light, offering candle powers up to 2000. Tungsten is highly resistant to acids, melts at the highest point among metals, has superior tensile strength, is paramagnetic, can be drawn to extremely thin wires, and has a specific gravity about 70 percent higher than lead.
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United States Geological Survey
Miners Strike Rich Pocket in Lucky Bay Claim
Charles Bading and J. McBride extracted $900 in gold from a Lucky Bay claim near the railroad one mile south of Kennett in six days and plan further work. They found the rich pocket at the bottom of a forty five foot shaft and say the supply is far from exhausted.
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Reddirty
Cal
Charles Bading
J. McBride
Lucky Bay
Kennett
Mining reports from Rex Mine and Brinkerhoff camp
E M Knickerbocker reports good conditions at the Rex Mine in Halcomb Valley with 424 feet of tunnel and ample ore in sight. Brinkerhoff Bros arrive from the Ruby Mining Camp three miles from Silver Creek and plan a tea stamp mill installation, returning home at Compton for holidays and expecting mill operation by spring.
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E. M. Knickerbocker
Rex
Halcomb Valley
Brinkerhoff Bros
Ruby
Silver Creek
Compton
Cleaning Zinc by Kerosene Method
An old instruction notes that kerosene left on zinc for several hours will thoroughly cleanse the metal and remove tarnish. The process emphasizes soaking and wiping to achieve a clean, bright surface.
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Santa FE R.R
Viaduct
Union Church
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Lee Roy E. Keeley Attorney-at-Law
U. S. Land
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Red Cross
Murphy Bros
Tecopa
A. R. Montijo
California
Wm. T. Hendrey
Sloan & Hart Building
Barstow, Calif
Henderson
Drumm's
Desert
E. R. Waite
Interstate Telegraph
Santa FE Steam
San Bernardino
W. T. Hendrey
Aesop
Barstow Field
Mojave
Kramer
Desert Mining News
Silver Lake Mines
Tonopah and
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STORS
Staple Groceries Ny
General Merchandise
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Piop
Buick and
METZ
Central Garage & Machine Works
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Melrose
O. M. Lowell
Santa Fe-Grand Canyon
Needles National Highway
Kingdom of the Sun
Los Angeles Examiner
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