Hidden graves in Mojave desert sought by LA police
Los Angeles officers led by Chief of Detectives Joseph Taylor planned diggings in a remote Mojave area near Barstow to recover bodies of gangsters said to have been buried after being “taken for a ride.” Capt Contraras reported tips about Baumgartner and Joseph Neuman buried there amid abandoned whiskey stills and mapped mounds. The search could continue for two weeks.
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Mojave Desert
Barstow
Los Angeles
Joseph Taylor
Contraras
San Bernardino
Shea
Baumgartner
Cucamonga
Joseph Neuman
Taylor
Frank L. James
Detective Bureau
Lonely Desert
Rich gold strike reported south of Barstow
A prospecting report 42 miles southeast of Barstow by BL. Ames describes a rich quartz deposit with ore assays from 5 to 400 dollars per ton. Placer prospects nearby look promising while tests cover low and high grade ore. Ames plans a return to develop the property next week.
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Barstow
BL. Ames
Ames
Place descriptors near Pinto mountains and Ames wells
Located two and one-half miles east of Pinto mountains, six miles east of the Emerson property and two and one half miles from Ames' wells.
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Pinto Mountains
Emerson
Ames’ Wells
Ludlow Miner Dies By Monoxide Poisoning
A Ludlow miner, John H. Bell, ten miles northwest of Ludlow, died from inhaling exhaust fumes. He attached a rubber hose from his truck muffler and breathed the gas, then was buried Sunday in a desert area near his home, according to Constable J. W. Everett.
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J. W. Everett
Ludlow
John H. Bell
Santa Fe Cuts Coach Fares by One Fifth Across Route
The Santa Fe Railroad cuts coach fares by 20 percent for July through October on Chicago to California routes with westbound and eastbound rates. Chicago $40, St. Louis $36.50, Kansas City $32.50. First class and intermediate fares unchanged from last January 1. The line notes its one-way California fares were the lowest in 15 years.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
California
West Coast
St. Louis
Kansas City
Califoria
Barstow Fire District Adopts Fire Safety Ordinances
The Barstow Fire District commissioners approve inspections of premises by the fire department with orders to remove fire hazards and allow appeals within 24 hours. New rules mandate timely removal of clutter, proper storage of oily waste, and monthly inspections with penalties up to 25 dollars per violation. Public fireworks bans and street burning restrictions accompany the ordinances.
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Fire Department
Notice for Public Sale of Desert Land in California
Department of the Interior Land Office announces Franklin P. Martin of Covina filed to complete purchase of desert land in sec 4, 710 N, R 3 E, 8 B M. Protests must be filed in duplicate within 30 days of first publication. otherwise the application may be allowed. B. B. Smith, Register. First pub 4-23.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Los Angeles
Cal
Franklin P. Martin
Covina
Soldiers and Sailors Proof filing by Roy Reed at Newberry
Notice records Roy R. Reed of Daggett California filing intent for final three year Soldiers and Sailors Proof to establish land claim in Section 28 Township 3N Range 25E at Newberry before Notary Orville Jonas on May 21 1981 witnesses W B Owens Karl D Diehl P Staudinger and Charles McCoy all of Newberry California. Also notes Kramer Consolidated Oil Company meeting March 9 1981 and an assessment of one half cent per share levied by its board.
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Department of the Interior
General Land Office
Los Angeles
Cal
Roy R. Reed
P. O. Box
Daggett
Township
Orville O. Jonas
Newberry
W. B. Owens
Karl D. Diehl
P. Staudinger
Charles McCoy
California
B. B. Smith
Register
Kramer Consolidated Oil Company
H. W. Hellman
Delinquent stock sale notice for Kramer Consolidated Company
J J Morris secretary advertises immediate payment of assessment on capital stock. Delinquent stock with unpaid assessment by April 20 1931 will be sold at public auction on May 18 1951 at 2 PM after 5 percent penalty and expenses. Postponement resolution dated Sept 22 1930 extends delinquency to May 18 1931 and sale to June 15 1931. Location: Room 414 H W Hellman Building Los Angeles California.
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J. J. Morris
H. W. Hellman
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
California
Kramer Consolidated’ 611 Company
H. W. Hellman Bldg
South Spring St
Sunland No. 1 2 3 4 5 placer claims patent filing
Sunland Laboratories Inc led by Harold J Arnold files U S patent application for five placer mining claims Sunland Nos 1 through 5 in Kingston Mining District San Bernardino California with descriptions of corner points and boundaries referencing U S mineral surveys Lincoln Mining Claim and Alice Salome as conflicting claims Location notices recorded in Placer Book 206 San Bernardino County with publication dates April 2 1931 and May 28 1931.
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M. A
U. S. Land Office
Sacramento
Calif
Sunland Laboratories, Inc
Arnold Building
Los Angeles
California
Harold J. Arnold
Sunland
Kingston
San Bernardino County
Placer
Clair
Sunand No. 1 Placer
Sunland No
Sunland No. 4
Sunland No. 2
Sunland No. 5
Lincoln
M. S
John
ING
Register
Notice of Public Land Claim in Barstow Area
Land Office notice states Charles Jacob Lankford of Yermo California seeks final three year proof to establish homestead claim for lots 1 and 2 in section 7 township 9 north range 3 east B Meridian. Hearing before Notary George Henderson Barstow on June 19 1981. witnesses Ancel Peck Lucien Bell Louis N Skobel William H Endter. First publication May 14 last June 11.
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Charles Jacob Lankford
Yermo
Calif
Meridian
George Henderson
Barstow
Cal
Ancel Peck
Lucien Bell
Louis N. Skobel
William H. Endter
Daggett
Land Office Notice for Fred D Fellow Entry 1951
United States Land Office Sacramento California gives notice that Fred D Fellow of Berkeley has filed to enter Lots 9 10 11 in Section 30 Township 25 South Range 43 East M D M. Adverse claimants or objectors must file protests by May 29 1951. Published April 16 to May 21 1931.
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United States Land Office
Sacramento
California
Fred D. Fellow
Ordway St
Berkeley
John C. Ing
Register
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