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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
2
Speculation mounts as Atolia Mining plans a month closedown and to transfer many workers to lease arrangements. Foreign staff, including about 100 Italians, may leave as leasers assume greater control, lowering production costs and insurance burdens while maintaining the poor man’s camp wage.
A large manganese deposit has been located ninety miles north of Barstow at the Death Valley edge. The ore runs from seventy five to ninety percent and is readily accessible. The property lies thirty miles from the railroad and owners plan to start operations soon. Barstow men show strong interest.
D. H. Stumbo formerly of Trinidad Colorado brought samples of black metal to the Printer office. The ore runs about eighty percent silver with copper gold and galena. Described as a new find rivaling any previously found in the desert about eight miles from Goldstone. Further details promised in the next issue.
C Nutt General Manager announces R C Brown named Engineer of Maintenance to oversee 1200 miles of track, bridges and structures with headquarters in Los Angeles. Brown, ex-Pennsylvania Lines builder, leads new block signals costing about 400000 this summer. New DC automatic interlocking signals to cover 280 miles between Los Angeles Riverside Salt Lake City Lynndyl and Modena Rex Nevada.
The Henderson Engineering Co. requests all claim locators in Goldstone district to submit a sketch of their claims to Mr. Rau at the townsite office. A notice to hand in sketches by a stated deadline is implied.
The piece notes mining ranks high in paying investments per U. S. Government statistics while praising strict laws protecting small stockholders. It mentions Goldstone with new buildings and streets, a big store, a modern hotel, pool room, and city amusements, plus the burro motif and town clerk’s quips.
Fred May of San Francisco has taken of the James Gaten group adjoining Goldstone at five figures. B G Doubleday has optioned the Golden West Group. A H Walton L O Carpenter and J H Russell lease Red Bridge Groups to start work. Joe Zanain reports tungsten claims 40 miles south of Barstow at 8000 feet, water freezing in May. The Goldstone well reaches 310 feet with very hard rock.
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