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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
3
Clinton McKinnon visits Shanghai and notes the clash of Western machine age methods with traditional Eastern practices. He describes the foreign settlement, skyline, and contrasts between rapid modern progress and slow handwork, including a carpentry shop using red hot wires and hand saws.
Randburg sees a long running gold camp with Yellow Aster continuing two shifts and 50 stamps. New leasers push higher grade ore, while 285 foot depth reveals a five foot vein and a four foot crosscut. Investors from New York tour the property as Kern county figures draw in Long Beach buyers amid growing placer activity.
The Atolia Mining company operates water from Cuddeback lake to the tungsten mine seven and a half miles and three and a half more to the Kelly mine. An underground locomotive has been installed in No 1 shaft by Red Mountain Mines Syndicate. The power shovel and dump trucks work the Windy mine ore dump. Heavy snow makes ground too wet to screen the King Solomon dump, which runs on electric power and shows good results. Flotation handles 150 tons daily and cyanide processes 250 tons.
RANDSBURG note of Pat Spillane, co-owner of the Big Cold, moving the mine toward practical work. Repairs to a 3.5 mile access road are underway, shaft retimbering follows as muck clearance and milling preparation loom. Prospectors seek terms while Spillane proves the mine’s value, aiming to ship high grade ore that has previously brought over $100 a ton.
Manager C. E. Adair of Erin Go Bragh Mining expects to begin pouring cement for the foundation of a 50 ton amalgamating plant to be brought in and installed on the Baltic mine and mill holdings. The outfit will be trucked from Ludlow and the mill building has been repaired with new galvanized iron boosting its appearance for travelers on the county highway.
Ottoman and Ronning lease the Windy mine with an output over 100 tons from the 100 foot level. Milling will be followed by Reynolds and Blaylock on the Minnehaha lease west of Randsburg camp. Simpson brothers on the K. C. N. No.1 adjoining the Hatten lease plan a fair shipment. The ore activity suggests mining improving.
Heavy rainfall flooded the Goler canyon workings causing the 75 foot shaft to cave in. A new John son Argyle shaft has begun after damages. Britton operations on higher ground remained unaffected.
Dick Young has completed fitting up a well furnished barber shop in the Palace building at Red Mountain. He was formerly in business at Barstow.
G. A. Reynolds, manager for Silco, says the late storm has postponed setting up the mill and screening plant in Last Chance. Improvements will follow once the foundation settles and hardens, while there is ample material sacked and ready to ship to Los Angeles.
A note references Barstow Printer and provides the telephone 234 to use when placing the next printing order. It emphasizes using the listed number for future transactions. The instruction appears as a brief reminder within a printer directory or contact page.
Thirty four members attended with fifteen women taking active part. After a 7:30 dinner at the Cottage hotel, matters were discussed and acted on. Paul Yelton, local manager of the Southern Sierra Power Co., acted as toastmaster and presented a 1600 foot film run off showing Hoover Dam power line work. Mrs Dr Henderson received the attendance prize.
Amer i can Products plans an eighty acre drill site in section 14 3 16 located five miles south of Newhall near Cavin canyon. Pan American acquired the lease from New California Oil Company which had exploratory rights but no drilling. The company has secured financing to pursue commercial production at about 1600 feet. Pan American also holds 1440 acres in San Fernando Valley, mostly south of the prospective tract, with minimal prior activity. Standard Oil and York and Smullin are named nearby operators. Beggs will oversee Pan American National Oil Derrick drilling.
In Jawbone Canyon the Amerian Fire Clay Company reports progress on side products from its china clay mine. The latest discovery claims a clay insulator superior to the best imported from China and set to become a California product for spark plug insulation.
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