Early Travels on the Mojave River and New Mexican Traders
The 1830s to 1850s trade along the Mojave and California routes featured William Wolfskill and other traders exchanging cattle hides and tallow for ships, with Navajo blankets and abalone shells moving between Santa Fe and coastal markets. Indians and Ute bands, including Walker, contested and then negotiated with traders as gold rush demand reshaped commerce, while Camp Cady and military presence sought to curb violence. The Mojave Valley stretches 130 miles from Soda Lake to Cajon Pass, offering grazing meadows, water, and timber akin to Colorado types as livestock moved toward California markets and Santa Fe.
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Dix van Dyke
William Wolfskill
California
New Mexico
James Waters
Byron Waters
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Lower California
Santa Fe
Ranecrofts
Cajon Pass
Mojave River
San Bernardino Valley
Arizona
San Bernardino Mountains
Camp Cady
War Department
Walker
Fremont
Utah
Golden State
John C. Parks
Mojave
Colorado Rivers
Jave Creek
Salt Lake Valley
Cajon
Gila
San Diegto
Colorado
Hicks District Development News
W E Storey has built a 26 by 50 garage and will open a blacksmith and repair shop behind the service station. Hodge brothers finish ground leveling for a spring home, while Mir. and Mrs Langford plan subdividing their 1900 acre Langford ranch north of Hicks into small tracts for market. The historic valley ranch features alfalfa and solid wells.
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W. E. Storey
Hicks
Hodge Brothers
Mir
K. K. Langford
Yermo Sunday School News Highlights Miss Powers Award
Miss Jennie Powers of Germantown Philadelphia recently received a book prize and another year inscribed on a gold medal, reflecting ongoing recognition within the Yermo Sunday School newsletter written by Mrs Palmer.
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Yermo Sunday School News
Mrs Palmer
Jennie Powers
Germantown
Philidelphia
Powers Keeps Perfect Attendance at Westside Presbyterian
Forty nine consecutive years Miss Powers has attended Sunday services at Westside Presbyterian Church in Yermo. The note praises her devotion and contrasts it with the town’s average attendance. A young people meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Sunday with the topic The Conquest of Selfishness led by Dr. Morrison. Readers are urged to submit news items to boost Yermo’s list.
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Westside Presbyterian Church
Miss Powers
Dr. Morrison
Roundhouse Notes Highlight Birthdays And Cars
The Roundhouse correspondent reports Harry Dobbs, age 41, celebrates his birthday and jokes he feels like a two year old. Ed Evans acquires a Chevrolet coupe. Ed Moore takes a short leave for business in Los Angeles. Engineer P. Matlock and Fireman L. Alexander from Bakersfield are noted for their motion handling skills.
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Harry Dobbs
the Roundhouse
Ed. Evans
Ed. Moore
Los Angeles
P. Matlock
L. Alexander
Bakersfield
Railroads Seek Canal Competition Against Ocean Rates
W B Storey president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe argues against the Gooding bill which would strip the Interstate Commerce Commission of power to allow railroads to match canal rates. He warns the measure would hurt Central West commerce and workers, reducing competition with steamship lines and harming carriers, shippers and communities.
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Middle West
Central States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Senate
House
Intermountain
Atlantic
Pacific Coasts
Atlantic States
Central and
Middle Western States
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic Coast
Great Western
Western Railroads
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Central West
W. B. Storey
The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System
California trip for eastern relatives amid snow tale
Mr and Mrs Floyd S Bell of Daggett host Miss Grace Hoyt and nephew Richard Lyon of Danbury Conn as they tour southern California. Hoyt Lyon plan travel from Daggett to Los Angeles while Bell and Hoyt recall Connecticut snow. Burt Turner hosts Grace Hoyt and Richard Lyon at dinner as O J Turner moves to Parker Arizona. Clara Bell visits parents in Daggett.
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Finan
Floyd S. Bell
Dagsett
Grace Toyt
Richard Lyon
Danbury
Conn
Miss Hoyt
Mrs. Bell
Mr. Lyon
Dageget
Los Angeles
California
Connecticut
Burt Turner
Grace Hoyt
Bert Turner
O. J. Turner
Parker, Arizona
Clara Bell
Mrs. Floyd
Bell
Dageett
What Became of the Callboy
Mr and Mrs Dorse Fissel plan a February trip from Barstow to the Grand Canyon and San Francisco. They will return to Barstow around February 16. Miss Bobby Williams, formerly at Harvey House lunch counter in Yates Center Kansas, accompanies him.
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Santa Fe
Dorse Fissel
Norse
Dorse
Bobby Williams
Grand Canyon
San Francisco
Bay Region
Barstow
Miss William
Yates Center
Kansas
Harvey House
Notice of Cliff House Business Change 1925
Dated Jan 20 1925 notice that after disposing of the lease and ending all business ties with the Cliff House resort near Newberry Springs California the parties will not be responsible for debts contracted on or after this date against the resort. First published Jan 22 1925.
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Cliff House
Newberry Springs
California
Cliff House Lease Guardian Disclaims Debts
I have leased the Cliff House resort near Newberry Springs California to Oscar Osterman and will not be responsible for any bills contracted against said place of business. I A Douglas.
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Cliff House
Newberry Springs
Cal
Oscar Osterman
Murphy Bros in Ludlow P O offers Hercules powder deals
Murphy Bros Ludlow California advertises car load lots of Hercules powder with price quotations before purchasing elsewhere. They present as authorized Ford and Fordson dealers and invite inquiries for bulk requirements.
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Ford and
Fordson
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Mojave Valley
Soda Lake
Roundhouse
Congress
Pacific
East
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Wester States
A. Ll. Doran, Mer
J. P. Partch
George Carruthers
Lrst
I. A. Douglas
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