Local Industrial News From Rand Silver to Blythe Mines
Rand Silver mine lies below the 1100 level with silver ore body reported. A L Stice of the P K ranch near Barstow ships fat cattle to outside ranges. Sandoz also proceeding. Prospectors explore near old Duncan silver lead site five miles NW of Barstow. Dr Ramsey of Oakland and Copeland of Ontario visit Drumm gold at Goldstone. Oil operators drill for oil at Blythe. Bert Kerr now at Blythe. Calcium chloride works at Amboy operate for ice making road dust and other uses. Yellow Pine mining Co on Salt Lake rail line at Woodsprings ships 40 to 50 tons of wine ore daily to smelters. J F Kent is president, S E Yount treasurer. Company HQ in Los Angeles.
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A. L. Stice
P. K
Barstow
Eg. Sandoz
Ramsey
Oakland
Copeland
Ontario
Drumm
Goldstone
Blythe
Bert Kerr
Tom Schofield
Amboy
Salt Lake
Woodsprings
Yellow Pine Mining Company
J. F. Kent
E. Yount
Los Angeles
Wrasshee Sam Lee Relocates to Harvey House Area
Wrasshee Sam Lee formerly of Elm Street Barstow has moved to a new home behind the Harvey House. He now leases the property ground from the railroad company for his residence and uses the rail line area.
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Sam Lee
Wrasshee
Elm Street
Barstow
Harvey
Minneola Ranches Showcase Watered Newberry Area
The Minneola district features show places that impress farmers beyond the San Bernardino mountains. The article notes attractive landscapes between Barstow Daggett and Newberry Springs and highlights permanent local residents turning efforts into steady gains. A well watered Newberry area is described as productive land unlikely to revert to wilderness.
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Minneola
San Bernamino Mountains
Barstow
Daggett
Newberry Springs
Minscola
Newberry
Yicks New Cafe Moves to Highway Location
George Vick relocates his famed Elm street cafe to a highway site and will open in refined new quarters on Tuesday May 19 offering a welcome in a stylish setting.
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George Vick
Elm Street
the Highway
Barstow Boosts Local Industry Through Publicity
The Printer thanks miners and prospectors for mineral information and samples, and farmers gardeners orchardists and poultry raisers for crop data. Barstow now relies on fruits and vegetables from coast cities. Committees of the Chamber of Commerce could aid home industries. Tom Schofield brought in a Calcium Carbonate sample testing 99.12 percent last Saturday.
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Barstow
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Schofield
Amboy Gypsum Plant Labor and Desert Trade Vision
Tom Schofield notes about 35 men work at the Amboy gypsum plant producing material used in cement and alkali soil neutralization. He argues Barstow should identify about 100 similar desert enterprises to fuel Amboy’s bid to become a regional trading center.
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Tom Schofield
Amboy
Barstow
Desert Springs Waterhole Report Urged for Safe Travel
Prospectors and miners urged to report locations of water holes springs and wells on the desert to aid travel. The Auto Club of Southern California has marked most waterholes and aims to ease desert travel once feared by travelers.
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Autto Club
California
Real estate and mining ads by Judge Henderson and Nicklin
Licensed California real estate and mining brokers Judge Lubin J. Henderson and T G Nicklin offer reliable service. They list agricultural lands city property and mines near Barstow for sale consult them for bargains and opportunities.
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Lubin J. Henderson
T. G. Nicklin
California
Barstow
Visalia District gains Independence Land District status
GEO. W. STEWART, land office attorney, notes that the Independence Land District has been added to the Visalia District and that the office records are now located at Visalia in California’s land office.
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Independence Land District
Visalia
Who is responsible for soaring cattle feed and losses
A cattle shipper from Colorado to Los Angeles dairies claims alfalfa sells for 15 dollars per ton in Colorado while 30 dollars is seen locally. He notes cattle dying on ranges in New Mexico Texas and Arizona from lack of feed and drought. He urges wartime food conservation funds to feed livestock. One hundred head depart Haskins range near Barstow as other desert ranchers liquidate stock.
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Colorado
Los Angeles
S. S. Hill
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Haskins Range
Barstow
Starked
Sandoz
Sam
Another Silver Mine Near Barstow Reopens Waterman Vein
The Waterman mine five miles north of Barstow is being extended by John Kennedy and Harry Miller. A shaft 100 feet deep yields high silver assays from six feet of ore. Earlier mining discarded much value due to crude methods, but modern techniques promise revival, echoed by Waterman’s Stonewall mine near Julian now thriving in gold.
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Waterman
Barstow
John Kennedy
Harry
Miler
Stonewall
Julian
San Diego County
Govarnor Waterman
Painting and Decorating Expert Finishes Melrose Hotel
FE. Bost, an artistic painter and decorator, has completed his contract on the Melrose Hotel. He leads a skilled crew and has decades of experience, including Los Angeles work over twenty years. He uses standard exterior decorating materials and advertises elsewhere in the paper.
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FE. Bost
Melrose Hotel
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Minneola Ranches
Yicks New Cafe
Geo. W. Stewart
Visalia, California
H. L. Miller
Melrose
Orange Blossom Extension
New
George R. Parks
Barstow ,Cal
Barstow and Vicinity
P.O
Barstow, Calif
Desertaire Sanatorium
Mrs
Buel A. Funk
Daggett, California
Dick Young
Dillingham
Barstow Produce Market
Williams
A. Rizzardini
Thursby Bldg
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