Story notes of Cal Warner and Clinton in Gold Creek
A multi chapter excerpt introduces Caleb Warner, an engineer from New England, and Betty Clinton in Hermanos Valley California. Warner befriends locals including Wilbur Cox of a water company and Hinckley, the chief engineer, as Mae Morgan pressures him toward marriage.
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Ldly
Hermanos -Creek
California
Caleb Warner
Trivs
Baty
Clinton
Clinton Home
Warner
Betty
Mer
Hermanos Valley
Gold
Old Columbia
Tedaxter
Baxter
Caleb
Wilbur Cox
Water Company
Cox
Hinckley
Xter
Mary
Morgan
The Road to Beaver Lake and a Bet on Cash
Caleb and Baxter debate a looming fundraiser tied to a land deal and a forced marriage scenario. Baxter seeks two thousand dollars to cover an option while admitting a wife’s demand for marriage may be the motive. Caleb offers eleven hundred, hoping a quick payday covers the rest. The men plan a duck club visit before season opens.
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Cal
Teason
Ted
Loomil
Pye
Yin
Mater
Caleb
Cox
Baxter
Duck Club
Golden and Crystal Springs dam talk reveals water limits
Hinckley guides Caleb through Golden dam sights and the Great Fault risks, explaining clay cores that bend yet do not break. Caleb studies geodetic maps, mulls a bold water theory, and debates cross bay prospects with Ted Baxter while toying with El Nido rumors.
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Caleb
Hinckley
Golden
Santa Rosa
Logs Lake
Crystal Springs
Great
Oakville
Caliente Valley
Gabilan
Caleb Warner
Betty Clinton
el Nido
Baxter
Ted
Acros
Clinton
Tam
Caleb Finds Water-Finder and Picnic Encounter
Caleb ventures upriver from Oakville and meets David Evans the Welsh Water-Winder in a gravel pit. He trays ahead along Hermanos creek and stumbles upon a California picnic at a revived ranch house where Betty Clinton and Warner greet him, revealing a birthday barbecue and social gathering.
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Caleb
Bay
Golden
Oakville
Lower Bay
Coyote Canyon
Hermanos Creek
Jey
Upper Valley
French Academy of Sciences
David Evans
Coyote Erlek
Caliente
Ant
Aquarius
of the Sands
Hermanos
Tie
California
el Coetnero
Luis Padilla
Betty Clinton
Ind
Lula
Tula
Warner
Thurston
Vadilla
Dad
Thorsten
Cat-Tails Use and Upholstery Note
The article discusses cat-tails not being used commercially in this country while England used them for upholstery before kapok arrived in Java. It notes a disagreeable color that is hard to remove, making them undesirable for upholstery and for dunking waitresses.
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England
Java
Baltimore and Osle ratte rod linked to Carrollton figure
A fragment notes stock subscriptions funded a railroad project with Maryland elites led by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, highlighting his survey role.
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Baltimore & Osle
Maryland Citzens
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
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