Mining and Local Items From Randsburg and Vicinity
Randsburg and nearby mining reports describe ore gains at the Coyote and Kelly leases with deeper workings and urgent timbering. Val Schmidt marked his 51st birthday amid camp visits as Atolia mill operator Charles Taylor hosted guests, while Ed Herkelrath and George Weldon sold three West Side claims on bond with a 250 foot shaft and cross cutting planned. A 10 HP hoist will reach 262 feet at the Vienna claim as workers expect ore body parallels to the Kelly lease. The 4 ton ball mill was moved from Johannesburg to Calico to process low grade ore, with Frazer transporting it six hours Barstow to Calico. Barstow to Calico road conditions praised. Continued on page 3.
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Randsburg
Johannesburg
Tom Gerrig
Kelly
Grady
Coyote
E.S. Blanck
John W. Kelly
Harry Alderson
J. C. Wray
R. R. Bray
D. W. Bisbee
E. G. Connell
McDonald
Butte
Vienna
Val Schmidt
Helm Schmidt
John C. Wray
Charles Taylor
Val
George Beamer
George
Hampton
Ed Herkelrath
George Weldon
Kelly Mine
George W. Gallaher
Blue Moon
Silver Moon
Messers Weldon and
Herkelrrth
J. M. Howe
Sewart Frazer
Calico
Mark Gemmel
Frazer
Barstow
Kramer
Hawes
Daggett
Santa Fe Railway Cuts Local Jobs in Barstow
Santa Fe Railway Company reduces local staff effective today, with four machinists and a helper leaving locomotive, and six workers leaving car department, cutting about $1800 from Barstow monthly payroll. Other notes include hospital update on J. T. McMullen, staff transfers, a possible promotion for Riverbank storekeeper, and a new siren and light at the freight yard east end for switchmen calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Locomotive Department
Car
Locomotive
I. B. Bishop
C. Long
L. E. Pride
Y. Robles
C. B. Mosbach
S. Hemus
P.O. O’zela
W. H. Patrick
Henry H. Smith
C. Rayes
C. Vosburgh
Barstow
San Francisco
J. T. McMullen
Mae
W. Williams
Needles
A. Steinberger
San Bernardino
Joe Diessell
Riverbank
Los Angeles
Arizona
Desert Farm Bureau aims to boost county outreach
The County Farm Bureau reports strong organization work and near universal rancher membership on the desert with plans to call a delegates meeting. Proposals include creating a shared library on dry and irrigated desert farming and arranging speakers with successful experience in stock raising and farming across the desert.
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County Farm Bureau
Barstow Merchants Rally For Regional Boost
Barstow merchants unite to support the Hinkley Daggett Yermo Water Palliser and Rand districts and the territory east of the San Bernardino mountains. Barstow, the desert hub between San Bernardino and Needles, serves as the shopping and entertainment draw for residents who travel to buy goods and catch a movie before returning home.
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Barstow
Hinkley
Daggett
Yermo
Water
Palliser
Randsburg
San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino
Needles
Mojave Desert
Tecopa Station Closed as Tecopa Abandoned
Tecopa station on the Tonopah and Tidewater line will be abandoned after the Railroad Commission grants authority. Major shippers Acme Cement and Plaster Company and Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company have closed, with future freight moving through Shoshone station nine miles away.
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Tecopa
Tonopah
Tidewater
Railroad Commission
Acme Cement and and Plaster Company
Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company
Shoshone
Surplus Mojave River water dispute defended by San Bernardino County
At a Third Water Division meeting, San Bernardino County Supervisors pledged to defend county water rights. They warned that surplus Mojave River water impounded by Arrow Head Water Co. could be diverted south if unused on the north side. Pasadena’s potential access could benefit nearby towns, notably San Bernardino. County engineers estimate Mojave rainfall around 90 000 acre feet with gravity flow extending over 100 000 acres, possibly 500 000 acres when considering adjacent benches. The piece argues there is no north side surplus, only impounded water aimed at higher southern prices, urging residents to question the policy and defend local water rights.
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Mojave River
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino
Arrow Head Water Co
Pasadena
Mojave
Many Improvements Being Made Barstow Property
Barstow sees steady housing demand as railroad layoffs push workers to other jobs while staying local. New homes and renovations proliferate in Williams addition, including J O Paulson’s $350 lot sale and a modern five room residence. Snodgrass, Willis, Thrasher, Crooks, and McDonald add builds, porches, fruit trees, and a 6000 gallon tank with a California Rotary Pump for domestic and irrigation use. Continued on last page.
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Barstow
Charley Williams
William
J. O. Paulson
J. A. McDonald
California
Henderson
Ife
Reece Dillingham Weds Hila Orner in Secret LA Ceremony
Reece Dillingham and Miss Hila Orner were married in a Sunday ceremony in Los Angeles after a quiet Saturday arrival. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orner, has lived in LA since moving from Barstow five years ago. The couple, now traveling in a Studebaker along the coast, plan to return to Barstow in a couple of weeks after visiting San Francisco.
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Reece Dillingham
Los Angeles
Miss Hila Orner
Mrs. Orner
Barstow
Battle
Studebaker
San Francisco
Estelle Mining Sues Southern Sierras Power in Rai County Action
The Estelle Mining Company of Inyo County filed a complaint with the Rai road Commission today against Southern Sierras Power Company. The commission is asked to determine the power rate, decide if a surcharge may be collected, and restrain the utility from removing transformers used to supply service to the mining firm.
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Southern Sierras Power Company
Rairoad Commission
Estelle Mining Company
Inyo County
Water Rights of Riparian Owners in Mojave River Ward
Dix Van Dyke reports on opinions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino attorneys regarding preventing water diversion from the Mojave River. The article argues that floods are part of natural flow and necessary to recharge underground basins, urging collective action to shield rights before lower river water is diverted. The piece notes new opposition from a San Bernardino Valley Municipalities league and urges Farm Bureau support to counter it.
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Dagzett
Cal
Mojave River
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Edwin Meserve
Byron Waters
Helendale
Arrowhead Co
Mojave
C. Haskel
San Bernardino Valley
County Farm Bureau
Dix van Dyke
Population Increases as Morain Family Welcomes Son
O C Morain was notified of a daughter born at his home on Wednesday and Harold G Wilson quips about a boy. Mrs Morain recovers with her mother Mrs Ricketts visiting from Indiana. The baby weighs eight pounds and Harold Jr may be loaned to the ball team.
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O. C. Morain
Harold G. Wilson
Harold, Jr
Mr. Stork
Mrs. Wilson
Harold
Road to steer travel south from Barstow instead of north
Los Angeles County Good Roads Committee should push for National Old Trail Highway improvements. Last year about a hundred machine loads daily used the road, with Barstow as a division point. It benefits Angel City to divert travel south toward Me jive and Bakersfield rather than north.
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Los Angeles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Randsburg and Vacinity
Santa Fe Railway Company
C.F. B. Organization Work
Hl. F. Petrie
Third Water Division
Williams Addition
T. P. Snodgrass
J. K. Willis
Charles Brass
Willis
Crooks
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