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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
6
J. Mohler with two steam shovels and a large crew works on the east hill cut for double tracks and expects it ready for tracks by December 1. A third shovel began work near the round house, prompting radical changes around the shops area.
Freight rates along the Santa Fe line from Los Angeles and San Bernardino to Barstow drop October first. San Bernardino to Barstow new and old schedules show reductions across all classes, while Los Angeles to Barstow also lowers rates. Passenger prices remain unchanged. Salt Lake reduces rates to Daggett and nearby points but cannot haul freight on the Barstow San Bernardino segment.
Atolia's tungsten mine ships its product to Krupp gun works in Germany where it is used to toughen gun metal. The transfer highlights the material's strategic role in weapon production.
Miss Carrie Bennett reports Cottonwood’s oil well drilling is back in Barstow under new management with renewed hope of striking oil or artesian water.
T. J. Walker of San Fernando will drill 300 feet on his Todd ranch seeking artesian water, aiming to provide a reliable source for domestic use and irrigation.
R Kent and John Erker from Ludlow, along with Maurice Staples from Barstow, were jailed for 30 days each for evading railroad fare. Constables Corneilson Stuchberry West reported multiple 30 day detentions and criticized local jails and transport costs. The letter mentions a gypsum deposit for sale at Barstow Printer office.
Complete milling outfit for sale including Huntington mill, rock breaker, 32 h p Foos engine, and cyanide plant able to process about 20 tons daily. Inquiries to G W Toennies Barstow California.
Five hundred tons of first class alfalfa hay must be sold at once. Load in car lots at twelve dollars per ton. Agents to quote the new rate from Victorville Cal. Turner and Son announce the sale.
Daily shipments of apples and grapes available from the ranch invite merchants to arrange regular deliveries. Correspondence from businessmen is welcomed for industrial news about mines and desert enterprises. F M Elliott invites responses from Hesperia California correspondents.
The thirteenth annual convention of the American Mining Congress will be held in Los Angeles from September 26 to October 1. Speakers include Pinchot on conservation and oil, with responses from noted figures such as J A Holmes J Douglas C Lindley and H Foster Brain. Representatives from the U S Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines will also participate, presenting the President’s views.
Bob Montgomery reports the Skidoo mine is producing about 20 000 dollars monthly in gold. ore yields run from 20 to 30 dollars per ton. J F Marrs of Cima tells the Mining Review of Los Angeles there are many promising properties in that section.
Paradise Mountain M. and M. C. operating north of Barstow levies a two percent assessment on stockholders.
First Secretary Pierce of the interior department will visit Bakersfield and nearby oil fields in mid October to study the oil situation on the public domain. He will examine withdrawals of lands as companies enter and decide what legislation to recommend. The department probes whether certain companies act in good faith.
Sidney Norman editor of Los Angeles Mining Review and Mining Convention committee chair met Gifford Pinchot at Barstow and escorted him to Bakersfield to inspect oil land. Oil prices have slipped to 30 cents per barrel as oil and mining groups diverge in approach.
Readers learn that visitors to the Oil Fields and Prospectors can obtain both wet and dry refreshments, suggesting a dual beverage offering at the site.
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