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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
3
A preliminary USGS report for California in 1922 shows total mined value at about 21.63 million dollars, up from 1921 by 0.67 million. Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc produced across counties. key mines include Argonaut, Engels and Walker, Mammoth Mountain, California Rand group, and various County shippers.
The report shows a total of 3410.04 dollars for St Barbara's with 72 souls including children and adults. It notes improved outlook since Father Phelan became the first resident pastor and expresses bright hopes for the year ahead.
Copper lead silver zinc and gold mining have a good year ahead with growing markets and increased investment. Dr Cone forecasts larger Western state employment and capital deployment, urging lawmakers to avoid new taxes and heavy fees as mining thrives on open global markets.
The West relies heavily on mining and smelting, facing federal, corporate, state taxes, plus property levies. Proposals to greatly raise state taxes aim to aid counties but would not ease farm taxes. With mining industry recovering, singling out miners for higher taxes risks broader economic harm.
Berlin reports a clash at Bochum railway station as French troops fired after large political demonstrations. One person killed and several wounded as crowds cheered the German republic and rival communist groups. Police were overwhelmed and French troops intervened.
Quartz interests were inactive. The Belmont Shawmut ring at Shawmut is the only producer of note in Colum ne County this year. An encour aging feature is that half a dozen or more old mines are being unwatered and reopened, and several new ones are being worked on a small scale. Ya ha continues to be the leading placer producer in California, supported by the dredges of Ya ha Consolidated Gold Fields at Main Stonton, with two other companies contributing material to output.
An insurance agent posing as James M. Beck arrives in Versailles Indiana amid lynching tensions. A federal effort may deploy troops to quell unrest while officials seek the case’s masterminds. Beck navigates suspicion while pursuing a discreet assignment and lodging.
A broad roundup covers a planned 160000 theater in Martinez, a 15000W Los Angeles Wright act enforcement, a river steamer pilot found after drowning near Woodland, a 40 inch snowpack in Giant Forest, a 100000 stadium planned in Bakersfield, revival of the Davis concert band, two stills found on a Stockton farm, actor George F. Hernandez death at 59, UC professor Carl C Plehn elected head of the American Economic Association, Mrs. Fanny Hunt's death after killing her husband, two climbers reaching Mt Shasta area but retreating at Thumb Rock, a California Mothers Clubs conference in Redding, prison escape attempts in San Jose, a 600000 10 story Fresno building bid, AMA convention in San Francisco, narcotics arrest in Los Angeles, and a Burns Secret Service wire on Versailles lynching.
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