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Death Valley Scotty and Barstow Tales From Mojave Desert
This fragment recalls Barstow lore including Death Valley Scotty and his desert visits. It mentions Shemar Hill near Barstow, early mining labor, and Robert Sherman’s Mojave ranching, plus a pig owned by Mrs Scott and a near-violent barroom episode involving a Chicago banker, with a digressive tone of reminiscence and local color.
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Hill
Barstow
Shemar
Bagdad Gold Mining and Milling Co
Sherman
Mojave River
Desert Empire
Mojave
Death Valley
Funeral Range
California
United States
van Loan
Los Angeles Examiner
Scotty
Old Town
Jock
Scott
Mr Pig
Death Valley Scotty
Mojave Desert
Chicago
Windy Gap